Hey Diablo 2 player here thinking about playing. Does everyone switch to ladder all the time like Diablo in this? What’s max level and how fast can it be reached?

yes vast majority play league (ladder) which resets every 3 months.
first 100s are usually just under 3 days in a fresh start

leveling to max level here is nothing like d2 and is not much of an accomplishment

unlike d2, maxing out your xp/h here is simply a matter of having a lot of currency and investment

Much of the enjoyment from this game is going to come from maxing out your characters gear through PoE's complex crafting systems. Leveling isn't too much of a concern.

I reached level 100 in 24 hours. Not a big deal IMO.

proof?

The proof is in the pudding

nice

Thank you

its well known that you can - just not at fresh start and its basically just sitting in uber leveling tristram that you reset every 5 minutes

Theirs a Uber level Tristram like Diablo?