Double Exp weekends in FFXIV

[Dannythm]

And then he went and said leveling in 2.0 would be just about as easy if not easier. And that PLing will be left there on purpose.

Sadness.

I remember the first quote of Yoshi, saying they left PL as a "gift" to 1.xx players, but that leveling a character in ARR would be a slower process with a different exp curve and that PLing won't be allowed anymore, but I didn't read anywhere this other thing you say, can you please provide the source?