Roulettes are the largest singular sources of EXP in the game. Participating in a Low-Level Daily Roulette will grant anywhere from 50-90% of a level upon completion (killing the final boss of the random dungeon) while under level 50. This is in addition to the experience obtained from killing the mobs/bosses in these dungeons, and in addition to completing Challenge Logs. The 50-90% range is based on the difference between your current level and the level of the dungeon. If you have been scaled down to a very low-level, you will receive a higher bonus. If you are the same-level or similar to the dungeon you'll receive less of a bonus. This can be done once per day and resets at 8AM PST/PDT (1am GMT+10).
Additionally, you may queue for Guildhest Roulettes. These are small trials which test basic dungeoneering skills. Upon completion of a Guildhest Roulette, you will receive a large chunk of EXP (not as large as LLDR since it is not as extensive or time consuming). This is about 10-18% of a level. This can be done once per day and resets at 8AM PST/PDT. Further, each time you complete a type of Guildhest for the first time (per class) you will receive additional bonus EXP (one time per class per roulette only).
Low level duty roulette - At lvl 16 and completed the first dungeon Satasha via duty finder (aka group finder)
High level duty roulette - Only after Lvl50. For now, manually selecting and queue for the highest dungeon level you've unlocked thus far
Guildhest Roulette - At lvl 10, look for Tontawa at Horizon in Western Thanalan to complete this quest for access http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Simply_the_Hest_(Ul'dah). You may have to look for a different npc if you started in another regions (Gridania or Limsa)
The best method for leveling up will be to do the following: Low-Level Dungeon Roulette (simultaneously completes weekly Dungeon Challenge Logs) High-Level Dungeon Roulette (simultaneously completes weekly Dungeon Challenge Logs) Guildhest Roulette (simultaneously completes weekly Guildhest Challenge Logs) If you are under level 50, FATE grinding in areas like Northern Thanalan will provide a large amount of EXP due to the 100% Armory Bonus If you have rested EXP - queue for the highest level dungeon you can and do "full clears" (kill all the mobs). Grind FATEs while waiting in a dungeon queue or if you do not have any rested EXP.
Doing dungeons that are the same level as your character are a good way to get Combo Kill bonus EXP. If you are the same level as a dungeon, consider queueing normally (non-roulette) until you are a higher level then the dungeon, and then doing the roulette - in order to maximize that bonus. Due to the fact that the Hunting Log receives no benefit from the Armory bonus (+100% EXP) - it is no longer a strong source of EXP. You should however still complete it if you intend to get a relic weapon.
At level 30, you can use chocobo as a companion in battles which can be skilled in DPS/tank/heals tree. If you put all points into one tree you can change its appearance when it reaches lvl10.
Chocobos can be dyed depending on the type of food it is fed. Chuk Focobos may like this.
TLDR: -Manually queue for the highest dungeon you unlocked to use rested XP -Do the low level duty roulette once a day for the bonus XP (rewards 50-90% of your lvl, so its huge later on) -Complete the dungeon/commendation challenges in the Challenge log
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