World of Warcraft is perhaps one of the biggest games on the market, with over eight-million subscribers, it certainly is already the number one MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game), the only problem, it seems, is the amount of time it takes to get to the end of the game via leveling. So without further ado, here’s ten leveling secrets that should help you level faster than ever.
1) TitanPanel/XP per hour - This tool is invaluable for anyone trying to manage their time within World of Warcraft, the panel when configured will tell you your average xp/hour. You can then chart your progress and see how efficient you’ve become at leveling.
2) Do quests - A lot of people seem to play the game thinking the best way to level is to go out killing monsters non-stop until they reach 70, while this will work, it’s horribly inefficient, instead, queue up quests and complete them in combination with grinding.
3) Queuing quests - The benefit of queuing quests is twofold; for one, you don’t have to run from and to town turning in quests and picking up new ones, secondly, many of the quests in the same area involve killing or collecting items near the same location, queuing quests will make it easier to get all of them done in a timely manner.
4) Using your hearthstone - many people just bind their hearthstones to the largest cities in-game, this is great if you just need to check auctions or mail items, but while you’re leveling it can actually hurt your xp/hour to constantly fly in and out of these cities to your current leveling area, Instead, attempt to find an inn nearby that you can use to hearth when you complete quests, or when you want to take a break.
5) Group up for quests - All too many times you see people completing for kills of a rare mob for a specific quest, this is a horribly inefficient use of time considering the group system was put in place to allow people to cooperate on quests, if you see someone else on your quest, group up with them to complete it.
6) Run instances minimally - While instances are fun, and provide good gear and items, they tend to be time consuming in the long run, while you’re looking for members, going to the instance and waiting for everyone to arrive, you could have gained a lot of xp. If you’re in bad need of gear upgrades, run an instance or two, otherwise, try to avoid them.
7) Turn on the quick quest text option - Look for the instant quest text option in the option menu and toggle it on. If you’ve played the game before, chances are you know all or most the quests already, and don’t need to spend the extra minute or waiting for the text to finish popping up.
8) Minimize travel time - If there’s a quest you need to turn in at a specific city, consider it’s importance relative to your overall XP/hour, if you can turn it in later, wait, if not, try to turn in multiple quests there at the same time.
9) Use combos to quickly kill mobs - When grinding it can be tempting to put your character on auto-attack, and then rinse and repeat, however, to be time efficient it’s best to test your character’s abilities and find out what combination can bring down a mob the fastest, even a second or two off the top can mean thousands more xp/hour.
10) Ask for help - If you can’t figure out what to do, don’t be afraid to ask for help, consider joining a guild or asking someone more knowledgeable with the game for help, however, politeness is key, since some people rather not be bothered, it’s best to ask generally rather than messaging random people.
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