Main quest benchmarks (spoilers)

[Urthdigger]

Something else of note is that there are MANY sidequests unlocked by going through the main storyline, typically dealing with what you've just been doing in the main story. A few of these offer things you may like, such as the meteor survivor ring (+3 spiritbinding) or minions.

[Simaril]

Something else of note is that there are MANY sidequests unlocked by going through the main storyline, typically dealing with what you've just been doing in the main story. A few of these offer things you may like, such as the meteor survivor ring (+3 spiritbinding) or minions.

I've actually been completely avoiding side quests on my primary class (cnj). Most of the time my character has been higher than the level required for the main quest, so I'm JUST doing the main quest on my primary class and saving side quests for my other classes I want to unlock as many features like "My fiesty little chocobo" before I stop advancing my primary class and go back to level other classes (acn, thm, DoL, DoH).


Sounds like "my fiesty chocobo" is that highest thing you unlock aside from dungeons and side quests??? Does anything else unlock later?


tldr: If I want to go level other classes, is there anything I'm missing after "my fiesty little chocobo" that could be relevent to lower level play?

[Estellios]

Nope, doesn't look like it.

[Niwashi]

If I want to go level other classes, is there anything I'm missing after "my fiesty little chocobo" that could be relevent to lower level play?

There is the XP bonus you get leveling new adventuring classes that's proportional to the difference between that class's level and your highest class level. Once your new classes start narrowing that gap, it might be worth going back to your high level class to keep it well above the others. That's not a specific level, though, nor is it tied to progression in the story line.

[Simaril]

There is the XP bonus you get leveling new adventuring classes that's proportional to the difference between that class's level and your highest class level. Once your new classes start narrowing that gap, it might be worth going back to your high level class to keep it well above the others. That's not a specific level, though, nor is it tied to progression in the story line.

Does this apply to DoH as well? Wvr is currently my highest class 33, followed by Gsm 26, then Cnj 25. I have all DoH and DoL > 20 except Fsh.

[Niwashi]

Does this apply to DoH as well? Wvr is currently my highest class 33, followed by Gsm 26, then Cnj 25. I have all DoH and DoL > 20 except Fsh.

No. The Armory Bonus only applies while leveling DoW/DoM classes, and the comparison is to your highest DoW or DoM class rather than your overall highest class (so in your case, your conjurer level rather than your weaver level).

At least, that should be true according to the in-game help. I'm no longer entirely certain however whether that's right. I saw a thread at GameSpot's forums where some people who tested it say it seems to be a flat 50% bonus for the lower level class and didn't vary with how far apart the classes were, despite what the in-game help message said. (It's still DoW/DoM only, though.)