Next Eureka installment - please vastly reduce NM xp.

[Wrothgar77]

I really think that's the best way to keep it working more as intended - chain xp parties - rather than the fate train. Keep the other rewards the same, so folks still do them even when they over level them (it will make sense to go to an nm you see pop and do it) like it was day 1/2.

I feel like this is the best solution as changing tags to party only will cause issues, and already folks with mounts beat out folks without them that need the xp. If they don't give much xp (or any) then only those who want the drops will race to do them.

This from the perspective of someone who's opened over 6k lockboxes, has 4 sets, still has 3k anemos crystals and almost 60 paz feathers.

[TheGrimace]

The NM train is the only way to make the grind bearable though.

[KisaiTenshi]

The NM train is the only way to make the grind bearable though.

I don't think SE intended it to work this way, and probably wouldn't have had they had made mandatory level-sync, because the train just runs over the low-level NM's, not letting the low level players have a crack at it. Though strangely enough the other unintended consequence was being in a party with a level 20 player while at level 4 and getting 3000 exp from one of the level 15 NM's. I'm pretty sure that was not intended either.

Only two things really need to be fixed here, and it depends on how much you like to solo play. Either
A) Extend the chain time when solo (some monsters take as long as the chain expiry), shorten it when partied.
B) Don't penalize kill-steals. As it's impossible for new players to the area to get any EXP at all if everyone is fighting over the same monsters.

Rather, at least with the kill-steals, it should be weighted as "tagged" (whoever/party made the first hit) gets at least 50% of the exp, and all other assists divide up the remaining 50%. Where as currently it seems like it divides up the experience by how much damage, thus anyone who assists by being able to kill it on shot, neither gets any experience.

[RiyahArp]

The chain time isn't an issue solo save for healers or tanks, because of low DPS. You won't deplete a camp fast enough to need any longer time, and you usually kill them about the same time your potion regen buff takes. You might need it more in parties because you can burn through mobs faster, and chains reset on different mobs. The issue is that chaining in general is bad exp, especially solo; you'd have to grind like 12-15 chain 30s solo at around 10 or so to level, which is hundreds of mobs. While exp in the FATE train in general actually isn't better in terms of time spent for it, do you really want to destroy your hands on doing an ffxiv rotation on 300+ mobs?

[Sylvina]

The NM train is the only way to make the grind bearable though.

Agreed if they did what the OP is suggesting eureka would die much faster.

[Lord_Zlatan]

The NM train is the only way to make the grind bearable though.

well, in its current state yes. But whos to say that a more fleshed out system that isnt reliant on one sole way of levelling wouldnt be better?

[Odstarva]

Look, all I know is I'm a cute cat-fish. Blub.

[Fynlar]

If the alternatives for exp are similar to what we've got in this installment (trash exp from trash mobs, and that's it), then I cannot stand behind this recommendation. If you're gonna nerf this, something else has to be appropriately buffed to compensate.

[Alistaire]

Look, all I know is I'm a cute cat-fish. Blub.

This post is great now that your avatar-for-the-day is gone.

[Avatre]

This post is great now that your avatar-for-the-day is gone.

Well, they could be a fish from below the neck. All we know is they have the head of a cat based on the avatar pictured.