Leveling Tips
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- Learn how to use Keyboard Shortcuts. Clicking on toolbars is great for newbies to learn, but the fractions of seconds you save while using keyboard shortcuts will help you level much faster
- Learn how to play. Read a lot. For example, if you are a warrior, read the entire warrior wowwiki article.
- Most macros and addons usually aren’t truly necessary until you start raiding, but some can help
- Max out your gear as much as you can afford. You should rarely have a piece of gear that is more than about 10 levels below you.
- Use a proven leveling spec that someone else created, or if you are making your own spec, understand that some talents are more pvp oriented (for example, stun resistance is very useful in PVP, not so much in PVE)
- Enchantments aren’t necessary since you’ll be upgrading your gear constantly. That said cheap enchants that help with your damage are always welcome.
- Usually it’s best to avoid a lot of instance runs. It is too difficult to account for bad groups, and some instances are too far away with too few quests. Since the experience is very good, it’s a good idea to clear nearby instances which have a lot of quests once (Gnomeregan, Deadmines for Alliance). Distant instances with few quests should be avoided (Deadmines for Horde). Low level instances can be cleared by paying or befriending a single high level character. However, since patch 3.3 a new Dungeon group finding system has been implemented, as well as a direct port to dungeons (when entering the group you get ported to the dungeon and back to the same location if you leave it) and thus the travel time to dungeons has been greatly reduced. This makes it a good idea to complete quests or grind while you wait for a group to become available.
- Specing healing or prot is fine if you are leveling with instances, but that is not considered power leveling. Usually spec for max DPS. One exception is Protection Pally which can slowly grind multiple mobs and level efficiently.
- Some classes can efficiently burn two or more mobs simultaneously (like warlocks and Priests with fear and DOTs, or prot Pally’s)
- Always end your session in a capital city or inn, so that you remain rested.
- If you are a non-healing class, have a good supply of bandages through First Aid since bandaging is much faster (and more expensive) than eating.
- The first thing you should do when you arrive at an auction house is fill your four vacant bag slots with the largest bags you can afford
- Always turn on Auto-Loot in the Interface Options menu when starting a character. If you do not want to auto loot a specific target simply click Shift+Right Click.
- Always put a temporary buff on your weapon (sharpening stones and weightstones for melee classes; mana oil for hunters; wizard oil for casters).
- If you can afford it, always have one guardian and one battle elixir active. This gets really expensive really fast, so it’s only for those with deep pockets or alts who can farm them.
- If you enjoy PVP, spend a few hours at level 29 in Arathi Basin and get 30 marks to buy a Talisman of Arathor (or Horde equivalent). This trinket will likely endure until you get Outland trinkets. The bubble will save you countless times for the Plan ahead.
- Occasionally search the auction house for gear that is about 10 levels beyond you. This is especially true at around level 50, when you should start stockpiling level 57 Outland gear that will be a huge upgrade for you.
- Do something productive while flying like organizing your bags, reading about future talents, or organizing your quest log.
- Use a guide (free or paid) that will tell you the order to do quests efficiently. If you do not use a guide, then be mindful of the following additional tips:
- Mods like Carbonite and QuestHelper can significantly improve questing efficiency if you know how to use them.
- MOST quests can be completed alongside other quests. Look for “circles” of completion so that you are questing on the way out from town and on the way back.
- While it may be useful to collect an abundance of quests, don’t try to complete them all in one circle. Future quests are often needed to complete new circles.
- It is a good idea to complete quests in zones with enemies 5 or so levels below you. This will decrease the difficulty of quests and the time it takes to complete them, while still giving you good experience for your level.
- As soon as all of the enemies in a zone are more than 5 levels below you, it is probably time to move to the next zone.
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