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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

How to Level Up Vocational Proficiency Fast

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How to Level Up Vocational Proficiency
Level up Vocational Proficiency fast by defeating monsters and changing the difficulty level in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). Learn fast ways to level up Vocational Proficiency, and the best locations to farm in our guide!

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How to Level Up Vocational Proficiency Fast

Change Difficulty Level to Easy Going

Change Difficulty Level to Easy Going
The first thing you should do is set your difficulty level to Easy Going. Not only does it make monsters easier to defeat, but it also increases the EXP gained by 1.5 times more.

If you prefer to play on a harder difficulty setting, then you can change the Difficulty Level back to your preferred settings after you are finished raising your Vocational Proficiency.

Set Battle Speed to Ultra-Fast

Set Battle Speed to Ultra Fast
Having the Battle Speed set to Ultra-Fast speeds up battles and saves you a lot of time.

Don't Skip Encounters

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While you can instantly defeat monsters without battling them if your party level is high enough, it is still better to do a full encounter since you earn more proficiency points.

When you complete a battle, your Vocational Proficiency increases by 7, but if you defeat monsters in the overworld, your proficiency increases only by 1.

EXP Farming Guide: How to Level Up Fast

Best Early Game Locations to Farm Vocational Proficiency

Ballymolloy Region (Past) For Level 1-5

Monsters Outside of Ballymolloy
The Ballymolloy Region is the first region you get to explore in the game, and is the easiest place to level up Vocational Proficiency from Level 1 to 5. There are enemies you can encounter outside the village that you can quickly defeat using Maribel's elemental attacks. Defeating enemies will drop Gold which you can exchange for Items and Equipment at the Ballymolloy Village.

Ballymolloy Walkthrough Guide

The Tower (Past) For Level 6-10

The Tower

The Tower is another area in the Ballymolloy Region where you can farm monsters from Level 6 to 10. This Tower is full of enemies on different floors, and there are Angel Statues that you can interact with to heal when needed. You also have the chance of obtaining a Thorn Whip from one of the Cactiball enemies, one of the best early game weapons, which you can equip on Maribel.

Ocean For Level 10-15

Sailing in the Ocean

Progressing the game shortly after completing the Ballymolloy Region, you will unlock the Ship, which you can use to travel between islands in the present day. Navigating through the seas, you can randomly encounter enemies, who can drop Gold and EXP, and is a fast way of farming in the present.

How to Get a Ship

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