Levelling From 30-50

So, I am trying to find the optimum route to level MCH from 30-50.
I am mostly solo, although I might have someone help me by letting me tag higher level mobs then they finish it off.
Anyway, once I hit 50 I know that my options for leveling increase dramatically. The problem is getting to 50. It feels like such a slog. I queue up for the Leveling roulette (Which is all I can do atm) and I have been doing levequests and any side quests that I missed. I was just wondering if there is a more efficient way?

U should aim for dngs not for mobs - openworld exp is kinda low in FF. U can try FATEs as well but still dngs is your best bet.

At-level dungeons are the most efficient.

If you have not done the main scenario quests then definitely do those as they are great for organic leveling as well as story.

Make sure to complete your hunt log - it gives nice rewards and is also kind of fun.

Other open world xp options include guildleves, FATEs and sidequests. Make sure you do the at-level ones for best reward. Also do them with your chocobo - faster and your chocobo gets xp.

PvP unlocks at lv30 iirc and gives xp also, especially daily roulette.

Beast tribe quests unlock at lv41 I think and give decent XP.

Look at your challenge log also to see if there are xp rewards you can get.

Make sure to log out in a sanctuary (town/inn/housing) for rested bonus. Also use food, xp earring if you have it, and join an FC for FC bonus. Once you have a higher level job other jobs will get the armoury bonus.

And do your job quests also for skills and some xp.

Also do open world xp stuff and sidequests while you are waiting in DF for an at-level dungeon or roulette.

PoTD 51-60, reset and repeat.

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Originally Posted by Avenger

At-level dungeons are the most efficient.

If you have not done the main scenario quests then definitely do those as they are great for organic leveling as well as story.

Make sure to complete your hunt log - it gives nice rewards and is also kind of fun.

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Uhh. If they're leveling MCH, MSQ is already in the 50s, ahead of the level range OP is slogging through. MCH also doesn't have hunting logs.

Do Palace of the Dead. Should be your best way as it takes forever for leveling dungeons to pop up for DPS.

If you have them unlocked use the squadron, you run dungeon with them without queues and they give great xp.

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

Uhh. If they're leveling MCH, MSQ is already in the 50s, ahead of the level range OP is slogging through. MCH also doesn't have hunting logs.

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lol, yeah. I am doing Stormblood right now. That is why I am having trouble. MCH does not have the logs and I don't get the MSQ xp. My DRG is capped and I don't want to waste that xp so I want to use MCH, instead.

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If you have them unlocked use the squadron, you run dungeon with them without queues and they give great xp.

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I have the squadron, But I have not tried the dungeon runs yet. I am still tryin to figure them out lol

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Do Palace of the Dead. Should be your best way as it takes forever for leveling dungeons to pop up for DPS.

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I have barely ran 20 floors. There is so much to do!

Get a tank/healer friend and run dungeons, you can get about 1 lvl per dungeon/roulette with the food, earring (if you preorder ShB), and fc exp buffs.
PotD is also a good way, but i personally always disliked it too much to care to use it with a random party and prefered regular dungeons.

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Originally Posted by MeanDragon

I have barely ran 20 floors. There is so much to do!

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Finish it on MCH. That will get you a bunch of XP.

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Uhh. If they're leveling MCH, MSQ is already in the 50s, ahead of the level range OP is slogging through. MCH also doesn't have hunting logs.

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Ah good point hasrat - I was probably thinking of other jobs which I have leveled and added those in as an edit of my original reply. I miss hunt logs but daily hunts aren't bad. MSQ will
be good when you are at the right level. The rest applies and also palace. I would also say level one job to 80 first so you will have armoury bonus from then on. Also you will want to do squadron missions anyway so might as well do those too.

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Ah good point hasrat - I was probably thinking of other jobs which I have leveled and added those in as an edit of my original reply. I miss hunt logs but daily hunts aren't bad. MSQ will
be good when you are at the right level. The rest applies and also palace. I would also say level one job to 80 first so you will have armoury bonus from then on. Also you will want to do squadron missions anyway so might as well do those too.

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I thought the armoury bonus applied whether I was 80 or not?

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Originally Posted by MeanDragon

I thought the armoury bonus applied whether I was 80 or not?

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Armoury bonus applies whenever you are on a DoW/DoM class/job that is not your highest level one. The amount of bonus you get from the armoury bonus depends on your level in the class/job you currently play. I think it currently is 100% for level 1-69 and 50% for level 70-79.

Here is what I have been doing to level my melee classes. I do MSQ, leveling and trials duties. While waiting in queue I do Stormblood daily hunt marks (decent exp) and the Kojin and Ananta beast tribe dailies. Then I just do the highest dungeon I can do over and over.

For levels 30-50, do PotD, once you hit about 45, do ARR daily hunt marks, maybe try the ARR beast tribes.

A mixture of Squadrons, PotD, and Daily Roulettes was how I did it. It might have been more efficient to just spam one of those, but I felt the need to vary things up.

Hmm. I am going to use ALL of these!
I think my squadron is ready for the first dungeon run mission, but I haven't messed with them in awhile. It's kind of a pain to get to that point.
Thanks for suggestions everyone!

You have to do 5 different dungeons with your squadron in order to get your Captain promotion, and 10 squadron dungeon runs to get your exercise emotes, so if you haven't done that already you can kill two birds by leveling with your squadron.

Also, I like queueing for a roulette and then just running side content like Hildibrand quests while waiting.

I just hit 41 Last night. Had my AST friend queue dungeons with me. Now I need to get caught up gear. I will look into the squadrons tonight! I am pretty sure I unlocked those types of missions...

Make sure you keep an eye on your Weekly Challenge Logs and be sure to knock off as many of the weekly challenges as you can (or care to do) on your chosen job for levelling. It can be easy to forget if you're busy doing other things like focusing on storyline quests or running dungeons but that extra XP is a really nice boost that grows with you as you level so it's never really something you stop seeing benefit from. Even the 5 levequest (or 20 if you're ambitious) can be well worth doing even if the levequests themselves end up a waste of time for combat jobs fairly early on. Just do 5 (or 20) Leves in Gridania or something to blow throw them fast and get your big XP boost. FATEs work the same way. If doing them "at level" takes too long then just sync down for some low level ones and you'll blow through your log in no time.

Another option that is easy to forget about is to make sure you've done your Job hunt logs. Sadly, there aren't any for MCH but if you're levelling one of the original jobs it's surprising how much that extra XP can add up.

Do your leveling daily and then just keep running whatever the most recent dungeon is that's available to the AI Squadron. If you haven't leveled up Squadrons then idk, I guess queue up for the highest level dungeon available and do levequests while waiting for the long queue to pop.