Once you master the art of swarm kiting and assuming you did nothing but swarm kite ... And assuming that you have wide open zones with tons of mobs not contested ...
You can get from Selos to 46 really fast basically naked.
You'll be a terrible bard all around, but you can get there faster than any other class.
In those moments where I did swarm kite, could easily get a level an hour at least until the 40s. Levels were a lot faster early in but still pretty fast through 40-46. The biggest mistake I saw most bards do was spend too much time gathering every last mob they could find. Kites of 40, 60, or 100+ are epic, sure, but in the time it took to round them all up I could have snagged 20 - killed them, and have the next set of 20-30 almost dead with repops starting.
-Since 1 wrong step means death I ended up wasting less time in the long run. Was more efficient to do smaller pulls until I got perfect.
The added bonus was that I was never 'that guy' in a zone who monopolized content. Spending a ridiculous amount of time gathering up 80-100 only to spend a ridiculous amount of time killing those 80-100 is a good way to not make friends.
I honestly don't recommend swarming. I did it exclusively from level 20 to my first clarity song (made getting groups easy). The only breaks I took were to farm cash and work on some skills. I regret that decision now.
Playing with others is a lot more fun, and learnin how to play the most ADHD class in the game early makes your later levels a lot more fun.
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