it would be nice if leveling was less exploitable

[Niqote]

Wait so you are telling me you leveled "legit" and is already in the level 50 zones just as quickly as the people using the exploit? Thinking.

I am.
Because with a thousand needles you can 3-4 shot mobs far above your level (Granted you will miss 60% of the time). So my party of 2 or 3 blue mage friends hit Northern Thanalan at lvl 23ish, Leveling slowly and enjoying hunting down the spells there only to have 2 people force us to leave because they are using the exploit to kill everything in sight in seconds.

That's not a gripe, but an example of the reality of how exploiting is affecting people who do not want to exploit. This job is being called a solo focused job, but I haven't had such a nice, relaxing time with a small group of people in this game for a long time.