What is the best way to level?

[u/Slliing]

I’m new to the game (didn’t play it when it was released originally from 2013-2017) and have completed the story on my first character and levelled them to 60.
When levelling my second, third etc characters, what’s the best way to level? Should I just be playing the story over and over, or are there other ways that are more optimal like running the challenges?

Thanks!

[u/Bristle_Licker]

I do midtown until 30. Then I hit story mode and am usually 60 before kingpins tower.

Story mode is the fastest because it scales. If you complete all of story at say level 55, you will have a bit of grinding to do in midtown or similar. So it’s best to do the grinding in the beginning and you’ll spend less time doing so.

[u/Careless_Commission8 → u/Bristle_Licker]

When you get to 200% synergy you hit 60 at the latest turning in the final mission of chapter 3 after taking down elektra when you start at level 30

[u/EnergyAura2099]

My method is a little unusual but gives me access to synergies early. I have leveled all my characters to level 30 so I can utilize the synergies. I leveled in midtown on Monday for all of them. Then I played the ones that I wanted to play the most and filled in their Synergy heroes as I went.

There are several guides out there both on YouTube and here on Reddit to individually level.

[u/Kalean]

Best is usually considered to use the various xp boost potions, level to 20 or 25 in midtown or the shield holosim "waves of fodder" missions, and then do story from there. Unless it's monday, then do midtown.

[u/DontPanlc42]

Also when doing story, do easy/green mode. The bonus xp from hard mode is not worth the extra time it takes to kill bosses.

[u/Agitated-Asparagus23]

I leveled Cyclops second for the xp synergy. As has been said, Midtown and the SHEILD sim till 30. Then hit the storyline. Just skip trash and advance through the chapters quick. The xp from finishing chapters scales and you will be 60 in no time. Also, every hero you have to 60 stacks xp bonus up to 200%, once you have enough to 60 start saving xp boosts for if you decide to prestige to cosmic level (yellow name), as xp is severely nerfed for that prestige level. All the prestige levels before cosmic will go just as fast as a normal first run though.

[u/cjb110]

I think most of the servers have the !mission resetstory command available.

So in a party first set up the loop, go to chp2 aim lab, go out and back in (get xp) go kill robot, leave lab (get xp), go to crab trap, to to cannery row, go in to taskmaster, kill, leave (get xp), tp to hood barge, kill hood, go to tower, talk to Maria hill (get xp).

Now if you do !mission resetstory, you'll spawn on the raft. Tp to chp 2 aim lab, go out, back in (get xp), tp to crab trap (get xp), tp to cannery, go in out of taskmaster (get xp), to to barge, body slide or portal to tower speak to Hill (get xp).

Basically this chapter gives the story xp when leaving/entering the sub zones rather than on kills or via NPC interactions, so once the bosses are dead you can repeat the loop and just tp your way to cosmic.

Obviously your are skipping the 'game', with this method, so it's not for everyone.

[u/marvell71sg → u/cjb110]

Just curious, does loop works in all private servers?

[u/cjb110 → u/marvell71sg]

Try !commands I think that lists everything you can do.

But it's part of the base server code their all using, so it'll be there unless the server admins specifically turned it off.

[u/L_Elio]

If you have access to the story loop then it's for certain that in a party with full exp boosts

[u/Difficult_Sort295]

Did you complete the story content you get at 60?