basically you can get to hard mode in less than a half hour with the right gear, and you wont need too much. some weps a mag and a little knowledge. getting carried might take an hour to get there. the quest youll want to run when getting carried is called TTF, it takes you to each boss quickly for the big exp and if someone is with you they will blast the boss in like ten seconds (just make sure you hit it, even 0 damage will count for you getting exp) and youll be on to the next area. also there are meta ways to run the quest, certain monsters you kill will open the next room immediately. once you run this quest a few times with some aid youll know what to do. i would name the room TTF help, and go fart around in one of the dungeons until someone joins. right now exp is on x5 which is the highest it goes but for you it will always be x3 until you get over lv 160 i think. then it goes to x2. so still pretty easy to get to 200 if youre determined. the last character i made i got from 1-200 on expx5 and the game time for that character was 24 hours. mind i did not do all that in a single 24 hour sitting. or you could spend 24+ hours in normal mode if youre not careful. we want you to come to ultimate mode because this is where you can actually have a chance to find an item worth selling or trading or keeping that will do some good. as they said, dont worry people will be happy to help you. if you ever see Snipe or Sam thats me, just give me a hollar if i have time ill certainly help your progress