So, I made my Mateus alt and MY GOD.
I would already get +80% XP just from equipment: the Friendship Circlet (from Recruit-a-Friend, +20% XP for classes up to 25), the Ala Mhigo Earring (Preorder bonus for Stormblood, +30% XP for classes up to 50), and the Brand-New Ring (Hall of the Novice, +30% XP for classes up to 30)...
But the XP bonus for the chosen servers seems to be just a flat doubler for XP. Quests give +100% and all my equipment (and food) seems to have double the XP bonus.
So... yeah. 100%+((80%+3%)x2) = +266% XP for each mob kill.
I've only just cleared Satasha and my alt is level 24. And that's after I finally broke my habit of doing all the side quests at around the time I started city-hopping for the MSQ. I made him at around 6pm, went to bed around 11pm. So... 5 levels an hour on average.
AND I'm not even in an FC yet to get the bonus for killing stuff that they can give you or any rested or combo-chain XP. I know it'll taper off as I hit the markers where I can't use some of my +XP equipment (25 loses the hat, 30 the ring... so down 50% there...), but I'll still be getting... what... +166% up to level 50? It's pretty ridiculous, frankly.
Seriously, if you're concerned about having to level up an alt on Mateus or the other servers on the "PLEASE GO HERE" list... don't be. I'm honestly curious to see if I can have him to 60 before the week's end.
I would already get +80% XP just from equipment: the Friendship Circlet (from Recruit-a-Friend, +20% XP for classes up to 25), the Ala Mhigo Earring (Preorder bonus for Stormblood, +30% XP for classes up to 50), and the Brand-New Ring (Hall of the Novice, +30% XP for classes up to 30)...
But the XP bonus for the chosen servers seems to be just a flat doubler for XP. Quests give +100% and all my equipment (and food) seems to have double the XP bonus.
So... yeah. 100%+((80%+3%)x2) = +266% XP for each mob kill.
I've only just cleared Satasha and my alt is level 24. And that's after I finally broke my habit of doing all the side quests at around the time I started city-hopping for the MSQ. I made him at around 6pm, went to bed around 11pm. So... 5 levels an hour on average.
AND I'm not even in an FC yet to get the bonus for killing stuff that they can give you or any rested or combo-chain XP. I know it'll taper off as I hit the markers where I can't use some of my +XP equipment (25 loses the hat, 30 the ring... so down 50% there...), but I'll still be getting... what... +166% up to level 50? It's pretty ridiculous, frankly.
Seriously, if you're concerned about having to level up an alt on Mateus or the other servers on the "PLEASE GO HERE" list... don't be. I'm honestly curious to see if I can have him to 60 before the week's end.
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