So, having played the beta and launch of both 1.0 & 2.0, and recently returning after a several year hiatus, I've noticed that you level up now at an INSANE rate.
As in, way too fast. I'm leveling my character to now 50 just by doing the main story quests and the occasional dungeon pickup group.
Am I the only one that thinks it's TOO fast? Does it slow down after a certain level, or is it just a rocket ship to level cap now?
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06-02-2021, 05:17 PMBalbanesReturned to Game, Insane Fast Leveling?
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06-02-2021, 05:19 PMImora
You can level to cap solely on the msq now.
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06-02-2021, 05:23 PMElkanahA lot of the bulk of MSQ was removed (after the complaints about how grindy it was, and also with how many players dropped ARR because it was such a slog to get through). To make up for bulk removal of MSQ story, they added XP in its place. So a character on a normal server (and not an XP bonus server), should be able to level up to 80 by just MSQ alone. XP bonus servers would get you to 80 well before you finish stormbloodQuote:
Originally Posted by Balbanes
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06-02-2021, 05:27 PMJeeqbit
If you joined a Preferred world, you get a "Road to 70" buff that doubles your quest experience, and causes you to be a much higher level than your quests. If you do anything other than the main quests with a fireball icon, such as daily roulettes, you may overlevel as well.
Don't worry about overleveling. Your level doesn't matter. Only the level of your main quest with a fireball icon matters, because it gates content and areas above that level.
The other quests you should do are the blue quests because they unlock things, unless they appear at a guild because these ones unlock classes you may not want to play yet and fill your armory chest with gear. -
06-02-2021, 05:29 PMBalbanesBut... Why? And my God, there exists a server where leveling is FASTER? Does the pre-endgame content just suck that badly that they want you to ignore it and rush you to the level cap? Where's the fun supposed to be in that?Quote:
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I'm not saying it should be like old school FFXI level grinding (which I did...for years) but geez, there's got to be some sort of happy medium? -
06-02-2021, 05:34 PMKageTokage
Leveling fast isn't really an issue when you have a plethora of different jobs to try out,
You might want to use some of the excess EXP to level one of the jobs like RDM/SAM or DNC/GNB that start at the current level cap for an expansion so you don't end up level-capping and overflowing on EXP in Shadowbringers. -
06-02-2021, 05:41 PMElkanahI'm still both subbed to FFXI and FFXIV (and have been since basically NA release on PS2 lol). Just didn't do ambuscade this month cause it wasn't as good.Quote:
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06-02-2021, 05:44 PMJojoyaIt will start slowing down as you get toward the end of 4.0 MSQ and then go at a normal rate for 4.1 onward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balbanes
I highly recommend leveling 2 jobs at the same time if you feel you're going too fast, especially if you have the Road to 70 buff. Roulettes are handy for extra XP if one job starts falling behind.
The old pacing definitely had problems. There were several gaps where you had to resort to FATEs/leves/dungeon grinding to get enough XP to continue the MSQ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balbanes
Preferred world status had compensated for that before the leveling changes this expansion. Now it's rather excessive unless you're leveling multiple jobs at the same time (which veteran players tend to do with new characters). -
06-02-2021, 05:55 PMTlamilaConsider that all the relevant content in this game is instanced. In instances you'll be level synced. So in a way, the fact that you overlevel doesn't really impact your progress negatively, since you'll still be experiencing stuff the same way. But at the same time, not having to grind xp outside of msq on your first class means you can just enjoy the story rather than having to stop in between to go grind some xp to get your next story chunk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balbanes
And as others have said, you can ust level multiple classes at once if you want, after all it's a game that expects you to eventually level all classes.
It's not so much "rushing to cap" as much as "not letting grind take out the enjoyement of story progression" since story is the main focus rather than grind. In any case you won't get to endgame any faster, since everything is locked behind msq and that's very long. -
06-02-2021, 06:19 PMJeeqbit
Leveling just isn't hard. It does take some work, but you could get to level 30 in a few hours. It doesn't work like you kill mobs and gain 1 level a day because that's history, although that was a thing in Eureka which has its own leveling system.
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06-02-2021, 06:25 PMShibiI agree, it's way too fast. I have an 80 DNC and 79 PLD and I'm still with sprout. When PLD hit's 80 I will have to take my summoner up next. I have all my crafters and gatherers at 80, I should have all my DPS, Tank and Healer classes at 80 before I even get into Shadowbringers at this rate.Quote:
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06-02-2021, 06:50 PMTho-Alfaqarlvl up 2 jobs at the same time this way u wont over lvlQuote:
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06-02-2021, 11:42 PMKeramory
People confuse this game's leveling with leveling up the job/class. That's like 20% of it.
The game's true leveling has always been leveling up your gear. It's a straight vertical of ilvl without much in the way for options. You may hit 80 quickly, but you got to get up to ilvl 500 to start doing endgame stuff. That'll take longer lol. -
06-03-2021, 12:33 AMSenorPattyWe are at 17 jobs, with 2 more on the way. You may have gotten one job to 50 in no time thx to msq but I guarantee you, you'll start feeling you've spoken too soon once you get started on all the other jobsQuote:
Originally Posted by Balbanes
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06-03-2021, 03:42 AMSugarPuff
Well, you're not the only one but I think we're definitely in the minority! Personally, I always hit a minor bump from 70 to 80 and end up with a abundance of jobs in the seventies. It's probably more from thinking "It's nearly done, no rush to entirely finish it right away" than any real difference in levelling, though. I just wish there was an option to begin all jobs at level 1, or at least no higher than 30, considering how quickly they level.
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06-06-2021, 08:37 AMJirah
I find it infuriating as the game wasnt meant to cap out so soon as Im leveling a alt and ita mid 60s before Parting glass which means some vital skills are locked up until HW ending and job quests lock my progression and dungeons and instances syncing me down all the time. It isnt beneficial its very poor game design added ontp the freebie new jobs that start way way too late and the putrid level curves but idk alot of people like it. then again alot of people like free stuff
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06-06-2021, 03:02 PMHasratOnly a small, and recent, part of the issue here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkanah
Bigger, is the fact that level-cap quests, at the time of their level cap, didn't give exp. All the 2.x level 50 quests, 3.x 60 quests, 4.x 70 quests. Now that they're no longer level cap, they give exp. But it's still a string of quests all at the same level, with several duties besides. It's basically impossible to keep single jobs on par with all that excess exp being dumped at players. Shortly, the level 80 quests will be the same.
But, as pointed out, even if you hit level cap before ever leaving Ishgard, the content you run all keeps you synced and in balance with everything (as much as it can be balanced, anyway). -
06-06-2021, 03:37 PMMistakeNotYes, leveling is fast now. Very fast. Take advantage of that by leveling up two or more jobs in parallell - you enough XP for that.Quote:
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06-06-2021, 04:41 PMGrizzlyTank
Still think side-quests should have given enough exp to level multiple jobs to max. There are so many of them and doing 100 of them gives hardly one level, it's absolutely insane.