JJR512
December 3rd, 2009, 01:50 PM
I've used the Guide on a few characters before the warlock I've been working on lately. My first was a DK, so of course that's not 1-80. I also used the guide to finish a few characters I had started without the guide. But this warlock is the first character I've done the full 1-80 using the guide.
Total time played: 9 days, 18 hours, 39 minutes, 44 seconds.
I know a lot of others have done it a lot faster. But it's my first and I'm happy with the time; it's definitely the fastest character I've ever leveled. I started on Nov. 7, and it's less than a month later today. Also, this character was used as a banker (at Level 1) for awhile (prior to Nov. 7) before I started developing him as a character to play, so the actual leveling time is probably several hours less than the total played time, but probably not an entire day less.
Early on, I was amazed at my leveling speed, but I kept expecting to slow down as I got nearer to 60, for 60-70 to be noticeable slower, and 70-80 to be really slow. It turned out although of course each level does take a bit longer than the one before it, I didn't notice any real slowing until 70. The 70-80 portion was about one-third of the total time.
I followed the guide fairly closely. I think I did only a handful of quests that weren't in the guide. I did end up skipping some parts, mainly due to my using heirloom gear, which boosts XP earned from kills and quests. I was, I believe, Level 60 when I started the Eastern Plaguelands quests, so after doing a few in that zone, I skipped to the Outland section. In Outland, I actually got to 68 or 69 while still in Nagrand, so I skipped the entire rest of the Outland section and went to Northrend. I had one or two problems in Borean Tundra of actually being under the level requirements for quests, since I went there a bit early, but I quickly caught up to where I was supposed to be, and followed the guide very closely after that.
I hit 80 from turning in the quest "Powering the Waygate - The Maker's Perch" to Avatar of Freya in Sholazar Basin, guide level 78 step 73.
Total time played: 9 days, 18 hours, 39 minutes, 44 seconds.
I know a lot of others have done it a lot faster. But it's my first and I'm happy with the time; it's definitely the fastest character I've ever leveled. I started on Nov. 7, and it's less than a month later today. Also, this character was used as a banker (at Level 1) for awhile (prior to Nov. 7) before I started developing him as a character to play, so the actual leveling time is probably several hours less than the total played time, but probably not an entire day less.
Early on, I was amazed at my leveling speed, but I kept expecting to slow down as I got nearer to 60, for 60-70 to be noticeable slower, and 70-80 to be really slow. It turned out although of course each level does take a bit longer than the one before it, I didn't notice any real slowing until 70. The 70-80 portion was about one-third of the total time.
I followed the guide fairly closely. I think I did only a handful of quests that weren't in the guide. I did end up skipping some parts, mainly due to my using heirloom gear, which boosts XP earned from kills and quests. I was, I believe, Level 60 when I started the Eastern Plaguelands quests, so after doing a few in that zone, I skipped to the Outland section. In Outland, I actually got to 68 or 69 while still in Nagrand, so I skipped the entire rest of the Outland section and went to Northrend. I had one or two problems in Borean Tundra of actually being under the level requirements for quests, since I went there a bit early, but I quickly caught up to where I was supposed to be, and followed the guide very closely after that.
I hit 80 from turning in the quest "Powering the Waygate - The Maker's Perch" to Avatar of Freya in Sholazar Basin, guide level 78 step 73.