Paying to level up is not a bad idea. I’m not saying to change leveling immediately. I’m saying there is 65 slots for followers for a solo, and leveling each and every one sucks. I’ve watched the logs and seen how fast each one goes down when I was raided by the alphas. I’m saying that sucks to pay that much and get wiped.
The logical answer may be to make Challenges include followers in gaining/sharing xp.