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I heard of a super secret special way to get to level 50
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wait for it
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play the game, I know kind of dissapointing in both the humor and helpfulness department, but I have ssen so many of these posts in the last year I am running out of good responses, not that I had any before but.......
maybe I am bitter because I dont PL so I only have 1 level 50 and lots and lots of 15-25 alts who have not been logged in for a very long time..so sad I promise I will play you soon!!
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yes you are bitter, no maybe about it 
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yeah I know but since I am in denial it makes it ok, and I can look at others with righteous indignation
Triceth LVL 50 Ice/Storm Controller
Ghost Scrapper LVL 50 MA/reflexes Scrapper
Gespin LVL 44 Spine/Regen Scrapper
Treal LVL 41 Emp Defender
Radill LVL 41 Ill/Rad Troller
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Honestly, there really is no legitimate reason not to power level to 50 these days. Thanks to the Flashback system, the only content you could possibly outlevel are the Mayhem / Safeguard missions.
That's generally what I do. Do the level 1 through 5 missions for Kalinda or Burke so you don't have to travel back to Mercy Island for the cape and aura missions. At level 6, head on over to Port Oakes. Do newspaper missions, and unlock the first Mayhem mission. Head on over to Cap au Diable, and powerlevel to level 13. Stop, do more newspaper missions, and unlock the second Mayhem mission. Powerlevel again to level 18. Do more newspaper missions, and unlock the third Mayhem mission. Rinse, and repeat until level 41. After unlocking the eighth Mayhem mission, go ahead and powerlevel straight to level 50.
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That's one way to do it. However, it sounds like you're doing a form of educated PLing. That's your choice and doing it properly requires knowledge of the game (Which, judging by the tone of your post, you have).
But for every PLer like you there are those who have no idea what they're missing. All they know is "Get to level cap NAO!!11!" Those are the kind of players that whiz through the content and fail to learn how to play the game well. They're a drag on teams and, logically, most people want to avoid encouraging them whenever possible.
I've got 5 out of my 6 toons at level 50 including one of each EAT and I enjoy them thoroughly (Hoping to get my Arachnos Soldier to 50 before the next Double XP Weekend). All of them reached the level cap by running Dev created content in the standard manner. Were there a few farms involved? Sure; who hasn't farmed a map or two? But their primary mode of XP gain has been "as intended" and I consider myself a better player for it.
On Topic: If you wanna go the Mission Architect Route I'd suggest rolling a toon that's popular for farming. Consider a Fire/Kin Corruptor or a SS/Inv Brute. Then head over to Cap Au Diable and start broadcasting. It's absolutely not the method I would use or recommend but I'm pragmatic enough to recognize that it's effective.
If you decide you'd like to try to get a feel for the Isles then large teams are the way to go. Consider rolling up a new MM. Perhaps a more active combo like Thugs/Dark or Ninja/Storm. That'll allow you to be a boon to teams and run solo at very high difficulties. Just be prepared to handle a more active style of command and control.