Questions Towards the end of the game and before Heavensward

[Dogempire]

I have a few questions at the moment.

1. What level is the next major fight after Garuda? I don't want the name because spoilers, just the level.
2. I'm level 45 at the moment and just beat Garuda, what's a good way to level? At the moment I'm a scholar.
3. How long do you think it would take to get to whatever level I need for the next major fight?

[Naria]

1) The next trial fight is at 50.
2) Quests (there are some sidequests at the waking sands), dungeons, Northern Thanalan FATE grinding.
3) Depends on how you level but 5-7 hours, I'd think. I'm not really sure be because I massively out leveled on my alt because of roulettes.

[Rhode]

1) The next trial fight is at 50.

Cape Westwind is Lv. 49

[Vandril]

Cape Westwind is Lv. 49

EVERYONE forgets about that one. XD

[Anova]

1. lv.50.

2. There's essentially a 100% xp boost from monster kills, so dungeon roulettes are an extremely fast way to level pre-50. You will essentially need 1 or 2 dungeons per level. You can also do story quests and side quests as you go. FATEs aren't a bad way to go either, but North Thanalan is probably a little empty atm, so the xp from chain bonuses won't really work. If you can get a full party of 8 or even 6, go for it.

3. It depends how much bonus xp you get from the challenge log, dailies, and rested. Assuming you're playing nonstop though, I'd estimate 7 hours. This was prior to the 50% xp boost for pre-50 and the challenge logs though, so it should be much faster for you.

[Vandril]

2. There's essentially a 100% xp boost from monster kills, so dungeon roulettes are an extremely fast way to level pre-50. You will essentially need 1 or 2 dungeons per level. You can also do story quests and side quests as you go. FATEs aren't a bad way to go either, but North Thanalan is probably a little empty atm, so the xp from chain bonuses won't really work. If you can get a full party of 8 or even 6, go for it.

I think you're talking about the armory bonus. I believe the OP is leveling his highest level class, so this won't apply.

[Dogempire]

I finished the main story an hour or so ago.

I'm really irritated, I couldn't actually enjoy the final 2 dungeons because people wanted to use the main story roulette for speedruns, so I had to pretty much choose to either skip out on the cutscenes or skip out on the boss fights, and I honestpy feel like all the time I spent getting to level 50 was wasted because some people couldn't wait 20 more minutes for 5 times the tomes from a normal run.

The entire ordeal irritated me to the point where I just decided I would skip ALL the cutscenes. I mean sheesh, I paid $60 for this game, I want to at least enjoy the last dungeons.

[Avorniel]

I finished the main story an hour or so ago.

I'm really irritated, I couldn't actually enjoy the final 2 dungeons because people wanted to use the main story roulette for speedruns, so I had to pretty much choose to either skip out on the cutscenes or skip out on the boss fights, and I honestpy feel like all the time I spent getting to level 50 was wasted because some people couldn't wait 20 more minutes for 5 times the tomes from a normal run.

The entire ordeal irritated me to the point where I just decided I would skip ALL the cutscenes. I mean sheesh, I paid $60 for this game, I want to at least enjoy the last dungeons.

I had the same issue when the game was launched the last 3 major story runs most just wanted to blast through it and anyone who wanted to watch the cutscenes were left behind.

Not sure if you know or not but I was told by someone in my fc you can view all the cutscenes from your inn room which wasn't ideal as it wasn't part of the dungeon experience but least I could watch them at my own pace.

[Belhi]

I finished the main story an hour or so ago.

I'm really irritated, I couldn't actually enjoy the final 2 dungeons because people wanted to use the main story roulette for speedruns, so I had to pretty much choose to either skip out on the cutscenes or skip out on the boss fights, and I honestpy feel like all the time I spent getting to level 50 was wasted because some people couldn't wait 20 more minutes for 5 times the tomes from a normal run.

The entire ordeal irritated me to the point where I just decided I would skip ALL the cutscenes. I mean sheesh, I paid $60 for this game, I want to at least enjoy the last dungeons.

I sympathise whith you and it is a common complaint. It was a poor design choice the SE had putting so many cutscenes mid dungeon and they handle it a lot better since then.

As stated by others you can watch any cutscene you have seen in game in the Journal in the Inn. This way you can go back an review what you missed or rewatch stuff. Its not really the same but Its hard to avoid.

Its a pain but fortunately its not one that repeats again at all in the game and the story will go from strength to strength moving on and into HW.

Also, I don't know if you realise it but by lvling a SCH you have also levelled SMN. Since both come from the Arcanist both level at the same time. It means you have a potential dps class available and already levelled.

[Dogempire]

I've already unlocked both branches of arcanost sk yes I'm aware.

Later tonight I'll probably host a PF for the last two dungeons.