Quest or just grind?

[Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz]

Just created new toon and returning from long time. Do you do quest or just go grinding mobs?

[CherryKakyoin]

Just grind, the only time you seriously quest for exp is from lv 30 up to 60, other than that grind is just more efficient

quests at higher levels are still important to unlock stuff, but not for exp reasons

[Eshman]

Both: if you look up a couple of guides you can use both of them to your advantage and farm items, xp, totems, stats & even a bit of fame (for unlocking your pocket slot) extremely efficiently. CherryK is probably referring to some of the boss unlocks though and those are still required, at least to a certain point, and there are easy-to-find guides out for those also.

[Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz]

Originally posted by CherryKakyoin:

Just grind, the only time you seriously quest for exp is from lv 30 up to 60, other than that grind is just more efficient

quests at higher levels are still important to unlock stuff, but not for exp reasons

Got it, thank you for your input.

[Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz]

Originally posted by Eshman:

Both: if you look up a couple of guides you can use both of them to your advantage and farm items, xp, totems, stats & even a bit of fame (for unlocking your pocket slot) extremely efficiently. CherryK is probably referring to some of the boss unlocks though and those are still required, at least to a certain point, and there are easy-to-find guides out for those also.

I mean like this main story quest for this something stone...Do I need to do this quest?

[Eshman]

If I'm not mistaken almost every single quest is optional but some are preferred for the drops they offer (mentioned in previous reply). I don't have a specific list or anything I've created but there are guides out for certain content you may want to head towards and complete. The majority of the best drops are at least above level 30+ (not sure how far you've made it yet or job class). Some job classes actually have their own starter area/beginner story-line which rushes you at least through the first 30+ levels now (even the explorer-jobs). Almost every boss opens/unlocks beginning around level 100 (just skip the easy Zak quest until lvl100/90 on Non-Reboot) and above so keep an eye out for that.

*No idea what stone request you're referring to tbh? O.o unless it's a specific job-related quest? Those would be indicated by [Required] in red beside them otherwise it should be skippable/forfeit-able.