Blizzard Reinvented How You Level Alts In 12.0.7

[00:01] I haven't been this excited to bring you

[00:02] a leveling guide in a long, long, long

[00:05] time. Maybe even since the insanity of

[00:08] the Legion pre-expansion event. So,

[00:10] here's what's going on. The first season

[00:12] of Midnight is starting to wrap up, and

[00:14] that means that you've probably done

[00:15] most of what you want to do. Blizzard

[00:16] knows that as well, so they've kind of

[00:19] quietly overhauled leveling in the

[00:20] background. And even better, they have

[00:23] made this patch's new content genuinely

[00:26] godamn amazing for leveling up your

[00:28] alts. Seriously, showdowns, unlike void

[00:31] invasions, grant an eye watering amount

[00:34] of XP. Between that and the upcoming

[00:36] turbulent timeways buff, it is prime

[00:38] time to get your alt army to level 90.

[00:41] And guess what? As you do it, you'll be

[00:43] earning loads of cosmetics, and you'll

[00:45] even be earning loads of power that'll

[00:47] be immediately useful to you at endgame

[00:50] when you hit 90. So, all that said,

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[02:47] The most important part of all this is

[02:48] that the two new planets let you in when

[02:51] you're under level 90. And over the

[02:53] course of the PTR, Blizzard made sure

[02:55] they were definitely worth doing.

[02:57] Everything reliably drops strong gear

[03:00] for your current level. And the rares

[03:02] give you more XP than a regular world

[03:04] quest in Quelast does. But then there's

[03:07] the world quests themselves located on

[03:09] Nagtal and Val which are even better cuz

[03:12] they give you three times as much XP as

[03:14] a regular world quest all while being

[03:17] really really close together. And what's

[03:20] crazy is well normally you can run out

[03:23] of world quests. But these world quests

[03:25] actually work differently. They work a

[03:28] lot more friendly actually where instead

[03:30] of a few times a week what happens is

[03:33] new ones spawn around every hour. And

[03:35] unlike void assaults, which were

[03:37] technically possible below level 90, but

[03:39] were an utter waste of time, well, here

[03:41] you get the full amount of field

[03:43] accolades, which is a very important

[03:45] currency, and a ton of XP as a bonus.

[03:49] And to give you an idea of just how fast

[03:50] these are, well, we took an almost level

[03:53] 81 character through the intro, the

[03:55] weeklies, and did one full map clear. It

[03:58] took about 45 minutes. Well, it would

[04:00] have been around 40 minutes if one of

[04:02] the boss ads hadn't bugged out and uh

[04:04] needed to be killed again. Patch day

[04:06] problems. But anyway, we went up well

[04:09] over two full levels. Then logging in

[04:13] about 2 hours later, well, the map was

[04:15] full of world quests again and they

[04:17] could all be done. And in our gameplay

[04:19] without doing the weeklies, a second

[04:21] full clear took about 20 minutes, but

[04:23] got us most of a level and well over a

[04:27] 100 field accolades. And if you're lucky

[04:29] and you end up sharing a phase with some

[04:31] maxle pumpers, well, it'll go even

[04:33] faster. So, for quick bursts of

[04:35] leveling, stacking up rewards in big MMO

[04:38] fashion, as well as, you know, actually

[04:40] getting to play the new content, these

[04:42] two new zones are absolutely amazing.

[04:45] But they're not the only parts of this

[04:46] patch that change our leveling. You see,

[04:48] basically everything except campaign

[04:51] speedrunning has been humongously buffed

[04:53] in terms of XP. Prey hunts and weekly

[04:56] rapper quests, including your renowned

[04:57] weeklys, give mostly the same XP. And

[05:01] that amount is honestly uh kind of

[05:03] staggering. It's a lot. Doing any of

[05:06] these things will give you almost a

[05:07] quarter of a level at level 80. And

[05:09] that's before any XP buffs are taken

[05:11] into account. Void assaults now give

[05:13] twice as much XP as well. Though that's

[05:16] not all much use because we've moved on

[05:18] to the off-world showdowns. As for other

[05:20] things, the dungeon quests have got

[05:21] buffed as well, but not by very much.

