How to Get from Level 1 to Level 60 Fast
February 11th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments Off
World of Warcraft (or WoW) is one of the most popular MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) in the world. At anytime during the day, hundreds of thousands of people will occupy the World of Warcraft servers. These people are completing quests, selling items, and trying to get their characters to level 60 in the least amount of time. For some, it might take them a few weeks to get to level 60, for others a few months. WoW leveling speed is dependent on how much time one can play the game. Only devoting an hour or two a day to the game will make level 60 seem like an impossible goal. The two main ways a player can gain experience to level up are grinding and performing quests.
Grinding in MMORPG terms is more or less wandering the map looking for enemies to defeat. WoW players have their characters attack groups of enemies that either yield high experience or have a lot of enemies that can be defeated quickly. While this can lead to a good deal of experience in a short amount of time, it can get rather boring as the player wanders the World of Warcraft map looking for groups that fit the above criteria. Also, Players cannot stay only on one map and hope to reach level 60 either. As the player gains levels and experience, the groups that were previously giving them lots of experience start to give less and less. These diminishing returns prevent players at level 20 from reaping rewards by taking out enemies many levels below them. The travel time between maps also slows down the leveling speed of the character.
Questing involves going through predetermined tasks or quests given by non-player characters in the game. Some of the quests can be as simple as “Kill X number of a certain enemy” while other quests are complex and involve traveling between multiple maps and performing multiple tasks to complete the quest. Quests are what World of Warcraft is built around for its storyline. Quests also add depth to the game by adding interaction between the player and the non-player characters in World of Warcraft.
Questing is the preferred way of leveling by Joana and Brian Kopp. In Joana’s World of Warcraft Horde Leveling Guide, he attributes 90% of his leveling to performing quests. He also goes through painstaking detail, including video footage, of when to perform each quest and the routes to take. His guide even has special tips for the Hunter class of characters. Brian Kopp’s World of Warcraft Alliance Leveling Guide suggests about 80% questing and 20% grinding. The reason for the difference in the questing percentage is that the Horde side has more quests available to them. Kopp’s Leveling Guide also claims that a player can solo level 60 in World of Warcraft, meaning they do not have to depend on grouping in order to reach higher levels. Both guides claim that these questing percentages will help someone reach level 60 in 5 days playing time or less.
While grinding does have its place in helping a player reach level 60, but should not be the main focus. Questing is the method preferred by most players, including two who have been able to reach level 60 in almost record times. Since questing also adds depth and fun to the experience, going that route to reach level 60 in World of Warcraft will not only get the player to level 60 faster, but make the journey more enjoyable.