| Every new player in World of Warcraft wants to | | | | level this will start costing you money and "rez |
| know two things: how do I get lots of gold, and | | | | sickness" for ten minutes. |
| how do I get my character to level 70 as fast as | | | | 5. Use a Guide. What guides do is help you with |
| possible? This article will help with the second | | | | deciding what quests to do. They are arranged |
| question by listing some of the tips I have learned | | | | intelligently to make maximum use of time. This |
| while getting my own characters to Level 70, and | | | | means you don't need to figure out which quests |
| by speaking to others in my guild who have done | | | | to work on at the same time, and you won't be |
| the same thing. | | | | handing in quests only to find you aren't at the |
| Be warned: this article will not give you any | | | | right level or reputation to pick up the next quest |
| cheats, exploits, hacks or bots, or anything else | | | | in the chain. You can learn more about the |
| that Blizzard disallows. These are simply strategies | | | | questing guides that are available here. Just |
| that have been developed in order to help you | | | | remember that they are not substitutes for |
| save time, so you can get to Level 70 and start | | | | smart play, but they will be the major source of |
| doing the really cool stuff! | | | | saving time in leveling, because the major |
| | | | decisions about where to quest have been figured |
| 1. Get Lots of Rest. When you log your character | | | | out for you already. |
| out, it will start "resting". A rested character has a | | | | 6. Level Two or More Characters at the Same |
| blue XP bar instead of purple, and the really cool | | | | Time. Yes, I know this sounds strange, because |
| thing is that mobs that you kill will give you double | | | | there is no way you can do twice the work in |
| the normal XP. The more kills you make while | | | | less time. But you will accomplish the leveling of |
| rested, the faster you are leveling, However, this | | | | two characters faster than if you did one first |
| "rested" state will turn to "normal" after you have | | | | and then the other. First of all, you'll get more |
| achieved a certain amount of XP. There is an | | | | rest time for each character, which means more |
| indicator on the XP bar that shows how far your | | | | time in the double XP condition. Second, when you |
| XP can go before you get back to "normal". To | | | | clear mobs with the first character, your second |
| maximize this amount of double XP, always make | | | | may be able to take advantage of this. Third, you |
| sure to log out in either a major city or in an Inn. | | | | may be able to get help from the same group of |
| Also, if you happen to be near an Inn, just pop in | | | | fellow players for both of your characters, |
| to get rested, and your next kill will be double XP. | | | | especially if they are your guild-mates. Lastly, and |
| (But don't go way out of your way to do this, as | | | | most importantly, your learning curve for the |
| it will only last one kill.) | | | | second character will be drastically less than for |
| 2. Keep a Bank Toon. A Bank Toon as a | | | | the first. This means finding certain locations, |
| character who just stays in a major city and | | | | items and mobs will be easier the second time |
| does all the banking and Auction House activities | | | | around, and you won't have had time to forget |
| for the main characters on the same account. By | | | | them, as you would if you waited until the first |
| sending items through the mail to your Bank | | | | character gets to 70. |
| Toon, you will drastically cut down on the time it | | | | 7. Get Runs Through Instances. You have to be |
| would take to travel to the bank or Auction | | | | careful about asking people in your guild to run |
| House, leaving that time available for leveling. | | | | you through instances, but if you get the chance |
| Another thing you can do is have your Bank | | | | to get taken through Dead Mines at level 18 by a |
| Toon mail consumable items to you, which you | | | | level 70, then take it! You'll get good XP and great |
| can leave in your mail box until you need them. | | | | loot, so take advantage when you can. In fact, if |
| For instance, my Hunter needs lots of bullets, but | | | | you and a guild-mate both have high and low level |
| cannot always be near a vendor. My Bank Toon | | | | characters, you can trade runs through |
| buys these and sends them through the mail, and | | | | appropriate instances to your mutual benefit. |
| whenever the Hunter is near a mailbox he just fills | | | | 8. Keep your First Aid Levels Up. For those |
| up on bullets. (Just be careful not to let the mail | | | | classes that cannot heal themselves, First Aid will |
| expire!) | | | | be the best method to heal. First, you don't need |
| 3. Have Decent Bags. If you don't have enough | | | | to sit as you do with eating, and getting hit while |
| bag slots, you'll be forever having to decide | | | | sitting leads to more damage. Second, you'll be |
| between dropping items that might make you | | | | picking up cloth anyway, at least while you are |
| some decent money, and running back to a | | | | are fighting humanoids. Save your potions for |
| vendor or mailbox before you finish your quests. | | | | when you really need them! Also remember to |
| This is a tough thing for a new character to do, | | | | pick up First Aid training whenever you are near a |
| since it is hard to make a lot of money quickly, | | | | trainer. For the levels after 150 you need to buy |
| but it is worth it. Just buy all the 6-slot bags you | | | | books, which will be available at the Auction |
| can, and upgrade as you can afford it. | | | | House, as well as the vendor. For the Alliance, the |
| 4. Have Good Armor and Weapons. Very few | | | | vendor is in Stromgarde in Arathi; I am not sure |
| things waste time like dying and running back to | | | | where Horde picks this up. |
| your corpse. When you are questing, especially in | | | | You can use any of these tips to save time in |
| a remote area, make sure to find the safest way | | | | getting to Level 70, but by using them all you can |
| to do so, by giving yourself a way to run out if | | | | drastically cut down the total time. The record for |
| you get too much aggro. But the best thing you | | | | 1-70 is apparently 6.5 days, or something insane |
| can do is to have the best weapons and armor | | | | like that. I have never come close to that, but I |
| that you can afford: that way you won't doe as | | | | did manage 1-60 in just under 7 days played, and |
| often. Of course, there are times when dying is | | | | 60-70 was pretty quick too. I do spend time on |
| good, such as when you are finished your quest | | | | professions, as well as looking at the Auction |
| and the NPC to hand it in to is close to the | | | | House, so this added to the time, but I know I |
| graveyard. Just remember that after a certain | | | | can do a lot better. And I know you can, too! |