Best way to do the 2.0-2.55 Story to access Ishgard?

[Assirra]

They just should have introduced a new questline for access, summing up the 2.X-2.55 stuff in a few cutscenes. It could be more than one single quest, a little chain of quests, but not that tedious grind you have to do from 2.X-2.55 it's just painful and really makes no fun or doesn't give any motivation to do it.

Considering all the stuff that happens i doubt it would just be a couple cutscenes.
Most of the stuff that look very small (or pointless) in the start actually become big plotpoints later on.

[Nyalia]

Oh, forgot to mention - the AST guild symbol is the two interlocking squares, in case you weren't sure what to look for on the map.

[Gramul]

\For a lot of people it's more like wanting to be able to experience the book in the room that they would feel most comfortable in, but they're not allowed to read the book in their desired room until they've finished reading it in a very uncomfortable, less-desired room.

Oh, for classes/jobs? Yeah it's a big fat mess.
Some classes have several job upgrades. Many have only one. 4 you can't get without the story, 3 of which have no classes and start at level 30.
Just one big pile of disorganization.

[Seraphyel]

Considering all the stuff that happens i doubt it would just be a couple cutscenes.
Most of the stuff that look very small (or pointless) in the start actually become big plotpoints later on.

Yeah sure, I believe you but running through continents to get some irrelevant stuff for Tataru is just horrible.

@ Nyalia: thanks!

[Seraphyel]

Can somebody tell me the best way to level my Astrologian after I unlocked it?

[Eye_Gore]

Just doing the story and side quests will get you to about 57-58ish. After that its dungeon runs, FATES, hunts, sightseeing log will get EXP.

[Seraphyel]

Just doing the story and side quests will get you to about 57-58ish. After that its dungeon runs, FATES, hunts, sightseeing log will get EXP.

But I start at 30 as Astro, right?

I meant the way from 30-50.

[Eye_Gore]

But I start at 30 as Astro, right?

I meant the way from 30-50.

Oh yeah, sorry didn't think of that. I never leveled any of the new jobs. In that case not sure how far along the MSQ and sidequests will get you. Since the EXP is scaled with each level I would imagine it will still get you to atleast 50, but thats just an assumption. Maybe someone who leveled the new jobs could post a better answer.

[Soldowner]

Go back and level them the same exact way you leveled your other classes from 30-50.

[Nyalia]

For speed, daily roulettes and FATE grinding. Northern Thanalan FATEs are the best once you're high enough level due to how small the zone is. Coerthas is popular until then, but it's pretty spread out.

I find FATE grinding to be boring, but I've never bothered powerleveling a class. I just do it leisurely for non-mains, and I level mains via story/side quests, which I'm going to do anyway.

Once you get one class to ~59, a good way to level up a second one is via the HW Hunt bills. They give about 400,000 exp per day total on top of the 400,000 from trial roulette + leveling roulette bonuses. Add in whatever exp you get from killing monsters in the leveling roulette and you'll be getting about a million a day. That's enough for a level every 3-5 days - not bad for semi-casual leveling, given it only takes like an hour a day to do those.