Stop basing your argument around that 3-4 Crown, He's not getting it. convince me he's better than haar first.
Boyd shouldn't be so fragile that he's dying on us though. I don't think there's a spot you would put boyd where 8 people can reach. So in my opinion durability shouldn't come into consideration when comparing these two.
Annouleth covered this.
Actually, when it comes to mages. I see boyd more durable, and mages are the only way either of these guys die.
I don't know why we're comparing Boyd to Gatrie when Gatrie is at his absolute best. & since we are, shouldn't it be advantage Boyd, since he's got 15 levels left? You also fail to factor BEXP in the situation, which i hope boyd is getting for speed.
5 levels in 7 chapters may not seem like much, but He's not picking up a full level in 3-2/3-4 and probably a couple other stages. On 3-7 he's not going to be near the front due to lack of movement, so he's not picking up as much as Boyd would here either.
He needs level 15 for a cap, so stop saying 14. It may be possible he gets a little blessed, but it's also possible he needs level 17 to get it. I like my chances of Boyd getting to 20/1 over Gatrie getting 15/6 a hell of a lot more.