Advice now that Zolo is 'fixed'

[Stabface]

You don't think your toons, that are now 5-10 levels higher than they would otherwise be, have a competitive advantage?

Let me ask you this: Let's say, all else being equal (same class, same start equip, same start level, etc) that you use this method to boost your character's level up, while somebody else takes the traditional path of questing/whatever. At then end of this session you have a 5-10 level lead on this other person. Now you duel, who will win? Or put another way, who will reach 70 first? You gain a very clear "competitive advantage" which is not offset by your 10-min-to-the-AH-fixed-gear-deficiency, and the way you are sure this is true is that you spent the time to do it in the first place. IOW, why would you even bother if it didn't net you such an advantage?

I expect that if I have a L70 helping my low level gain XP and someone else does not, I damn well better have a level advantage when it's all said and done.
My first character just to L60 took 4-5 times longer than a character I recently leveled to 70 on a different server. I didn't have any other toons there and I did get some minimal help from some RL friends but mostly it was just questing and grinding my way up. Comparing 1-60 on these toons I'd have easily gone 10x faster, even with the XP changes it's still several times faster. So taking advantage of game mechanics to be a much more efficient leveler (read: knowing where to go and what to do) an exploit as well?