level 50 in each job/class....

[SummerSkye]

If someone wanted to attain level 50 in each class and job before the next content patch/expansion
....how many game hours would it take approximately?

[SMNaCarbie]

Assuming a person could keep up a hardcore schedule, I'd say it's possible to do it in a month, although I can honestly say I don't think it'll happen.

I know it doesn't answer your question exactly, but this is how I came up with that answer....

The first level 50's were appearing on the 3rd day, many appearing on the 6th. There are 8 fighting classes to level (lets assume that's what you meant). Assuming 5 days to the first level 50, you're looking at ~3 for the next 4 and 2 for the final 3..that's 23 days of non-stop leveling/grinding. Add some room for error, I got my month.

Now if you want to include the crafting and gathering jobs, you're looking at a lot longer. This is because crafting costs and you'd either need to grind for the money, gather all the materials yourself, or buy gil (which is against the TOS of course). I can't see anybody having all 19 at 50 anytime soon, even the 9 fighting jobs.

[HEC]

Also include in your "calculations" that while leveling the secondary classes on lover levels that your main class you're receiving the XP bonus. Also - you can (re-)use plenty of the gear, items and gill you've collected so far which makes it a bit easier too and finally you know your ways around location, those are already discoverred and showing on the maps, you can teleport and know all the leve quest and dungeons etc. so you will get progressively faster.