Leveling multiple classes during MSQ?

[MilimDragonava]

So I’m currently leveling 3 classes, I’ve been rotating through all them as I do the MSQ. I was doing this because my first class got to level 40 before the MSQ even hit level 20. Now I’m on the level 30 MSQ and I have 2 classes at level 35, and one class at level 45.

With that said, people in my FC keep saying I should just level one class, is that right? I’m asking because if I did that i would get my first class to max level while the MSQ is still far from finished, but then I won’t have other classes leveled up high enough to even continue the MSQ. I would have to do run dungeons endlessly just to level up my second/third classes to get them high enough level to meet the MSQ required level.

Please don’t reply with “Play it your way”, my way of playing is efficiently, I find efficiency fun and interesting. Playing without a plan in place makes me nervous and takes away the fun.

[LianaThorne]

It really is an up to you thing though. The MSQ is a great way to gain xp and rush a class to end game so thats why people will suggest just using all of it for one class. I've also known of people who level all of their classes to level cap for each expac before starting the next so they have options to pick from in case they're bored of playing just one class.

In a nutshell, MSQ will absolutely have you hit level 90 on one class before the end of Endwalker. If you spread it across multiple, you may need to use other options to level if you don't at least hit the req to start each expac. So, depends on what *you* want to do ultimately and if you feel the need to use multiple classes/are okay using dungeons to level.

[Vencio]

The thing is though…everyone progressed/progresses slowly & you can just get by MsQ going at a slower rate with different classes or remain with one & work on other’s later on.

Not sure what you’re truly inquiring & no need to add further blocks to your goals; just have fun

[EorzeaWanderer]

In my opinion, you're doing exactly the right thing.
The game throws way more experience at you than you need for a single job, particularly in the lower-level expansions. If you have the Road to 80 buff, even more so.
It will turn out exactly as you said, having to pause MSQ and level other jobs to catch up.

Due to the way content is gated and synced, there is no point in leveling ANY job beyond what your current MSQ level is.
If you keep going too high in ARR, you will begin to feel this acutely when you can't use any of your job skills in the 50s range because they are all from quests gated by access to Heavensward and you're not that far yet.

Also, lower-level jobs don't have as many interesting combat options as they do later on, so rotating is great to maintain some variety. (And even max-level jobs can get stale if you play only one.)

You could probably do one of each role comfortably in ARR (melee, ranged, caster, healer, tank) without too much side material to keep up, if you have the Road to 80.
As you push into higher MSQ levels this pool of jobs you can comfortably maintain will shrink. At that point you can pause the ones you aren't as interested in or keep them up with roulettes and other side content. For your reference, I did Endwalker by rotating the experience on two jobs, and in a few places I reran the latest dungeon and did some side quests, daily hunts, or FATEs to keep them on track (no roulettes, however).

Having several jobs leveled means you can indulge in whatever side content you like or run roulettes with your FC and friends without worrying about your level on your one job pointlessly skyrocketing.

The burden you will feel taking on a new job comes with the class/job quests, which you have to do to maintain access to all skills. Those can take time.
You'll have to decide how much of that upkeep you want while still maintaining forward momentum on the MSQ.

As a side note, the MSQ becomes more and more a collection of cutscenes that deliver experience on quest turn-ins.
If you want to enjoy the battle content more to take a break from all that, having several jobs reasonably leveled and ready is a great idea.

Anyways I think you have the right approach!

[Wanzzo]

So I’m currently leveling 3 classes, I’ve been rotating through all them as I do the MSQ. I was doing this because my first class got to level 40 before the MSQ even hit level 20. Now I’m on the level 30 MSQ and I have 2 classes at level 35, and one class at level 45.

With that said, people in my FC keep saying I should just level one class, is that right? I’m asking because if I did that i would get my first class to max level while the MSQ is still far from finished, but then I won’t have other classes leveled up high enough to even continue the MSQ. I would have to do run dungeons endlessly just to level up my second/third classes to get them high enough level to meet the MSQ required level.

Please don’t reply with “Play it your way”, my way of playing is efficiently, I find efficiency fun and interesting. Playing without a plan in place makes me nervous and takes away the fun.

Well, the golden rule is: play as you want to play. (yep, sorry, but it's true).

That said, I'll tell you the way I play:
When i make a new char, I enjoy to put some concept in him/her. Like: "this one here will be a magic master (all heals and magical dps)". Or... "this one here will be versatile as a melee and a bold tanker".

I do that because I don't like the omnipotent feel we have in this game (one single character can do everything, like a god...).

