Experience

Experience is the award for completing quests and killing monsters that increase your character's level. When a certain threshold of experience is reached, the character will "Level Up", getting Skill Points that allows the player to learn new abilities. As you obtain higher levels, the experience needed to level will increase dramatically. Upon leveling, the player can open their Reward Chest

Methods of Leveling
There are two main ways of leveling in Dragon Nest: In both cases, Gobarta (10-31), Gobersia (32-49) and Krag's Counterattack (also 32-49) are run as well, especially during EXP events and/or while using a Hero's Experience Scroll. Also, the main quest is followed before level 9 in both cases, as the dungeons are all short, and the main quest gives EXP and equipment.
 * Grinding is when a certain dungeon is repeatedly run in order to gain EXP quickly. Popular grinding spots include Valley of Mourning (9-16), Astral Coven Laboratory (16-24), Black Sovereign Domain (24-32), Desolation Point (32-40), Ruined Village (40-50), Crash Site Perimeter (50-60), and Golden Grasslands (60-70). This is faster compared to questing.
 * Questing is when the main quest is followed, using their EXP rewards to level up. This may occasionally be accompanied with side quests. This is slower compared to grinding, but allows the player to enjoy the storyline and even take time to learn the game/class/etc.