Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9234979-20130517154600/@comment-8284783-20130517160826

It does feel a bit worse now since they introduced transmetals, but the last levels always take a lot more.

It's a bit like every RPG: the first levels require so few exp you can level by killing a couple mobs. The later levels require hours of grinding and questing.

It's the same in this game, but you don't see any exp requirement anywhere, so you can't really tell at first.

Btw, I wouldn't recommend trying to max your weapons unless you really have a lot of cards to spare (and I mean a LOT, it'll take about 200 R2 weapons to level from 12 to 13!). I would recommend leveling your weapons to around 10. Once you have nothing else to do (everything else MTM'ed, every other weapon you use at level 10) then sure, you can start to work on those last levels : )

As for characters, it shouldn't be too bad if you farm some of the good missions or if you have some spare medals. Remember that the more the fodder you use is worth, the bigger the upgrade. So, for maximum effect, use the best R2s (Blaster, Acid Storm, Thrust, Razorclaw) or spare R3s, if you can. 20 good cards should still net you a level or two past 60.

Before, I think there used to be an exp bonus during events, but there's also the fact that, at some point, you acquire so many medals from bosses and you only have 1 or 2 characters that need MTM'ing (cause the rest of your team is already good), so you really have too much upgrader fodder than you can use :P

But yes, it does feel like an uphill struggle at first... Don't give up :D