I enjoy the challenge of being underleveled, and facing monsters/bosses that are much stronger than me and my partner, however it is sometimes humiliating and takes away from the game when you continuously find yourself versus bosses that are more than double your level. This disparity in levels starts from tiamat and continues onto the kyoto region. I do like the difference from the 1 shot blow up everything tactics with the JP exp curve - however sometimes I just want to close the game over the bullshit that is, "1 shot KO" with any build.
It would be a shame to see the JP exp curve in obt, but it would be even worse to deal with this bullshit LIVE OBT. It's obnoxious to restrict yourself to kiting and using lvl 50 enhanced weapons just to clear, or resorting to cheese magic with wis/mind. I enjoy this game a lot - however I'll probably check out of CBT after finishing Kyoto because the game right now is fucking laughable in playability.