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Get Some Help Leveling Quickly in WoW

If you have been playing World of Warcraft for a while and are leveling another character you may find that going through the leveling process again to be a bit of a grind. Going through the same areas, doing the sames quests, if you can remember them, can be a bit tiresome, especially if your guild needs you to level quickly.

So, a dedicated guide to leveling in wow may be just what you need.

Who needs a World of Warcraft Guide?

World of Warcraft, or wow, is the most successful multi-player online role-playing game to hit this genre.

What is even more significant is the demographics of this popular game. Being a subscription based game, a large percentage of players are an older generation than what can typically be found in other video games. In addition, this generation have day jobs to go to, and so play wow in the evenings or weekends. World of Warcraft is one of the ultimate reality immersion technologies today, and many adults enjoy a few hours a night, playing their in game Paladin, Warrior, Rouge, etc. as a form of relaxation.

However, the game mechanics of wow, require you to grind away levelling your character. This may be interesting if you can form groups easily with friends or guild members who are the same level as you and do groups quests and instances. However, especially on established servers this is not often the case. Forming a group can be difficult, as you may be required to log on at specific times that may not fit into your work schedule, so your are continuously trying to catch-up with friends or guild members.

Why Not Pay Someone to Power-Level my Character?

Power levelling is a option that many take up, which involves hiring a third party to level your character for you. However, you are required to hand over your account details them. You then risk having your account stolen, personnel details compromised, or no service performed at all. Even if you do manage to secure a trustworthy organisation, Blizzard aggressively lock down or suspend accounts that have been reported to have power levelled characters.

What about soloing without a guide?

So the only alternative is to solo your way up to higher levels doing quests, or a mundane session of grinding, killing the same mob in the one area. So if you are forced to solo quest you will want to level the most efficient way possibly, and this how a guide helps. Doing this without any planning usually ends up with you having to spend most of your time travelling from one quest location to another, or aimously searching for a quest giver.

So what are the features of a good World of Warcraft Guide?

A good wow levelling guides will organise your quest gathering in such a way that you will be performing multiple quests in an area. It is basically a walk through of the game from level 1 to 80. It will


  • Optimise the route from quest location to quest location, so that less time is spent travelling

  • Directs you to do quests that are solvable, rather than requiring a group.

  • Stacks multiple quests together for a given area, so less wandering around from quest giver to giver.


It is so rewarding when you go to the quest givers and half your experience bar moves as you hand in multiple completed quests.

Benefits of a Paid WoW Leveling Guides.

So by now you probably realized that if you need to level quickly solo, you need some sort of leveling guide. There are already lots of free leveling guides out there. But not all of these are necessarily well maintained, basically because the incentive to keep a freebie up to date is less than someone maintaining a guide that is a source of income. Especially one that is in competition with other free and paid for guides.

In addition, the paid for guides also offer add-ons that provide full route information and where to go in the in game map. These add-ons save a lot of time as it is like having a person standing over your shoulder telling you exactly where to go. For example, the addon for Zygor displays a green arrow showing you the direction to go to get a new quest. how to complete a quest, or the next area to move to in the guide.

Popular World of Warcraft Guides

There many wow guides for sale, so it would be hard to decide which is the best one to try. Each review says more or less the same information, with little to differentiate between. So I have used the following criteria in deciding which guide to get.

Add-on - without an addon it is not much better than any of the freely available guides on the internet. The add-on typically have an in-game arrow showing yo the direction t go, and some also display some useful notes on the quest you are about to perform.

Forum Support - Since WoW is constantly being updated with new patches, quests can and often do change. Also patches can sometimes cause add-ons to fail, So forum support is very important in resolving these issues.
Some guides also have public forums which means that the guide authors are honest, and are fine with people discussing their product in public and have nothing to hide. So it is less likely to be a scam.

Zygor



Member Forums: yes and viewable by non-members
Add On Direction arrows and in-game guide
Zygor is one of the oldest and most respected guides available, and fully covers the new Wraith of the Lich King expansion, right up to level 80.

Zygor may be a good option if you are playing to only level a particular faction, as the guides for Horde and Alliance are sold separately.

Forums are publicly viewable, which is unusual for these guides, as no company wants their 'dirty laundry out in the open'. This is in fact a bold statement by Zygor, which is basically stating how strong is the level of support, and that issues are quickly resolved.

Read some more on Zygor Leveling Guide.

iDemise



Member Forums: yes, members only
Add On Direction arrows, in-game guide, database updates

The Team IDemise World of Warcraft leveling guide was not written by a single wow player, but by a whole team of professional gamers. The guide is well written and covers all 1-80 levels, for Horde and Alliance.

The quest routes and information is always up to date due to its in-game add-on. As well as displaying the directional arrows and quest hints, the add-on also automatically gathers quest information, and send this to a central iDemise database. This database is queried periodically and used to update the guide, which means that the guide routes are always current and highly optimised.

Read some more on IDemise Leveling Guide.

Joana's Horde Leveling Guide



Member Forums: No
Add On Direction arrows and in-game quest guide

Joana's Leveling Guide is a popular guide with the Horde players as there is no Alliance coverage. Joana's guide has been available for many years and is written by a gamer who has won many accolades. For example in a competition run by Blizzard, the author was the first to level 50. On 6 servers he was the first to reach level 60, and holds the record for 1-60 played time of 4 days 20 hours.

The higher levels are well covered, as the author had spent 5 months in the WotLK beta, leveling 4 characters to level 80. So the Nothrend quest routes are well documented.

The add-on has directional way-point arrows and a very comprehensive in-game quest guide, fully detailing what to do to complete the quest.

Read some more on Joana's Horde Leveling Guide.

Dugi's Ultimate Guide



Member Forums: yes and viewable by non-members
Add On: Direction arrows, quest details and talent tree details.
The leveling guide is part of a package in Dugi's Ultimate WoW Guide, the other guides being a gold-guide and a PvP guide. The leveling guide can be bought as separate Horde and Alliance guides, saving you some money, and the leveling information is as comprehensive as other guides, and is split into 3 distinct parts, 1-60, 60-70 and 70-80.

The add-on has has some great notes and hints accompanying the directional arrow. Class quests are also blended into the leveling quests, so you won't miss them. Unique to this guide is the in-game talent guide which details the best spec to use on your character while leveling.

The Forum is available to members and non-members, and is a great place to gauge the quality of the guide and add-on.

Read some more on Dugi's Ultimate Guide.

Summary

So, wow gamers who are feeling left behind due to work or family commitments, should try out a good wow guide to level the fastest and safest way possible.

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