The way to reach level cap in WoW Classic can be laborious and take a long time. We will share some tips and tricks to help you progress faster.
What are these tips and for whom are they suitable? In our guide, we want to present ten tips that will help you reach level 60 in WoW Classic more easily. The goal is to reach level 60 as quickly and without compromises as possible.
Accordingly, these tips are suitable for players who really want to progress quickly, for example, to enter higher-level dungeons or engage in high-level PvP.
However, those who want to focus on professions will need to make some compromises.
Speed Leveling Tip 1: Choose the Right Realm
This is why the choice is important: By now, there are dozens of realms for WoW Classic in English, German, and other languages. These realms have different population densities and characteristics, such as RP (Roleplay), PvE, or PvP.
To progress faster, your realm should not be so full that you are constantly stuck in long queues, but also not so empty that you cannot complete group quests or dungeons.
Which realms are recommended? We recommend that you settle on a PvE server. Here you will not be constantly killed by the opposing faction and you will get closer to level 60 faster.
Since four new German Classic servers have opened, a new PvE realm is also accessible: Lakeshire. There are still relatively few players here, but enough to progress properly. Therefore, we recommend starting on Lakeshire.
Speed Leveling Tip 2: Change Zones Early
Why should I change? Zones meant for lower-level players are generally more crowded than those for higher levels. That’s just the nature of the game since everyone starts out small, but some grow stronger faster than others.
This tip is especially important at the start: Change your starting area and the early zones as soon as possible. You may experience difficulties completing quests or getting kills counted in starting areas because it’s too crowded.
If you quickly change the zone, such as to Westfall, Darkshore, the Barrens, or Silverpine Forest, you can avoid the high density and continue working on higher quests at ease. Another advantage is that higher-level enemies generally reward you with more XP and better loot.
Speed Leveling Tip 3: Play Solo
This is why solo play is worth it: This tip may sound controversial because kills go faster in groups. However, you also don’t receive the full XP for a kill in a group. Experience points are divided among the group members.
Accordingly, you receive significantly more XP when you kill foes solo. However, there are also compromises. Depending on the class you play and the classes of your group members, it can be beneficial to team up with up to two other players.
Up to a group of three players, you should receive about as much experience in the same time as you would alone – depending on how many enemies you can fight and kill simultaneously. Generally, we advise: If you are unsure, play solo.
Speed Leveling Tip 4: Kill More Enemies Than Required for a Quest
This is how worthwhile kills are: The experience points from killing enemies constitute a significant, if not the largest part of your accumulated XP in Classic. Therefore, it is essential to maximize XP gains from kills.
This can easily be integrated with questing. If you are on your way to a quest, into a new area, or simply heading back to town, kill the mobs you encounter along the way.
By doing this, you secure not only additional experience but also potentially rare items that provide you with a small boost or fill your wallet. You will need gold and silver in abundance while leveling.
Speed Leveling Tip 5: Ignore Professions
This is why ignoring makes sense: Professions, especially crafting professions, consume a lot of time and require considerable effort to level up. This can amount to many hours during the leveling phase where you can neither kill enemies nor gain XP in other ways.
In Classic, crafting items takes significantly longer and cannot be sped up by enchantments on gloves as it currently can in Battle for Azeroth. For this reason, you should ignore them for the time being.
The same applies to gathering professions. Gathering items takes longer, may require multiple attempts, and can fail. So you may spend several seconds on just one flower instead of killing two wolves.
Don’t I need the professions? In principle, professions are also important. However, there are several reasons why you should ignore them while leveling:
- You can “catch up” on them at level 60
- Most items can be bought from other crafters – just grind and buy what you need
- While leveling, you often gain little advantage from carrying crafted items for a long time
However, for those who want to craft great things at level 60 immediately and want to complete some crafting quests along the way, they must be aware that professions will take up a significant portion of leveling time and slow them down.
Speed Leveling Tip 6: Plan Your Dungeon Runs Properly
How do I plan correctly? Dungeons can provide you with a large chunk of experience if you conquer them. However, they also take a lot of time. Therefore, you should ensure to gather all available dungeon quests first, so you can complete them in just one run.
