Is Dungeon XP really that bad?

[AdamChattaway]

Well people say fates are best, but im lv 44 and doing a fate gives me like 10k XP with gold, but when i went to the lv 41 and 44 dungeons i was getting 1.4k XP per mob, mobs are ing roups of 3-4 so that's 4-5k XP per mob group that takes a few mins to kill, the fact you can kill these constantly all the way through the dungeon seems pretty good.

Now i tried to lv on fates on the snow zone and i was stood for 5 min waiting for one, then if i could get to it in time and get gold/silver id get 10k in 5-10 min, so are dungeons really as bad as people think? because from where im sat it seems dungeons are much faster and more enjoyable and constant...

[zx10r]

Dungeons are way more enjoyable. However, fate allows you to level twice as fast when you join a group and just tag mobs in fates. Anyone trying to level fast will NEVER run a dungeon and just grind fates. It is a terrible design.

[Calyanare]

Well, since you're a tank, you won't have to wait for queues. Most people are DPS classes, and for them a queue takes at least half an hour, so FATEs are more efficient for them. Some people are doing FATEs while waiting in queue, even.

[AyaneKiwara]

It's an exp per minute issue. Yeah, dungeons have a lot of potential exp but a single pull can sometimes take as long as a fate when its zerged and yields only half the experience. Even a dungeon boss can yield 5k exp, but the boss likely takes twice as long than zerging a fate

[gamesmart]

I joined a FATE party once today, and I can say that the experience is pretty high. However, I'm not the type to zerg through a game's content to endgame - I like to enjoy the game as I move along (especially this game because of the awesome soundtrack), so I'm not likely to spam FATEs for a while. I also like working with others in dungeons, and trying to help others if they're newer.

[AdamChattaway]

Dungeons are way more enjoyable. However, fate allows you to level twice as fast when you join a group and just tag mobs in fates. Anyone trying to level fast will NEVER run a dungeon and just grind fates. It is a terrible design.

How does this work? i see people asking for fate groups and when i joined one i gained no more XP for completing it? and most of mobs were already tagged so i gained a pathetic amount of mob XP, is it really worth grouping for fates? for some mob xp? i never seemed to gain much at all by this.

[Steeled]

Yes the experience earned is that bad. The first time gives you a small bonus, and you get a bonus if someone in your group is new (about the equivalent of a single quest at your level).

[Tsukino]

How does this work? i see people asking for fate groups and when i joined one i gained no more XP for completing it? and most of mobs were already tagged so i gained a pathetic amount of mob XP, is it really worth grouping for fates? for some mob xp? i never seemed to gain much at all by this.

You get the same EXP for completion, but you get EXP for every enemy your party "claims" (name is red instead of purple).

[luciferbelmont]

Yes lets power level through the game in 2 days give dungeons and everything 100x more exp. If you want to level really fast to max level I recommend mobas.

[Mikedizzy]

You get the same EXP for completion, but you get EXP for every enemy your party "claims" (name is red instead of purple).

I have not tried running FATES with a party yet but I do them alone and get gold almost every time and get great XP. Some classes/jobs just do better at them than others IMO. Since I am playing a BARD I can just target one mob and then Quick Knock and smash everything so my claimed mobs is excellent. CNJ and PUG seem to have major issues though because they target one at a time. I think that is why Players are using a Party so that they can "share the wealth".