I been playing since CE... when the game first came out, it took a couple of hours to get to r10. It also took a long time to get to r16 because at that time, not many people had shell and protect. I'm with the other guy, Zombie, that there needs to be content for the lower levels if they are going to slow it down again. I mean, ONE BEHEST, solo or with others, can get you to r9 or r10 right now. It's like the start of the real ranking system is at r20.