Leveling and experience
Leveling and experience covers Forever's announced XP direction and the Legacy perks relevant to leveling.
Announced XP design
Kris Zierhut described an unchanged experience curve to level 60, lower dungeon-monster XP, and substantially higher dungeon-quest XP. The intended reward favors completing dungeon quests over repeatedly clearing the same instance. The interview provides no numerical XP multipliers.[1]
Group travel
Meeting Stones open group listings; they do not summon players.[2]
Legacy effects are different kinds of help
These examples come from the licensed beta-client export, not a timed leveling test. Read Legacy system for account progress and allocation rules, and Beta guide for the available test content.[3]
| Perk | Recorded benefit | What the description does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Well Rested | Rested XP accumulates 4%/8%/12%/16%/20% faster, and its cap increases by the same percentages at ranks 1–5. | This modifies accumulation and storage; it does not say every quest or kill awards that much more XP. |
| Talented | The first class talent point moves to level 9/8/7/6/5 at ranks 1–5. The maximum remains 51 points. | Earlier access does not add points to a finished level-60 build. Its source requirements are five points in Adventure and Well Rested. |
| Frequent Flier | Flight paths cost 50% less and the flight-path mount travels 20% faster. | This describes flight paths, not a bonus to ordinary mounted or running speed. |
The table follows the source's distinct effects. It is not an allocation recommendation, and the presence of a client record does not prove that it is accessible in the current beta phase.[3]
Comparing beta results
Keep quest turn-ins separate from kills in an XP log. Record client build, character level, party levels, rested state, active Legacy allocation, and elapsed time. A clear that includes previously unfinished quests and a repeat clear answer different questions; record both before comparing them.
Dungeons provides the destination index. Project:Beta verification supplies a format for contributing reproducible measurements.
Sources
- ↑ Sean Keach, Developer interview, The Sun, 13 September 2026; reviewed 20 September 2026.
- ↑ Rebekah Valentine, Interview, Kotaku, 14 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chris Baldwin, Talents Forever: Legacy, CC BY 4.0 export, generated 19 September 2026, beta client 1.60.1.69876; reviewed 20 September 2026. Descriptions adapted; see Project:Talent data for provenance.