Leveling up low leveled battle classes a HUGE issue at moment.

[Kerii]

The greatest asset in this game is other people. You don't want to mindlessly farm the same content again and again? Make friends.
You don't want to pay extremely high prices for things on the market board? Make friends.
You can't stand the duty finder and the party finder scares you? "MAKE FRIENDS!!"

I realize this sounds like common sense, but people in this game are so obsessed with the best and easiest ways to do everything they forget their greatest resource. Aside from that... I'd chime in that fates should only be done with friends, it's more enjoyable that way. Leves are actually "great" exp once you find the farmable one or two in each group. Hunting Log is basically instant 15 if a lv50 friend OHK's them for you.

Edit for clarity: You "do not need to be in a party to get decent exp from fates" I just found it more enjoyable. I've done enough fates on previous characters for two other people's atma (Pre nerf), and my own for coming up on the second time.

[Coldheart]

Currently, I'm leveling uo every DoM/DoW class/job other than WHM at same time.

For dps: Daily Roullete (low level) plus battlecraft levequests and beast tribes quests and Challenge Log XP bonus.

For tank/healer: Daily Roulette (Guildhest). Run the highest dungeon available.

Fates and Hunting Log for all jobs

I can't spend much time playing (college/work/family) so I try to maximize the available time.

[Dgsoil]

The greatest asset in this game is other people.

qft

Networking is a skill, both in real life and in MMOs.

[Deathscythe343]

Low level leveling is something that I think will get tuned when the expansion rolls around. It seems like this is a typical thing for MMOs to do when they bring out an expansion. Mostly because after all the hype the devs want people in the new content. The longer a person is spending in the old content where less and less people are, the less time they are spending in the new content. I had just talked about this with some people in my FC the other day. It seems they could make a really easy change now that would aid in this problem.

For a quick fix for this they could easily just remove the once a day limit to the low level roulette. Give players the ability to do it as many times as they want with unlimited chances for xp bonus rewards for completing it. People would level up faster. There would also be more people joining the queue so wait times would likely decrease.

[Jeykama]

Hm, levelled Ninja a couple months ago and it didn't seem that bad (apart from not having the temptation to use resources on other jobs).
Daily roulettes, doing other things during queues, and saving bulk of the leves for those level ranges where dungeons suck (35-44). Mild FATEs when I got bored of leves. If you can score a dungeon at its minimum level, that's almost always a full level even without a roulette bonus. Just don't be in a huge hurry - I got it done over the course of a couple weeks.

[Felis]

Low level leveling is something that I think will get tuned when the expansion rolls around. It seems like this is a typical thing for MMOs to do when they bring out an expansion. Mostly because after all the hype the devs want people in the new content. The longer a person is spending in the old content where less and less people are, the less time they are spending in the new content. I had just talked about this with some people in my FC the other day. It seems they could make a really easy change now that would aid in this problem.

I think the devs want to make the pre50 dungeons (all or only some) soloable with hired Grand Company NPCs.

For a quick fix for this they could easily just remove the once a day limit to the low level roulette. Give players the ability to do it as many times as they want with unlimited chances for xp bonus rewards for completing it. People would level up faster. There would also be more people joining the queue so wait times would likely decrease.

i'm sure with 2.51 more people will do the low level dungeons again, if the bosses drop good Triple Triad cards. It don't need unlimited tokens.
Also for unlimited roulette reward most people would just queue as dps again. What it need is better "role in need" reward. Give the tanks something to do the dungeons as tanks.

[Deathscythe343]

I think the devs want to make the pre50 dungeons (all or only some) soloable with hired Grand Company NPCs.

i'm sure with 2.51 more people will do the low level dungeons again, if the bosses drop good Triple Triad cards. It don't need unlimited tokens.
Also for unlimited roulette reward most people would just queue as dps again. What it need is better "role in need" reward. Give the tanks something to do the dungeons as tanks.

The mercs idea seems like it would be tough to actually do given some of the mechanics of the fights. Either they would need to make them super buffed to be able to stand in effects or smart enough to move in and out when needed. Seems like either would be significant challenge.

Yes, I am sure that a lot of dps would be in the queue, however that is only because there are more dps jobs in the game. Compared to the other archetypes, there are double the amount of jobs.

As per the triple triad thought, it seems like this is a band-aid fix. Sure it may bolster the numbers for now, but it does not seem like a long term fix.

[Meier]

I am hoping with how they said in the expansion we are getting dangerous monsters again in the open world. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE they'll give us the OPTION for exp parties in the open world again.

[Gailo_P]

So yea first off im new to the forums been playing ff14 on ps4 since last month so im not all that new to the gameplay aspect. So im guessing i dont have to do the story missions anymore right? lol ive notcied leves give a crap tone of exp especially when doing them all at once. Basically my question is should i just stop with the story and just power level the last 20 levels to 50? im a dragoon btw just got it last night. but yea from 30 onwards what should i do to get to 50 the quickest? OH and where can i go to learn more about the terminology? I'll probably find it on my own by the time someone reads this but i'd appreciate any help. Thanks

[Deathscythe343]

So yea first off im new to the forums been playing ff14 on ps4 since last month so im not all that new to the gameplay aspect. So im guessing i dont have to do the story missions anymore right? lol ive notcied leves give a crap tone of exp especially when doing them all at once. Basically my question is should i just stop with the story and just power level the last 20 levels to 50? im a dragoon btw just got it last night. but yea from 30 onwards what should i do to get to 50 the quickest? OH and where can i go to learn more about the terminology? I'll probably find it on my own by the time someone reads this but i'd appreciate any help. Thanks

You will have to do the story. There are certain things that require you to do so.