Due to the class system in this game, the value of the XP bonus is higher. The Main story questline (MSQ) that you need to complete to unlock all the game features and continue into the expansions will take you to all the zones and will scale you down at points if you are over level.

But as I said classes. You get to max level with your main, finish the MSQ but then you start another class and you are back to level 1 except, unlike making an alt in WoW, all that quest content is gone. So you are left with other things - dungeons, fates, hunt log, leves to level your other classes.

That's where the XP boost would be handy. You get a base boost on your alt classes just by having one be higher but if your goal is to catch up with these people who have been playing for almost 4 years and have maxed every job that's something you want every advantage to do.


I deliberately saved quests during my first run to 50 back when ARR launched and there isn't nearly enough left for a 2nd and 3rd class. The challenge log (unlocked at lvl 15 I think in Limsa Lominsa) has been VERY helpful in extra XP. But if I wan't playing with folks I'd known before from WoW I'd be jumping at the chance for another XP bonus.