Guild Wars 2

Last time I got from 2-73.

I want to get straight to 80.

What level do i start from?

Just to correct you, 400-500 is actually 4.5 levels.

10 levels for 500 and 7 for 400. I’ll leave the math to you.

It’s 65 I understand. But how do you explain 2-73 on my ranger?

Jerry.1893:

It’s 65 I understand. But how do you explain 2-73 on my ranger?

I think the difference comes from crafting crits.
For every critical crafting success, you get a 50% bonus of crafting exp but not for regular xp. The more you crit, the less discoveries/crafting you need to do to get to 400/500, eventually lowering the regular exp you get in the process.

So using crafting boosters actually saves you some material costs but it lowers the exp you gain.