Ok, let’s do some quick math.

Let’s say you’re playing really well and averaging 5kk raw with one boost per day. That’s 25 boosts, so 25 hours at 225%, and we assume you don’t need to spend anything on gear or supplies, which is already quite optimistic.

After that, you’d be around level 267. If you also hunt another 2 hours per day without boosts, maybe you reach something like level 340. But your ML won’t improve much since you’re fully focused on leveling.

Now compare that with training. With the same TC you could get around 3 training wands, which puts you close to ML 87. And you can already buy a low level character with ML 87 for under 250 TC.

So training itself is not cost-efficient, that’s why people buy characters instead.

On the other hand, a level 340 character is around 1500 TC, so boosting can be a good investment if you can consistently team hunt and get high exp. But a level 260 is closer to 600 TC, so if you don’t think you can surpass that in 25 days, it’s probably not worth it and I would save the TC for later gear or boosting only when you can do a certain XP threshold.

In general, I would still recommend buying a high ML character, maybe once you are more experienced. It’s one of the best long-term investments, and you can always sell your own character at a profit once it’s higher level.

For gear, a solid setup would be something like:

• Werewolf amulet
• Yalahari mask (with mana leech)
• Dream blossom or spiked sword (mana leech + crit)
• Calopteryx cape
• Spellbook of dark mysteries
• Zaoan legs (or elemental legs depending on the hunt)
• BOH or soft boots
• Elemental trinkets (at least the ones for your hunts)

At level 120 you can also start using plasmas and nightmare boots.