Returning Lost Player

[Enkidoh]

Welcome back!

The 2.1 patch in December changed a few things, one of which is dungeon exp has been greatly increased - so much so that FATE grinding parties are little done now. Plus there is something called 'Duty Roulette' added in which the Duty Finder randomly selects a dungeon for you, and completing it will give you bonus exp and gil on top of the regular exp you get (and if you happen to be a 'needed' role, usually a tank, you get even more exp on top of that).

Plus at level 43 you can also start doing the new 'daily beastmen quests', which are basically like a normal sidequest, but repeatable (up to three a day) - at the moment you can do them for the Sylphs in Little Solace, and the new friendly amalj'aa faction The Brotherhood of Ash. These not only give exp and gil but also tomes of philosophy too, and they are easy enough to solo. The npcs which give these quests have a special quest marker which looks like a recycling symbol on the map (they can be found in Little Solace in the East Shroud, and the new 'Altar of Ash' near the Temple of Qarn in Southern Thanalan). Levequests are another option, as like dungeons they too have had a major revamp in that the amount of exp you get from completing a battlecraft leve is much higher than it was previously.

And yes, your main story quests are still well worth doing as well - not to mention with patch 2.1 the storyline has actually been extended past the previous 'end' at level 50 which involves new Primal fights and the new Crystal Tower raid, but you need to be level 50 to do that.

In any event, there's a lot more to do now and more ways to level so there is a lot more variety in gameplay now than there was at launch.

[OnyxStrife]

Awesome! Didn't expect such a detailed response but you answered all of my questions perfectly, thank you!