Is my EXP bonus automatic?

[Mhaeric]

So, I am told that you get a 50% bonus while leveling a class when you have another class at least two levels ahead of them, and that certainly applies when you have one class at level 50.

I assumed that this exp bonus is automatic, but to be honest I am not noticing a significant boost on my WHM, even while FATE grinding with rested EXP. I saw someone say something about syncing in order to get the extra EXP, but I am not sure what that means exactly.

So, what is the deal?

From what I understand, which may not be 100% accurate...

The extra XP is on anything that will trigger the use of rested XP bonus. If you have no rested xp, then you would just see +50% as your bonus. I.e. if you see "You gained 1042 (+65%) experience points," then the +65% would include the +50% bonus you get from having a level 50 character and you would have +15% from some other source. This includes bonuses from other sources such as rested xp, a chain bonus, or food experience boosters. Essentially, if you have a level 50 character you will always see at least a +50% bonus on any monster you kill if it grants experience.

Since quest and fate experience does not trigger the use of rested XP, it does not gain the 50% experience bonus. You would still get the 50% bonus for any monsters you kill during a quest or fate, just not on the final lump sum reward for completion.

Crafting and gathering jobs do not gain this bonus either, I believe. Whether as a higher level job granting a bonus or a lower level receiving the bonus.

There might be a sliding scale of bonus as well where you don't have a level 50 job, but do have a job that is only a few levels higher than the one you are on resulting in a smaller bonus. This might also be the case if you have a 50 job and you're gaining experience on a job in the 45-49 range as well. I haven't tested or bothered to notice that yet.

Edit: Just confirmed some aspects via testing. Using a brand new character as well as a character from 1.0 with mostly level ones except for a couple level 50 jobs and a handful of 10ish jobs that I haven't touched in 2.0 until this test. Neither character had rested xp, both started today as level 1 Arcanists in Limsa Lominsa and both completed the same starting quests and killed the same level 1 wharf rat outside the Zephyr gate.

Level 1 only character:
Quest = 50xp
Map exploration 15xp
Rat killed = 50xp
Total xp = 115/300

Level 1 character with level 50 job:
Quest = 50xp
Map exploration = 15xp
Rat killed = 75xp (+50%)
Total xp = 140/300

I.e. the bonus xp is only rewarded on kills, not completion rewards.