The leveling speed in World of Warcraft is increasing even further. The more characters you have at max level, the faster it goes.
Leveling a character back in the Vanilla days of World of Warcraft was something that could take days, weeks, or even months. In the modern version of WoW, leveling mainly serves the purpose of quickly getting the next character to max level so that they are ready for endgame content.
What will change? With the expansion “The War Within,” Blizzard aims to implement many account-wide changes and provide some bonuses. For players with many characters, there will be upcoming relief for leveling additional characters.
Because: A new series of achievements increases the experience gained by all characters up to the maximum level 80.
How does it work? Every character that reaches level 80 unlocks a special mentor achievement. This increases the experience gained by all characters on the account by 5%.
The more characters you have at level 80, the greater the XP bonus:
| Characters at Level 80 | XP Bonus |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 % |
| 1 | 5 % |
| 2 | 10 % |
| 3 | 15 % |
| 4 | 20 % |
| 5 (and more) | 25 % |
Overall, this achievement is stackable up to 5 times. So if you level 5 characters to level 80, all characters will benefit from a substantial XP bonus of 25%.
What else is changing? In addition to this adjustment, the amount of XP required will be drastically reduced. Overall, the amount of experience points needed between levels 1 and 70 will be reduced by nearly 55%, with the largest reduction occurring in the range from level 60 to 70.
This will further accelerate leveling.
What are the consequences? As a result, this will make it easier for everyone to bring new characters up to level 80. While there are already many simplifications, such as the Legacy Armor, XP Bonus potions, or the popular buff from the Darkmoon Faire, another improvement is likely to ensure that the leveling phase is managed even more quickly in the future.
Overall, The War Within will also be more accessible for solo players. Our author Karsten noted this during his first insight into the alpha of the expansion.
