How does one get to level 80?

[Seraph]

I did every quest and every combat encounter and I finished level 65, I thought maybe you need to do a second "Liberator" run to reach level 80, but liberator mode doesn't work like NG+ normally does, you start right back and level 1 and import nothing. I am not sure how this is supposed to be done .

[Radox]

You level up much faster in Liberator run. get much more XP doing things so should reach level 80 with no issues doing everything as per your normal run.

[Seraph]

thanks for the answer, just tried to go past the prologue in Liberation mode and yeah XP gain looks almost tripled it's nuts

[Vambran]

liberation mode best way. Or you can fight that demon in path of flesh and flame about 1000 times on normal.

[Nubra]

how?

[Macleod904]

i'm at the end of liberation mode but I am level 75...help

[Halcyon Vespyr]

i ran through liberation mode but only got to level 76. i supposed i could have got to 80 if i didn't skip the level 80 mobs right before i fought the mother. in any case, there's nothing rewarding after you finished the game. i thought i could at least play around after and complete my skill tree, but nope. the game just ends after you beat the mother.

[Raelic]

Originally posted by Macleod904:

i'm at the end of liberation mode but I am level 75...help

unless you got the DLC and used the exp shard, you gotta do everything. And some of the repeatables wouldn't be a bad idea.

[The Sandal Bomber ™©]

EXP shard helps but fighting the Council member before Mortis will help a lot and fight every single mob on each map. Alternatively if people want it i can upload my save file i've capped it at 80.

[Dog of Justice]

Does anyone know how the battle XP formula works? My current understanding is as follows:

- The maximum XP a unit can gain in a single battle is 180. (I think. If you fight an enemy far enough above your level, or maybe expected game stage, their HP is doubled -- try fighting e.g. Enk when you're level 9 and haven't entered a second region yet, vs. level 12 after you've opened it up -- I've never played out such a battle but maybe it's worth more than 180.)
- The XP gained is based on the level of the unit gaining the XP, and the level of the enemy mob. I'm not sure if anything else comes into play; I'm not ready to rule that out yet.
- Early on, if you fight an enemy that's +/-1 from your level, you gain 120 XP; for -2 to -4 levels, there is a 15% XP reduction; for +2 levels, there is a 20% bonus; etc. However, the numbers start getting worse as the game continues. I haven't yet determined what the worsening is based off of (just level? Avyanna's leadership? game stage or castle tier? do units held in reserve count against you in any way?).
- Importantly, as a consequence, the total amount of XP you gain is different, depending on the order you fight battles in. You benefit from fighting enemies that are just above a breakpoint (e.g. early in the game, 1 level below you is good, 2 levels below you is bad, 2 levels above is good if you can hack it).
- Another consequence is that you may benefit from delaying harvest of quest XP when you're already strong enough to win the next battle.
- However, the benefit from microoptimizing this is rather small. I stopped trying roughly when my base battle XP gain dropped from 120 to 96 for a reason I haven't yet determined. I'm also unsure whether/how enemy mob level adapts to e.g. your own level when first entering an area.
- I did a quick experiment bringing fewer units into a battle; this helped in e.g. Disciples II but it doesn't help here.
- I noticed that units that I didn't bring into battle were still leveling up, but I haven't yet checked whether that's purely from quest XP or whether they were also gaining XP from battles.