Quote Originally Posted by Zerd85 View Post
1) Is it still the same in that you should leave all your side quests for alternate job classes and use use Fate/Main storyline to level your first class?
This isn't as much of an issue as it used to be, largely because leveling has gotten easier (or at least more varied). Dungeons have been given better rewards as well as shorter queue times through the Duty Roulette feature. Some more repeatable content has been added for the later levels (upper 40's) with the Beast Tribes. Guildhests give first-time XP bonuses for each class rather than just the first time you run them at all. And the new Challenge Log can provide a few weekly bonuses as well. FATE's are still a good XP source, but by no longer being the only similarly good XP source, there's less pressure to just grind one after another.

That much variety in repeatable content means there's less pressure to get your leveling XP from one-time sidequests. The sidequests can this way be done when you want a bit of story flavor added to the mix, or want the quest rewards from them.


Quote Originally Posted by Zerd85 View Post
2) Would you all recommend finishing your first class to 50 before starting on another and then getting your specialization?
As others have mentioned, by 30, you should pick up the first 15 levels of your job's secondary class, so you can unlock the job. Whether you do any more alt-class leveling than that before reaching 50 is more a matter of personal preference.