- What to know
- Why Authority Level stalls early and how to avoid it
- The core loop that builds Authority fast
- Exploration gains you should not skip
- How to use pylons for Authority progress
- How to farm big early bursts with rifts (Crisis missions)
- How to get Authority Level early game step by step
- Quick reference: early Authority EXP sources
- The fastest early-game Authority plan
What to know
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Authority Level is mainly pushed by quest progression, especially newly unlocked feature quests and timed tasks.
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Exploration pickups (breakables, chests, puzzle-gated items) add up early and can include sizeable Authority EXP when turned in.
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Pylons act as key rest/checkpoint hubs, and turning in certain collectibles there can give early EXP bursts.
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Don’t let stamina sit at cap; early caps are low, so it’s easy to waste regen and slow Authority gains.
Early on, the game deliberately gates story progress behind Authority Level, so your goal is to stack “one-time” EXP sources (story + quests + exploration) while also converting stamina into progress efficiently. If you treat every new area as a checklist—breakables, puzzle nodes, pylons, and rifts—you’ll typically climb levels without grinding the same low-value activity repeatedly.
A common early stall happens right after the story asks you to increase Authority Level before continuing, which pushes you to widen your activity loop beyond just main missions. Another big trap is stamina waste: when your Authority Level is low, your stamina cap is also low, so hitting cap is easy and any regen after that is lost.
In the early game, Authority Level increases fastest when you rotate between story objectives, high-value quests, and exploration turn-ins instead of farming one spot. Prioritize quests marked as new systems/features or timed because they tend to be designed as strong Authority progression targets.
Exploration gains you should not skip
The video highlights several “easy to miss” exploration items that are quick Authority EXP wins when you’re still low level.
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White crystals in breakable boxes can award small chunks of EXP (the video mentions 10 EXP each), and they’re scattered early.
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Explodable rocks/boxes (often marked with red indicators) can hide chests and other rewards—find explosive containers to clear them.
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Pylons are both rest points and part of other progression systems tied to collectible turn-ins.
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“Little white orbs” (the video calls them out as key early items) may be behind simple puzzles or blocked paths, but turning them in can give a big early EXP chunk.
Pylons are not just checkpoints—you’ll use them as hubs to convert certain exploration finds into tangible progression. Turning in the white-orb collectibles at your nearest pylon is straightforward and pays meaningful early EXP, alongside other benefits like stamina recovery.
How to farm big early bursts with rifts (Crisis missions)
Crisis missions appear as blue rifts, and clearing them can award chests with large early EXP (the video cites chest rewards in the “150s” range). These fights can spike in difficulty depending on what you roll into, so it’s best to attempt them once your characters are better leveled and you can reliably survive mechanics.
Step 1
Push the story until you hit the first Authority gate, because story progress unlocks more systems and more high-value objectives.
Step 2
Switch to quests—especially any timed or newly unlocked feature quests—until you gain at least one Authority level, then return to story.
Step 3
In every zone you enter, break boxes for small EXP pickups and scan for explodable obstacles that hide chests and other rewards.
Step 4
Collect the white-orb exploration items even if they’re behind basic puzzles, then route back through a nearby pylon to turn them in for early EXP bursts.
Step 5
Use pylons as your “turn-in and reset” loop: rest there when needed, convert collectibles, and keep moving so your stamina doesn’t sit at cap.
Step 6
When you’re confident in combat, clear nearby blue-rift Crisis missions for chest rewards that can jump your EXP noticeably.
Step 7
Repeat the loop (story → quests → exploration turn-ins → rifts) rather than grinding a single low-value activity, so you keep unlocking new sources of Authority EXP.
| Activity | What to look for | Why it helps early |
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| Quests | Timed / new-feature quests | High priority for Authority gains. |
| Breakables | White crystals in boxes | Small but fast, and easy to miss if you rush. |
| Blocked paths | Explodable rocks/boxes + nearby explosives | Often gates chests and extra rewards. |
| Turn-ins | White-orb collectibles turned in at pylons | Can award a large early EXP chunk quickly. |
| Combat challenges | Crisis missions (blue rifts) | Can drop chests with very high early EXP. |
| Stamina management | Avoid stamina cap | Prevents wasting regen and slowing leveling. |
If you want Authority Level quickly, treat early progression like a route: clear story until gated, burn down high-priority quests, sweep each area for breakables and puzzle collectibles, then cash everything in at pylons before tackling rifts for big chest EXP spikes.