And, how I do that?
EXACTLY like you do: leveling 2 to 3 classes/jobs (or more) alternating between them as I progress level by level in each one (limited by the concept I gave to the char). So, for a magic Master, as i level Scholar and White mage I also level black mage and red mage. When one of them reaches another lv, I change the job and continue the quests. When doing roulettes, I try to go mixing the jobs (based on what role the roulette is giving bonuses). In this way, I never get overleveled and never bored since my char fits into a concept all the time. It's easier even if I do some RP with the char.

It's a bit slow to progress in this way, but I enjoy doing it A BIG LOT MORE than being omniscient and omnipotent or focusing in just one job to rush like if my char needs to pee on the moon since lv1...

So, you just try to find the way you like most. What way gives you more meaning while playing this game. What you think is more enjoyable for you and go for it
Don't care much about the others. I always regret when I dediced to rush stuff because someone in the FC told me that "the only fun is endgame". It is NOT the only fun stuff, believe me I like to do side quests (yep, the yellow ones) as I reach a new place for my char. It's slower, but meaningfull to me.

[MistakeNot]

So I’m currently leveling 3 classes, I’ve been rotating through all them as I do the MSQ. I was doing this because my first class got to level 40 before the MSQ even hit level 20. Now I’m on the level 30 MSQ and I have 2 classes at level 35, and one class at level 45.

With that said, people in my FC keep saying I should just level one class, is that right? I’m asking because if I did that i would get my first class to max level while the MSQ is still far from finished, but then I won’t have other classes leveled up high enough to even continue the MSQ. I would have to do run dungeons endlessly just to level up my second/third classes to get them high enough level to meet the MSQ required level.

Please don’t reply with “Play it your way”, my way of playing is efficiently, I find efficiency fun and interesting. Playing without a plan in place makes me nervous and takes away the fun.

If you do sidequests and/or roulettes you will easily get enough XP to level up 2 or even 3 classes in parallell, and that is what I usually do since otherwise your level and the level of quests/dungeons get out of sync very quickly.
There is no particular reason why one should stick to just one class, so if you think leveling multiple classes/jobs at once works best for you - then you should absolutely keep doing so.

[Greyhawk]

I found it more fun to just level one job through the MSQ, then go back and level the other jobs through side quests, FATE grinds for zones completion (not the same job I just leveled/is at top level), duties, etc. This was more efficient for me. I tried leveling multiple jobs through an MSQ and in my opinion, was slower to level really. I would think you would want at least one job to be able to participate in high end duties, raids, etc. Leveling more than one job at a time without that ability will make things more stale to play.

Just my $.02.

[Striker44]

I did what you're doing. I always like having a tank, a healer, and a DPS role leveled similarly so I can use whichever I want at any given time. I typically do MSQ with one class, sidequests with a second class, and then daily roulettes with a third, but I frequently find that sidequest class ends up doing quite a bit of MSQ, too, since my MSQ class gets well ahead of the MSQ itself in level.

[Toutatis]

Play as you like. XP is so easy so come by these days and you can cumulate several bonuses. If you get too over levelled later on, you can also pick up Samurai and Red Mage at lvl 50, dancer and gunbreaker at 60 as well as sage and reaper at 70. There’s also drk and mch at 30 but that is only at the end of HW whereas the other ones can be picked up with no other requirement than level.

I already have 10 jobs at 90 and two at mid 80 on an alt and am only halfway SHB as I go for a lot of side content I didn’t bother with on my main. I may take the tomestone event as an opportunity to level up more jobs as it will be useless to run all these duties on lvl 90 jobs.

[Raven2014]

Please don’t reply with “Play it your way”, my way of playing is efficiently, I find efficiency fun and interesting. Playing without a plan in place makes me nervous and takes away the fun.

Guess some people missed this part of the OP post ... Why so eager to give advise without even checking what kind assistant is requested.

To your question, as someone who recently rolled 2 alt at the end of Shadowbringer, you can definitely level 2 job in parallels, 3 if you stretch it out a bit more. But it also depend a bit on how much you play as well.

At the minimum, if you're playing A LOT of hour a day, and thus will blow the story in the minimum number of real date . Than you can keep it at 2 jobs. Basically, one job (DPS recommend) will level via the EXP received from the quest, and a second job (tank/healer recommend) via dungeon (and by that I mean the first run in order to advance the story, not grind). So basically, level them both to level 15. Do the world quest on one job, but whenever you hit a point that require you to enter a dungeon/trial, pop it on your other job. If one start to fall behind the content level requirement, catch it up with a roulette.

if you don't play a lot a day though, then it's possible to squeeze in a third job via the daily roulette. I did this on my 4th alt and were able to keep 3 jobs in close proximity up. 1 gets EXP from quest, 1 from first time dungeon/trial, 1 from dailies.