Are you, like me playing the game and, think "man this takes ages to level up my character".
I tested around some game modes and different levels and kept record fn the ammount of EXP I got for my character. In the following Guide I will present to you, what I have found out this far.

In order to do this efficiently you should have a character which is about Lvl 30 or higher.
I used a Squire because it simply was the first Character I created, but I think you can also to this with an Apprentice or even a Monk.

Your character should be skilled into Defences.

I personally use my Lvl 50 Squire to build defences and then switch to other Characters I want to level up.

If you want to get the most EXP out of it you can equip 2 medium spheres, that will grant you +20% EXP each, but you can use them first when you are Lvl 30 (You can equip 1 sphere from lvl 20 onward)

I recommend to do this on your own, so you don't have anyone you have to wait for. But of course you can do this together with your friends. No one likes playing alone I guess.
Doing this together with someone will not give you more EXP, but it will neither give you less.

BUT, what I'm not sure about is, when you have multiple people with EXP bonus, or +20% EXP sphere, it could be possible that youll get more, because there is a bug, that will grant this bonuses to all players in one group, instead of just the one who equipped the spheres/ has the bonus EXP


You simply play the Game on Free Play Hard to get the most EXP out of it, but if this is to hard for you, you could of course do this on normal or even easy.

In my case, with my decently equipped Squire I can easily do this while I am AFK.

-Step 1
Take out your builder Character, load the Map you want (I will come to that later on)

-Step 2
Build up your defences. There is no right or wrong, just try out what works for you.
Most of the time I build 3 Harpoon turrets on each way, 3 Cannonball turrets in front of them and when I still have space for more I build a Blockade in front of that. Don't worry about Gate controls or other things on the map, that open new gates for enemys if they are destroyed. Just build the Defences closely to the Cristals and you'll be fine.

-Step 3
Switch to the Character you want to level up and start the first wave.

-Step 4 (Optional)
Run arround, deal damage with your Character, pick up items and repair/upgrade the defences.

If your defences, on lvl 1 can last through all 7 waves without getting too much damage you can do this while you are AFK, all you need is a makro that spams "G" to always start the next wave.

-Step 5
After the 7th round you'll get the chest with some loot and your done.

-Step 6
Repeat

-Step 7
Profit!

I've tested some of the maps, not all this far, but here is what I found out.

First of all: Higher difficulty means more EXP, so you should do this on free play hard, like I said earlier.
Don't do Incursions, Onslaughts or Endgame mode, these will not give you nearly that much EXP and usually are way harder to do!

- The first map "The Gates Of Dragonfall" will give you 174.000 EXP in about 14 minutes.
~ 12.400EXP/min

- The second map "Dragonfall Bazzar" gives you about 182.000 EXP in about 15 minutes.
~ 11.375EXP/min

- The seventh map "Littlehorn Valley" gives you 188.000 EXP in 18 minutes.
~ 10.444EXP/min

- The tenth map "The Throne Room" gives you !only! 137.000 EXP in 18 minutes.
~ 7.600EXP/min

- The second last map "Liferoot Forest" wll give you about 156.000 EXP in 15 minutes.
~ 10.400EXP/min

The amount of EXP that you get have changed!
I have not tested other maps this far.

I recomend you do the map "Little Horn Valley" even though it grants a little bit less EXP per minute than "The Gates of Dragonfall". But you don't have to restart all of it that fast, and you save time loading the map and setting up the defences. I also found out that "Little Horn Valley" has a pretty decent chance of spawning "Skeleton Special Enemies" needed for the Monthly Quest of October '15.

Keep in mind the thest were done without the bonus EXP you get for winning 5 different maps each day and with 2 +20% EXP spheres equipped, so your results could potentially be different.

Thank you for reading my little Guide. I hope it helped you.

Please feel free to comment.