Levelling Guide 2014 - Help Im New

Hi guys.

So i played this game many many years ago... So much has changed...

Can someone please explain to me how I go about levelling a job from level 1 to 99 these days??

Do I just solo stuff with trust companions all the way to 99 now a days or at least up to 37 and then join an abyssea exp alliance or what do i do if i want to level from 1 to 99 ???

This makes leveling solo very easy.

Yeah but is levelling with TRUST companions the way to go all the way from 1 to 99?? or is there a better option once im at a certain level?

And if not - do i bring my TRUST PT to abyssea once i hit a particular level of some sort??

Yes!

cool thnx for some quick answers :)

Last questions:
At level 30 my only option is to be the key master right?? so i should bring lots of keys.

At what level is it possible to go as DD and fight in an abyssea exp PT?

At what level is it possible to go as BRD and not be the key/coffer guy in an abyssea exp PT?

Problem with aby leeching is that exp parties aren't common anymore, which makes soloing almost a necessity.

Just as i kinda thought, but do i bring my Trust PT to abyssea then when i hit a particular level or?

In other words:
Is there a level guide, as to where to go at different levels, with my EXP PT for the 2014 version of ffxi?

I think it got some interests after they revamped merits. Worms have been often nowaday.

The amount of merits one need to recap all is huge.

Aby sea exp parties is really common right now due to the merit point update. At least there's a full ally in raptor camp everyday so far in Cerberus. This of course may vary between servers but I'd be surprised no one is exping (of course some might choose to go adoulin for exp but abyssea is so easy and afkable I'd find it odd if no one is doing it.) Considering your account shows you're from Hades so you should now be in cerby which means you're prolly ok on that front!

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you are pretty useless you're 99 really, but you could start attempting to hit things from level 75 (depending on which zone you're levelling). Even so most of the work is done with a strong DD doing AE or blms -ga nuking once lights are up.

essentially never, brd is a bit useless in aby pt, only other slot that you can fit in is probably pulling. and you would need proper gearing and level 99 to do that comfortably.

1-> 9 starter area
9-> 30 gusgen mines

Thnx alot for all the fast and great answers guys ^^

If anyone else has anything to add please feel free to post :)

And glad to be back btw :) Kinda missed the game for the last 3 years but just havent had time to get started again until now :)

Hate to burst your bubble but you wont be able to key anything until you have some cruor, which you get from being in abyssea...

Scizor makes a great point about keying - you need cruor to buy keys, which you get from partying in abyssea (or via other methods at level 99). No cruor, no keying. However, it is true that the recent merit additions have resulted in a bump in merit parties in abyssea right now. Some might take on a total leech, if you get lucky.

That said, the Trust system combined with Records of Eminence objectives and Fields/Grounds of Valor on auto-repeat make for pretty swift, pretty consistent solo leveling. Get yourself a WHM Trust and a couple of DDs and just have at it.

If you're looking at where to level, dig up an classic site like Campsitarus or use old knowledge, combined with the Fiends/Grounds of Valor pages on bgwiki. Pick a good page, and find an area where the mobs will be 0-4 levels below your level. Earlier on, you can probably get by fighting EM/T mobs and making exp chains, but as you get up to 40+, you'll probably find you get faster exp by killing EP/DC mobs more swiftly and forgetting about the chains.

Personally, I've taken to leveling my jobs to 70 or so solo since the Trust addition, and dumping my Adoulin coalition ops into said job. I find that it goes fast, and then I just do the last 20 or 25 levels in abyssea once I can be a moderately useful party member. I usually try to solo up to 78 so that I can wear entry-level abyssea gear (Perle/Aurore/Teal) if I don't have anything else readily at hand. It also keeps my skills roughly up to par for when I do start higher level group stuff.

If you do solo, there's profit to be had. Fight mobs that drop worthwhile materials, and make sure to open chests. Every GoV zone brown casket has a chance to contain a Percolator, which is an easy 100k. It's not big money, but you can make enough here and there to not be broke later. You'll also get level-appropriate gear for completing the RoE zone/region objectives, which is nice since a lot of that stuff simply isn't available anymore due to lack of demand.

