As expectedGRINDING Still the Fastest way to level (JP HAVE A 42 SCH)

[TheBlazed]

To those of you who believe questing and F.A.T.E are the best way to level you are sadly mistaken.

I went to look myself and there is a 42 SCH on one of the JP servers.

8 Man parties mobs 8-10 levels above you. - Profit
CHAINING MOBS is the key


On the Downside.. You do miss the story, the Dungeons, and other related activities but you get levels FAST AS HELL.

I for one won't participate... for now
but it is still the best Speed Wise, even with Fates+Hunting log and random quest turn in the results are similiar but the old fashion EXP Grind party is still viable.

Bravo S.E you almost made me not party :P

Edit: Linkshell was discussing this on raidcall, JP's have had uninterrupted game play including now.
The FaTe events not scaling were a major part of the leveling process as with chaining.

[Manafont]

im in no rush, the game will still be here, they want to rush to 50 and then complain about content, they also have to do the quest to unlock dungeons anyway

[Namae]

im in no rush, the game will still be here, they want to rush to 50 and then complain about content, they also have to do the quest to unlock dungeons anyway

This... Rushing to 50 is the dumbest thing you can do (though its expected with the instant gratification crowd nowadays)
Its like taking a delicious chocolate bar, and eating it all in one go

[MidBoss]

This... Rushing to 50 is the dumbest thing you can do (though its expected with the instant gratification crowd nowadays)
Its like taking a delicious chocolate bar, and eating it all in one go

Clearly you don't like chocolate enough.

[Ceol]

Number of people who care about the first to 50: 1.

[Chocob0charmer]

There's also some thing I guess where lvl 50 characters can kill the mobs for lvl 1 and they get full exp. So that's also going on.

The joys of being legacy: not caring about getting a 50 and just enjoying the game

[Azurus]

Ya I'm not going to lie if I was able to play since 5 am uninterupted I'd have had a 42 schilar as well.... must be nice to have a full day of no downtime to grind

[Rydin]

OPs logic is flawed

How does this prove that grinding is the fastest way?
With no ability to do content for most of the day, we have Arcanists in their thirties. You have to believe, given adequate playtime they might have been 42+ (who haven't played since 11am est. And that is with Dungeon, Guildhest, FATE, quests.
Honestly, I still don't see grinding being the fastest option.
Also doing the well rounded approach doesn't require a static party, and rewards armor, alleviating the need for a new player to have to buy or make their own, considering a brand new player who chose to just grind would have very little gil.

Lastly, what happens 45+???
Where are the 8-10 levels ahead MOBs... You know where they are? In dungeons... would have been nice to have done the quests leading up to all the dungeons... huh?

[Roaman]

ima rush to 30 level a sub class to 15 then take my time then when pvp releases i'll be doing that

[Duelle]

I'll laugh and sigh in relief if/when they nerf exp gained from killing mobs 5 levels above you.