Is a level skip worth it?

[MsMisato]

Please take the time to read everything before blindly replying with 'It's not good for bad players, most players are bad, you're likely to be a bad player, its not worth it'. I see people do this a lot in other threads I've looked at, and its not helpful if you don't provide relevant reasoning to support your answer.

I've been wanting to play Machinist as it looks like a really fun job to play, and I've been trying to level it up. I've grinded dungeons to get it up to level 51, but the constant 20 min+ DPS queue times have been pretty discouraging, so I've been considering buying a level skip for Machinist, especially considering that its currently on a discounted price.

While I haven't played high level Machinist before, I have a good enough grasp on the game's core mechanics that I've done fine on lv 70 dungeons like Ala Mhigo, and have RDM, AST, and GNB all higher than lv 70. (My account here shows an alt character for some reason, so don't look there for proof XD)

I've seen a lot of people say that getting the skills one at a time makes a big difference in a player's ability to play a job, is that true? I'm not the type of person who would blindly run into multiplayer content with the boosted job before practicing on dummies and watching a guide of two, but is the experience of leveling manually worth the terribly long grind? Should I suck it up and level it up myself or is the potion a viable option?

Personally, I don't think it is worth it if you are that for into leveling. But its your decision.

I would say yes if you have a good strong grasp/understanding of your skills do and what your rotation will be already. What i mean is, that you did your research and know what to do. Too many times I seen level skips come into a level 70 and 80 dungeons and are completely clueless on what they need to do rotation wise.this goes for Tanks, DPS, and healers. So you will want to get your hot or cross bars setup and wail on a dummy if you are not good or simply don't know/understand your rotation.