Hi,
Could any one please help me with a couple of things.
I have been on and off of playing WOW for some time now but I now have the major bug and can not stop playing. I think its great.
My question is: Can any one advise what is the best way of gaining xp?? Is it through just following each and every quest or is there another way of gaining fast xp, "obviously I am looking for a real way of gaining xp and not through any cheating".
I am a warlock level 17, (very low I no)
Thanks for the help.............
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Definately run the quests. You usually get good XP from turning them in, plus all the XP from killing any mobs that are required for the quest. In addition you can get some pretty good BOE equipment and gain rep with certain factions. I would recommend that you use the quest lookup (on the left hand bar of this site) to both determine what quests are best for you as well as how to commplete them quickly.
Also remember rested XP is crucial, so always log out in an Inn or city. Personally I never grind for XP without being fully rested. Thank goodness for having 6 alts, so there's always a rested character to play.
(As a bonus XP earned from quests does not "use up" your rested bonus)
Also remember rested XP is crucial, so always log out in an Inn or city. Personally I never grind for XP without being fully rested. Thank goodness for having 6 alts, so there's always a rested character to play.
(As a bonus XP earned from quests does not "use up" your rested bonus)
Pure grinding debate on wheater it's faster or not is a toss up. I happen to agree it's NOT faster then questing, which is possible to 60 if done right, mixing in some grinding at higher levels with quest lines that have certian number of mobs to kill, or items to aquire from mobs etc..
At your level, questing is the way to go, no doubts about it, and you shouldn't have to worry about a pure grind til after 40-45.
However some make it work for them, depends on class and talents I suppose. Take frost mages for example.
But In my experience thus far having a 54 mage (non-frost) Grinding is pure bordom.
This Jamie person wrote out a pretty detailed leveling guide for the allies, and is currently working on a horde version. It helped me out getting up past 50, and it says following it will get you to 60. Nice quest guide with a bit of grind mixed in.
http://www.wow-pro.com/node/599
Edited, Dec 6th 2006 12:11pm by Magilicotty
At your level, questing is the way to go, no doubts about it, and you shouldn't have to worry about a pure grind til after 40-45.
However some make it work for them, depends on class and talents I suppose. Take frost mages for example.
But In my experience thus far having a 54 mage (non-frost) Grinding is pure bordom.
This Jamie person wrote out a pretty detailed leveling guide for the allies, and is currently working on a horde version. It helped me out getting up past 50, and it says following it will get you to 60. Nice quest guide with a bit of grind mixed in.
http://www.wow-pro.com/node/599
Edited, Dec 6th 2006 12:11pm by Magilicotty
I agree with webb - get rested and then go grind a bit. I usually, and I think the new LFG tool will good for this, break the boredom by doing the odd instance run even if I don't have the quests as that will give some XP, enhance your skill and group dynamics and also give you some nice loot. As a lvl17 you'll either be looking at VC (alliance) or WC (horde).
One thing I would add to the suggestion that questing is the fastest way to lvl... Try and find a questing buddy.
You get varying levels of exp depending on the color of the quest in your log. Green ones will be easiest, but give less exp, then yellow, orange, and finally red as the hardest. It's basically an indication of the lvl of the quest vs the level of your character.
Doing a yellow quest might be tough for you alone. But doing it with another person makes it much easier and you'll still get credit for it being yellow. Whatever exp you lose by sharing kills with someone is easily made up by the ability to do higher lvl quests and the speed with which you can complete them.
You may never find someone that is always on at the same time as you, but try to get in a guild with a lot of similar level players, and always ask like-leveled people in the area if they want to team up with you. Chances are they need the same quest and will be happy to have the company.
You get varying levels of exp depending on the color of the quest in your log. Green ones will be easiest, but give less exp, then yellow, orange, and finally red as the hardest. It's basically an indication of the lvl of the quest vs the level of your character.
Doing a yellow quest might be tough for you alone. But doing it with another person makes it much easier and you'll still get credit for it being yellow. Whatever exp you lose by sharing kills with someone is easily made up by the ability to do higher lvl quests and the speed with which you can complete them.
You may never find someone that is always on at the same time as you, but try to get in a guild with a lot of similar level players, and always ask like-leveled people in the area if they want to team up with you. Chances are they need the same quest and will be happy to have the company.