[05:23] And that means that what's still king is

[05:25] the Delver's call quests. And even more

[05:28] so, because they have almost been

[05:30] doubled. It's ultimately kind of mad.

[05:33] And when we zoom out and look at the

[05:35] whole picture, we see that Blizzard

[05:36] buffed leveling through every method

[05:39] except for just spamming the campaign

[05:41] quests. Now, we've actually got all the

[05:43] numbers, and honestly, all of the

[05:45] numbers are big. Blizzard knows what's

[05:47] up, and now 80 to 90 is both fun and

[05:50] fast. So, now that you know all the new

[05:52] information, it's time for the guide

[05:54] bit.

[05:56] Step one, as with any leveling session,

[05:58] is to remember all of your XP buffs.

[06:00] You'll have some of your warb band buff,

[06:01] which maxes out at 25% once you've got

[06:04] five level 90s. Then there's war mode,

[06:06] which will be 10 to 15% while you're

[06:08] doing world content, though it is a

[06:10] little bit risky on the two off-world

[06:11] showdown worlds. But most everywhere

[06:14] else, it's kind of free XP. Then there's

[06:16] the Dark Moon Fair's extra 10%. That

[06:19] would be nice, but it won't be active

[06:20] until July 5th. Sadly though, the

[06:22] strongest buff of all is not up at the

[06:25] time that I'm recording this video,

[06:26] though it will be up fairly soon. The

[06:28] Turbulent Timeways event starts June

[06:30] 30th. And once it starts, completing

[06:32] four time walking dungeons will land you

[06:34] a rather whopping 30% XP buff. And that

[06:37] means that if the events active, even if

[06:39] you want to level up your character via

[06:41] other methods, just getting that buff

[06:43] rolling and keeping it active is

[06:45] definitely going to be worth it both for

[06:47] your XP and the amount that it will help

[06:49] you earn. Okay, that's step one. Step

[06:51] two is the one you're probably more

[06:54] familiar with. It's the Delve World

[06:56] Tour. Look, it's still the best source

[06:58] of XP possible. And the way it works is

[06:59] that at level 80 scaling, you can

[07:01] utterly blitz delves. It's honestly

[07:04] wild. And of course, the Delver Calls

[07:07] have been massively buffed. So, because

[07:08] of all that, the thing to do is finish

[07:10] all 10 delves after picking up their

[07:12] related quests, which are located inside

[07:15] them. And when choosing difficulty

[07:16] levels, I'd recommend tier 2. It's much

[07:18] better XP for only a tiny bit more

[07:21] scaling, so it's totally worth doing.

[07:23] You should be able to do all of this in,

[07:25] I don't know, an hour or so. And at the

[07:28] end of this, you'll be at least level

[07:30] 81. That doesn't sound fast, but

[07:32] remember, we're not handing in the

[07:34] Delver's Call quests yet. That's just XP

[07:36] from doing the delves. And with the

[07:38] Warband, Timeways, and War mode buffs,

[07:41] each quest will give you over a third of

[07:43] a level all the way up to level 90. So,

[07:46] doing the 10 Delver's Call quests will

[07:48] get you over four levels, which means

[07:51] you can hit level 86 first, then go full

[07:54] send in your turnins. And when you do

[07:56] that and turn them all in, you will

[07:58] blast your way straight through the

[08:00] slowest part of the leveling curve and

[08:02] the bit of the leveling curve where the

[08:03] game ends up being the least fun because

[08:05] the scaling, well, just makes you feel

[08:07] weaker. Okay, that's step two. Step

[08:09] three, then is to take your pick of how

[08:12] to do level 81 through to 86. And once

[08:14] you've done your world tour of delves,

[08:16] this is all you really actually need to

[08:18] do manually. And thankfully, this is

[08:20] where it gets the most interesting.

[08:22] Blizzard's buffet philosophy, the one

[08:24] they applied to gearing, is very much

[08:26] coming in hot here because there are so

[08:28] many ways to level up. It's kind of

[08:31] wild. But I'll caution you on one thing.

