Hit level 30, unlocked job.. feeling a bit lost and a bit bored

[Anarnee]

You should focus one job to 50, as when you get to 50 you get a 50% exp increase. There is a lot more to do at level 50.

Fates IMO are only really worth it once you have the 50% bonus~ Dungeons are the best bet, and if you are waiting for queues, do fates while you wait to make the best use of your time.

Eat food for the 3% well fed bonus and if you are in an FC, see if they wouldn't mind turning on the company action that increases EXP earned via battle.

[Tiggy]

You should focus one job to 50, as when you get to 50 you get a 50% exp increase. There is a lot more to do at level 50..

Why is this misconception so common? You don't need to be 50. I could take a job to 30, go swap to another job and get the 50% bonus up until level 30. You just need 1 battle job higher level than your current battle job to get this bonus. Every player here had this bonus when we had to level our second class to unlock our first job.

[Dualblade]

While everyone is saying get to 50, remember that it isn't just 50, but completing all the story quests up to lvl 50 (plus two final lvl 50 dungeons) before you can start on end game, which you will probably enjoy more.

[starLivitation]

That said I almost feel like I preferred XI's grinding parties, at least it had a social aspect to it, whereas here I just bounce between leves and Fates by myself for ultimately what feels like very little Exp assuming there are even enough people around to do them, which with Boss fates seems rare.

the game has been released since august 2013, it's been a long time since there is new content for leveling. first year of the game was pretty different, with many people lvling toghether in fates in almost all zones, either main jobs or secendary. right now most fate areas are dead , except from a few people grinding relic or some areas popular like corethas and north talahan.

however, wait till 3.0 is out, and i think u will see the game coming alive again as people will be trying to lvl up from 50 to 60, but i suspect most of the action is going to be in the new zones.

I also add to what the others said, most people are already 50 now, and they are usually doing some end-game content. there is a lot of content to go thru at 50, and that is where it gets more exciting. for now make sure you do your low-level daily roulet as it has a nice bonus exp, as well as ur daily guild hiest. and also try to do every guild hiest once as it has a bonus exp for firs time. check something called challange log as well as hunting log for even more expierience.

make some friends, join a linkshell or a free company, a lot of them are pretty friendly and active, my own free company like to voice chat on teamspeak or skype for the extra social aspect. once ur 50 u can also join a static for progression raiding wise. and even if your behidn i am sure there is some people still progressing in lower raid content. if not, its not hard to play catch-up if ur in a good fc to guide you throught it.

wish you luck and hope u find more enjoyment in the game in the future!

[Takfloyd]

Yeah honestly you're approaching the game in completely the wrong way, it's no wonder you are bored. You are supposed to just follow the main story, which will take your starting class to 50 naturally, without need for any excessive grinding. After that a ton of stuff gets unlocked and you can start getting into the real meat of the game.

How far are you in the story?

[Hayward]

Remember to keep up with your class' hunt logs. Those can be good for bridging level gaps.

The above post is really good advice. Speedrunning your way to 50 is guaranteed to drive you away earlier than you could imagine.

[Chibilidawg]

That'll happen when you do the 1-15 exp over & over & over again before progressing further forward with 1 class.

[AzraelX]

I'm leveling up a monk now and once you hit 30.....omg it takes so long to level up but the good thing is you have alot of options..FATE parties..........main story will get you to 50 with job no problem....i take advantage of the 50% secondary job bonus and resting bonus....ALWAYS.... it lessens the tedium.

[Chiramu]

game really doesnt start to level 50.. most reference 1-50 as tutorial nothin else XD

Level 50 plays differently to 1-49, 50 teaches you have to play properly .

[Dimitrias]

Why does the game really start at cap? I remember back in ffxi there was tons of stuff to do as you leveld. Things like eco-warrior, bcnm's, hunting rare nm's which were in every single zone, helping your nation control regions on the map. Plus as the game went on they added even more mid lvl content like the promy expantion which i think started at lvl 20.

The whole lvl 1-75 in ffxi was soooo much bigger than what we have from 1-50 in ffxiv.

I wish they wouldn't treat the leveling like a tuturiol.