One of the toughest players of World of Warcraft is close to reaching max level. The catch: He plays a panda who has not chosen a faction, leveling up under extremely difficult conditions.
A few weeks ago, online newspapers reported extensively about a Ukrainian player who allegedly completed World of Warcraft: He achieved all the achievements.
Doubleagent, the factionless level 89 panda, is at least as tough, albeit in a completely different way. Unlike all his peers, Doubleagent has not chosen one of the two factions but maintains the neutrality of the pandaren people.
No trace of Lost: The panda does not want to leave the island
However, without taking a side, the panda cannot leave the starting island. He will never see higher-level mobs, cannot accept quests, visit instances, or beat mobs that could still give him experience points.
The only food source the panda has consists not of eucalyptus leaves, but of low-level ores and plants that he can mine for a homeopathic amount of EXP.
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Until level 85, he had made it with this method by March. He assumed that he would need about another four months. But it seems he might be a bit ahead of schedule.
On Twitter, he regularly updates how much experience he still needs. The last announcement was 37.5% until Level 90. At his current pace, it could be possible within 7-10 days.
The little panda has gained some fame in the process. In the WoW section of the English forum reddit, he is currently topic number 1. The most common question there is not, “How crazy must one be?” Rather, players demand a special achievement for the panda. “Insane in the membrane,” the current feat of strength for particularly strenuous and quite ridiculous achievements in the game – is probably nowhere near enough to honor this effort.
