New player question!

[Naria]

You can't really powerlevel here as the system is designed to prevent that with level sync. To do lower level content your level will be temporarily scaled down to the level that content is intended for. So on the way to 50 you can set your own pace for the most part. Once you reach 50 most groups in the Duty Finder will expect to speed run all but the very latest content (and sometimes even then). If you say you're are new most groups will slow down or explain as the party goes. Joining a FC (guild) or linkshell (private chat channel by invite only) can circumvent the speed run mania. I'd think that now is a good time to get into the game actually, since the next expansion is coming out in the spring. I have been seeing a fair amount of returning players in preparation for the Heavensward expansion, and there will probably be more new players once it launches.

Edit: finding groups to do most outdated content isn't hard because of the roulette system, which rewards higher level players tokens for doing different types of content each day. That said, if you level a DPS your queue times will be several times that of tanks or healers. So long as the instance is included in roulette, your wait time will normally be 30min at most (DPS).