Originally Posted by
TsingTao
I had my Brown Belt quested, with zero outside help, with 56 THF and 54 MNK being my highest jobs (killed Morbolger on MNK). Wife, one child (two now), job, house to limit my play time. That was before the Vine was in a KS30 you could leech from as well.
It's not terribly hard if you're interested in having decent gear. Wearing a starter city ring, Dodge Earring (or is that an NQ AGI earring?), and Dhalmel Mantle for exp at that level suggests 'Gimp' though, not just 'too busy to upgrade'.