What Is The Best Way To Level After Finishing The Story?

[SickFox]

I am a level 28 and have completed the story. I have done most of the side missions and only find low EX encounters. I need more big boosts before this becomes tedious and flying all around the map.

[NicuNarumito]

It is time to go in The DARK ZONE :/
I know it's dangerous , but you have to if you want to continue :)

[SickFox]

引用自 Naruzaki Narumito：

It is time to go in The DARK ZONE :/
I know it's dangerous , but you have to if you want to continue :)

I mean before the Dark Zone. I want to be level 30 when I go in. Only DZ level goes up in there.

[Warheadmeiky]

play missions on legendary

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

That's strange.... Have you returned to safe houses in higher level areas to check if more side missions and encounters have spawned? They should spawn pretty well even after you hit 28 and complete the campaign. I was level 28 (completed at this lv too) a few hours ago but had enough new missions keep popping up to reach the cap pretty quickly. Have you been remembering to take note of the story portion and getting any items that you pass along the way like activating echos, picking up files and mobile phones etc? It seems tiny but it accumulates. I'm finding it so much harder to complete the map and complete my upgrades to 100% at the moment.

[Incubo]

I am honestly not sure how you managed to not get 30 if you finished the story. Did you do most everything in hard mode? Did you complete every side mission? Did you finish all the medical, security, and tech missions?

[Rai]

find a group of friends and enjoy the game. or spend all your time harvesting exploits to drain all the fun from the game as quickly as possible. your choice

[ThisIsFrostiK]

In order to level up fast to 30, replay some of the main missions on hard difficulty.
It should take you no more that 2-3 runs to get that sweet 30

[Col. "Bat" Guano]

I had the same issue, make sure all the safe houses are unlocked as the locked ones have more missions for you to do still.

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

引用自 Incubo：

I am honestly not sure how you managed to not get 30 if you finished the story. Did you do most everything in hard mode? Did you complete every side mission? Did you finish all the medical, security, and tech missions?

I'm not OP but I finished the story at 28 as well. It's not that uncommon. It's most likely OP stuck to the bigger side missions and drilled through the main missions without doing the shorter missions much. Which means all/most of the main missions were done around 1-2 levels lower than you're meant to be but it makes it harder. It also actually makes the last mission quite challenging (esp. if you go it alone) but pretty rewarding afterwards. Getting to 30 after that wasn't hard for me but I'm thinking OP just missed some things along the way because of their play style.

[Zydrate]

I'd probably go clean up some of those side missions the Safe Houses have. They offer a good chunk, and it's mostly how I've been leveling outside of main missions.

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

引用自 Col. "Bat" Guano：

I had the same issue, make sure all the safe houses are unlocked as the locked ones have more missions for you to do still.

I really agree with Bat about safe houses being the key. Go back to ones you've already unlocked in higher zone areas and unlock ones you haven't found. You don't have to rerun missions at all (I didn't at least) but you might want to do a couple on hard for the extra boost if you can't find the extra xp.

[Mina Miko]

i cant even comprehend how you can have finished everything and not be lvl30, i reached level thirty before even doing the final mission and i still had two zones to complete...

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

引用自 Phyrex：

i cant even comprehend how you can have finished everything and not be lvl30, i reached level thirty before even doing the final mission and i still had two zones to complete...

That means you most likely kept up with most of the smaller side missions and collectables and went to more safe houses etc. OP finished the story, that doesn't mean "everything". He killed the last boss. I myself still have a ways to go upgrading base and I completed the main story at the same rate as him (Lv. 28). It makes the game a lot harder than it has to be and you die a lot but it isn't impossible and it is fun. :)

[that guy strife]

Going borough by borough is the suggested way to play. Do all encounters and side missions, explore, find intel, lootable crates, materials spots, then the main mission. You'll hit 30 way before the last mission that way. I know I did.