Ranking up doesn't seem to be on SE's list of important matters?

So before the patch, I would camp behest literally ALL day. Maybe if I was feeling really motivated, I'd craft between them. It's only 15-20 min between the end of a behest, and the start of a new one- so okay, boring, but no problem.

Also, I'd leve, but since that was barely a once a day though, it really had no huge significance to me.

With the news of 1.18 coming, I assumed this would be an opportunity for me to actually rank up with a party outside of behest. As a result, I got almost all my jobs to 25 so that I would be the minimum rank, and I could rank them all up.

So here I am. Stuck at 25. How can I rank up? I could behest, but now EXP is worse, and I can only do it once an hour. I could leve, but EXP is worse, and rewards are worse as well. Not to mention you can only leve like once a day, so that won't even rank you up anyway. I could solo grind, but I hate solo grinding, it isn't effective, and solo grinding has been nerfed "not that I care since I don't solo grind".

I'm seriously lost on how to level. I consider myself to be one of the more motivated people on my server to get max level. I went 37-50 in the last 1.5 weeks. I am SO lost on how I can rank up.

SE, I really urge you to quick fix the party search function, and give me SOME way to gain half way decent SP. If not, I don't know what I will do. I have a lot of faith in the future of FFXIV, and I know it will be great some day, and I don't think I'm asking for much here.

Does anyone agree with me on this? I don't want this to be a complaining thread, but I think it is, and I don't know what I can say. The instance was great. It was enjoyable. I got a cool rank 30 axe. The music was nice. I don't really care you nerfed my arch becasue it was OP, and I like that you nerfed my thm because I would rather my conj be main healer. I'm glad I can featherfoot now without pulling out my bow. I'm happy I can put my bow away while running. I like the repair system. I enjoy the new company quest system thing. All these are great, but how can I level?

-desperate fangirl

You know what funny they made it so we can do it every 30min and now they pretty much mess that idea up what was the point of it being 30min -.-. Gil is even hard to get now with the leve being gimp also SP is gimp i get like 1.5k for leves now -.- when i use to get with 3 links about 4-10k+ this is a joke.

SE did say they going to fix the mob sp issue so we could party :) i can't wait for that.

pretty much if 1.18 was the first patch for release you would see less 50 then you do now lol

looking for party is over complicated SE i dont need to search for a party in 50 zones i just need to turn my party flag on whats so hard to understand about this! let the ppl recruiting look for me.

sounded like it'll take until 1.20 to get the progression system balanced.

I completely agree. /sea all lfp #-#.. yes please

I do take it back, you can still grind crafting...