How to cope with level locked content?

Hi guys! I've been leveling a summoner (lvl 35) and what I absolutely loathe is having to wait between main story quests. I've finished all MSQ for level 35 and I'm still halfway through to 36 :)

Any advice how to pass the time? I've been doing dungeons and fates but the XP gain seems slow. Also, where can I find fates for 35? :)

Thanks :)

Have you been doing sidequests? Generally that keeps you at the right level up till 45-49, and to my understanding that portion isn't nearly as bad now as it was at launch. Your hunting log too, that gives some good exp and completing all of it and talking to Jonathas will give you a lvl 50 ring.

If it still feels slow Coerthas Central fates might have parties up as many people use it as a way to level up their other jobs after the first, though I'm not sure if Shiva has many doing that.

Not just dungeons but the daily roulette helps a lot, pretty much gives a lvl a day

Haven't gone to Coerthas yet :)

You can still go there if you wish, the Central Highlands isn't locked off, and in fact you'll be going there soon enough for the MSQ! But yes barring that the daily roulette also helps, that usually either gives a level or almost a full level.

Levequests and Duty Finder grind is my advice, if you haven't been doing the side-quests you may have lower level gear. The MSQ/Class Quests do up the difficulty fairly sharply (not, like, huge but I remember suddenly feeling under powered in the Coerthas Central Highlands.) You can also fate grind. MAKE SURE YOU'RE EATING FOOD. +3% xp boost may not sound like much, but it's a huge huge help. Also, you're hunting logs. If you're having trouble finding them, there's a hundred and one guides to finding them. I like ffiv.gamerescape.com because it's easy to access on my phone and gives a host of info for whatever it is I need.

(Also, doing the duty finder + fate grinding is an excellent way to also get seals for your Grand Company which leads to really lovely things like cool gear, fun barding for your Chocobo, and other nifty items.)

I'm in Camp Drybone. How to get to Coerthas from there??

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Originally Posted by Darcorn

I'm in Camp Drybone. How to get to Coerthas from there??

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Easiest for your level is from North Shroud. From the crystal in that area head for the exit on the west.

Thank you kindly :)

One other thing no one mentioned(or i didnt see it if they did) was guildhests. Toss a few of those in with some leves dungeons fates and quests(and a roulette or two, why not?), and you should be through to the next story batch in no time. Also, did you unlock the level 35 dungeon(its a non-MSQ dungeon, so its optional)? If not, that might help too. The unlock quest is outside the waking sands if you need it.

Don't forget your challenge log either, or your SCH job quests. As someone said, eat food. There's even some directly gathered that'll give the 3% bonus. And at 42 you'll have even more options in beastmen daily quests.

If you're like me and you like to let the MSQ introduce you to new zones and get the full experience, I would advise you to stay away from Coerthas for now and instead go to Costa del Sol and grind fates there until you are 36. This along with your 3 hunting logs (class, job and company), your job quests (don't forget those!) and the duty finder should easily get you to 36 so you can continue enjoying the MSQ.

As a note, when you go back to Drybone to continue the MSQ you'll have to do Iliud's sidequest first, then he'll have the MSQ for you.

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Originally Posted by Darcorn

Hi guys! I've been leveling a summoner (lvl 35) and what I absolutely loathe is having to wait between main story quests. I've finished all MSQ for level 35 and I'm still halfway through to 36 :)

Any advice how to pass the time? I've been doing dungeons and fates but the XP gain seems slow. Also, where can I find fates for 35? :)

Thanks :)

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You are doing the daily duty roulette, right? Big bonus for the roulette first time each day. Just doing dungeons isn't much after the first time; it's the daily roulette that pulls down the big numbers. Also, are you doing your Hunting Log? That's a big source of XP.

Frankly, I'm rather amazed. I do alts for fun and the main thing for me has been handing side quest completions off to a crafting class or something or else I'm like level 26 by the time I reach Ifrit.

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Originally Posted by Conradus

I do alts for fun and the main thing for me has been handing side quest completions off to a crafting class or something or else I'm like level 26 by the time I reach Ifrit.

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It's far easier to over-level the MSQ during those early levels than it is later, though. I've been in my mid to late 20's by the time I reached the level 20 quests on all the alts (four of them) that I've played that far, but once you get up into the late 30s and 40s leveling is significantly slower and it takes either a few Roulettes or a significant amount of FATEs, sidequests, Leves, and other content to keep up.

I think this is a compromise between players who want to just do the main scenario, hitting the required dungeons once each, and players who want to repeat each dungeon over and over to get all its loot drops. The former group will have to make a bit of extra effort leveling (at least once they get up into later levels) whereas the later group is still in danger of over-leveling their quests even late in the game.

Also do not forget Hunt Log, this helps as well

The the following maps might be helpful for zone level and locations:
imgur.com/a/9TW48

Also from the FF on line from a while back:
Levels 1-12: Horizon’s Edge (Located in Western Thanalan)
Levels 13-20: Aleport (Located in Western La Noscea)
Levels 21-30: Quarrymill (Located in the Silent Arbor area of South Shroud)
Levels 28-34: Wineport (Located in the Raincatcher Gully area of Eastern La Noscea)
Levels 30-38: Dragonhead (Located in the Central Highlands area of Coerthas)
Levels 38-42: Camp Revenant’s Toll (Located in the Fogfens area of Mor Dhona)
Levels 42-50: Ceruleum Processing Plant (Located in the Bluefog area of Northern Thanalan)

NOTE: Also keep in mind that these areas have Levemete NPCs within them that will offer you levequests to complete for even more XP if you want. FATEs are faster but picking up a quest here and there can help it not feel as much like grinding.