Sure, there have been steady increases and “catchups” and time to gear up between story chapters for people who’ve been at Lv70 for a while already. But for someone who just got through Stormblood this week? You’re level 70, and so is every single quest from 4.1 to 4.3. There’s nothing to stop people from doing all that MSQ at a run, and nothing to encourage you to update your ilevel from Skalla until you hit Castrum. The dungeons are optional, and the MSQ isn’t giving you gear upgrades. It’s easy for a new player to be caught out.

In future when they can just buy their i400 (or whatever) gear with poetics the instant they hit Lv70, it won’t be a problem any more. But for now, it is.