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Going to have to disagree with the sharing of quests. I get much of my XP from killing everything on the way to the quest and killing on the way to the next quest. When I run a quest circuit, I clear everything straight ahead of me and a little bit to the left and the right. That's valuable XP and supplements the quest XP. It will take longer if you have a partner. Just don't do quests four-five levels above you and fight yellow mobs. Because if you are grinding on orange to red mobs, which I saw in STV on one of my characters last night, you are wasting your time.
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My two cents...
Webb said it all really :) However, one thing to do might be to help "lowbies" with a tough quest, as I found last night. The Quest xp can be very nice if the quest is red/orange to them, as we found out ourselves.
A lvl 17 (as I recall) asked me and a friend (both lvl 20's) if we'd help him kill Yowler, in Redridge, and we agreed, even though we'd done it ourselves days ago. This resulted in a happy lvl 17, made us two feel virtuous and helpful, heh, and we three all had a nice chat while carving a path there. Once there, a very kind lvl 60 saw the three of us waiting for Yowler, and since he'd been there to help his friend do the same task, he asked to join our group.
Well, with a lvl 60 there Yowler was mincemeat, and we thanked him nicely, then he was even nicer and asked if we needed to kill some of the Dark Orcs in the tower there, and helped us with two quests there, too! The xp off those quests was very good indeed, and he let us have the drops, too. We wouldn't have been able to do those two quests with just two or three of us for a heck of a lot longer. So much longer we'd just get silver for doing it :D
Anyhow, my "mighty" lvl 20 hunter will be heading into newbie zones, asking if anyone there maybe needs a hand with something a bit tough for them - "paying it forward" so to speak, and maybe making a few pals along the way :) A good night, all in all.
A lvl 17 (as I recall) asked me and a friend (both lvl 20's) if we'd help him kill Yowler, in Redridge, and we agreed, even though we'd done it ourselves days ago. This resulted in a happy lvl 17, made us two feel virtuous and helpful, heh, and we three all had a nice chat while carving a path there. Once there, a very kind lvl 60 saw the three of us waiting for Yowler, and since he'd been there to help his friend do the same task, he asked to join our group.
Well, with a lvl 60 there Yowler was mincemeat, and we thanked him nicely, then he was even nicer and asked if we needed to kill some of the Dark Orcs in the tower there, and helped us with two quests there, too! The xp off those quests was very good indeed, and he let us have the drops, too. We wouldn't have been able to do those two quests with just two or three of us for a heck of a lot longer. So much longer we'd just get silver for doing it :D
Anyhow, my "mighty" lvl 20 hunter will be heading into newbie zones, asking if anyone there maybe needs a hand with something a bit tough for them - "paying it forward" so to speak, and maybe making a few pals along the way :) A good night, all in all.
Grouping to do yellow-orange-red quests does generally net you more total experience than waiting until the quest goes green (or even gray for some of the elite ones) and doing them solo. It's surprising how even just having one other person helping can let you finish quests that you'd have to wait 3 or 4 levels to even try doing alone. The other night my boyfriend (level 35 shaman) and I (level 37 warrior) were easily killing things up to level 41 and finished a quest that were red to him and orange for me. We both earned a level that night with all the quests we did there.
Another thing to consider is that the equipment rewards for many quests are great when you do the quest at orange but are basically nice vender fodder if you wait until the quest is green to do. Grouping to do quests to get the reward sooner can really pay off at times.
Another thing to consider is that the equipment rewards for many quests are great when you do the quest at orange but are basically nice vender fodder if you wait until the quest is green to do. Grouping to do quests to get the reward sooner can really pay off at times.
In my experience, if you can find a good place to grind, go grind your butt off. For example, at lv 28-29 there are Wargen (or whatever they're called) just to the north and west of Darkshire. With full rested exp, I was making 31k exp per hour on pure grinding. (This is with a feral druid, which lends itself to grinding.) In my experience, it's difficult to keep that kind of exp gain doing quests by themselves. Another good spot for this is 50-55 on Legashi demons in northern Azshara.
That's not to say that if you have quests you can stack (for example 30-35 in STV) it can't be done. However, if you're doing this, don't get off track. Having a quest out of sequence can throw questing off.
The person above who suggested Jame's leveling guide is absolutly right. Follow that guide and you will level so fast it'll make your head spin.
That's not to say that if you have quests you can stack (for example 30-35 in STV) it can't be done. However, if you're doing this, don't get off track. Having a quest out of sequence can throw questing off.
The person above who suggested Jame's leveling guide is absolutly right. Follow that guide and you will level so fast it'll make your head spin.
