ECA
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ok my other thread sounds a bit cocky
so i'll try and explain.
the xp per level required from 20-50 isnt that different.
eg from 39-40 you only need 6900 xp
from 49-50 you only need 7900 xp
its not a huge increase.
But when everybody has advanced jobs/maxxed out subjobs, it makes things a lot easier. Also people have learnt how to play the game by then, and the range between melees is usually 1, maybe 2.
Mages i've had up to 4 i think 5 levels lower and its still been good.
I also try and play with japs as they usually know the game a little better, and make use of food more often.
I think levelling will slow down past 50, as the xp jumps to 10k from 50-51 and 54-55 takes 15k and 55-60 all require 20k.
rdm/bard becomes pretty vital if you want to get the xp speeds for their mana regen abilities. RDM gets refresh at 41, and if the whm is using regen 2 and keeping the cures low size they can really conserve mp.
bards are also extremely sexy, same fighting capabilities as RDM and basically a buff class that can hit ok.
A typical group setup would be pld/war/nin - 1, sometimes 2 to tank.
A melee who has war subbed so they can provoke.
a DRK or another damage dealer class.
and 2-3 mages whm/rdm/blm works very well.
At higher levels you cant do what you could do at lower levels and have a DRK instead of a pld/war/nin, they just cant tank properly.
So group makeup up to about 30 isnt that important, but the further up you go, the more you'll see people fussing over it.
the xp per level required from 20-50 isnt that different.
eg from 39-40 you only need 6900 xp
from 49-50 you only need 7900 xp
its not a huge increase.
But when everybody has advanced jobs/maxxed out subjobs, it makes things a lot easier. Also people have learnt how to play the game by then, and the range between melees is usually 1, maybe 2.
Mages i've had up to 4 i think 5 levels lower and its still been good.
I also try and play with japs as they usually know the game a little better, and make use of food more often.
I think levelling will slow down past 50, as the xp jumps to 10k from 50-51 and 54-55 takes 15k and 55-60 all require 20k.
rdm/bard becomes pretty vital if you want to get the xp speeds for their mana regen abilities. RDM gets refresh at 41, and if the whm is using regen 2 and keeping the cures low size they can really conserve mp.
bards are also extremely sexy, same fighting capabilities as RDM and basically a buff class that can hit ok.
A typical group setup would be pld/war/nin - 1, sometimes 2 to tank.
A melee who has war subbed so they can provoke.
a DRK or another damage dealer class.
and 2-3 mages whm/rdm/blm works very well.
At higher levels you cant do what you could do at lower levels and have a DRK instead of a pld/war/nin, they just cant tank properly.
So group makeup up to about 30 isnt that important, but the further up you go, the more you'll see people fussing over it.