Today, we will take an analysis of several key information to help you grasp the upgrade process before the WoW Cataclysm Classic releases on May 20. Compared to previous expansions like the Wrath of the Lich King and the Burning Crusade, the upcoming new expansion of WoW Cataclysm Classic takes less time to level up.
1. Pick A Leveling Path
You have the option to team up with friends or play solo. Grouping provides additional experience and rewards, while solo play still allows for efficient leveling by following optimized routes. Complete quests and dungeons quickly to advance as fast as you can. Enjoy the new expansion at your preferred pace.
2. Choose The First Zone
To start the game, you need to pick your first zone. There are 2 zones that you can to pick from, with the Mount Hyjal and Vashj'ir. Mount Hyjal has been teased for quite some time throughout the early stages of WoW Classic, and before we got the zone, we got the raid in the Burning Crusade.
The Mount Hyjal will probably be the fastest route to be at Level 85, but for the Vashj'ir, the underwater zone, is one of the most beautiful locations in WoW Classic, and all the quests are extremely fun. Choose one and explore. Additionally, prepare for sufficient amount of WoW Cataclysm Classic Gold in advance is also a good idea!
3. Experience The Dungeons
The quest lines in the dungeons are very lucrative in terms of experience and gear. I highly recommend playing the dungeons while leveling to learn the mechanics, encounter the bosses, and practice your rotations. Besides that, they offer a fresh and enjoyable experience, so why not give them a try?
4. Avoid Dungeon Farming
The next tips I want to tell you is, don't farm in dungeons. Questing experience has been exponentially better than just farming dungeons on the beta thus far. I'm sure many players don't enjoy farming through dungeons over and over again, especially when there are only 2 dungeons before you reach Level 83. Even then, there are only 2 unlocked until you reach Level 85.
5. Keep The Pre-Quests
Keep all of your pre-quests until you are close to Level 82. Whichever zone you pick to level in first, you should be leaving that zone with about 500,000 XP left to Level 82 and turning in your pre-quests. Now you could do this before you even start to level and get 500,000 XP into Level 81, but I don't recommend this path.
6. Open New Zones
New zones are now gated by level in the new expansion of WoW Cataclysm Classic. Whereas in previous expansions, you could go to any zone you wanted, easily kill mobs and then level up. You won't be able to get into certain zones or quest in zones until you hit a specific level.
Each zone has a small cut scene before you can enter it and start questing, except for Twilight Highlands, which has a long quest chain in Orgrimmar or Stormwind before sending you into Twilight Highlands. Deepholm is not accessible until Level 82, Uldum at Level 83, and Twilight Highlands at Level 84. Try to complete each zone you're in before moving to the next.
7. Gain Reputation
Reputation is very important in the early stages of WoW Cataclysm Classic, and you'll want to get as much as you can while questing so you don't have to spam dungeons just for reputation or do all these quests at Level 85. Here is the experience breakdown by level:
- Level 80-81: 1.7 million XP
- Level 81-82: 2.1 million XP
- Level 82-83: 4 million XP
- Level 83-84: 5.2 million XP
- Level 84-85: 9.1 million XP
The experience per level goes up exponentially. My recommendation for leveling is the following: Level in Mount Hyjal or Vashj'ir until you hit Level 82, move into Deepholm and unlock the Therazane reputation vendors. From there, quest in Uldum until you do most of the zone or complete it, and then start the Twilight Highlands and go until you're 85.
8. Change The Gear
Be prepared to throw away your gear for the previous expansions. Most of your gear will be replaced by Level 85. None of them compare to the simply insanely powerful pieces you'll get at max level. While it's going to be sad to lose that Shadowmourne or Val'anyr, just know that those weapons will always have a place in your bag.
