Hey just want to let people know that leveling up to 65 + 400 AAs is insanely easy now. You don't really even need a toon to copy over to Test. I started out a new character just to feel out how the game had changed since I'd stopped playing like 10 years ago. Using a tank merc and just staying in the zones outside of Crescent Reach you can hit 60 in a few days. I also managed to get 300 AAs in 2 nights of grinding in Acrylia Caverns at level 59. I also picked up a few non-defiant items by farming the named in Acrylia in case I decide to do the progression thing. Even being somewhat casual, I can't imagine being PoP ready taking more than a couple weeks. The old school gear would probably be the hardest part, but solo farming is also easy with a merc now.
How the hell? I thought mage was the most overpopulated class?