Quote Originally Posted by Balbanes View Post
So, having played the beta and launch of both 1.0 & 2.0, and recently returning after a several year hiatus, I've noticed that you level up now at an INSANE rate.

As in, way too fast. I'm leveling my character to now 50 just by doing the main story quests and the occasional dungeon pickup group.

Am I the only one that thinks it's TOO fast? Does it slow down after a certain level, or is it just a rocket ship to level cap now?
A lot of the bulk of MSQ was removed (after the complaints about how grindy it was, and also with how many players dropped ARR because it was such a slog to get through). To make up for bulk removal of MSQ story, they added XP in its place. So a character on a normal server (and not an XP bonus server), should be able to level up to 80 by just MSQ alone. XP bonus servers would get you to 80 well before you finish stormblood