[08:33] At this point, the fastest way to level

[08:36] is not necessarily the best choice. The

[08:39] best choice is going to be far more

[08:40] about what you actually need in your

[08:42] characters. So, if hitting level 90 ASAP

[08:44] is your only focus, then perfecting the

[08:47] follow the arrow campaign route is still

[08:49] the quickest way to do that. That's

[08:51] because it's a constant torrent of XP

[08:52] that you can do faster and faster and

[08:54] faster as you get more skilled. The

[08:56] cutscene skipping and very easy click

[08:58] for items quests are really quite hard

[09:00] to beat. But it's not what I'll be

[09:01] doing. If you want to actually play the

[09:03] game at level 90, you're going to need

[09:06] some stuff. stuff like gear and field

[09:09] accolades, plus experience actually

[09:11] playing your class. And that's why for

[09:13] this step, there's a few options you can

[09:16] make. Your first choice is showdowns. If

[09:19] Blizzard are still calling them that,

[09:20] who knows? They've been a little bit

[09:21] weird with how they name their features.

[09:23] Anyway, the best way to do these is to

[09:25] do the quick little intro to then clear

[09:26] the weeklies and then clear the world

[09:28] quests on the map. After that, you can

[09:30] run around hunting down rares or just do

[09:32] something else until the world quests

[09:34] respawn and they respawn in the hour.

[09:36] Now, thinking purely about speed, the

[09:37] world quest spawn timing can sometimes

[09:39] screw you a bit. And the biggest burst

[09:42] of XP is doing your weeklys. Ranking

[09:44] wise, it's about a B. Plus, it's also

[09:46] scaled to be actual content at level 80.

[09:48] You know, instead of the quail for last

[09:50] mobs that explode at the very thought of

[09:52] being near a player. And this is why we

[09:55] have the brainoff category. You don't

[09:57] have to totally lock in, but you are

[09:59] doing new content on a dense world

[10:01] without flying. So, if you want brainoff

[10:03] gameplay, it probably comes in at about

[10:05] a C in terms of our ranking. But the

[10:08] good news about it is it massively sets

[10:11] you up on the gameplay front. And that's

[10:13] not just because you're playing your

[10:14] class fully and constantly. No, it's

[10:17] because they've got some really cool

[10:19] vehicle world quests and some really fun

[10:21] physics traversal stuff as well. There's

[10:23] also a lot of room for big pools and

[10:25] efficient dynamic pathing. So, from a

[10:28] WoW leveling gameplay perspective,

[10:30] honestly, it gets a solid S. I'd

[10:33] personally recommend leveling this way

[10:34] for all of those reasons. And then, of

[10:36] course, there's rewards. They're really

[10:38] good. The gear that drops from this

[10:40] feature is actually scaled pretty damn

[10:43] highly as you go, especially compared to

[10:45] other methods, so your character won't

[10:47] feel radically weak as it levels up.

[10:50] More importantly, you'll get plenty of

[10:51] field accolades, and you'll want those

[10:53] for hero gear boxes, and of course, a

[10:56] bunch of cosmetics up at level 90. As

[10:58] you do this, you'll also be earning

[10:59] achievements from this new content,

[11:01] which really means you are knocking out

[11:03] so many birds with one uh really big

[11:05] stone. So, on the rewards front, I've

[11:08] got to rank it an S tier. And overall, I

[11:11] mean, it's just obviously the choice in

[11:13] my opinion. But there is another one.

[11:15] The second choice is prey. You can

[11:17] endlessly repeat prey hunts on normal

[11:19] from level 81 to 86. And every one of

[11:21] them now nets you a massive portion of a

[11:24] level. Now, you might be wondering how

[11:25] fast they are. And the good news is that

[11:27] once you get it down, it is really fast.

