SAOHR basic outdated route guideline

Start with rapier. in general for early game battles spam the attack order
shops > observ > lakeside
go to field,
buy exp skill and buffer skill
set lisbeth to buffer; do NOT use exp skill early on
kill 4 rando enemies, kill 5 quest enemeis, return to town
QJ lakeside, go to inn, after lots of CS *WALK* to teleporter
Take Premiere questing
After all that, return to field and go to next area, activate teleporter then go to event in sourtheast via brown chest
Return back
After first event outside inn. Teleport to Scenic Overlook and get event there
After all that, exit inn manually and walk to teleport again, set party on way there, event, TP to point from last time
turn off combo finisher somewhere
Go southeast; get teleporter; See two events here and then head for far southeast again
In this zone don't bother teleporter. Go to blue event, use golem to build proficiency
buy and equips attacker at lv100 buffer (requires at least lv50 rapier for the skill)
equip one-hand sword at lv150 rapier (lv150 rapier lets you unlock Quick Skill)
GOlem took about 8 minutes to do all of this. OHS at 15, Attacker at 42.
QJ back to previous area, go to second golem
Continue proficiency grinding
At 170/210 J runs finishes the boss off with actual SS / allied skill
Learn Rapid Stab (rapier), Quick Skill, SP Charge, (Attacker) Sword Focus, Temperance Burst, HP Growth, Vitality, (out) Overdrive, Slant, (down a lot) Chain Master, Ephemeral Strength (3SP spare at 170 OHS / 210 Attacker / 150 Rapier / 100 Buffer)
Set Palette to Overdrive, EXP Gain, HP Gain, Vitality, Temperance Burst, Eph. Strength, QUick Skill, SP Charge
Skip teleporter, do menuing during this movement if possible while heading to topleft
In cave, head through until brown chest with boots
Equip chest piece and boots
Kill some skeletons shortly after
At rock wall event, go back north then west
Get teleporter in next area, TP to shopping district, sell mats, buy Speed Potions, TP to first area
Set SPD/EXP potions on palette, fight Extra Boar Commander for its sword
Equip sword, TP to Mimariana Pass, go back one area, then SE a bit then northeast to first event
TP Fuldum Trail, south a lot, beat event dragon
TP Mimarina Pass again, back to rock wall area, kill skeletons again, go through
kill more skeletons in next area, head vaguely southwest (skeletons are for money btw), at crossroads go southeast.
stop killing at lv10ish (or maybe based on items), continue following path until the actual castle
castle 1F: left
2F: southeast to even marker kill elder and kid, south to next entrance
3F: take portal and go straight back to replenish cooldowns, fight boss: knees > body

Area 2
tutorials > walk out again > walk to Teleport Area
New area: turn around and investigate the event then go back east and north when available.
Northwest next.
West then north into a circle building/path.
Take the teleport stone on the other side, go to event to the north, QJ back to town.
Room: walk out to main inn. Combat with Premiere, just dice up the boars immediately.
Walk to main inn again. But this time go to shop. Equip gear received from Weiss, then sell mats for SPD Potions once more.
Exit on foot and go to nearby quest board, then you can finally teleport back to where the teleport stone was.
East this time. Next area go east a lot then north for blue quest.
TP Back to event stone and go to the same event as before and go through another underground pass.
South to another event. VS Reaper NM, can also equip new sword skills now.
After Reaper NM go back to start of this area and kill the formerly immortal mob in the pass behind.
Take teleport stone but do not actually use it, QJ directly to shopping area instead.
Walk to teleport area now, clear a ton of events then go to teleporter for more Premiere stuff.
VS Bull NM with Premiere and Asuna.
After all that walk back to the inn (via shopping district), after event TP back to last teleport stone again.
Nw->W->SW to next area, underground pass in topleft of this one. Learn new OHS skills definitely by now.
NE to first poison rain event, N[W] to kill totem poles, then N[E] to next underground.
Start of cave: get and actually use teleporter. Event, walk out of inn manually yet again, moar Premiere except not really.
QJ back to cave. Follow path N->W->N->W->N to second area
Second area S->W->E->S->kill forced NM->south and out.
Use teleporter to restore cooldowns/HP/SP again, fight second area boss.
BOSS fourarmed guy: ignore parts break and just slowly whittle down the body, it would seem

Area 3
walk out to teleport area! shocker, this
long manual walk with premiere: west through underground, south through another underground, northeast
walk to shop in inn again, same deal as shop visit in Area 2 (equip, sell, topup SPD)
walk to teleporter AGAIN (reconfigure sword skills as appropriate on way); lakes area
NW->N->E->NE/N in first area
Take teleport stone and first brown chest at second area, go to event
After event go east to another brown chest by the sacrament, then back west to this screen's NM
VS Shock Tank: grind OHS to 250 and learn horizontal square + movement skill, then kill it with skills and chains etc
Get the sword in its red chest, equip that and head north to the barrier and fight NM Furnace Dragon (usual Dragon tactics)
Continue north when possible. West at the intersection then north to a blue quest. Kill Bat NM guarding the seal.
Back south then west to next screen.
Take and use teleport stone. See Genesis event.
Walk out of inn room and see Premiere/Genesis event, then TP back to last stone.
Get another NM seal (lizard) in southwest part of first part of this screen then west->south to next screen.
Register teleport stone yet again (don't use yet). Due south to another seal NM (crab) on this screen.
Jump back home after NM. Forced event with full team. QJ back to the second screen of this area
Go to the big teleporter on this screen and use it to go to West side Castle. Enter.
North->east->south->west to second area.
South->east->south to the first entrance to the boss area. Events in town, QJ to teleporter with event marker.
Go to event in northwest of this screen. Fight Jelly NM. Don't get hit by FRZ. Exit screen left.
Register teleporter yet again. Follow this linear screen round to a seal NM (corrupted eye) then QJ to next event marker.
Take big teleporter in north. Go to seal NM (knight) in southeast. QJ Event marker yet again.
Follow the linear screen again. Head for big teleporter in east.
After using that, register teleport stone, QJ home.
[maybe Buy Speed Potions] and find Premiere on foot (add her to your party also), fight Lion NM in event.
Re-register party, jump to teleport stone in southwest of map, head east to screen transition
Register teleporter, go back west then south this time
Seal NM (magical construct), QJ to event marker, big teleporter in southeast
Enter Castle again. South > back around north and east to next screen
North-> west -> kill bee NM to make it to screen transition
Register teleporter, see event then TP back to Teleport Plaza
TP back to boss and fight
This boss is dumb but keep killing all four legs at once and it should eventually DOWN
Just scratch it to death after that basically

