once you reach lv 50, its item level that matters, which goes above 100. i main as a white mage, with a level 50 monk, and im building up my black mage which is at 39. the best thing about ff14, iss that you can have every class on a single charachter. i have one level 50 crafting and a lv 38 botanist for gathering. with overly abundant end-game content its not about getting to 50, because thats when the real fun starts.