Final Fantasy XV Walkthrough - Chapter 2

 

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This chapter is the first one where you're really going to want to do some side quests and level up a bit. How experience works in this game is kind of weird, it doesn't actually add up and give you anything until you rest somewhere. Also, depending on where you rest determines how much EXP you're actually given. You're always given 100% of it, but if you rest at a fancy place you're generally given a bonus of 2x or more.

To give you two examples, the trailer at the first part of the game gives you 50% bonus EXP whereas the Inn at Galdin Quay gives you 2x bonus EXP (200%). While the Inn at Galdin Quay does cost about 5000 Gil, it's well worth it and not too pricey once you run a few Hunts for EXP and find some goodies in the open world.

If you haven't already familiarized yourself with them yet, Hunts are quests which are given by the Diner owners in each of the major hubs. At each Diner you're able to ___________

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Once you choose a Hunt you'd like to do, I recommend buying some powerful food for your team before heading out. Magitek enemies will be attacking you out on the open field now that we're this far along in the story. For right now these enemies will be pretty hard but they're great for grinding later on since they come in such large groups.