Quote Originally Posted by Ouch! View Post
You're apt to be disappointed on that last point then; leveling is being pushed even further toward quest-based leveling from what they have said, which is more likely going to continue to be a solitary affair.
I disagree on this last point. While they have said they will be adding in some content for those that prefer to solo, they have not said anything to suggest they won't have group-based quest leveling. It seems like they are going to be putting in an absolutely massive number of quests (going by that quest scenario guy in that big conference interview type thing they had for the 25th anniversary). I'm sure a very large chunk of those will be suited to partying, at least from L30 upwards.

That said, in version 1.x, of the three jobs I managed to get to 50, I leveled in parties on two of them from 35+ and the other from 40+. Leveling in parties is loads faster already, although hardly necessary. It becomes even more unlikely when you consider that the party-dependent leveling is extremely unpopular in the current MMORPG landscape, and most players probably won't put up with it being required.
Yeah, almost everyone I know leveled in parties from 30 onwards. It was great fun. I would never solo beyond 35, personally, seems like an absolute waste of time. If you know the right places to go, duoing at the very least makes you level up so much faster. Hoping it continues to be the case for the future game.

Oh, and going up to L30 is best done via Power Leveling if you're going for speed.