Thread: SP Differences - Pre and Post 1.18

I'm a bit disappointed with the SP changes in regards to leve mobs. Granted, I am doing lvl 10 leves (as a 14 MAR) but I expected at least some decent numbers.

I can understand the sp that leve mobs give to be the same as normal mobs. But what I can't understand is the "bonus" sp you get at the end of the leve only reaching 200-300. This is the wonderful bonus that was touted? It's only slightly higher than the sp I get off killing a normal ranked mob. Guardian Aspect is still in the game as well, but yet has no effect... on either the mobs nor the bonus.

Perhaps I'm doing this wrong. Am I overleveled on the leves I have? I didn't think a rank 14 doing rank 10 leves was that much of a gap (as opposed to doing lvl 20 ones as a rank 14). Especially considering the exp jump that comes around the mid-20s, which means I'll need even MORE exp to hit the next level.

I love everything else. The auto-attack is pretty much what I expected, and I don't mind the recast times (they seem to mesh pretty well). But the SP, especially considering I'm a low level and getting such low amounts, is worrying. I mean, it wouldn't be an issue if we could just keep picking up leves over and over without a limit... but after fifteen or so leves you're stuck grinding on mobs or crafting.

Opinions? Tips?

Originally Posted by Abriael

At rank 14 you should already be doing rank 20s. It's always been like that.

I see. So it's better to go over your rank than under it for exp. I haven't played for a few patches (I played in Beta and then for a month afterwards before I stopped) so it seems things have changed pretty drastically, and not only with just this patch. I seem to remember getting reamed hardcore attempting higher leves even just a few levels higher than you.

I'll give it a try.

Originally Posted by Xatsh

SE shifted alot of the focus to group partys (XI style and dungeon grinding) and quest based leveling. With party play being the fastest way to level up.

They actually nerfed Leves to get people away from that being the primary focus of the game.

The dungeons at least the 45 one is giving like 200+ sp a kill so that is decent for leveling, I assume the lower one would be as well if you are at the right levels... I am to high to really tell.

All the quest are giving SP, main story quest are giving over 15k sp per quest in some cases

Sadly, my server is mainly JP. And since I don't know the language, it makes it difficult to get parties. Not to mention the low population. Not sure what I can do besides go to a more populated server to level, grind till my eyes bleed or attempt to focus on story quests/side quests.

at level 42, my THM did two 2 star leves and gained about 1.5k exp in 45 mins between the two leves.

Am I playing the same patch? I'm a r31 Archer and was doing some r30 leves and was getting around 1-200 sp a kill and then end SP bonus was between 1,900-2.300 SP. I'm also loving the increase in SP DoL gets. No more grinding for hours just to get one rank! For example as a rank 27 Botanist I was getting around 150 sp at a time. Now on the same trees I get over 500 sp.


Patch 1.18 FTW!!!

(Now just fix the active/passive mode while moving animation please)

Originally Posted by Cervani

I'm a bit disappointed with the SP changes in regards to leve mobs. Granted, I am doing lvl 10 leves (as a 14 MAR) but I expected at least some decent numbers.

I can understand the sp that leve mobs give to be the same as normal mobs. But what I can't understand is the "bonus" sp you get at the end of the leve only reaching 200-300. This is the wonderful bonus that was touted? It's only slightly higher than the sp I get off killing a normal ranked mob. Guardian Aspect is still in the game as well, but yet has no effect... on either the mobs nor the bonus.

Perhaps I'm doing this wrong. Am I overleveled on the leves I have? I didn't think a rank 14 doing rank 10 leves was that much of a gap (as opposed to doing lvl 20 ones as a rank 14). Especially considering the exp jump that comes around the mid-20s, which means I'll need even MORE exp to hit the next level.

I can't speak to Guardian Aspect -- since I haven't tried it yet -- but a few things stick out:

1) **EDIT** -- Sorry, looks like I was wrong about the levels you can switch camps. Apparently in 1.18, they changed it to levels that end in -5. So please ignore the paragraph below this one. Sorry about that!

You can generally move to the next higher level camp at levels that end in -3. So at 13, you should start doing leves at the r20 camps. At 23, you should start doing leves at the r30 camps. And at 33, you should start doing the leves at r40 camps. (There aren't yet any r50 camps, so you're stuck at r40 camps all the way to 50.)

2) Leve rewards apparently vary depending on several things: the difficulty (i.e., the number of stars), the number of leve links, and the speed with which you finish the leve.

3) The SP you get for individual mobs increases depending on how much higher their rank is compared to yours. The max SP you can get is if the mob is 10 ranks higher than yours. So you want to run the leve on the highest possible number of stars that you can finish, so that the mobs will be 10 levels higher than you. That way, you'll get the most SP possible from each of the leve mobs.

If it sounds like all those things point to doing leves in parties, well, you're right. Seriously, though. Try joining a Linkshell and running leves with them. It's much, much more fun than soloing, the rewards are much better, and you're going to level faster. But the most important thing is the fun. If you get in a good LS, you're going to have more fun, which is going to keep you coming back for longer, and it's going to make it worthwhile to get through those higher levels.

I love everything else. The auto-attack is pretty much what I expected, and I don't mind the recast times (they seem to mesh pretty well). But the SP, especially considering I'm a low level and getting such low amounts, is worrying. I mean, it wouldn't be an issue if we could just keep picking up leves over and over without a limit... but after fifteen or so leves you're stuck grinding on mobs or crafting.

Opinions? Tips?

Glad to hear you're enjoying it.

Another way to get SP -- especially after patch 1.18, and into the future -- will be quests. You can now get SP from main storyline quests, job quests, and side quests. There are lists of side quests that you can do, if you search for them. Those give SP, gear, and other rewards. And there's always behest. (Although I have no idea how well it works after patch 1.18.)

And, of course, at rank 25, you can start entering the new dungeons!

Regardless, even though grinding might sound boring, get in a good linkshell, and it can be a blast. And with auto-attack, you can probably socialize now while fighting.

Have fun!