Hi guys, newbie here
So I've outleveled my quest (I'm 50 and at Limsa Lominsa titan in the main quest, which is LV30ish).
What should i do? Is this mean when I gonna hit max level before finishing the main quest line? And then have to do it without getting exp?
I've outleveled my quest
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12-03-2018, 04:58 AMUEXKULLI've outleveled my quest
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12-03-2018, 05:03 AMKidria
The quest will still give you exp but it'll be paltry and not move your bar much at all until you start getting into more level-appropriate quests, at least in terms of MSQ. You probably will keep outleveling it til well into your 50's and possibly 60's by the rate you're going, but I don't remember if the "filler" MSQs between expacs give much exp at all.
If you're worried about "wasted" exp you can always level another job up to go along with the MSQ until you reach the lv50 portions to resume on your main. -
12-03-2018, 05:05 AMInkstainedGwynIt really depends. If you're just doing MSQ then you'll probably catch up sometime in HW content. If it's a huge problem that you're so overleveled, you could always bring along an on-level class to get the xp (esp. since you can accept on one class and switch to another to do the content). There's also going to be a huge # of quests between the end of "base" ARR (Praetorium-ish, to avoid spoilers) and the beginning of HW that will only give 5k xp each no matter what, even "on level" at 50. So you won't be doing much levelling at that point and can plan accordingly. Also I believe the pre-50 quests give pittance xp if you're over 50? It's been a while, though, so I don't remember if that's the case or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by UEXKULL
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12-03-2018, 05:06 AMSandpark
If you have the road to 60 buff you are going to be above level often until it peters out after level 60. I suggest when/if you have the road to 60 buff, don't do any of the sidequest just do the main story and occasional fate. By the way once you hit level 60 on one job you lose that buff. So if you wanna level other jobs on that character do it before one of your jobs hits level 60.
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12-03-2018, 05:17 AMDyvidThis is your best choice with any quest you run into that are below your level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidria
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12-03-2018, 05:19 AMUEXKULLOh thanks! So you mean i can use the buff to leveling every job that i want to 59?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandpark
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12-03-2018, 05:29 AMJollyy5
I recently made a new character on EU data centre, so I can say from experience that if you keep doing your MSQ on your main class you should be at around level 51-52 once you reach Heavensward, and I recall quests catching up to you at around 53-54, at which point you'll have to start doing other stuff like side quests and dungeons to be able to proceed though main story.
In other words: if you are in a hurry to reach max level and get through the story, stick to one class. Furthermore, if you have one class leveled up to 70, any class you level up afterwards will receive an experience bonus of 100% until level 50 or 60, and then gets lowered to 50% until you reach max level. -
12-03-2018, 05:40 AMHarryTipperYou don't lose the buff forever just for that job (since its not below 60 anymore).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandpark
As long as you play on a preferred world you get the buff for any job below 60, so don't worry you aren't forced to level everything else to 59 before you hit 60. :)
There's also the Armory Bonus that Jollyy5 mentioned.
You will get bonus exp for jobs you want to level that are not your highest level job.
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12-03-2018, 07:57 AMRhusYup just go talk to guildmaster Npc to become x job/class and you will see the buff reapply. It only comes off once you hit 60 or change to a job that is already over 60. So make use while you canQuote:
Originally Posted by UEXKULL
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12-03-2018, 08:29 AMRymmAt this point you have a few options.Quote:
Originally Posted by UEXKULL
- Buy the story skip potion (I personally wouldn't because the story is largely awesome but some people hate all the stupid post-ARR filler quests.) The ARR story skip will unlock everything up to HW content which starts at level 50, so you'll be good to go.
- Switch jobs and do the MSQ as something other than PLD in order to keep the same level as the quest you're on.
- Burn through the quests quickly as PLD and get a piddly amount of xp for them, until you catch up to the level appropriate ones.
