Leveling Post Nov Patch

By now I would imagine everyone knows about the Nov update and what it brought to the table.  But what did those figures in terms of required SP per level actually mean in terms of levelling time?

It now takes roughly an hour to get from 1 to 10... It actually took me very little effort to take a DOW & DOM over level 10. The first few levels come fast and furious and it does tend to slow a little the closer you get to 10, but as long as you keep the momentum going, the levels fly by.

Ok so in terms of what was being killed? well it's very simple really, rats & beetles can take you there in no time.  Running out of limsa, I killed rats on the way south to the beetles and started killing them at lvl3.

At level 10 the levelling curve changes, and starts to slow a little.  10-12 can be done in a hour or less killing puk, then moving on to 12-16 which will take roughly 3 hours more working on Dodo's.  After 16 you are looking at much longer levelling times but still within reason easy enough to get multiple levels in a matter of hours.

The real hit is when you hit 20, as soon as that little rank up flutters about, you can kiss that 150-200 SP goodbye, you will be looking at ranges of 60-90 per mob.  The sad thing is I was soloing nanny goats and crabs and still only getting 80-90 per.  I found testing each type of mob to be best, find those who were quick to kill vs dmg taken.  Regardless after 20 you are looking at a level or 2 per level if you work at it.

Partying below 20 seems to hurt SP and XP gains so I wouldn't advise it, unless you are like the Kitn and I who just like to play together.  As a party below 20, 150 SP/XP gains turn in to 70-100.

I'm yet to group up after 20 and see if there is any benefit at all but so far it would seem that party SP/XP doesn't seem to be working very well.

So, there we have it, to recap:

1-10 : Easy as pie, face roll your way to 10 in about an hour.
10-12 : Easy enough in a hour to two.
12-16 : Looking at about 3-4 hours solid grinding.
16-20 : Talking a day or so.
20+ : Yeeeaaaahhh..... Ummmm..... Shoot, hell if I know what to do!

This didn't include any other means of SP/XP gain other than grinding.