Anyone here at 60 yet?Follow

60 DRK and 57 AST now. It's a HECK of a lot faster than 1-50 due to not only Vault being godly for speeding running exp but they force you into tons of side quests before you can even unlock some current side quests, so you actually get exp forced onto you. Ignoring FATES (for your sanity) it takes barely a day to hit 60 of consecutive play, whereas depending, 1-50 could take a weekish. Challenge Log is a large chunk of your exp and daily roulettes, but you will be spamming aery, vault an Library - Mostly the Vault.

New player bonus brings completion exp to 80-220k extra, so..basically it's not that long at all depending on your playstyle. If you love FATEs.it'll take you a few weeks due to abysmal exp. 16-30k exp from a 51-58 FATE, so it's mimicking level 30-49 FATE exp return.

Seriously, I'm doing something wrong lol.

I wonder if I've been spending too much time doing all the side quests. That said, I'm also not skipping cutscenes or NPC text, and I've stayed current on my new paladin quests as well. I also haven't used reddit to shorten my path to flying, which I know would speed things up. But I've really done nothing but play on paladin, and I'm not even level 56! Hio, my brain hurts just thinking about how you already have a 60 AND a 57... it's like when I'm out running, and I'm passing most people and feeling pretty good... and then BAM! Some dude flies by me like I'm standing still.

Yeah, started up DRK to help someone level their DPS so it went pretty quickly to 50 then 50-60 was purely on story and the dungeon spamming (they're all fairly quick) and she went DRK and I went AST. On one of my alts I started the BRD towards 60 but only 55. Basically when you're working towards your aether currents a lot of quests are chains so you're getting like 160k+ exp just pushing towards those currents (some require dungeon clears so may as well spam em in between.)

I've put a few hours a day since launch and I just hit level 54 on my DRG last night. I put one level on Miner using leves (by the way, the new leves that cost ten leves for a bonus reward are so not worth it), and spent the rest of the time making money hand over fist. I don't really need it right now, but I figure the relic quest will have at least one gil sink to it, so I might as well be ready. Anyway, people already at 60, especially those using the new jobs need to calm the **** down. It's not race. Getting there first doesn't mean anything, and you're passing up a ton of game play on the way.

You're right if, and only if, the leve allowances would not have otherwise been wasted.

If you're sitting at 100/100 allowances and don't really feel like hammering out 6 leves a day, then doing a couple of the 10-leve quests IS a worthwhile thing to do.

You get about 300K exp from the new dungeons, so if you spam those you level FAST. And they're not terribly difficult.

Combining leveling with work right now sucks but still managed to get my Machinist to lvl 55 yesterday.
I'm basically doing all the quests I find and doing the dungeons and trials when I unlock them.

Not too bothered with rushing through it, I'll be 60 before Alexander releases anyway

Sounds like you are playing the game it self instead of wizzing through it.

I know a few who have hit 60, they done so because they didn't do anything they didn't need. They concentrated on levelling (doing dailies, some hit fates hard), a few have finished the story because again they concentrated on it. Most of these if they have hit 60 or done the main scenario have also had little sleep or work.

Working Monday to Friday here 40 hours a week at least, other half to spend time with and I'm only 55/56 on two jobs and not long unlocked flying in MIST.

I have cleared all sub quests in 2 previous zones so there is nothing left, I've capped poets, had DC issues Sunday which screwed up half the day. So effectively I've not had as much time as others. I also have not skipped anything, except the odd side quest text.

I would be 60 on both WHM/BRD if I didn't have work or sleep.

Edited, Jun 24th 2015 8:47am by Lonix

Please tell me where I said “This person is reading slow or fast” people ARE skipping the texts – some have admitted it to me. You may like to think everyone is reading everything, if you want to be naive go ahead. People may read incredibly fast but that still isn’t the same pace as skipping and that my friend is fact. Some side quests even have CS’s. Sorry my friend you can believe that someone skipping a lot doesn’t add up to many minutes but if you want to go back through it all and work out the difference you are more than welcome. It does make a difference and that is a fact. Sounds like you seem to have a problem with the above, perhaps you are skipping a lot and you don’t like it? That is an assumption on my part but only you can answer if you actually are skipping every side quest text.



So again What’s your point? Tearing apart a post for no reason? I was simply stating a fact that some people do other bits and pieces that you don’t need, again what’s your point?



Did I say everyone? I think you need to seriously read through my post before you respond because you are putting words in my mouth or shall I say words in to my post. I stated the ones I know. If people want to skip a lot of the text and stick to what they NEED to do above all the extra’s well that’s their decision. I was simply stating possible reasons why people are hitting 60 quickly and when people are telling me that’s what they do – that’s tough luck on you because it’s fact.

Also when did I say it's hard to level? I have no problem with a couple of fates while I Spam DF the latest dungeon or get Sub Quests done. I'm happy to grind grind and grind, XIV grind is nothing compared to XI so I find it a doddle.



I didn’t know that unlocking flying in a zone unlocked more quests………………………………………………………. Oh wait yes I did and they are cleared as well. I could have mentioned that MIST is a prime example of a zone that just did that, I have about 10+ quests to do in that zone and that’s after unlocking flying…………………………

Another assumption on my part is perhaps you have not finished those two zones of side quests?? Rushing the story and level 60 at all?

Also what’s 1.0 got anything to do with what I posted…………………., this is 3.0 and has nothing to do with my original post.

I'm 55, but I spent the first few days of the patch doing FC crafting and not really touching the new areas. I skip sidequest text. I read main quest text. I don't dungeon grind. People shouldn't judge what other people do with their game time, as long as it's within the rules. Just sayin'.

Actually, just to simplify things, I consider anyone not driving the exact same speed as me to be an as*hole.

I'm 52 Machinist at the moment. Been playing pretty consistently, but maybe not as efficiently as others. I dunno, expansion is pretty fun so far. Machinist gets a lot of procs/cds so it's a busy dps job. Good stuff.

I tend to drive within margin of the speed limit, anyone driving faster than me by 10MPH is breaking the law. Also I for one did not even remotely criticise people who rush content. If that's what they want they are doing absolutely NO harm to me. What they can't argue is if I say HOW they are doing it and they choose to take that as criticism - tough luck and that's a fact. Likewise for speeding, if some one wants to drive faster, they are more than welcome to. If they are speeding to make sure they get to work on time, they can't argue if I turn around and say why they are speeding. That's not defending them nor attacking them, simply stating a fact.



So far I've not had a failed run, had 5 wipes in 4 wins, one thing I noticed is healers who are on the ball can really make the difference. Now before a certain poster rips that a part I would state - my experience. This does not mean I am talking about others experience or people I've never met, spoke to or done any DFs/Hunts/Towers with. Hopefully that one poster can take the hint.