There is a bug, I'm missing Torian as well. It was a while back, but if I remember you rescue him or something. He never appeared on my ship except during cut-scenes.
I'm not sure if it's just the internet or if it's a mmo thing, but hate and vitriol seem standard on mmo forums. The other games I play their forums are just as bad.
Not a lie, it's just no longer true ... I hope you get the distinction.
Anyway ... the 12xp bonus thing was a band-aid, leveling is much better now than it's ever been.
The xp boost you've heard about is gone, it ended with 4.0. I have found that I am still able to level with class missions and very little extra (H2 missions, planetary story).
My Sorc has the Sabre Marshals Chest, I believe it was a reward for the bonus series on Balmora. I've had it for a long time though. I haven't looked at any of the bonus series since 4.0, are they still in the game?
The 12x XP? No that's gone now. Now you will need to do your main class story queats and the planetary quests too ... or H2 missions to make up the difference. There are also exploration missions, which are hidden by default.
Jade Empire, Special Edition currently on offer for free on Origin. It's been on my list of older games to check out for some time, heard good things about it. Thought I'd share, maybe I'm not the only one that might be interested.