Friday, September 11, 2009

Fast Leveling in Wrath of the Lich King

By Mike Miller

Since its birth, World of Warcraft has never been updated as much as with the last Wrath of the Lich King update. Northrend is considered the most huge addition to the game making WOW players interested in checking what the new continent offers. At the same time, they do not want to fall behind their colleagues in terms of leveling because of the time lost exploring the new land. The job of doing so would not be easy unless they know what to expect or use an alliance leveling guide.

World of Warcraft leveling has always been an interesting proposition " requiring that players spend a good amount of time researching, preparing, and diving into the content. In Northrend, this is truer than ever with thousands of quests, two starting zones, and dozens of dailies to consider.

Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord are the two starting zones in Northrend. Starting at each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Howling Fjord requires more time to level up though it is the more technical and inspiring one. Borean Tundra has hubs with faster routes, is easier to navigate and provides a smooth leveling sequence making it a preferred choice over Howling Fjord for leveling.

While Outland was a series of large quest hubs with dozens of quests to complete at once, most of Northrends quests are done in chains that follow a story line. This makes it easier to find them in order, but it also makes Northrend leveling a bit more grueling. To effectively pull it off, you need to spend a bit of time prepping your character for each zone, reading up on the right paths and knowing which NPCs you should be talking to.

One can gain more XP by doing daily quests in Northrend. There is no more any need to grind to raise your level in between quests. Doing daily quests early (near level 72 or a bit more) is not advisable as the yield is little in terms of XP. Keep those if you do not reach level 80 by the time you are at Icecrown Glacier.

Given it is full of new content that can be explored in many new exciting ways, leveling in Northrend will take you more effort and time but, at the same time, will give you more pleasure and fun.

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