I'm re-reading the Siliconera article, and there's this one tidbit that worries me.

[SendohJin]

Can you explian? I kinda lost on the term "cadence" outside of contexts involving ponies or vocals

the 3 month cycle with every 6 month being an iLv jump and every 3 in between allowing for catch up. this pattern doesn't completely dictate how you catch up or how the iLv jumps.