It seems like the design intent was that lower level folk would try out Borderlands before the Eternal Battleground but it just hasn’t happened that way. When my mates are not around and I am going to fool around solo or attach myself to folks who look like they have a clue I am going to the Eternal Battleground. Better harvesting, better karma, better drops, just plain better pay off.
I do not understand why the Borderlands do not pay out the same.