^ i feel you on that. IMO you can party up at any level. Actually in the lower levels it's fun to party with others around the same level, doing low level levequests or behests.

Also too, PL needs to be done away with. COMPLETELY. It totally ruins the game to max ur char in a few days. You don't fully get to experience the class/job and what it can fully do if you just rush straight through it without actually playing it.