Ok after I finished killing Catherine the quest box for Umoir disappeared...it will open if I do a repeatable quest for rep in the area otherwise it is totally gone. Is this common? And I HATE GRINDING..gimme my damn keys back so I can go BACK to astral. Why should we be punished just because of new ownership? That really blows!!
It's not that "we are punished". It's how the game is designed. I don't really understand how people who hate grinding play this type of games. JESUS, you've been prancing around killing mobs for a day and you can't do it for one level? It's not like you read the quests or know who Catherine is and why she is the most important villain in Allods history.
Do goblinball and farm in Umoir. Umoir is not only the place to farm exp, it is also the place to farm gold. So while you're farming for your exp, you will get a nice amount of gold. At 59 right now, even WH/DF will pop for you. Do Cave of Tka-Rik. You may want to start working towards unlocking a reinc.
See if your guild will take you to Dead City. You should be gaining exp there and working towards your rubies.
You can download some addons to make grinding a bit more pleasant, like EPRST. That addon tells you your gold/exp per minute. Trying to keep it above a certain value (try 30g if you have 21k+ gearscore) adds some entertainment to grinding. You can get farming kill counter addon.