Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)
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Cybsled
Naxxramas 1.0 Raider
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First thing, preorder the new xpac. You get an earring that gives bonus xp gains until 80
Potd is unlocked during ARR. south shroud? It’s that wood log fort place. There is a quest to unlock potd. Heaven on high is unlocked in ruby sea at the pirate base next to the big jenga looking tower.
They’re basically roguelite dungeons with different floors. Your level starts at 1 and you level up inside. Your progress is saved vs who is in your party. You get 2 save files. I don’t like them much, so you can find more guides on them online or others here
MSQ roulette gives you more than half a level if you get praetorium, so make sure to run that daily. Leveling roulette should be something you do also - with a tank the queue times should be quick
Also don’t forget beast tribe quests. They add up if you run those xp wise.
Potd is unlocked during ARR. south shroud? It’s that wood log fort place. There is a quest to unlock potd. Heaven on high is unlocked in ruby sea at the pirate base next to the big jenga looking tower.
They’re basically roguelite dungeons with different floors. Your level starts at 1 and you level up inside. Your progress is saved vs who is in your party. You get 2 save files. I don’t like them much, so you can find more guides on them online or others here
MSQ roulette gives you more than half a level if you get praetorium, so make sure to run that daily. Leveling roulette should be something you do also - with a tank the queue times should be quick
Also don’t forget beast tribe quests. They add up if you run those xp wise.
Merrith
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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All of this. I've spent the last few months finishing out last couple classes from 60 to 80. MSQ roulette once a day is great, and beast tribes daily are easy ways to slowly move it. It is crazy how much better/faster the pixie beast tribe quests are for leveling from 70 to 80 than the 2 separate beast tribes for 60 to 70 are, though. I never could stomach grinding a lot of HoH, but that's probably b/c of how much PotD I grinded to get classes to 50/60.
Chris
Potato del Grande
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Thanks, yeah I'll do the dailies for sure. Are tanks the most in demand?
What's putting me off PotD is having to get to floor 50 to do HoH.
I have no concept of how much exp PotD 1-50 is going to give a lv60 class or how long it will take or if I need a static group or it can be done with a pug.
If it's suboptimal but fresh content, I'll take it over grinding something.
What's putting me off PotD is having to get to floor 50 to do HoH.
I have no concept of how much exp PotD 1-50 is going to give a lv60 class or how long it will take or if I need a static group or it can be done with a pug.
If it's suboptimal but fresh content, I'll take it over grinding something.
Merrith
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Tanks are pretty in demand, yeah. PotD won't give much exp at all to a 60, but you can easily pug to 50. Most people pug 51-60 PotD to level their sub 50/sub 60 characters.
Chris
Potato del Grande
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How long does it take though? Is it 50 runs with 50 groups or do you do 10 floors at a time or something?
Malakriss
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Much shorter than that. You queue up for 1-10, 11-20, etc and each individual floor is 3-6 rooms with scattered enemies and traps, kill enough to advance. Originally it stopped at 50, then they added to 100 and then achieves and loot for doing all the way up to 200.
But for leveling classes people would requeue floors 51-60 over and over as the best xp/run ratio. If you only need to unlock HoH clear through 50 once.
Merrith
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Not long at all. 1-10, 11-20, etc so only 5 ascending runs. Assuming queues are fast should not even take 2 hours, and that is probably a high estimate.
Chimney
Trakanon Raider
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So far Stormblood MSQ is complete butt about 70 quests into it and it was already dragging just getting into Stormblood.
Tons of menial quests beholden to a level 1 scrub with no experience rather than a hero with practically no dungeons/trials/raids so far to break up the tedium for a bunch of whiny ass, ungrateful citizenry.
Then they make it so unlocking flying doesn't flow nicely with your progress and actually have to go play hide and seek.
Water zones >_>.
I am at this point rooting for the imperials to genocide this entire part of the world and all ala mighans.
At this pace though I'm probably going to end up in Shadowbringers well before TBC at least!
Tons of menial quests beholden to a level 1 scrub with no experience rather than a hero with practically no dungeons/trials/raids so far to break up the tedium for a bunch of whiny ass, ungrateful citizenry.
Then they make it so unlocking flying doesn't flow nicely with your progress and actually have to go play hide and seek.
Water zones >_>.
I am at this point rooting for the imperials to genocide this entire part of the world and all ala mighans.
At this pace though I'm probably going to end up in Shadowbringers well before TBC at least!
Chris
Potato del Grande
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Yep. You alternate the Ala Migho area with the Doma area in the far east which is much better.
Merrith
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Most people rate SB below HW and obviously ShB. Personally I kind of liked it, although there's definitely some slow parts. I don't remember flying unlocking all that well compared to ShB, I mainly just always looked for whatever aether currents I could get to first and foremost before progressing through MSQ. The first couple of zones you visit are split into 2 different areas, though, so maybe that's what you mean. I remember getting to Kugane being a high point, then getting through Ruby Sea area to stuff after, as well.
Chris
Potato del Grande
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Thanks for the advice everyone yesterday. Got lv63 doing x5 Duty Roulette and PotD to lv40. Even PotD gives OK exp so looking forward to HoH.
Should be ready for Shadowbringers as a Tank in no time, depending on how long Stormblood patch MSQ takes...
Should be ready for Shadowbringers as a Tank in no time, depending on how long Stormblood patch MSQ takes...
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