Although I agree that the tedium of the clock is annoying at best, has anyone bothered to use the GC leves to XP? I decided to grind leves to rank up while on my lv 40 Lancer. I was shocked at the XP I was raking in from killing the mobs. It was much more than a typical leve mob, maybe double or more. This, I believe, is a hidden bonus to the GC leves which makes going the entire 15 minutes worthwhile, especially on the 'kill as many as you can' leves. Granted, the 'defense' leves needs a few more mobs, but the point stands. Can't wait to see that 3rd leve now that I am Sergeant.