How does the leveling speed in this game compare to other MMORPGs? Is it easy to hit 75 in this game?

Also, is the game very soloable compared to what it was at release? Can I solo all the way to the cap if I wish?

It is one of the longest grinds in any MMO. Some of the people who have been playing since release have not reached level cap, and if they have they still havent seen all the content that the game has to over, some have though. It seems to take the average-hardcore player around a year or longer to hit cap the first time through the game.

That being said its a great game, full of more depth on the market and is worth giving a shot if you are patient and enjoy group play, as it is still VERY group oriented. On the other hand, FFXIV will be out next year, might as well wait for that  : )

Originally posted by Ozreth

 It seems to take the average-hardcore player around a year or longer to hit cap the first time through the game.

 

Talk about complete BS, even before the changes to the experience earned you could easily get to 75 in a few days to a week!  Now the average; with just a few hours here and there casual player, sure it'll take them months!

Can I expect each level to only take a few hours?

Originally posted by DrWalnut

Can I expect each level to only take a few hours?

With a competent party; sure....if not though it can take days to get just a little XP, but with all the new solo options you can get a good amount of XP during those down times while not having a good party!

I just restarted two evenings ago,and was only able to play a couple hours each night, I was able to play a bit today and I'm level 14.

They've added some field manuals to the game since I played years ago, that help with leveling. It's kill X of this creature and Y of that creature for an XP bonus.

And also if you use conquest points you can buy the emperor/empress band, which is a ring that has 7  charges and will give you a 50% exp bonus up to 1000 bonus exp or 3 hour duration, whichever comes first... But the ring has about 16 hour down time between uses.

Obviously I'm still really low level, but it does seem a little less difficult to level now then it was say 4 years ago, but we'll see how the later levels go, as I recall 20-35 is tough and I never made it beyond that point my first go round.

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by Ozreth

 It seems to take the average-hardcore player around a year or longer to hit cap the first time through the game.

 

 

Talk about complete BS, even before the changes to the experience earned you could easily get to 75 in a few days to a week!  Now the average; with just a few hours here and there casual player, sure it'll take them months!

This poster must obviously be one of the WOW nerds that spends 24 hours a day 6 days a week playing video games and has no life.  That is the only way to get to 75 in a few days (even if you pay someone else to do it, it takes more than a week)..  Not to mention taht to get to 75 you must also level your subjob to 37.  (Unless he's mistaken and has never played FFXI). 

Nah, he's right in a way. The first time up though, it's going to take a while because of the different quests you need to do on the way up to 75. After that, it's pretty much cake. I got a job to 60 in couple of weeks with breaks here and there.

Yeah, I'm sorry but Khrymson doesn't know what hes talking about.  I've heard getting to 75 in a month, but that was always because the person had their subjobs leveled, had already done the cap quests, and usually had another 75 to do the AF quests and get money for gear plus they already knew a lot of people so can get a competent party together.

To get your FIRST 75, takes a bit.  Not because the actual leveling takes awhile, but because doing the side stuff and just getting a good party can take awhile.

The thing about ffxi, is that to get to level 75 you not only need to level up.. but at some points you need to do missions and quests that if you dont do them, you wont be able to move on... like rank missions, airship mission, Genkai missions, Killing maat. and many many more.. like job quests, sub job... and more lol. This take time and you need people to help ypu 90% of the time. So it takes time... Players that already done all of this can level up a job to 75 in a month or less

This is the reason that my company neither offers leveling nor accounts for FFXI.  Though 1 month would be acceptable if played 10-12 hours a day.  Can you show me where I can get a leveling guide that is current, or provide me with more information on leveling?

Originally posted by Spitt

This is the reason that my company neither offers leveling nor accounts for FFXI.  Though 1 month would be acceptable if played 10-12 hours a day.  Can you show me where I can get a leveling guide that is current, or provide me with more information on leveling?

What do you mean your company....

Originally posted by Spitt

This is the reason that my company neither offers leveling nor accounts for FFXI.  Though 1 month would be acceptable if played 10-12 hours a day.  Can you show me where I can get a leveling guide that is current, or provide me with more information on leveling?

dont think tere are any, iv seen some for the first 30 levels.

one thing i hated about WoW was all the leveling guides. what happend to doing it your self.

Originally posted by SgtFrog

 what happend to doing it your self.

It amazes me that most gamers are bright enough to turn their PCs on anymore.  Everything has to be so damn simple and have a guide to follow or its too hard....whine, bitch, moan, and the nerfs start landing.  Then they complain they don't like the changes....well don't whine to begin with then...sheesh!

Just get in and play and explore the game and try things...when you die from something most horribly then you found an area too hard and shouldn't go back there for awhile...go in a new direction.  If area A) is too hard and you can't proceed but area B) is possible to survive in; then which area do you think you should go to.....do you really need a guide to figure that out!?

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by SgtFrog

 what happend to doing it your self.

 

It amazes me that most gamers are bright enough to turn their PCs on anymore.  Everything has to be so damn simple and have a guide to follow or its too hard....whine, bitch, moan, and the nerfs start landing.  Then they complain they don't like the changes....well don't whine to begin with then...sheesh!

