The factionless Panda Doubleagent on the World of Warcraft server Mannoroth finally reached level 90 last night.
It’s probably the craziest way to level a character that the factionless Panda Doubleagent has chosen: he gathered low-level ores and herbs in the starting area of the Pandaren, which only give tiny amounts of experience compared to the millions he needs. But: Hard work nourishes the Panda.
For months he has been tweeting about his march to 90 at regular intervals. It has progressed in “5%-per-day” steps lately. We reported last week about the probably most unusual and toughest WoW player. He stayed on schedule and finally reached level 90 last night our time. Some fans followed the spectacle live and even created their own Panda on Mannoroth to watch it.
“Bad gear? That’s Wandering Isles Best-in-Slot!”
When asked if he would finally leave the island at level 90 to play “normally”, the Panda shook his head. With Warlords of Draenor, it goes further to level 100. Back on the island, again with herbs and ores. Then with a bit smaller progress than 5% per day. He needed almost 4 months for the stretch from 85 to 90. In total, his playtime is just under half a year.
When asked about his “bad” gear, “Double-Agent” has a gear score of 11 at level 90, he replied: “That’s Wandering Isles Best-in-Slot.” And for those wondering how much exp there is on the island: For a copper vein, a peacebloom bush, and silverleaf, he gets 20 exp. For an earthroot bush, 30 exp. For the last 2000 exp, Doubleagent needed about half an hour.
By the way: Even though some were curious whether Blizzard would come up with something to reward the most unusual level 90 in the world with a special title: no.
