How am I meant to level with a friend now?

[Ventus]

How did you SP with frinds before ?

Levelink groups?

That is just as mind numbing.

Personally I like Party mob grinds. Some hate mob grinds and love quest grinding. I am glad for the changes.

The most efficient way to Sp in my opinion, is a good group grind on some mobs, try the new beast camps. They are all in a level range, all in close proximity, thus making it convienent.

how is that fun for you without xp chains? It's mindless and repetitive. I've done grind parties a lot and my body physically starts to ache and pain because of the mind numbing, brutally tedious taxation of it all.

XP chains would help spice things up, but for now ppl saying "dude easy mode is off gotta xp grind like a true pro!" is such a mindless folly to sound like people just don't know how to play the game.

*edit
by the way I'm not assuming you enjoy sp grinding on mobs, I know you just said it's more efficient but I'd like to know if you truly think it's a tolerable, fun way to mainly level up at the moment.