One of the first questions you have to ask as a new player is “what jobs do I want to play.” I totally recommend ALL of them, but that can be daunting. Here’s my advice for how to go about determining whether you should focus on one or two jobs, or do a big spread.
This also got me wondering why on Eorzea I ever made so many characters to find this all out…
__________ Terms for Beginners __________
MSQ = “Main Story Quest” (or questline)
iLevel (iLv) = Not the level you need to be to equip something, but essentially a measure of how powerful an item is. All equipment has an item level, and it’s almost always preferably to equip higher iLv gear
DPS = “Damage Per Second,” shorthand for damage-focused classes
Comment if you found any other terms you don’t recognize.
__________ CHAPTERS __________
00:00 – Intro
00:25 – Focused Leveling Pros
01:00 – Neophyte’s Ring (Don’t miss this!)
02:30 – Spread Leveling Pros
03:22 – Preferred World Bonus
03:44 – Recap/Summary
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My lovely assistant, Lenara Shade has been working overtime to grind out those levels for this video. If you see her in the wild, be sure to thank her!
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I'm a serial alt-aholic and I tend to pick a "main" job to use through the MSQ until I reach the patch content of any given part of the game and then take a break to level the other jobs I want. I find this to be the most effective way to do it because while you're leveling your other jobs to catch up to your main you can farm Poetics for gear for them (obviously this applies less in ARR but for the expansions it's helpful) that way once you reach whatever the level cap you're expected to be at for whatever end game content is available you'll have the best gear available already once you reach it.
Dont really have anything to add here as this doesnt super apply to me. though on my "solo only" copycat alt im doing spread leveling so thats fun. anyway im just making this comment for user engagement #leveling #advice #nonbias
It's worth mentioning that you also get a flat xp boost when there's a substantial difference between your highest-level job and the one you're currently running. This, as well as wanting earlier access to the jobs that unlock via level, can be a good reason to keep one job way out in front.
By the way, certain EXP rewards are greater when you're higher level, such as Frontline bonus, Leveling Roulette, challenge logs, etc. These can help boost one class even further, and then later can be used to help with catching up.
My general strategy nowadays on my main is to play through an expansion with one class as to keep the story moving and then when I finish the currently available story to level so that I have a max level tank/healer and dps. After that I use more passive ways to level the rest(daily society quests, journals, etc.) If I’d ever start a second character I would likely keep a healer, tank and 1 or 2 dps within 2-5 levels of one another while going through everything so that I can easily switch to something else without it becoming a huge grind.
I used to be a massive advocate for spread leveling, especially with road to 90 buff.
But this time around for DT I went with one job per role quest, so 5 in total and even with the road to 90 buff that did take some extra work. But once I got there it was all worth it, and it makes leveling alt jobs, crafters and gatherers a breeze tbh. Because everything is unlocked and available for example my Warrior is leveling by my attempts at soloing Deep Dungeons, some of my classes are used to level my grand company squadrons and some of them are used for frontline roulette and pvp in general.
All in all, they're all progressing pretty fast and since I spread out the activities they all feel fresh and unique, and even then I can at any time switch them around for a breath of fresh air.
In the past I tried to use dungeons to level all jobs as I went along, and honestly? I burnt out, hard. Even with the road to 90 buff it just becomes to… obsessive for me. Better to finish the story imo.
It's extremely dependent on the person. If the game is entirely new to you and you're still learning the basics, stick to the job you picked at the beginning. It's okay to play around with the other jobs to see if there's one you might like even more, but then stick to that one until you get more comfortable.
Also important to keep in mind is that you only get to level each job once per character. If you want to level Monk again, you need to create a new character and do the ENTIRE MSQ on it all over again. Make it count, make sure you have fun while leveling. Don't feel rushed. The exp bonuses exist for those who want them, they aren't mandatory if you really want to make the most of your leveling experiences.
Some activities that you can do while leveling other jobs include:
– Hunting Log for all ARR classes
– FATEs around the world
– Weekly Challenge Log entries (unlocked at level 15 in the Drowning Wench of Limsa Lominsa)
– Dungeons
– Deep Dungeon (Palace of the Deep, Heaven-on-High, etc)
– Field Operations (for 70+; Bozjan Southern Front)
– Battle Levequests in A Realm Reborn (though not as efficient)
– Always do your class and job quests; role quests from Shadowbringers onwards
– Weekly Wondrous Tails (unlocked in Idyllshire)
– Daily Allied Society quests (aka 'beast tribe'- or 'tribe' quests)
– Daily roulettes
I've played for quite a while, and still don't have more than 3 jobs above 90. It just hasn't been a priority. And yet, I never knew about the Neophyte Ring. @_@