Woah ... Slow down a bit ...

[Eloah]

Mm, I worked that out sometime in 2013 when level 30 was the highest. Point is, it's insanely fast for a first job. It needs to slow down a lot, especially at the lower levels to give people time to find their legs. Bank the XP for the second job, or allow the XP to flow faster on a second job. But for that first job, the system really could allow a little time for people to find their legs, it's insanely fast.

Leveling should be fast for your alt jobs or if you're indecisive and keep switching jobs.

The leveling isn't as fast as you might think, to start. While it is true that the recent ARR changes have made leveling a lot easier, it's more of a steep curve that tappers off the closer you get to 50. The extra levels are there to act as a buffer for those entirely new to the game; whether they are a veteran MMO player or not. It's meant to give players leeway towards learning the game at their own pace.

Additionally, there is an armory bonus for all jobs that are below your max job, I think it varies by level, but it's usually between 50-100% based on the level range. So leveling alt jobs is easier, than the first/primary job.

[linayar]

The leveling isn't as fast as you might think, to start.

No, I do think it can still be faster since I heard the late 40s may still require to farm some exp, and even beyond ARR there were certain points where I was level gated.

Ideally, you shouldn't need to rely on bonus exp (meal, gear, armoury bonus, preferred world bonus, etc.) to complete the MSQ all the way without stopping. And that's the minimum, as it should be even faster for alt jobs that don't have MSQ to do.

Yeaaah... We had a level 37 MARAUDER in a level 35 dungeon (Cutter's Cry), and it's all because he's locked behind MSQ (level 20 I believe) so he couldn't get his soul crystal at the time. He said he was closing in on Level 20 MSQ, though, so... yeah. :|

Is Cutter's Cry an optional dungeon? If so, the solution is to make sure that you can't unlock content unless you're at the equivalent level on the MSQ.