Is leveling broken in this game?

[SniperDaria]

You all make some very good points. I guess I don't really need L70 gear just because I'm L70 if I'm only doing L60 content and it's already too easy.

It is kind of confusing but I'm currently at ilvl 341 just using my L70 Bard gear and accessories I bought pretty cheaply on the MB so I guess I will just quit worrying about it and enjoy the story

Once I hit L80 none of this will matter anymore anyway.

[Stepjam]

Just so you know, your stats are basically gear dependent. Even if you are lvl 70, you'll do lvl 60 damage with lvl 60 gear.

[Hasrat]

Just so you know, your stats are basically gear dependent. Even if you are lvl 70, you'll do lvl 60 damage with lvl 60 gear.

Naturally. But, if all you're fighting is level 60(ish) mobs, it doesn't really have much impact. By the time they're fighting level 70 mobs, they'll have level 70 gear available.

[Godsfaith]

Keep your weapon up to date with your level for max DPS no matter the job. If you out paced the MSQ I would focus on that, because MSQ gives the most exp. Someone advised to level another job. I leveled my tank to the exact level of my MSQ once my healing maxed and was 20 levels above my MSQ point.

Once you have no more MSQ quest to do, you will see how your leveling process will change significantly.

Also with 1 class at max level you get an armory bonus, there is helm, earring and necklace that increase exp as well.

[Iscah]

Also with 1 class at max level you get an armory bonus

You don't need a class at max level. There's old information (still in the game) that there was a sliding scale of how much bonus you got depending on the difference between your current class and highest one, but even that has changed.

It's just a fixed bonus for any class that is not your current highest-leveled class. 100% for Lv1-70 and 50% for Lv71-80 if I remember correctly.