I think the quests are great at lower levels.
From around 20 or so tho, I tend to grind.
On my newest alt, a 35 druid atm, grinding makes sense to me at least. One way may be easier to you, but to me easy means not paying much attention.
So, I can kill a mob that is a level or two above me, and I have to focus some. Lets say this mob gives me 300 xp. (and I have to paysome attention).
Now, if I grind one a mob thats a level or two below me, its preety much auto-attack, and shift form to heal every 3-4th one. Theese may only give me say 175-200xp each, but I barely have to watch the screen. With no downtime (and no worries and little concentration I might add) I can plow through theese.
This "mindless" grinding went super fast on my Hunter as well, I bet it would go fast on a warrior also. MY priest was much more "hands on" as death from even a add 2 levels below me could mean death quick if I was not paying attention.
So while my druid is killing a mob, I can stand up and flip the grilled cheese I was making, or take the clothes from the washer and throw them in the dryer, feed the dog, ect. Come back, click the next mob, then walk away again.
Thats what I like to do, say in the morning when most people are not on, and there is nothing going on withing guild chat, ect. And, if a random mob aggros you (and it's a level or two below you) you can take a few hits before you have to worry. So for me (and my playstyle) grinding works best, on stuff a level or two below my current level.
I am currently in the Shimmering Flats, grinding on turtles levels 31-35. (No poison attack, dont hit too hard, are yellow so they dont aggro YOU, and best of all, they dont run away when facing low HP like some mobs do, the stand right there (like good little mobs) and die.
Also, the first characters I played I spent alot of time wandering around looking for the locations the quest specifiy. So if its a quest I know where I know it already I'll do it, but the ones that make you hike, and search are slow in the proccess. They can be fun, but not on your 18th toon, lol.
Just my two cents.
From around 20 or so tho, I tend to grind.
On my newest alt, a 35 druid atm, grinding makes sense to me at least. One way may be easier to you, but to me easy means not paying much attention.
So, I can kill a mob that is a level or two above me, and I have to focus some. Lets say this mob gives me 300 xp. (and I have to pay
Now, if I grind one a mob thats a level or two below me, its preety much auto-attack, and shift form to heal every 3-4th one. Theese may only give me say 175-200xp each, but I barely have to watch the screen. With no downtime (and no worries and little concentration I might add) I can plow through theese.
This "mindless" grinding went super fast on my Hunter as well, I bet it would go fast on a warrior also. MY priest was much more "hands on" as death from even a add 2 levels below me could mean death quick if I was not paying attention.
So while my druid is killing a mob, I can stand up and flip the grilled cheese I was making, or take the clothes from the washer and throw them in the dryer, feed the dog, ect. Come back, click the next mob, then walk away again.
Thats what I like to do, say in the morning when most people are not on, and there is nothing going on withing guild chat, ect. And, if a random mob aggros you (and it's a level or two below you) you can take a few hits before you have to worry. So for me (and my playstyle) grinding works best, on stuff a level or two below my current level.
I am currently in the Shimmering Flats, grinding on turtles levels 31-35. (No poison attack, dont hit too hard, are yellow so they dont aggro YOU, and best of all, they dont run away when facing low HP like some mobs do, the stand right there (like good little mobs) and die.
Also, the first characters I played I spent alot of time wandering around looking for the locations the quest specifiy. So if its a quest I know where I know it already I'll do it, but the ones that make you hike, and search are slow in the proccess. They can be fun, but not on your 18th toon, lol.
Just my two cents.
There are some basic rules that all levelling guides follow;
1. Focus on quests that are around your level (green and yellow ones).
2. Focus on killing mobs around your level (+2/-2 your level)
3. Kill everything on your way (according to rule 2) while questing.
4. Quest in all areas around your level which means Westfall/Darkshore/Thelsamar for your level if you're Alliance. (Sorry I don't have much idea about Horde, I was so enthusiastic when I started an undead priest but then I got lost in the Undercity *sighs* I know I know... That's embarrassing.)
1. Focus on quests that are around your level (green and yellow ones).
2. Focus on killing mobs around your level (+2/-2 your level)
3. Kill everything on your way (according to rule 2) while questing.
4. Quest in all areas around your level which means Westfall/Darkshore/Thelsamar for your level if you're Alliance. (Sorry I don't have much idea about Horde, I was so enthusiastic when I started an undead priest but then I got lost in the Undercity *sighs* I know I know... That's embarrassing.)
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