I am glad this thread started. I was getting worried on what one to vote on as the worse thread of 2012. But there is 2 weeks left!

I never figured running through the zones in velious was much of an issue anyway. Except perhaps the dragon place (which you basically have to grind faction for), or SG (which I always hitched a succor).
Why I would hold off levelling is beyond me. The OP's logic doesn't make any sense to me.