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I think you're forgetting to add "It only takes a few hours to get to 1 -> 100 if you are (somewhat) funded".

Not everyone is.

I'm funded on my bishop, but takes me longer than a few hours to level non-mage characters to level 100.

Pulling resources help, like having a hs mule and kanna mule and even multiple chars or friends to help you get into some pqs like romeo and juliet helps a lot. Remember that the high lvls don't leech any exp at all so this is a great help for them to just stand there and do what they gotta do. Funds partially has to do with it, but theres still other factors in .