Leveling after 35 became slower

Greetings. Im leveling BlackMage now in Coertas from 35 till 40 level. In nearest past time leveling in Coertas was very fast, but now is very slowly. Fates give the same amount of exp, but leveling is very slow. Why? SE nerfed the chart_of_EXP and now, to gain new level character need more exp. I understand, that SE need to make players stay (prevent leaving the game) in the game and they try to cover tiny content by making leveling process longer, but I wonder:
Why SE didnt say a word about such changes?

i guess because everyone would rage about it :S

Wait until 2.1. There will be an exp boost to compensate I suppose.

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Originally Posted by Onyxys

Greetings. Im leveling BlackMage now in Coertas from 35 till 40 level. In nearest past time leveling in Coertas was very fast, but now is very slowly. Fates give the same amount of exp, but leveling is very slow. Why? SE nerfed the chart_of_EXP and now, to gain new level character need more exp. I understand, that SE need to make players stay (prevent leaving the game) in the game and they try to cover tiny content by making leveling process longer, but I wonder:
Why SE didnt say a word about such changes?

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Huh?? When did this happen??

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Originally Posted by Starplayer

Huh?? When did this happen??

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it never did. I think OP is just imagining things

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Originally Posted by MieyCyruuuus

it never did. I think OP is just imagining things

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Try leveling from 35- you will see

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Originally Posted by Onyxys

Try leveling from 35- you will see

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i just did 34-46 for my WHM today and the xp required to level did not feel any different.

Well, Leveling post-35 since the DD nerf is definitely slower. You'll find you wait around a lot more in Ceruleum Processing Plant more than anything else. So you often have to kill random targets to compensate. Either way, the 44+ grind is the most mind-numbing process in the world, and it's a wonder I've made it through it on two seperate classes post-nerf.

I'm not looking forward to taking Bard and Black Mage through that ****.

However, for Coerthas, I believe the charts are still the same, and if anything - until December 4th, EXP is actually increased due to the LIGHTNING Fates adding more fates to the table. I feel very active in Coerthas, and sometimes levels just sneak up on me because of how fast/busy it is, lol.

It may also depend on your time that you are playing - playing during busier times = fates done quicker and less kill credit per fate, if you're getting gold - for obvious reasons, and really sometimes luck of the draw (Svara twice in 10 minutes? <3)

The illusion may also be caused by the previous class benefitting from rested experience or is the OP comparing their first class to a new class? In that case there'd be quests etc. thrown in. ALso possible that the OP had unfinished hunting logs that got cleared that they didn't the last time around. Can also depend on the job since you need to tag monsters and do enough damage to get the experience for the kill and some jobs excel more at this than others. Party size is a factor as well. A larger party with the right jobs will get credit for more kills during a FATE.

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Originally Posted by Lithera

The illusion may also be caused by the previous class benefitting from rested experience or is the OP comparing their first class to a new class? In that case there'd be quests etc. thrown in. ALso possible that the OP had unfinished hunting logs that got cleared that they didn't the last time around. Can also depend on the job since you need to tag monsters and do enough damage to get the experience for the kill and some jobs excel more at this than others. Party size is a factor as well. A larger party with the right jobs will get credit for more kills during a FATE.

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Yes, this is my second class and I compare with my first class- leveling in Coertas some months ago. Now I have 50% exp. bonus and do almost all fates in a party for gold medal, but still I have feeling, that leveling became slower after 35 level

Well, if it's your second class, keep in mind you're not doing nearly as many dungouns, quests, etc. in order to level anymore. Now you're relying solely on FATE grinding, which is by far the most mind-numbing, god-aweful method of leveling known to man, only ever surpassed by the new-age parties in Gusgen in FFXI. >:( /Personal opinion rant.

Regardless, I think you'll find that it's still pretty fast - but it's probably going to test your patience a bit. If you enjoy dungoun grinding, you could wait for 2.1 and do the increased dungoun exp... but let's just hope that it's worthwhile enough to justify the wait.

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Originally Posted by Eidolon

Well, if it's your second class, keep in mind you're not doing nearly as many dungouns, quests, etc. in order to level anymore. Now you're relying solely on FATE grinding, which is by far the most mind-numbing, god-aweful method of leveling known to man, only ever surpassed by the new-age parties in Gusgen in FFXI. >:( /Personal opinion rant.

Regardless, I think you'll find that it's still pretty fast - but it's probably going to test your patience a bit. If you enjoy dungoun grinding, you could wait for 2.1 and do the increased dungoun exp... but let's just hope that it's worthwhile enough to justify the wait.

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Right, on your first class/job you can almost level up on the main quest line and required dungeons alone. Filling the gaps typically only requires a few optional quests thrown in and the very occasional opportunistic Fate, just as you are passing by.

The only change was the DD fate giving godly amount of EXP.... The rate did not change, nor did the xp per level. OP is just paranoid.

In 1.x I had to walk up hill both ways in the snow to level my jobs. Young punks.

Leveling sucks at this point in time. Hopefully 2.1 will help but.....

Recently been levelling PLD to 50, one thing it isn't, is slow tbh.

This is simply the leveling curve, if you're brittle-expectations were to breeze your way to 50 then prepare to shatter.

The curve increases as your level increases, this is staple in pretty much any MMO, if you were expecting to get 35-50 as fast as you got 1-10, then you're in for a bad time.

For example in 1.0 with the skill point system;

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_p1KtQb4EMNM/TN...ng%20Curve.jpg

As your level increases the more EXP is required to get to the next level, it's rather common, it's something that made FFXI last for many years, where to get 1-75 would have taken your average player a year, FFXIV is lightning fast compared to this.

This is most definitely the result of leveling through quests on your first lvl 50. And just as it's always the case with WoW clones once you run out of quests to level up all you have left is things like the god awful fate grinding and the even worse leve system.

That is why I'm going to take a very long time to finish the lvl 50 jobs after CNJ/WHM and focus mostly on DoH and DoL classes for now, otherwise I'd just quit out of sheer boredom trying to power level jobs to 50.

I think they nerfed the frequency of FATEs, not the exp they give nor the amount required. They are simply happening less often.

I miss Dark Devices :(