Area 4
Walk out of inn. Check on SPD Potion situation and buy more if needed. Walk to Teleport Plaza and enter desert.
Equip new gear from boss; head due north to next screen. (2:55:15)
Second screen: buff up and kill the skeletons around the east/northeast of the screen until maybe 5 Armors?
Use zone line to respawn.
GO until around lv25 then hit event at start of next screen, clear out Swarm Bugs with AoE skills
East to next screen. Register and use teleport stone
You get dumped into inn so renew speed potions and then TP back to the point you just got
Use Lisbeth to enhance sword as high as possible (uses Ore etc)
Learn and equip and use the movement speed skill around now
GO north to a new screen. Register teleport stone then go back south. Go to topright exit this time.
Register stone but don't use it, carry on down linear path to event
Next take path to far east then south
Register yet another stone then follow path east to event and another one
Melt the Skeleton NM (just make sure to dodge its attacks)
TP back to the start of the current area and head back west over zone line, then west back to event on this screen
North and west to new screen. Grab teleporter and back east then go for northern exit instead
Grab yet another teleporter then head to big teleporter in east
Battle demon NM, investigate console
TP back to town and find Yui on foot. Can use time waiting for spawns to menu skills etc from earlier
A few events later, add Premiere to party, TP to event marker on map
West/north to event. Defeat giant NM by using WEAK.
Walk out of room again (shocker). Find Premiere on foot.
After all that you can fix party and TP back to the desert, go to the area northeast of the big circular area
Cross zoneline back west and this time head for the southeast exit.
Get teleport stone; head south at first opportunity, west, south more while staying west and cross screen in southwest
Get stone, head east to run into the giant tornado issue
TP to event marker when possible. If monsters won't deaggro, go back and cross zoneline first
Head north, buff up (incl. first EXP potion, finally) and start murdering everything in the top area
Leave back south when you have Lv.31 + the event item (might also be drops instead)
Ignore event marker and GJ back to the first "narrow passage" screen instead, head back west
Go to event to the west now. Jump to event marker after done and enter the final dungeon of this area
EXP buff again and go to town on non-golem enemies while slowly climbing the tower. Kill golems if necessary to keep up chain
After the three floors of the tower, should be able to reach ~Lv35. Do the teleport back restore at the boss as usual
BOSS vs 2 Taurus. Fairly free, just like two Weiss.

Area 5
First control: once again, find Premiere on foot. Equip new stuff while you wait for her to spawn
Yet again sell & buy SPD potions, maybe STR too, then TP to new area
Use Liz blacksmith again, maybe tune AI, head for event marker, pre-buff before hitting it
Ignore the golems and just kill the statue itself. Use SPD potion after. NW to next screen
Register teleport stone then head west, north, east, north to next screen
register teleport stone, follow linear path to event marker (east near the marker)
Continue east to next screen
Register again, follow path, east when given choice. South at the cross, west at the next one, event
Battle Automaton NM, hit console
Go back east and north to first cross then east this time to event and a second console
Re-cross zone line, now go southeast to next screen
Register again, west at T, ignore event for now and carry on south to another console NM (golem)
Hit console, QJ to event marker teleport due west from your current position (second one going clockwise from start)
Cross zone line behind you, go southeast a lot and keep going south instead of east later on to another console NM
(reaper; kill adds first). Smash another console
Now TP to third one clockwise and again go back a screen. S->W->N to console (4 knights this time) and smash it
TP to unmarked northmost teleport stone, go back across, west->north to console (no guard)
Kill jellies that spawn after the console is hit then QJ to last event marker in the east.
S->W-> go to the event nearby this time and smash some more golem butt (grind to 350 here?). Enter middle dungeon
Register and use teleport stone here, event in town, go straight back.
Vaguely NW then N a lot, then go left first between the two transition choices
South/southeast to rooms near the teleport stone, get yourself trapped and kill the reaper NM
Run all the way back through this screen and head for the east side
On this side head for the very southeast room instead. Bat NM
Now the teleport stone is accessible, so go to that area but ignore it and just take the transition north
West/north in this next area to eventually reach new screen in top middle.
Do whatever enhancements you can I guess? then head in to face Genesis.
Seems tough so fully abuse WEAK / SSC / buffs and debuffs.
Backstep red attack, yellow attack is his ultimate and has a massive arc/tell on its last hit
Make sure to leave SP for steps!

Area 6
After finding Premiere in first area, find her in town and add her to party
Run through Aincrad areas and only fight when forced to
Destroy final boss, just be wary of one certain attack on the second phase that can full wipe