Yep the biggest reason people get to 50 is to reach a lot of the gear that is ONLY THEN AVAILABLE.
other things that come with being 50 are:
Grand Company Ranks - > Personal Rooms if you're in an FC that has a house
Did you get to figure out the quoting multiple posts? If not and you're doing it manually, there's a little icon that has a quote box with a Green +. Hovertext says "Quote this post". If you click multiples of those when, the quotes will be in your reply when you hit "Post Reply"
other things that come with being 50 are:
Grand Company Ranks - > Personal Rooms if you're in an FC that has a house
Did you get to figure out the quoting multiple posts? If not and you're doing it manually, there's a little icon that has a quote box with a Green +. Hovertext says "Quote this post". If you click multiples of those when, the quotes will be in your reply when you hit "Post Reply"