Why would people pay more for the level skip if the story skip is removed? Removing the story skip isn't necessarily a bad idea, though really story skip should come with mandatory tutorial dungeon or something because there are way too many people who don't know their role, much less their job and sometimes even the basic game mechanics.

Also Limited Leveling Roulette is an option that exists (even if it isn't exactly highlighted), you just need to put together a PF for it if you don't have three friends to rope in. I did think once "Why are Ifrit and co in leveling roulette instead of trials" but then I considered that they don't fit the trials format being four man content, it kinda makes sense for them to be leveling duties.