As a side note, I know the Road to 60 buff gives you a huge jump on xp, but it helps to reign that it by just sticking the MSQ for your main job and leaving any side quests for alt jobs. Even without the buff, the MSQ and any dungeons that it requires you to do will almost always give enough xp to never run into a wall where you are too low level to advance in the Main Story. Doing things like side quests, challenge log, daily roulettes, or PotD will only exacerbate the excessive xp that Road gives you, so it's best to do those things as a job you don't want to reserve for the MSQ. -
12-03-2018, 12:06 PMSandparkWas gonna retort but just read something about talking to guildmaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryTipper
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12-03-2018, 01:37 PMIscah
Even without the Road to 60 EXP boost, it's quite useful to level two classes at once throughout the story. (Ideally staying a level or two above MSQ so you don't get caught out by the quest level changing. For ARR in particular, you'll want to know that the MSQ level jumps from Lv46 to 49 close to the end, with some optional quest chains bridging that gap if anyone wasn't leveled for it.)
My leveling was rather disorganised through ARR and Heavensward, and I was trying to balance putting EXP into a lot of classes, but by the time I got to Stormblood, I was set on getting summoner and white mage to Lv70 as close to finishing the game as possible.
Working through MSQ and doing sidequests as I went, plus doing daily roulettes, that amount of EXP was pretty close what I needed to get the two classes leveled. I was doing quests in the final zone as a Lv69 summoner, and maybe Lv68 white mage (I remember having to grind a little to get up to Lv69 so I could collect quest EXP after summoner hit Lv70).
More recently I was doing the same thing with my alt character in ARR. Using a DPS class to pick up all the quest EXP and running roulettes as tank to keep that on equal level.
Also worth knowing if you're raising a crafter or gatherer: you can complete ARR story quests with those classes, as long as you're at the right level. (Obviously you can't do battle instances with them, but the game only looks at your current class when awarding you the end-of-quest EXP.) They "fixed" this in Heavensward, though.
So your options at the moment are:
1. Level a second class from Lv1 - after getting past the initial barrier of reaching Lv10 for guildhests and Lv16 for leveling roulette, run those each day and catch up to story level - or just run the highest level dungeon available if you want to get there quicker. It shouldn't take long at all with the multiple EXP buffs (Road to 60 + armoury bonus + rested bonus + Brand-New Ring*). Also make use of the various challenge log EXP bonuses for completing X number of dungeons, guildhests, FATEs, etc.
* if you haven't completed the Hall of the Novice, do that ASAP. The final exercise rewards you with a ring that gives a +30% EXP buff to classes under level 30.
2. Pick up Red Mage or Samurai - as long as you have the Stormblood expansion purchased, you can unlock these classes as soon as you reach Lv50. Both quests start in Ul'dah - SAM in the main street near the aetheryte plaza; RDM in the Sapphire Avenue marketplace. Both classes start at Lv50, so you'll still be way overleveled, but at least you'll have two classes to spread the EXP around.
3. Plan to pick up a class in Heavensward - Dark Knight (tank), Astrologian (healer) and Machinist (ranged DPS) all start at Lv30, but you can't access them until you reach Ishgard at the start of Heavensward MSQ. At this point the story quests are at Lv50, so again you'll need to grind them up to story level before you can actually use them.
4. Raise a crafter or gatherer, and use them for quest hand-ins - if you're ever going to level these classes, Road to 60 is an excellent boost for cutting down on how much tedious work it's going to take you to get there.
Generally speaking, out of the three roles of battle classes (and if you intend to raise all of them), it's best to use a DPS class for playing through the story and picking up all that extra EXP from quests. There are more of them and the dungeon queues are slower, plus they rarely get the 'adventurer in need' EXP bonuses that tanks and healers do.
Just to clarify, you don't need to talk to the guildmaster every time. Rhus is talking about picking up a new class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhus
I haven't had Road to 60 status on an active character long enough to actually get a character above 60, but I've seen other people getting or losing the buff as they change classes. -
12-03-2018, 04:28 PMSandparkI just verified you won't lose it as long as you created that character in the last 90 days and you are on a low population server that grants the buff provided that serve keeps the buff status.Quote:
Just to clarify, you don't need to talk to the guildmaster every time. Rhus is talking about picking up a new class.
I haven't had Road to 60 status on an active character long enough to actually get a character above 60, but I've seen other people getting or losing the buff as they change classes.
I lost mine because my created character was over 90 days created.. -
12-03-2018, 04:41 PMGemina
I highly recommend catching up the MSQ on another job, especially if you like or plan on leveling one or more DPS jobs. While a lot of content can be ran over and over for exp, the MSQ is a one shot deal for any particular character and all the jobs it levels. While you can't really waste exp, you can definitely allocate it in a way that isn't in your best interest.