World of Warcraft MEGA-FAQ

Different Worlds —————-

There have been two expansions to a base Warcraft game, so there are some  differences with the enemies in each “world”. The best example of this is that a level 80 could solo probably every Azeroth dungeon, mabye some potions and scrolls for a few. Certainly there is no wild Elite that a level 70 or 80 couldn’t handle.

It’s a matter of gear, where Burning Crusade gear is so much better than  “Old World” gear, and Northend Gear is even better than the best BC gear. Only purples from one world to the other may last you five levels into the next  world, but blues from one world will be less than greens from the next.

Smart-Leveling

Basics ——

There are only two ways to choose to level: doing more low level stuff or  fewer same level stuff.

Attacking green monsters and doing green quests does not reduce much the XP you get, and they are always easy to complete. You can do a ton of these for half the effort and the same result as fewere yellow quests.

By doing yellow quests it’s unclear if they will be simple. Sometimes they are if your gear is good and the quest is simple. But if you don’t know what to do or the quest is just one of those oddly tough quests, it could prove a  real time killer.

It’s not really worth the time to complete red quests, especially if they are out of the way. But if you have gear or help, feel free to try a red or orange quest.
Focused ——-

58 and 68 are crucial levels because the next world is open for you. Not  only do the next worlds always give more gold and XP than the last, they  also give much better and easy gear. They of course require each expansion pack installed.

• 1-10 – all done in your starting zone and map.
• 10-20 – all races have two second zones, but at this point you can mix and  match going to the next zone of another race’s city.
• 20-30 – you’ll finish in the second zone of choice, then you’ll probably start into one of the many “contested territories” in which Horde and Alliance share.
• 30-40 – Stranglethorn Vale and Ashenvale are prime areas for this.
• 40-50 – Finish STV, then go to Tanaris.
• 50-55 – Un’Goro Crater for sure, or maybe Searing Gorge. *You may now create a Death Knight*
• 55-58 – Silithus, Winterspring, or Eastern Plaguelands
• 58-68 – Get your butt through the Dark Portal in Blasted Lands and start questing in Hellfire, then anywhere else (can probably skip Stonetalon, Shadowmoon Valley, and Netherstorm)
• 68-75 – Use the boat at the SW Harbor to reach the Borean Tundra, or the  boat at Menethil Harbor to reach the Howling Fjord.
• 75-80 – All the remaining Northrend.

Azeroth Raids and Quel’Thalas are areas meant for the end of base WoW and BC respectively. The rewards from Azeroth raids are just not worth the time. You may as well level alone and move on to Outland.

Intestingly, I was able to reach 68 by questing fully in Hellfire and Zanga- marsh – I didn’t even travel to the other zones. In Outland you can do some of Hellfire and then go to Nagrand, Stonetalon, or the forest if you wish.

For Northrend, the starting quests in the Fjord and Tundra offer nice rewards, and could allow you a nice pool of weapons if you do both at the same time. And unlike Outland, you’ll most likely need nearly all the zones in Northrend to reach 80.

Solo vs Groups ————–

An interesting note is that while dungeon and group rewards are much better  than solo rewards, usually, it will take less time and effort to do solo  quests than to do groups, be it groups for quest or dungeon. So you could level faster by doing only solo quests, and there are enough at all levels to level up.

Group quests should be done by asking on the local chat, asking if anyone  needs those to. NEVER stop questing to wait for a group to form, that is not time efficeint.

Dungeons should be tackled with your guild, or when you see someone saying  they need your type to help. Waiting so you can complete and dungeon is not wise either.

Raids should be done with your guild or when you see someone ask. Of course, you don’t NEED any raids until you reach 80, so all the rest are of no concern.