Leveling in World of Warcraft: Some Tips
Looking for tips on how to level your characters as quickly as possible, with as little fuss as possible? Getting frustrated by corpse runs and being constantly forced to stop and rest between mobs? Don’t worry, this guide is here to help!
Knowing your class is probably the single biggest thing you can do to improve your leveling time, but it would be impossible to detail specs and strategies for every single class in the game here, so make sure to look up some class-specific information after you read this. My blog also has occasional posts about leveling specific classes, so you can check that out too.
One thing a lot of people find themselves screwing up and doing while leveling is fighting mobs that are higher level than them. Even equal-level mobs aren’t really worth fighting! You get slightly more experience, sure, but these mobs are almost exponentially harder to fight; they have more health, hit harder, and are more likely to dodge/parry/be missed by your attacks! So stick to mobs that are lower level than you are; grind or instance a few levels if you have to.
Minimizing downtime is another secret to quick leveling. This means you need to use mana and health-conserving tactics. Casters, use your wands! Hybrids, use melee specs! And if you are losing health quickly, start using crowd control abilities such as stuns and snares. If you are losing more than 15% of either to a single mob, you are probably doing something wrong. And don’t forget to carry and use Food and Water!
One thing that can slow people down is being under-geared. Make sure you are wearing good gear for your level; you can get it from the auction house, quests, or instances, but don’t let your gear fall behind. (Speaking of instances, make sure to use the new Dungeon Finder system to do level-appropriate instances. They are great experience per hour AND provide amazing gear.)
On the topic of the AH: Don’t spend tons of time going to the city to buy or sell. Use an alt to do all your business. Just mail things back and forth, as long as they are on the same account the transfer is instant. This has the added benefit of making it convenient to sell EVERYTHING that is white quality or better on the AH, making you tons of gold to buy new stuff with.
Want to read more specific tips? Want more hints on how to level your character? WoW Gold Spot has all the guides you Want, from class leveling guides to reviews of the hottest questing guides out there.
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