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oh jeez more people here play spiral than i thought

I like the (updated) quest system that just lets you start mini-missions from a menu. That's nice and streamlined. I don't like how even though I am T3 I am forced to slog through all of the newbie quests to gain access to quests and locations that are gear-appropriate. Also, neither the rank nor prestige missions actually tell you how tough the monsters are (and thus give you an idea of the general level of monetary reward), which is unexplainably stupid considering how central money is to advancement in this game.

Well, the rank missions do go in order from newbie missions to endgame, so there's that... Also, you can always check the gate map and see how far down in the clockworks the levels are, as well as specifically what type of levels you're going into (fire fiends, ice slimes, arena, etc.)
Also I'm pretty sure the prestige missions get harder as your rank goes up. I'm a vanguard now and any prestige mission I start begins at level 24 or so.