Mire, Dragon’s Call Players Journalist, had posted an interview in the form:

The majority of the player community from S9 has witnessed the rapid rise of Hyral through the level rankings to claim the highly coveted number one placing in the level ranks of server 9. We managed to get a hold of him for a quick interview, shedding some light on how he has accelerated through the rankings and kept ahead of the rest.

Q) Everybody on s9 wonders how you’ve leveled so fast, took the #1 spot and maintained it. How did you do it? Are there any tips you would give to new players seeking to do well in this game?
A) I make sure to exhaust all sources of ap, buying the maximum allowed each day as well as trying to optimize my use of it to give me as much xp as possible. This would include running instances with and without quests seeing as they yield good xp return for the ap cost. I am very religious when it comes to getting and handing in quests for my instance runs and for finishing normal storyline quests too.

Q) The name Hyral is quite interesting, where did the inspiration for it come from?
A) Hyral is from the last name of one of the characters in Final Fantasy. Delita Heira, also known as Delita Hyral.

Q) What is the most difficult aspect of gaining levels for you?
A) Due to work, it is hard for me to complete and hand in my daily instance quests before they reset. Finding instance team members is also quite hard, meaning I have to take the system merc a lot.

Q) How much time do you spend a day on Dragon’s Call to get everything done to a standard you are satisfied with?
A) The time I spent playing is usually spread out throughout the day, on and off depending on my work schedule. Sometimes I multitask with paperwork and Dragon’s