Outriders guide: How to earn XP and level up fast
Reach Level 30 in no time at all.
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Outridershas officially broken ground as the latest game that has players focus on becoming as powerful as possible, as quickly as possible. Being prepared forOutriders' extensive endgame means reaching Level 30 and equipping yourself with the most powerful gear you can find. To reach the pinnacle of Outriders leveling system in the fastest manner, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide on how to earn XP and level up in Outriders.
Here’s what you need to know about earning XP and leveling up fast in Outriders:
How do I earn XP in Outriders?
Like many games, Outriders rewards players with XP, or experience points, for playing the game. XP eventually accumulates to level players up, allowing you to unlock new powerful abilities for your character and invest Class Points in a three-branched skill tree. In Outriders, there are three primary ways to earn XP:
Of course, the end goal of earning XP in Outriders is to level up and eventually hit max level (Level 30). Here are some tips and tricks for leveling up quickly, so you’re more than ready to conquer Expeditions in Outriders' endgame.
How can I level up fast in Outriders?
If you’re looking for the best ways to level up in Outriders, you’ll first want to ensure you have all the basics of the game down. For that reason, we’ve compiled theultimate beginners' guide to Outriders. This will give you the rundown on individual classes, what you need to know to play the game, and more.
Also, as you level up, you’ll unlock new abilities for your selected class, as well as Class Points to invest in the class skill tree. Spend your points wisely, and become familiar with all of theOutriders class abilities and skill treesto get the most out of your 30 levels.
Here are the three ways you can approach Outriders to level up as quickly as possible:
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Play through the campaign
The first way to level up quickly is relatively obvious: play through the campaign missions. You’ll need to finish the story narrative to access Outriders' endgame anyways, and playing campaign missions is a fantastic way to earn large amounts of XP at once. This also has the added side effect of unlocking new tools and abilities for your camp, such as crafting, stores, and more.
The Outriders campaign can become pretty challenging at times, though, especially if you’re playing solo. If lowering the World Tier to a lower difficulty isn’t an option (or isn’t helping), then there are other ways you can earn lots of XP, level up, and hopefully become even more powerful to conquer the next section of the campaign.
Finish every side quest
Outriders has a surprisingly long main campaign for players to run through, but it also features over50different side quests spread out over the game’s many areas. Playing these side quests not only offers more insight into the Outriders world (and funnily bad writing) but rewards players with decent amounts of XP and nice rewards. There are four different kinds of side quests in Outriders, including:
If you explore every area you come to in Outriders' campaign and finish every side quest, you’re almost guaranteed to hit Level 30 long before you reach the end of the game. Not only does completing side quests help you level up quickly, but it also has a chance of giving you pretty awesome gear. In fact, completing any of the Historian, Hunts, or Wanted lines (all ten quests in the line) for the first time gives you a guaranteed Legendary.
Because of this, it’s often a good idea to return to areas you’ve already been after you’ve unlocked new side quests and completing them.
Repeat side quests
If the side quests you have available to you aren’t enough to level up to the point you want, or you’re having trouble progressing through the Outriders campaign, have no fear! While returning to earlier points in Outriders' campaign means giving up your progress from that point onwards in the story, you can repeat any regular side quests you want at any moment. This means another completion reward and even more XP.
This only applies to regular side quests for the most part. Historian, Hunts, and Wanted quests can also be repeated as many times as you want. However, you have to finishthe entire lineof quests before you can reset. This means going through all ten side quests, and then deciding to “reset” and start over from the beginning. You won’t lose any rewards or XP if you do this, though.
During my playthrough of Outriders, I never had to repeat side quests. I quite easily reached the max level in Outriders several areas before the end of the game, and had suitably powerful gear to help me out. However, everyone’s playthrough will be a little bit different, and repeating side quests can still help you earn evenmorepowerful gear than you would normally have.
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Follow the signal
Become an Outrider and follow a mysterious signal across the alien planet of Enoch, full of hellish threats waiting around every corner. Outriders features drop-in, drop-out co-op for up to three players so you can have a couple of friends at your side.
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