Even a level 1 mob at level 1 will take a player down to yellow or orange HP, requiring a full rest between almost every battle.
Which game are you playing? I just leveld my LNC to 10 from scratch in a matter of 2 hours. 4 mobs to level 1, no resting in between, got to chain #3. Plus I did a few quests as well. Now leveling LTW or w/e.

Haven't had any problems so far. Perhaps there's a bit too few quests so I had to resort to grinding but nothing game-breaking really. The only problem I've come across is that the economy hasn't really started yet, so there's no equip to buy. So that has pretty much stalled my progress, and no people around. That can't be helped tho.

It feels really stellar thus far. Dunno what you're smoking.