HerearesomeDosandDon'tstohelpyougetsomespeedylevelingdonebeforeLaunchDay.
Ihavealevel70druid,butIhaverecentlybecomeobsessedwithmymageandamtryingtoseehowfarIcangetherbeforetheexpansioninthelimitedtimeIhavetoplay.AlotofpeoplearescurryingtolevelupbeforeWrathoftheLichKinghits...likeme.Somearetryingtogettheirfirstcharactersto55sothattheycanmakeDeathKnights.Somearetryingtogettheirfirstcharacterstolevel70sothattheycanenjoythenewcontentinNorthrend.Andothersaretryingtobringupasmanycharactersto70aspossiblesothattheyhaveachoiceastowhomtolevelto80.
Dolevelyourprofessionsasyougo
NowthatGatheringProfessionsgiveyouabilitiesthathelpyouinbattle(IadoreLifeblood),therereallyisnoreasontonotlevelupagatheringprofession(ortwo)asyougo.Levelingthecraftingprofessionscanalsohelpyoukeepcurrentongearwhichonlymakesquestingeasier.ButIalsorecommendFirstAidandCookingaswell.Thequestsatskilllevel225forbothofthesesecondaryprofessionsgivealotofexperienceandhavingextrabandagesandfoodbuffscertainlyisn'tgoingtoslowdownyourleveling.ThefartheryouarealongonyourprofessionswhenWrathhits,themoreyoucantakeadvantageofthenewbenefitstheexpansionbrings.
Docompletethequestswhenthey'regreen
I'msureyou'reOPandcanhandletheorangequests,butcompletingquestswhentheyaregreenisfasterthancompletingtheyellowandabovequests.Themobsgodownmorequicklyandyouareabletohandlemoresimultaneously.Itisn'talwayspossibletostayaheadofthequests,butwhenyoucan,do.
Don'tsweatthedeadline
IfyouhaveplayedanyMMOfromthebeginningorthisisn'tyourfirstexpansion,thenyoualreadyknowthatthefirstfewdaysarealwaysrocky.Evenifthedevelopershavedonetheirjobperfectlyandthehardwareworkswithoutahitch,therewillstillbedozensofpeopleineveryimmediatelyaccessiblenewarea.Theywillbelaggingthesamezones,campingthesamespawnsandgatheringthesameresources.DoyoureallywanttobehangingoutintheDKstartingarealisteningtotheramblingsofDkpwnsu,DethknyteandArrrthess?Waitingadayortwoforthemassestoracethroughwillprobablyenhancethequalityofyourplaytimequiteabit.
Doenjoythejourney
Ifyoudon'tevencomeclosetoreachingyourlevelgoalbythetimeyouarereadyandabletoplaytheexpansion(Iwon't),don'tbetoohardonyourself.Ithinkmostcasualplayersknowthatit'sthejourneythatmakesthisgamesomuchfun.RacingthroughthenewcontentsothatyoucanrunthesameBattlegrounds,InstancesandDailiesoverandoveruntilthenextexpansionisnotnecessarilythebestwaytomaximizeyourfun.StopandsmelltheTalandra'sRoses.IknowIwill.
Doreadlevelingguides
WoWInsiderhassomegreatlevelingguidesforeachclass.Theseguideshavecollectedeverythingspecialyourclasscandoandshouldknowforspecificlevelranges.YouwilloftenfindmeenthusingaboutJame'slevelingguidesaswell,particularlyhisHordeone.Themapsandefficientquestgroupingsmakethisguideinvaluabletothecasualplayer.
Don'tpuginstances
Completinginstanceswithgoodgroupscanbeagreatwaytolevelupandgetappropriategearforeasierquesting.Runninginstanceswithpugsaremostlikelytobetimeconsuming,frustratingexperiencesthatwilltakeupallofyourplaysessionsandthensome.Thereareplentyofqueststhatcanbesoloedfrom1to70andthatwayyouarethemasterofyourowntime.
Domaximizeyourrest
Youofcourseknowthatloggingoutinbigcitiesandinnsisthesmartthingtodo.Also,doanycraftingorchattingintheseplacessothatyouareaccumulatingmorerestduringyournon-questingtime.Ifyouaretryingtolevelupmultiplecharacters(Iknowsomeofyouareafflictedwithaltitis),swapbetweenthemsothatyouonlyplaytherestedones.
Don'tgoAFKincontestedareasonPvPservers
CaptainObvioussays,"Duh!"Ofcourse,wecasualplayersarewellawarethatreallifeinterfereswhenweleastexpectitandtheresultingdeathsjustcan'tbehelped.Ifyoucan,however,trytogettoasafeplacebeforegoingAFKorelseexpecttofaceascenesimilartotheonepicturedabove.
Don'tworryaboutrevenge
Duringthelazydaysofsummer,loggingofftogetyourmainandthumpthetwerpwhojustthumpedyoucanbefunandrewarding,inaneyeforaneyekindofway.ButnowthatWrathisalmostuponus,ifyoureallywanttolevelquickly,it'sbesttojustbrushyourselfoffandcontinuewithyourquesting.