When in a dungeon the Rank you acquire at the end is based on Technic points, Style Points, and how many hits you took. Each Difficulty gives more EXP with each higher difficulty, however the enemies get much tougher. Every dungeon has 4 Difficulty levels, normal which is unlocked from the start, Experts Road which is unlocked after beating normal with a B rank or higher, Masters road which is unlocked after beating Experts Road with a A rank or higher, and Kings road which is unlocked after beating Masters road with a S rank or higher.
There has been much complaint against this system however as varying internet speeds can cause people to lag. The game uses a P2P system for partying, meaning game stability depends on all the players internet speed. If you are alone you will be the only one inside a dungeon. If you have a party(up to 4 people) you will all enter together.
There is a world outside of dungeons the character can run around in, a hub where the player can do various things such as buy, sell, craft, collect quests, interact with NPC's, Enter PVP, and interact with other players.