World bosses in World of Warcraft are not what they used to be. Now you can defeat them before you even have your first talent point.

For almost a week, the level numbers in World of Warcraft have dropped to 50. With the level squish, there was also a comprehensive rescaling of the entire game world. Many game contents are now accessible at lower levels, such as the entire area of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. However, this has also resulted in some unusual creatures being scaled – such as the world bosses.

What happened? The user CallMeReckful posted a small video in the World of Warcraft subreddit. It shows him playing his druid at level 11. He is not just leveling as one would expect for heroes at level 11, but he has attacked a world boss. He is fighting the big bird Azurethos, which can be battled this week in Tiragarde Sound.

Lvl 11 – Solo Azurethos (Big thanks to level scaling) from r/wow

The world boss is actually intended for a group of at least 5 players at level 50. While tanks can now also solo the boss at max level, it looked quite different at the beginning of Battle for Azeroth.

Why is this possible? Apparently, world bosses in Patch 9.0 scale with the characters. Particularly low-level characters are favored here and deal slightly more damage to compensate for their lack of abilities in this area. At the same time, opponents have fewer hit points, making them die faster. This brings additional advantages, which also positively affect the fight against a world boss.

Does this help? Defeating world bosses at such a low level actually has no real benefit. Loot is not dropped, and the corresponding world quests are only active at higher levels. So it is hardly worthwhile from a gameplay perspective to defeat the world boss alone. But at least you can show off a little with this achievement. After all, who can claim to have defeated world bosses even before they had their first talent point?

It’s questionable whether Blizzard will fix this. Because world bosses were actually only supposed to be accessible to characters at level 50. Otherwise, it could soon happen that tanks at level 11 will be taken along for such fights. And that is probably not the intention of the creator.

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Level Up Fast in World of Warcraft – there are many ways! But one way is more effective than all the others.

The big Patch 9.0 in World of Warcraft has been live for almost a week now. Many players are using the time to level up Twinks and benefit from the new leveling experience. In nearly all expansions, players are leveling between level 10 and 50 to prepare their characters for Shadowlands. But where is the fastest leveling actually done?

The answer is quite clear and had already become apparent on the PTR: The expansion Warlords of Draenor.

Why is leveling so fast in Draenor? The reason Warlords of Draenor works so well is due to several reasons that collectively offer a rounded, fast leveling experience, including:

• Modern Quest Design: The quests from WoD are quite “new”. There are hardly any long, time-consuming tasks. Quest givers are close to their mission goals, and the travel distances are accordingly short.
• Massive XP for “Gather Quests”: Upgrading the Garrison was an important feature of WoD. The quests for this are mostly very short and just want you to click on 2-3 things. But they grant XP as if they were a long quest series. These are essentially free bonus XP you just pick up.
• Countless Treasures: In every area of WoD, treasures can be found, usually 40 or more per area. These are purple-glowing items that can simply be looted. The treasures give a nice amount of XP upon pickup, saving you several quests. With an addon like “Handy Notes”, you can see all the spawn points of treasures on the map and easily collect them on the side.
• Follower System Grants Experience: In WoD, you can send your followers on missions in the Garrison. After some time, they return and can even bring XP for your character. Here too, these are bonus experience points that require no effort on your part.
• Flying Without Prerequisite: In Draenor, you can now fly upon reaching level 30 – the previously required achievement for this has been removed. This allows you to navigate through the relatively compact areas even faster.

All these points ensure that players receive a level-up reward every few minutes in Warlords of Draenor. Leveling faster than this is practically impossible.

However: The amount of experience points from bonus goals in Draenor has been massively nerfed. They are still lucrative, but no longer need to be completed mandatory.

How long does leveling take? This strongly depends on personal playstyle. For most players, a leveling duration of 10-14 hours corresponds to the average in Warlords of Draenor. Professionals who have perfected leveling can complete it in nearly 6 hours. However, those who are interested in the story and wish to take it a bit easier will naturally take longer.

