Double EXP?

So I am new to the game (2weeks) I am loving this game and everything it offers now, and everything that is coming with Heavensword. I read on a fan site that new players will be getting double exp once the expansion rolls out. This is to help them get to the new content quicker. MY question is will it be new players that start June 23rd? or all new players like myself?

From my understanding, the exp rewards from the main story quest will be doubled after Heavensward, so it applies to anyone who hasn't done the quests. So it would apply to you, too, for the ones you haven't done yet.

Thanks! That's awesome!

Hope this is true as well

This would also mean by the time you get to the end of the first main quest arc regarding the Empire, you should have a firm grasp of the game and have been at lvl 50 for quite a while.

Note to new players coming in:

Do your class quests. All of it. And start on your relic.
At the end of A realm reborn, you're going to face your first 8-men dungeon. Be prepared to run fast, or be left behind.
Once you get to Hard mode dungeons, you're going to have to team up with people who have zeta and top gears. Be prepared to spam agro , spam heal and AOE.

For the love of God above, announce it if you're new to something. People will understand but there will always be butthats, so just grit your teeth if someone bash on you. Most of the vets know you're new by the way you handle your class.

^ I agree with above - Its far better that we know your new than you doing a mistake then telling us then. At least we'll be able to help you or advise you on what to look out for.

Sorry, but I don't agree with your advice at all in regard to telling new people to start their relic. That's going to be a huge waste of time considering we're getting a brand new relic quest in an upcoming patch.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

Sorry, but I don't agree with your advice at all in regard to telling new people to start their relic. That's going to be a huge waste of time considering we're getting a brand new relic quest in an upcoming patch.

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Doing the initial relic quest at 50 - yes, just the initial step - still gets you an i80 weapon that will be useful for quite a while. It's also super, super easy. Unless the new equipment drops added to the 2.1-2.55 series of events makes up for it; but even then it probably won't until later and you'll still benefit from having a better weapon.

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Originally Posted by Garlyle

Doing the initial relic quest at 50 - yes, just the initial step - still gets you an i80 weapon that will be useful for quite a while. It's also super, super easy. Unless the new equipment drops added to the 2.1-2.55 series of events makes up for it; but even then it probably won't until later and you'll still benefit from having a better weapon.

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And yet doing Syrcus Tower and getting some soldiery to get an i110 weapon is almost as easy for a much better weapon.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

And yet doing Syrcus Tower and getting some soldiery to get an i110 weapon is almost as easy for a much better weapon.

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Unfortunately, Soldiery isn't going to exist when Heavensward hits. There's no telling what state or what resources that option will consume; and Syrcus Tower entry still requires i70 entry minimum; whereas you will likely be able to complete the first step of the relic at around the same time you clear Thornmarch/Leviathan in the 2.1-2.55 events.

Again though this can all depend on if - or rather when and what - weaponry the MSQ will hand to you. It's entirely possible that the relic will be almost useless because you're handed an i70 weapon one quest after Praetorium.

Getting it to the thavarian mist stage is easy and painless.

This is all great info. Seems a little overwhelming since I am only lvl 28. I enjoy the game so I am not rushing anything. I do a good job at keeping up with my class quests, and story quests. The relic thing I haven't researched so I know nothing of it. By the sounds of it my story quest will make me do some 8 man dungeons, I'm just wondering how many people will be willing to do old 8 man content when the new exp is out?

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Originally Posted by Sinwithin

I'm just wondering how many people will be willing to do old 8 man content when the new exp is out?

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There will be new people, people with new characters, and people who aren't getting the expansion. Plus SE has a pretty good track record for making sure that people have multiple incentives to go back to earlier content if other newer players are going to need them there. That first couple weeks after the expansion launches there may be a lack of people in some of the ARR content, while top-level existing players are only interested in the new stuff and newer players haven't reached the late ARR stuff, but I wouldn't anticipate it being much of an ongoing problem. If it is, SE will just add more incentives to the neglected areas until things even out.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

And yet doing Syrcus Tower and getting some soldiery to get an i110 weapon is almost as easy for a much better weapon.

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You still need a minimum ilvl to enter ST. It only takes about 2 hours from start to finish.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

Sorry, but I don't agree with your advice at all in regard to telling new people to start their relic. That's going to be a huge waste of time considering we're getting a brand new relic quest in an upcoming patch.

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Yeah but unless HW changes the "relic" weapon to another name.... let's call it a relic weapon.

When the new relic weapon questline appears, then maybe we can change ARR relic name to Zodiac weapon or something.