My new team hit 60 today with 2 days 20 hours played. This is without RAF but I did instance boost them with a 70 pally.
You didn't quest? Its a team of 5 or 4? You boosted 4 at a time or what? Actually you do get more exp using a 70 pal instead of an 80 ...
Your guys are shells, no defensive skills, or weapons or much of anything, no trades, just the levels. Nothing wrong with levels for sure but still. im makeing my guys a bit more complete.

I'd rather have the 80 pal, I wouldn't be silly enough to try to aoe grind 20+ characters though.
You would prefer for a level 40 character to get 40/80plus40 exp for each mob killed insteade of all the exp the mob gives?

31 is 6 groups of 5 each plus the main tank (pal). Whats so odd about that? I dont want my main computer to run more then one instance so that I can see the game if full resolution and effects and have perfectly fluid movement on the main.