After defeating Ultimate weapon 77 more quests to get to Ishgard?

Is this correct? I'm already over level 50 after defeating the ultimate weapon. But before I can get to the new lands, I have to complete 77 level 50 quests? If so, that is absurd. I will be completely over leveled for the new areas. My gathering/crafting jobs are stuck for a crazy amount of time because I can't go gather there. Someone tell me I'm reading this wrong.

The quests after ultima weapon give like 1000-1200xp each

The post-credits phase of ARR is long, and you'll see this pattern repeat in the post-credits phase of each expansion (though the plots get better).

The quests in this phase don't give much EXP so you won't go up that much, although it's still useful to take up a second job at some point. Red mage and samurai will start at level 50, gunbreaker and dancer at 60, sage and reaper at 70.

Also don't fret about the specific number of quests. Sometimes they're incredibly short, with the first objective being to go talk to the "quest complete" person.

The plot is unfortunately rather slow-moving through this phase, but sets up a number of characters and situations that are important later.

Also, an important thing to know at this point: there are some additional quests which aren't technically MSQ but do need to be completed before you can reach Heavensward.

One starts with Minfilia and is called "A Recurring Problem". It will lead you to more difficult versions of the three primal trials you did earlier in MSQ.

The other is the Crystal Tower storyline. The starting point will be highlighted when you visit Mor Dhona for MSQ business.

Yes. It's a linear story. Quests get added sequentially. You're now going through the quests added during the 2.x patches. Yes, you will probably be over leveled. No, it probably won't really matter.

Quests after the x.0 patches of the game don't give many exp. Since when they came out you got no exp from them since you were max level already, them giving exp at all is basically just an added bonus for no reason at all.

So no worries about overleveling though it is really easy to overlevel anyways especially if you do your roulette's so i would advice to pick up a second job, maybe a tank or healer or well any other role than the one you are currently playing. Always nice to have some variety.

It’s probably not your ideal OP, but you can typically level 2 jobs at the same time as you progress the story. I suggest leveling a second to 50 and splitting xp, or you will be over leveled.


That said there really is no penalty for being over leveled..so you do you.

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Originally Posted by Skor

Is this correct? I'm already over level 50 after defeating the ultimate weapon. But before I can get to the new lands, I have to complete 77 level 50 quests? If so, that is absurd. I will be completely over leveled for the new areas. My gathering/crafting jobs are stuck for a crazy amount of time because I can't go gather there. Someone tell me I'm reading this wrong.

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If you are in a rush to get through the story at this point I would suggest a skip or quit the game. You have an absolute massive amount of phenomenal story ahead but it may be to much for you to handle.

You got about 10 years of content ahead of you. Aside from trimming off some the fat in ARR, almost nothing has been cut from the game, allowing new players to experience the entire storyline (unlike some MMORPGs). The parts leading up to Heavensward can be a little dull, and it does prevent you from reaching new areas to do later job quests, but I find everything afterwards is worth experiencing.

Don't look at the number of quests you need to do, instead treat each expansion as a full game worth of story. If you feel you're wasting experience, then consider leveling multiple jobs as you play through the game.

2.0 (ARR) takes you through 1-50.
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 are ARR patches so they don't give much experience. They were released when level 50 was the maximum level.

3.0 (Heavensward) takes you through 50-60.
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 are Heavensward patches so they don't give much experience. They were released when level 60 was the maximum level.

4.0 (Stormblood) takes you through 60-70.
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 are Stormblood patches so they don't give much experience. They were released when level 70 was the maximum level.

5.0 (Shadowbringers) takes you through 70-80.
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 are Shadowbringers patches so they don't give much experience. They were released when level 80 was the maximum level.

6.0 (Endwalker) takes you through 80-90.
6.1 and 6.2 are Endwalker patches.

All of these expansions and their patches are one giant, never-ending story. Many of the sidequests give additional context to the story, especially the blue ones which unlock things, but aren't required to enjoy and understand the story.

If you over-level, it doesn't matter. The only level that matters is the level of the Main Story Quest, because that blocks access to new areas and its content. The level of your class is only relevant if it's below the level of this quest.

You can try to optimize it by leveling secondary classes by switching weapon, but trying to min-max it that way is not fun in my opinion. When you want to level other classes, you can do it easily and casually by doing daily roulettes.