Plan your dungeon runs so that you begin as soon as all quests are logged. Ideally, do not interrupt your leveling route to search for group members. Assemble the group first and then head to the dungeon. This saves you waiting time.
Here’s what to watch out for: Some things are particularly important to consider during dungeon runs.
- First: Preparation. You should enter with enough water, food, and possibly ammunition, as refilling along the way will be challenging and time-consuming.
- Second: Do not enter a dungeon if your gear or level is insufficient. You will only take longer and may not even reach the end. It’s better to be a bit stronger and get through together faster than to be “carried.”
- Third: Stay with the group if it went well. If you and your colleagues moved through the dungeon quickly and smoothly, feel free to run through it again. This saves time searching for a group and traveling, and allows you to grab loot that will help you for a few levels.
Speed Leveling Tip 7: Organize Your Bags
This is why it’s important: Bag space in WoW Classic is generally much more limited than in BfA, especially for your first character. Therefore, you should always consider what you need and what you don’t.
Only collect what you need or what is valuable, and leave everything else behind in case of emergency or consume it quickly. This will save you the time spent standing still and rummaging through your bags when you need to carry quest items.
How do I organize my bags? It is important, for example, to simply discard individual items if you are not farming a specific type of enemy that would allow you to stack those items.
Gray items can be valuable, especially in bulk, but clutter the inventory when they are singular. You should always keep some slots free in case you find something important. Additionally, addons like Vendor Price can help you organize your bags.
Speed Leveling Tip 8: Plan Your Return to the City
Why do I need to go back to the city? Visits to a larger city are unavoidable while leveling in Classic. Here, you restock on supplies, sell excess items, or learn new skills.
To avoid returning constantly, you can plan ahead when a return is worthwhile.
When should I return? Make preemptive considerations for your return. Some important points are:
- Am I changing the area anyway? Then a stopover is possible.
- Do I have the flight point? Then the return trip is less troublesome.
- Are there new spells that I urgently need? Then I should see my trainer.
- Are my bags full or do I need something from the auction house? Then I can combine that.
If you combine some of these points, you should be able to keep visits as short as possible. Also, plan how much gold and silver you need for new skills so that you can immediately learn everything required.
Speed Leveling Tip 9: The Choice of the “Right” Classes and Races
Why is the choice important? There are several reasons why you should consider what you want to play ahead of time and why. Some classes level faster than others, some races are better suited for certain endgame activities.
Of course, the most important thing is to play what you enjoy. But if you want to be particularly fast, you may need to tweak your character choice or at least play with different talents than you ultimately want later. The race-class combination can also be significant.
These classes and races are worthwhile: Among races, there are significant differences, especially at the start of the game. Start areas of certain races are simply more crowded. If you play less popular races like Undead or Night Elves, you can progress faster at the beginning.
When it comes to classes, pure damage classes are usually faster alone than others and have some advantages:
- Rogues can sneak through areas when they only need certain things.
- Mages can eliminate many enemies at once with Blizzard and Frost Nova.
- Warlocks and Hunters have a personal tank accompanying them.
Classes like Priests and Paladins are usually a bit weaker alone and therefore take longer to level.
Speed Leveling Tip 10: Save!
Why should I save? Gold is a very important factor for fast leveling in WoW Classic and significantly more important than in the retail version. You primarily need gold while leveling for three things:
- Mounts
- Food (and ammunition)
- Skills
If you keep an eye on how much gold you need for what, you will not risk unnecessarily grinding. It’s best to keep as much gold on hand as you need for your next visit to the city.
This is how to handle your gold properly: Again, planning helps you the most. Save your gold for the things you really need to progress faster, such as for your first mount. If you buy this right at level 40, traveling afterwards will be much faster.
You should also choose your skills wisely. Only buy those that you desperately need and save the gold otherwise. The same goes for equipment. At the auction house, you might find bargains, but often it’s not worth spending gold on a new weapon.
You will frequently find better weapons a few levels later or obtain them through quests or dungeons. The time saved by the stronger weapon will then be wasted by having to farm gold to buy the next skill.
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