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The Alliance Leveling Guide
Page One: Basic Information
Scroll down to continue to the actual guide! However, this is
some extremely important and helpful information that you
shouldn't skip unless you have a full understanding of the
various mechanics of World of Warcraft.
Introduction
World of Warcraft (or WoW) does a great job of pointing you in
the proper progression. However, WoW does adhere to the
storyline, so while you may advance through one zone to another,
that faction will not pull you away from their urgent needs to
go assist another faction. So we all need a little help in
figuring out what is the fastest and most efficient way about
going through the game. Thats where this guide comes in; in this
guide we take you level by level through the game to give you
the most efficient and speedy way to level sixty.
If you are joining us with either a brand new character or one
already made, dont worry! All of the levels are accounted for
(and verified through experience of several players). So worry
not if you are level 1 or level 30, this guide will help you get
through the level grind in the most speedy and efficient manner
possible.
Before you Begin
Like any good adventure, you need to be well prepared. In
prepration for your adventures, its always best to be both
physically, mentally, and in-game prepared so that you are
already ready to play!
Physically
Be sure to take breaks from time to time. While you may have
super Internet endurance, taking a break from levelling will
make it much more refreshing when you log in again. It really
helps with the morale! I suggest a break every hour for about
ten minutes.
If you are playing in a contested (PvP zone) on a PvP server
then it may be a good idea to have snacks available (and
drinks). Going AFK can often lead to your character being slain
by either fiend or player, so its a good idea to avoid any
avoidable AFKing.
Be comfortable! If you are not very comfortable then the game
will be nowhere near as enjoyable!
Mentally
You should be prepared with some basic game knowledge
beforehand. These guides are good starting points!
Must Know WoW Tips - Tips you shouldn't leave Stormwind without!
Etiquette Guide - Grouping for instances is important, so is
being nice!
Talent Calculator - Plan out your talents.
Traveling Guide - You need to know how to get around and this
guide helps!
Along with these, I highly reconmend you use the following
resources in your adventures!
The Horde 1-60 Leveling Guide - The Horde counterpart of this
guide.
U.I. Mod Database - Make WoW's interface much more comfortable.
Quest Database - Find out all about the quests you need to
complete!
Zone Database - Need a map? Our Zone Database has plenty!
In-Game
Always have food and water on hand (or just food if you are a
Rogue or Warrior). Downtime caused by lack of Mana or Health can
slow you down! If you cant afford (or are very cheap) then buy
some of the lower level food/drink. It wont be as speedy, but
itll definitely help.
Potions! POTIONS POTIONS POTIONS! I cant say it enough how much
potions can help you avoid an improper death in-game. They may
be expensive, but boy do they help alleviate corpse runs. The
only rule of thumb about potions is that you should only use one
if you are pretty sure itll save you.
Clean your inventory! If your inventory is full then how are you
going to pick up more quest items and loot to sell? Anytime you
are in town, be sure to sell any unwanted stuff. Anytime you in
a major city be sure to bank any wanted stuff that you dont need
right then.
Combine quests! Be sure you pick up EVERY quest available in an
area. Its the most efficient way to do it. Do research (use our
handy dandy WoWDB) into the quests to make sure you can do them
in a very efficient order. If you get stuck on a quest for too
long (or its too hard), then move on.
Buy any skills you can afford (that you actually use). Yes,
there are skills that are very blah to use and you can skip
those, but overall you should buy any skills that you need. They
seriously help speed it up more then anything else you can spend
that money on.
Be equipped! If you are a Rogue, Warrior, or Paladin you need
very good weapons otherwise your damage just wont scale properly
with the enemies. Feel free to run an instance again to try for
a weapon drop or go out of your way to get an elite quest done.
Go to sleep in an inn! Seriously the extra XP is always welcome.
Just save your hearth when you know you need to go soon and
hearth to an inn. You may have to walk out to where you were,
but the extra experience makes up for that ten fold!
Questing vs. Grinding
There is an age old debate between questing and grinding.
Grinding is the act of grinding through enemies for their base
experience while questing involves doing all of the available
quests. The giant difference between the two is that one is
documented as faster for Rogues, Warlocks, and Warriors while
the other is very beneficial to Paladins and Mages. Hunters can
really go either way with equal success (their pets making
grinding easy on both the HP and Mana). In our guide, we give
you both the best mobs to grind on and the best zones for
quests. So either way you choose, we have the information here
vital to your success!
General Grinding Tips
Always take any quests on any mobs you are grinding, also do any
quests that lead up to an instance (our Quest DB can help, along
with our Zone DB in this matter).
Be sure your weapon is sharp! Seriously though, be sure you have
an adequate weapon. Fighting with a weapon way below your level
will make grinding less efficient then questing, unless you are
a caster. In which case you need generally decent gear.
Always grind enemies at or below your level. Oranges and above
are a waste of time, they take too long to slay generally.
Have skinning. Please, have it. You'll need to slay a lot of
Raptors and other stuff with leather and there will be a lot of
skinnable stuff. The extra money will help a ton!
Class Specific Tips
Warrior: As a Warrior, youll be able to quickly slay enemies
while taking little damage (with a two-handed weapon of course).
You should mix in grinding with questing, doing the easiest
quests and grinding away any XP lost from skipping the harder
quests.
Rogue: Rogues are grinding machines. You can go to level sixty
as a Rogue in a speedy fashion avoiding a lot of the quests in
the game. However, this is ill-advised to take this route
without research. You should never skip quests that give you
good gear or any instances.
Mage: Mages have the problem of constantly needing to refresh
their mana. Therefore they are best at questing. They can
quickly slay an enemy, but the need to sit and refresh the mana
can really hamper the XP/hour. On the same note, with the change
to Arcane Explosion, Mages can sometimes grind away on mass
amounts of green enemies. This can sometimes work out well, but
overall its best to do quests.
Warlock: Warlocks are an odd bunch, with their demon allies and
ability to turn health into mana. They are very good at fighting
a lot of different enemies with their ability to take little to
no damage (through fear and health drains and a pet tanking).
Its really up to the Warlock on what action they want to take,
although the Warlocks I know generally prefer to do the easy
quests and grind away the rest of the XP.
Paladin: This is a tough one. Paladins can grind endlessly
forever without the need to drink or really eat and with little
to no risk in dieing. The problem is, they do it at a very slow
pace. So generally Paladins will want to quest as much as
possible, unless there is a good camp for your Paladin to fight
at.
Druid: Druids are unique in the same way Paladins are. Druids
are probably best off, like Paladins, in questing. Grinding is
optional, but generally only if you find a really good solid
camp of enemies that die easily to your assault.
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