Ya know, I used to be the SLOWEST lver in my guild. A lv 36 even caught up to me! I felt stupid, and slow. But then, I heard that the maple items came out. This was AFTER my gollem experience. I was lv 42, 1.90%. My friend and Guild leader Duckys (lv 74) asked me to help him find a Maple Lama at platoons. Now, I knew about platoons from PQs. But, when we partied, in half an hour i was at 18%! And when We didnt party, half an hour later, I would be at 42%! It was amazing for me anyways. In one weekend I went from low lv 42, to self-esteemed lv 45!
Good Luck guys!