There is a difficulty increase in dead city and kraken, kraken more than dead city. I find dead city easy but new people seem to find it difficult. Kraken bosses can be impossible, especially for inexperienced, undergeared players.
Toon scaling is easy to L16: random equips, beginner pets, no/low jewels work fine.
Around L17-39/40, you actually have to work on your pet, your gear and jeweling and possibly learn a bit about playing, or every xp zone, including any of the tombs, is hard.
Anyone powerleveled beyond L16 by "helpful" players would need help equipping themselves and getting better pets than the starter pets. An L31 with a starter pet, random equips, and no gold is not going to go far in kraken and beyond.
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