| World of Warcraft is perhaps one of the | | | | inefficient use of time considering the group |
| biggest games on the market, with over | | | | system was put in place to allow people to |
| eight-million subscribers, it certainly is | | | | cooperate on quests, if you see someone else |
| already the number one MMORPG (Massive | | | | on your quest, group up with them to complete |
| Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game), the | | | | it. |
| only problem, it seems, is the amount of time | | | | |
| it takes to get to the end of the game via | | | | 6) Run instances minimally - While instances |
| leveling. So without further ado, here's ten | | | | are fun, and provide good gear and items, |
| leveling secrets that should help you level | | | | they tend to be time consuming in the long |
| faster than ever. | | | | run, while you're looking for members, going |
| | | | to the instance and waiting for everyone to |
| 1) TitanPanel/XP per hour - This tool is | | | | arrive, you could have gained a lot of xp. If |
| invaluable for anyone trying to manage their | | | | you're in bad need of gear upgrades, run an |
| time within World of Warcraft, the panel when | | | | instance or two, otherwise, try to avoid |
| configured will tell you your average xp | | | | them. |
| hour. You can then chart your progress and | | | | |
| see how efficient you've become at leveling. | | | | 7) Turn on the quick quest text option - Look |
| | | | for the instant quest text option in the |
| 2) Do quests - A lot of people seem to play | | | | option menu and toggle it on. If you've |
| the game thinking the best way to level is to | | | | played the game before, chances are you know |
| go out killing monsters non-stop until they | | | | all or most the quests already, and don't |
| reach 70, while this will work, it's horribly | | | | need to spend the extra minute or waiting for |
| inefficient, instead, queue up quests and | | | | the text to finish popping up. |
| complete them in combination with grinding. | | | | |
| | | | 8) Minimize travel time - If there's a quest |
| 3) Queuing quests - The benefit of queuing | | | | you need to turn in at a specific city, |
| quests is twofold; for one, you don't have to | | | | consider it's importance relative to your |
| run from and to town turning in quests and | | | | overall XP/hour, if you can turn it in later, |
| picking up new ones, secondly, many of the | | | | wait, if not, try to turn in multiple quests |
| quests in the same area involve killing or | | | | there at the same time. |
| collecting items near the same location, | | | | |
| queuing quests will make it easier to get all | | | | 9) Use combos to quickly kill mobs - When |
| of them done in a timely manner. | | | | grinding it can be tempting to put your |
| | | | character on auto-attack, and then rinse and |
| 4) Using your hearthstone - many people just | | | | repeat, however, to be time efficient it's |
| bind their hearthstones to the largest cities | | | | best to test your character's abilities and |
| in-game, this is great if you just need to | | | | find out what combination can bring down a |
| check auctions or mail items, but while | | | | mob the fastest, even a second or two off the |
| you're leveling it can actually hurt your xp | | | | top can mean thousands more xp/hour. |
| hour to constantly fly in and out of these | | | | |
| cities to your current leveling area, | | | | 10) Ask for help - If you can't figure out |
| Instead, attempt to find an inn nearby that | | | | what to do, don't be afraid to ask for help, |
| you can use to hearth when you complete | | | | consider joining a guild or asking someone |
| quests, or when you want to take a break. | | | | more knowledgeable with the game for help, |
| | | | however, politeness is key, since some people |
| 5) Group up for quests - All too many times | | | | rather not be bothered, it's best to ask |
| you see people completing for kills of a rare | | | | generally rather than messaging random |
| mob for a specific quest, this is a horribly | | | | people. |