 

Just get in and play and explore the game and try things...when you die from something most horribly then you found an area too hard and shouldn't go back there for awhile...go in a new direction.  If area A) is too hard and you can't proceed but area B) is possible to survive in; then which area do you think you should go to.....do you really need a guide to figure that out!?

I don't think people have trouble with leveling when they ask for a guide. They just look for the fastest way to level.

But following a guide destroys the fun of adventure and discovering new things.
A lot of people complain about how most MMORPG's is such a grind, they don't understand the grind is what supposed to be fun.

Parties always go to the same leveling areas. lvl 10 the dunes start with Lizards go to Gobs, then go to Crabs and Flys, then Gobs/Pugils and you are lvl 20 and ready to go to Qufim.

I also usually do this, but sometimes a party to decide to do something different and I like that.

Originally posted by DrWalnut

How does the leveling speed in this game compare to other MMORPGs? Is it easy to hit 75 in this game?

 

Also, is the game very soloable compared to what it was at release? Can I solo all the way to the cap if I wish?

I'm gonna skip over what everyone else wrote ...

Leveling speed is based on what you put into it. If you are on a long period of time and you are willing to make your own parties you will be able to get up to 75 very quickly. If you are on here and there and you are just waiting for something to happen you will not succeed very fast. It is a lot easier then it was back in the day when I started. They lowered EXP cap for each level after 50, added exp rings, and added events where you can get exp for paricipating. Before all that happened I got my first job to 75 in just under a year, but I was also into endgame at that point too so I was doing events and was an advocate of this odd philosophy  called "logging out." In short I could have done it faster if i wanted, but instead I chose to enjoy the game and have some freaking fun.

The game is more soloable than it was at release. You cannot make a career out of soloing outside of a handful of jobs. It is possible to solo all the way to 75, but it would be in stark contrast to your original question about the speed it takes to level. Solo is very very slow. The most efficent exp is in groups.

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by SgtFrog

 what happend to doing it your self.

 

It amazes me that most gamers are bright enough to turn their PCs on anymore.  Everything has to be so damn simple and have a guide to follow or its too hard....whine, bitch, moan, and the nerfs start landing.  Then they complain they don't like the changes....well don't whine to begin with then...sheesh!

 

Just get in and play and explore the game and try things...when you die from something most horribly then you found an area too hard and shouldn't go back there for awhile...go in a new direction.  If area A) is too hard and you can't proceed but area B) is possible to survive in; then which area do you think you should go to.....do you really need a guide to figure that out!?

and its usually the same people who  when they reach endgame , complain that there is nothing to do >.>

Originally posted by Herkfixer

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by Ozreth

 It seems to take the average-hardcore player around a year or longer to hit cap the first time through the game.

 

 

Talk about complete BS, even before the changes to the experience earned you could easily get to 75 in a few days to a week!  Now the average; with just a few hours here and there casual player, sure it'll take them months!

 

This poster must obviously be one of the WOW nerds that spends 24 hours a day 6 days a week playing video games and has no life.  That is the only way to get to 75 in a few days (even if you pay someone else to do it, it takes more than a week)..  Not to mention taht to get to 75 you must also level your subjob to 37.  (Unless he's mistaken and has never played FFXI). 

You don't know what you are talking about as well. It is very and very possible to even do 75 in 3 days. If you didn't know or rather if you didn't play. You would never know the "crazy" Asura player leveling team.

the first 75 bluemage appear 3 days after expansion release from what i heard.  I even saw a dancer reach 75 within 4 day of wing of goddness release. (using /sea all dnc) 

Pretty crazy i tell you, why it is possible? Let me tell you, with powerleveler ability like me who have 2 account, in 1 day i have reach from 9 to almost 37 in less then 12 hour of gameplay. of course 1-9 is like 3 hour itself because its solo which is so slow. 

If you got powerleveler you can reach 75 pretty quick. Its roughly 2 hour per level if you play effectively from 50-75 ...little slow between 64-66 of course.

my personal best was 1-60 in a week, then 60-75 in 1.5 weeks... was inbetween semesters in college.

I am as good as you. I did dancer in 1 week 1-52.

Dancer was so easy to get  group or make a group with there are alot dancer.   we just dancer burn everything.

Originally posted by lynxie

Parties always go to the same leveling areas. lvl 10 the dunes start with Lizards go to Gobs, then go to Crabs and Flys, then Gobs/Pugils and you are lvl 20 and ready to go to Qufim.

I also usually do this, but sometimes a party to decide to do something different and I like that.

Not always, I've leveled in Buburimu Peninsula many times before instead of the dunes, heck I've soloed through Bub on Mandragoras in the past as a MNK.  You can also lvl up on Orcs in Yughott Grotto as well as Korroloko Tunnel on Worms!

What about us players that started back at JP launch and the level cap was only 50, and Qufim Island didn't exist nor Crawlers Nest or Garliage Citadel, and the only options were weapons outside Jeuno...now those were tough times indeed!  Before Zilart existed FFXI was a miracle to get far in at a steady pace...if you think finding decent XP now is tough...rofl

Originally posted by wrongfeifong

Originally posted by Herkfixer

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by Ozreth

 It seems to take the average-hardcore player around a year or longer to hit cap the first time through the game.

