If you’re just starting out in WoW as a newbie, or if you’re just starting a new character, you’ll most likely want to level to level 80 as fast as possible. In this article I share some tips and tricks to help you do exactly that.
Even though this article is titled as a Horde Leveling Guide, it can be applied perfectly well as an Alliance leveling guide.
Lesson One – Don’t Grind
Some people swear that grinding is the quickest way to get to level 80. I’ve been playing WoW since its launch and have experimented with grinding – I can guarantee you that grinding is not the fastest way to get to level 80.
Lesson Two – Questing is the Quickest Way
The number 1 way to level is by running quests. Quests are a way that players can make a lot of experience as well as money and equipment. Quests are not only in the game as a way to expand the story line; they are designed to help with leveling your character.
The secret to leveling quickly is questing. Questing will allow you to level as much as ten times faster than grinding.
The following are a few ways you can maximize your questing:
1.) Keep your quest log filled
You will gain much more experience in the long run by keeping your log as full as you can.
2.) Complete as many quests as you can before going to turn them in.
This maximizes your time spend in proportion to the experience gained.
3.) Use a Scorched Earth policy
When you are doing the last quest required to fill your log, kill your way from the quest giver to your 1st objective, then do the same to your next objective. Repeat this until you’re ready to turn in your quest. This will give a nice boost to your experience and will also make you some money along the way.
4.) Rest and Relaxation
When you are ready to log out, do so in an inn or a capital city. The rested experience you’ll get accrues much more quickly in these two places than it does in the wild. Furthermore, the 200% experience that it gives you is priceless if you want to level quickly.
5.) When Quests get tough – Move around
There will be times when you have completed most of the quests in an area but the ones you have left are too hard. In this case you need move to an adjacent area where quests may be easier. You can return later and finish the quests in the present zone.
When you get right down to it leveling in World of Warcraft is easy. If you use common sense and follow a few simple tips you will find yourself zooming through the levels faster than you thought possible. Use the simple tips in this article to make your World of Warcraft leveling experience a more pleasant one.
