I really hope my Issue doesn't get nerfed

[Marael]

But my point is, it's a possible flaw in the game mechanic and people just keep trying to tell me "that's how it is."

It's not a flaw in the game, it's how it was designed. Rested xp is a percentage of your xp bar, not a static amount. At level 1 your bar fills up a lot faster than at level 49. Using your rested xp on a level 1 job as you did, is a waste.

And where, exactly, were you waiting out time between your storyline dungeons and stuff, and where did you log off? Was there a big glowing crystaly thingy? Yeah, dude, that's a sanctuary. All towns with an Aetheryte, and your inn room in cities are sanctuaries where you earn rested xp even while logged out of the game. You do not earn rested xp by doing ANYTHING but standing in a sanctuary. You can tell that it's a sanctuary because of the little crecent moon icon near your xp bar, FYI. Next time you build up rested xp, don't waste it on a level 1 job. Now you know how it works. You got a tutorial entry on this the first time you stepped into a town with an aetheryte. You can go look it up in your logs ingame right now. Allowing static amounts would break the game, making it far too easy to level alternated classes up. Not that it's all that hard anyway. It's called balance.

[Arcaloid]

But my point is, it's a possible flaw in the game mechanic and people just keep trying to tell me "that's how it is."

But it is how it is...or how it should be...or how it design to be...
SE doesn't want to 'force' player to log out with a lv50 class. Also if in the way you want this to work, it will be too much boost, since one overnight rest on a lv50 class may generate enough bonus exp to level a new class from 1 - 20.
The game is not design to let ppl rely on the bonus exp to level up, it's just a little extra help.
When 2.1 comes there will be more ways to level up but for now, sadly we have to do FATE (or you can use the bonus exp to do low level dungeon once a day).

[FinagleABagel]

I was literally watching as I was doing raid runs on Paladin at level 50. At first, I was under the impression that once you hit level 50, you just stopped getting EXP. However, as I kept clearing missions, my "rested EXP" bar kept getting bigger and bigger. I wasn't in a sanctuary. I never set foot in one. I just pushed through Castrum Meridianum and The Praetorium. I WATCHED this bar get bigger and bigger until it finally filled up and turned blue.

Clearly, that implies that the thousands and thousands of EXP from those runs were going somewhere.

I'm sorry, but you are simply wrong.

[Dano]

rested bonus xp only applies to mob xp or crafting xp or mining xp. Quest Completion xp will push the rested bonus xp further (meaning it's separate), except when you are at a capped job it will not push any further.

It's designed as such since 1.0

[Kewitt]

It just means, You need to use you're rested EXP on your highest job beside level capped jobs. As you slowly level stuff up it's becomes more useful.

[Roris]

It used to work that way in 1.23, if you gained rested XP at 50 it kept all your bonus exp and didn't instantly disappear even if you switched to a level 1 class, that's how I leveled most of my DoH and DoLs. Usually a week or so of rested lasted a good 15-20 something levels from level 1.

But hey ARR is perfect and flawless so there you go.

[Sephirah]

It used to work that way in 1.23, if you gained rested XP at 50 it kept all your bonus exp and didn't instantly disappear even if you switched to a level 1 class, that's how I leveled most of my DoH and DoLs. Usually a week or so of rested lasted a good 15-20 something levels from level 1.

But hey ARR is perfect and flawless so there you go.

And you don't think that's broken at all? LOL

[Iloce]

Think of it this way, you got level 2 really fast.

Glass half full.

It is not a flaw in the mechanic, it is a flaw in how it is displayed/interpreted by you.

You had 100% rested XP for one level,50 to level 51.

OR -one level from 1 to 2.
As you can see, the best way to use it would be at higher levels.

[Roris]

And you don't think that's broken at all? LOL

Not really, after all the first 15 levels are just a tutorial like Yoshi P said anyway, right? By the time you hit level 30 a week only gave about 2-3 levels at best and by 40 it only gave you 1-2 levels at most. It capped at about a week of rested XP anyway. Mind you it was still just an XP bonus so you still had to work to get it, only thing that didn't change.

[KhalidTheGreat]

I was literally watching as I was doing raid runs on Paladin at level 50. At first, I was under the impression that once you hit level 50, you just stopped getting EXP. However, as I kept clearing missions, my "rested EXP" bar kept getting bigger and bigger. I wasn't in a sanctuary. I never set foot in one. I just pushed through Castrum Meridianum and The Praetorium. I WATCHED this bar get bigger and bigger until it finally filled up and turned blue.

Clearly, that implies that the thousands and thousands of EXP from those runs were going somewhere.

Sanctuaries are any villege on the map with a aetherite crystal. When there's a moon sign under the exp bar then you're in a sanctuary.

You probably filled the bar while waiting for DF or forming a party.

Plus you dont get exp points once you reach 50.