Opinions on 71-80 leveling

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Just roulettes for me. Maybe dungeon spams if I wanted to finish a job quicker afterwards.


I've always gotten my jobs to max before the expansions "easy leveling" area was implemented so potd/hoh/bozja never helped me level anything

[ReynTime]

71~80 just spamming the highest MSQ dungeon in DF was super fast to me. Between 2 and 3 days per job really.

[LianaThorne]

I appreciate all the answers but I kind of feel like my question still hasn't been directly answered fully.

What I'm more asking for (rather than the best way to level to 80) is what leveling methods provide you with the experience you need to perform your job the best?
Like, what content/route exposes you to situations you NEED to know how to handle as a tank before you hit 80. Any particular dungeons, trials, etc. Like I said, I'm concerned I've been putting too much effort into one leveling method and unintentionally been avoiding other things that I should experience to improve my overall knowledge in tanking.

Like, I can get to 80 in Zadnor in 2 days easily, I'm more concerned about what is the best route to take in general so that I'm able to go into like...extreme/savage content as a fresh 80 tank and be comfortable that I won't just drag my team down or be called a carry since I've had experience with the content/mechanics needed to perform my job the best I can from first pull. I would rather it take longer to level to 80 if I'm getting extra knowledge/job experience with another way compared to my normal.

[Hysterior]

I have almost all jobs at80 without any grinding.
I usually do the leveling roulette once per day and sometimes the 70-80 one and that's it.
Just that every day until all jobs are at 80 XD

If grinding, I think all roulettes once per day (including MSQ if you feel masochistic) and Zadnor in between

[Crowzer]

For my 80 alt jobs I used the same pattern every day : 1 Front, 1 MSQ roulette and the 3 daily quests from pixies.
Fronts are good, but MSQ roulette is ultra boring. Fortunately, it requires minimal efforts and can be AFK in cutscenes.
Zadnor is indeed quite good, but the zone is dull AF.

[Puremallace]

Zadnor is BYYYY far the most efficient leveling and add in the Beast tribe quest.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I appreciate all the answers but I kind of feel like my question still hasn't been directly answered fully.

What I'm more asking for (rather than the best way to level to 80) is what leveling methods provide you with the experience you need to perform your job the best?
Like, what content/route exposes you to situations you NEED to know how to handle as a tank before you hit 80. Any particular dungeons, trials, etc. Like I said, I'm concerned I've been putting too much effort into one leveling method and unintentionally been avoiding other things that I should experience to improve my overall knowledge in tanking.

Like, I can get to 80 in Zadnor in 2 days easily, I'm more concerned about what is the best route to take in general so that I'm able to go into like...extreme/savage content as a fresh 80 tank and be comfortable that I won't just drag my team down or be called a carry since I've had experience with the content/mechanics needed to perform my job the best I can from first pull. I would rather it take longer to level to 80 if I'm getting extra knowledge/job experience with another way compared to my normal.

Leveling won't prepare you for ex or savage fights. Best thing to do is just level, then use the training dummies and run regular level 80 content.

Make sure you read your skills, etc.

[Jojoya]

Best way to level? Stick to the content you enjoy so you're having fun instead of turning it into a job you hate. There's no reason to rush a job to level cap unless you intend to make it your main job. Even then, I would still stick to doing the content you enjoy and ignoring the rest even if it's technically faster.

Personally I used MSQ Roulette + hunt bills + beast tribes (sometimes would toss in a Leveling Roulette but not often). That would get a job 71-80 in less than 2 weeks.

[ReynTime]

I appreciate all the answers but I kind of feel like my question still hasn't been directly answered fully.

What I'm more asking for (rather than the best way to level to 80) is what leveling methods provide you with the experience you need to perform your job the best?
Like, what content/route exposes you to situations you NEED to know how to handle as a tank before you hit 80. Any particular dungeons, trials, etc. Like I said, I'm concerned I've been putting too much effort into one leveling method and unintentionally been avoiding other things that I should experience to improve my overall knowledge in tanking.

Like, I can get to 80 in Zadnor in 2 days easily, I'm more concerned about what is the best route to take in general so that I'm able to go into like...extreme/savage content as a fresh 80 tank and be comfortable that I won't just drag my team down or be called a carry since I've had experience with the content/mechanics needed to perform my job the best I can from first pull. I would rather it take longer to level to 80 if I'm getting extra knowledge/job experience with another way compared to my normal.

You can't.

The problem with XIV's combat (and I know I'm barking at the wrong tree every time I call it a problem) design is that it lacks any depth on its own unless there are boss mechanics involved. It's extremely repetitive and if you're not a healer or tank you're expected to play the same melody ad infinitum no matter what you're fighting.
You could master your rotation perfectly with dummies but that doesn't matter much because that's the very basic. And the game expects even less than that of you in leveling content.

The only way to be "ready" for endgame extremes and savage is to practice the fights themselves. Dealing with multiple boss mechanics is drastically different than 99% of the content you do while leveling or running expert dungeons.

[Imora]

Trusts.

Not the fastest but I'm getting my goal of maxing them out done. Only have Ryne left after I'm done with RDM.