Good God, 43 hours and am currently level 38. I have done nothing but doing side missions that had have me explore the Vermund Region, I have been exploring every nook and cranny cause there's always some shortcut or numerous paths up the same mountain and there's nearly a cave around every corner waiting to be explored. And just when I decide to make my way to my quest destination, one of the pawns tells me of numerous points of interests all the time, so I get side-tracked with treasure chests, seeker tokens, and material! It's great.
I leveled up me and my pawns vocations to near full just enough to get the augments I wanted. I love being a thief and having my pawn as a fighter is a godsend. Currently leveling mystic spearhead and my pawn as a mage just to fill it out.
Only yesterday did I do the msq's and finally reached Battahl and it looks like ima be doing a lot of questing here as well! It's never ending, but I don't mind because it all plays so good.