Not sure if this is still active, but I remember talking to either Joachim, Horst or the box near them, and the game literally gives new players like 100,000 cruor for absolutely nothing. Not sure if that was the Abyssea/Atma extravaganza, or if this is ongoing, but the OP could look into it.

Also, Just as a point - You cannot bring trusts into Abyssea. However, now you are able to party with people and ALSO trusts.

Additionally, since you are lower level, there are a ridiculous amount of Records of Eminence/Fov-Gov Books/Imprimatur (which are basically adoulin quests which give bayld and exp for doing nothing, really. Just collecting items, etc) that a player can do to gain quick and easy amounts of exp.

After getting to level 75, Voidwatch is a great form of EXP. I literally went from 80-99 in the matter of a few days, all the while making gil, on my BRD just shouting for VW groups. people always join money VWnms.

You could do besieged occasionally. Wildskeeper Reives can also be done if you have bayld to enter, and you can help by curing or doing something minor to gain points.

I also mentioned Coalition Assignments above (impraturs).

In addition to the Records of Eminence I mentioned above, there is a particular ROE quest which requires you to kill 200 monsters while under the effect of level-sync. Im not sure about everyone else, but i have not completed this assignment (mainly because of laziness); You could try shouting for a group of people to help finish this, while underhandedly gaining exp for your job.

The ways to gain EXP nowadays are literally endless. You are in no way restricted to soloing for 98 levels, nor do you have to be subject to abyssea groups. You just have to be creative.

If you have the adoulin expansion, get there as quickly as possible. Start saving up imprimaturs and level up courier's coalition. Once you get access to the support quests you can turn those in 1 imp at a time for lots of xp and bayld (I think it was like 3k xp per imp post nerf). That's my favorite way to level jobs from 1-50. (Ranking up and storing imps will take time so that's not an immediate thing.)

As for other xp, as people have mentioned grounds of valour is very nice. Try to find an area with low level monsters to your level (ep if possible). Turn on as many records of eminence quests as you can obtain (make sure you have signet/sigil/sanction/ionis) for the crystal quests. There is a crafted xp ring (resolution ring) so you can have a permanent xp bonus as well.

Lots of great advice guys !! Thnx alot ^^

At what level can i begin fighting stuff around Adoulin? Are there level 1 camps in that area???

Adoulin is for lv99 and above, the lowest level mob outside Adoulin is a level 100 Mandragora.

1-10 starter area with trust, GoV, RoE,
11-30 gusgen mines with trust, FoV alliance, RoE,
31-55 crawlers nest with trust FoV alliance, RoE,
56-75 bostauneaux oubliette (spelling I know) with trust FoV page 2 alliance, RoE,
76-99 bostauneaux oubliette (again spelling) with trust FoV page 4 alliance, RoE,
no need to abyssea burn. get some skill ups rather than learning how to open chests. problem is, everyone else just goes and aby burns or doesn't need to, tho u can fulfil roe kill while level synced.

If you complete all the Records of Eminence quests, you'll receive copper vouchers, by the time you hit 30 turn in the vouchers and you can convert them into various type of currency, cruor included at 1000 per voucher.

Yeah the only thing you want to do in adoulin before 99 is the imprimaturs. A lot of those don't involve killing mobs so they're safe to do at any level (my mule is in his 40s thanks to imps alone).

What RoE´s do i take when levelling 11-30 in gusgen mines?

The region > gusgen, earth crystal, and probably level sync vanquish mobs. Can set the new daily objectives as well, depending on what job you're leveling.

gusgen mines roe, vanquish multiple enemies, while u won't kill all necessary, it'll be a start for when u finish in crawlers nest or bostauneaux
also, new daily quests vanquish multiple enemies + buff allies.
can make a start on level sync to vanquish multiple enemies
can do total damage taken, total damage done, total healing
then there's weaponskills
deal 10-20 damage, 110-120 damage
spoils (changing as needed to take into account day/weather
combat (region) (original areas 1) (conflict gusgen mines)
could try the nm too but wouldn't hold my breath tho all the power to ya if u can do it ^^
but in essence, quite a few