After reading you inputs, which I am very grateful for, I think I could conceed that the first ranks skills/spells could be learn the way they are now or maybe trained at the guild. I wouldn't say 1 ~ 50 though, maybe more like 1 ~ 30, even though it might not be all fair to new players since all those who are 50 won't have to go through that but hey, we stuck to the game and maybe it wouldn't be too unfair.

After 30 then they should be quested or dropped scrolls and not only for mages but for melees as well to even things out. I just really feel it would add a feel of accomplishment and would also add things to do instead of just this race to rank to max level. I want to be pulled away every now and then from SP and go out in the world to improve my character's job and not have everything handed to me on a silver plate.