I've started a second character now as a mage and my goal is to level up fast. I really don't care that much about the quests ... I've already done most of them in my first character.

Anyways, I've been going into Desert Oasis 1 & 2 in the hopes of levelling up faster. People often boot me, but when I stick around, I think I level up faster. Plus, you can get money fast because whenever others make a kill, everyone gets an equal amount of cash. The Master Trials appear to be suicide for a level 5 mage, so I stay away. Too many ranged enemies.

Are there any other strategies for levelling up faster?