 

 

Talk about complete BS, even before the changes to the experience earned you could easily get to 75 in a few days to a week!  Now the average; with just a few hours here and there casual player, sure it'll take them months!

 

This poster must obviously be one of the WOW nerds that spends 24 hours a day 6 days a week playing video games and has no life.  That is the only way to get to 75 in a few days (even if you pay someone else to do it, it takes more than a week)..  Not to mention taht to get to 75 you must also level your subjob to 37.  (Unless he's mistaken and has never played FFXI). 

 

You don't know what you are talking about as well. It is very and very possible to even do 75 in 3 days. If you didn't know or rather if you didn't play. You would never know the "crazy" Asura player leveling team.

the first 75 bluemage appear 3 days after expansion release from what i heard.  I even saw a dancer reach 75 within 4 day of wing of goddness release. (using /sea all dnc) 

Pretty crazy i tell you, why it is possible? Let me tell you, with powerleveler ability like me who have 2 account, in 1 day i have reach from 9 to almost 37 in less then 12 hour of gameplay. of course 1-9 is like 3 hour itself because its solo which is so slow. 

If you got powerleveler you can reach 75 pretty quick. Its roughly 2 hour per level if you play effectively from 50-75 ...little slow between 64-66 of course.

 

I rest my case , I will repeat my self because this guy didn't get the point "...that spends 24 hours a day 6 days a week playing video games and has no life. That is the only way to get to 75 in a few days..."  If the OP had 5 accounts, or twenty friends or been playing long enough to know all the leveling areas and knew all the people to help, this post wouldn't exist.   Stop trying to dog anyone who apparently doesn't give a crap about being first to BLU./.. the question was, is it a fast leveling game.  To the laymen you would assume, to the average person, not to lame no real social life hacks who already have 2 accounts and all races and jobs already..

For one, my example is to show you how it is possible to level to 75 fastest possible.

If he can do it, so could you. We are all human after all. He can jump, i can jump and you can jump. Unless you have some physical handicap then there is that.

Secondly, I hate people like you who think social life is a life of sex and drinks, guess what people choose the way they live, your way of social life differ from mine. I like to spent a bit more time on gaming while you like to spent your time forum trolling. What is the difference? we all breath and we all eat. We are humans so don't be a jack ass and call my life lame. Go out and have you sex all you want, i like the way i live, and i will change it base on my preference and not on yours.

Also asking these question are pretty dumb, how fast does it take to level to 75? That's depend on you, i give you a hint already about my personal leveling speed "2hour per level" and you can use me as reference to measure yourself. You don't need 5 accounts to play this game. You just need to have a brain. Research well, network well, and step up by initialize the party process will make this game goes a lot smoother.

Originally posted by wrongfeifong

For one, my example is to show you how it is possible to level to 75 fastest possible.

If he can do it, so could you. We are all human after all. He can jump, i can jump and you can jump. Unless you have some physical handicap then there is that.

 

Secondly, I hate people like you who think social life is a life of sex and drinks, guess what people choose the way they live, your way of social life differ from mine. I like to spent a bit more time on gaming while you like to spent your time forum trolling. What is the difference? we all breath and we all eat. We are humans so don't be a jack ass and call my life lame. Go out and have you sex all you want, i like the way i live, and i will change it base on my preference and not on yours.

 

Also asking these question are pretty dumb, how fast does it take to level to 75? That's depend on you, i give you a hint already about my personal leveling speed "2hour per level" and you can use me as reference to measure yourself. You don't need 5 accounts to play this game. You just need to have a brain. Research well, network well, and step up by initialize the party process will make this game goes a lot smoother.

First of all... please don't assume what I consider "fun" in life... I challenge you to show me where I've mentioned sex, drinking and what ever else.  I'm married, I don't have fun... ... Andy if you noticed I was pointing out that the fellow in the post was mentioning how he had and used several characters in order to "power-level" himself.  My point was that the OP made a general statement about leveling speed.  My original reply was that without the use of high level/multiple accounts (as was also the testimony of other posters as well) that it is very difficult to progress quickly.  My response to "individuals" of their lifestyles of "no life" were in relation that they spend more time tooting their own horn about how Uber leet they are because they spend all their time trying to be first to do what ever or complete more things that others or w/e. 

To those who quietly go about their life and offer assistance to those who request it, no matter how much time or "personal life" they sacrifice to progress, I have no problem, but when some a-hole only responds to a general post of How long does it take to get to 75, and someone says it takes a long time, and that guy says, "well if you cool like me you can do it in two weeks", which everyone know isn't going to happen without lots of help. 

I don't "have sex, and go drinking," but I have spent a lot of time on MMO's and spending time with my family (including with my wife in-game) so please don't presume you know what life I choose to lead. 

P.S. I don't forum troll, If you look at most of my post, i read forums and try to offer advice based on my 5+ years of playing FFXI.  When someone responds to my post and I get an email and read it and someone try's to trash me, then yes I will respond and retaliate.