Where do you choose an expansion? After completing the starting area, you can visit Chromie in Stormwind (Alliance) or Orgrimmar (Horde). She will be marked on the city map with a sand timer. Here you can choose a timewalking campaign and start Warlords of Draenor. However, this is not possible if the character is your first hero in WoW. Then you must level in Battle for Azeroth.

Where else can you level quickly? If you absolutely don’t want to play Warlords of Draenor, you can consider several alternatives. Leveling is also fast in Legion, Battle for Azeroth, and Mists of Pandaria. The expansions Cataclysm, Wrath of the Lich King, and The Burning Crusade are better avoided. Here, the quest design is still “old” and many tasks consume a lot of time, noticeably slowing down the leveling speed.

However, for newcomers, it is advisable not to focus too much on leveling speed. All expansions of World of Warcraft offer beautiful stories and interesting quest lines that reveal much about the lore. If you are not only looking to rush through quickly, you can safely ignore the tips and choose a different expansion to level with each character.

Have you leveled characters in Patch 9.0 yet? Or are you just recruiting a friend because now is the perfect time?

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Do you want to play a Vulpera in World of Warcraft soon? Then you should meet the requirements. We will tell you what you need to do.

The article originally appeared in October 2019, but was updated on October 19, 2020. The requirements to unlock the Vulpera have been adjusted.

With Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, the Vulpera came as a new playable race for the Horde, as they are another allied race. We will tell you what you need to do for the fox creatures and what requirements you need to meet to soon roam Azeroth in furry form.

These are the requirements for the Vulpera: Unlocking the Vulpera is relatively easy. The requirements were even reduced with Patch 9.0. You need:

• A Horde character at level 50
• The achievement “Secrets in the Sand” – which is obtained by completing all story quests in Vol’dun as a Horde player

If you meet these two requirements, you can unlock the Vulpera directly. You just need to accept and complete their quest in the Horde embassy in Orgrimmar.

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What makes the Vulpera so special? The Vulpera have been very popular since their introduction as NPCs in Battle for Azeroth. They are regarded not only as a “cute” race but also have a number of cool racial abilities that give them essentially an additional hearthstone to a location of their choice – anywhere in the world. We have presented all the abilities of the Vulpera here.

Moreover, it should not be forgotten that the Vulpera have the dance from the song “What does the fox say?”:

When will the Vulpera be available? The Vulpera have been available since Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth. You can play them directly and then immediately start causing chaos in World of Warcraft with your fox creature, to be ready for the next expansion Shadowlands.

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The great slaughter in World of Warcraft continues. This player is eliminating dozens of enemies solo – only with a few special pets.

With Patch 9.0 of World of Warcraft, the legend of the player Rextroy should have come to an end. But even after the removal of PvP scaling, he has once again managed to find an interesting way to defeat his opponents. This time, he doesn’t even have to do the work himself, but uses companions to carry out the task for him.

What is shown in the video? Rextroy plays his Death Knight and goes hunting for Horde players. He summons several Water Elementals with the item Sea Totem, which can be farmed in Nazjatar. The item has a cooldown of 10 seconds, and the elemental lasts for 60 seconds each – meaning you can have up to 6 elementals active at the same time. The video then shows how Rextroy only has to use Death Grip. The rest is handled by the elementals, which often deal with enemy players in under a second. Particularly cloth-wearers stand no chance against them.

Why are the elementals so strong? Apparently, the scaling here is faulty. Because although the elementals should be at level 50, they hit incredibly hard. Their attacks deal between 3,000 and 6,000 damage points, which wipes out even well-equipped players in no time – especially when multiple elementals are present.

Even though the elementals have “only” about 11,000 health points when viewed and are displayed as level 50, they actually possess over 90,000 health points and are still level 120. Enemy players often miss the elementals and have little means to counter them.

Presumably, these totems were simply overlooked during the big level squish, as they reportedly still summon an elemental at level 120 according to the wowhead database, which explains their strength.

As usual, the error is likely to be fixed relatively quickly. Rextroy reports his found bugs and exploits to Blizzard, which usually resolve the issue within a few days via hotfix.

In any case, it is astonishing that Rextroy continues to manage to uncover new exploits and amusing kill opportunities week after week.

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