[11:29] On the speed front, I'm going to give it

[11:31] an A rank. But on the can I turn my

[11:33] brain off front, it is a little bit

[11:35] mixed. When you're just flying around

[11:36] clicking in traps and things, it's super

[11:38] easy. But you do have to be vigilant at

[11:40] all times to max out your speed. So, on

[11:43] the brain front, I'm probably going to

[11:45] give it a B. As for the gameplay, well,

[11:47] you get to see sights a little more

[11:49] dynamically, but still a whole load of

[11:51] flying around and normal mode prey

[11:53] bosses fold like rice paper. So, I'll

[11:55] give it a B in that front. But on

[11:56] rewards, oh, it's getting an A because

[11:59] you also get coffee key shards and of

[12:02] course all of these boxes of assorted

[12:04] stuff that's mostly useful. The third

[12:05] choice then is the classic old questing

[12:08] speedrun. In terms of speed, this one

[12:10] gets S tier. It's blazing fast and it's

[12:13] also mostly effortless. So, in brain

[12:15] off, it gets an A for just doing Follow

[12:18] the Arrow, the add-on follow the arrow,

[12:20] which really does let you turn your

[12:22] brain off. Now, on the gameplay front,

[12:24] by which I mean you getting to learn and

[12:26] enjoy your spec, it's a C, maybe a D.

[12:30] It's pretty boring. And on the rewards

[12:31] front, I'm going to give it a C. It's

[12:33] just XP, mediocre gear, and a pittance

[12:36] of gold. Now, you do have a fourth

[12:39] choice, which is dungeons, but at this

[12:40] point, they are barely even good for

[12:42] practicing your class. I would say just

[12:44] do not bother. Even the buffed dungeon

[12:46] quests just are not worth the time sync.

[12:48] If Blizzard wants dungeons to be viable

[12:50] for leveling, they really need to buff

[12:52] dungeon mob XP and increase the quest

[12:54] XP. So dungeons get a D in every

[12:57] category. But then lastly, there's a

[12:59] secret speedier option, but you're going

[13:01] to be mad at me. So it's this. Do the

[13:05] original renown weeklys. They take

[13:07] almost zero time and they give you about

[13:09] a third of a level each. Just skip the

[13:11] Stormarian assault one, please. That's

[13:13] obviously not worth the time just spent

[13:16] sitting there waiting for things. So,

[13:18] bringing it all together, pick one or

[13:20] just mix and match from these options

[13:22] and get yourself to level 86.

[13:24] Personally, I think doing Showdown World

[13:26] quests, then a few praise, and then

[13:27] returning to the Showdown World once the

[13:29] quests have responded is pretty much the

[13:31] best way to do it. But, however you

[13:33] choose, hit level 86 and then move on to

[13:36] step four, which is hit level 90. And I

[13:38] really do mean that.

[13:40] What you'll want to do is make sure war

[13:42] mode is turned on and then hand in all

[13:44] of the Delver's Call quests. Do that and

[13:47] you will be level 90. Now, you could

[13:50] stop a little earlier, like say the

[13:52] middle of level 85, and then you could

[13:54] fill in the 89 through to 90 gap with

[13:57] first time craft bonuses. That's

[13:59] something we've recommended in this

[14:00] channel before, but honestly, with all

[14:02] of these stacked buffs, the increased

[14:04] XP, the new rewards, come on, you may as

[14:06] well just play the game a tiny bit more

[14:08] instead of fiddling around with some

[14:10] crafts. And overall, what I'd say is

[14:12] that with all of the buffs going, I

[14:13] would not be surprised if you're able to

[14:16] hit 90 in under 4 hours from level 80.

[14:19] Now, if you're willing to lock in and go

[14:21] fast, it can be even faster. I'd say

[14:22] under 3 hours is possible. But the best

[14:25] part of this isn't the leveling speed.

[14:26] It's the fact that you'll start level 90

[14:29] with loads of resources and maybe even

[14:31] enough of those resources to start

[14:33] buying loads and loads of champion gear

[14:36] and maybe even some hero gear. So, if

[14:38] you want to learn how to gear up your

[14:39] fresh 90s, well, conveniently, we have a

[14:42] guide that's going to help you with all

[14:44] of that and let you put the field

[14:46] accolades you've earned from this guide

[14:47] from leveling up your characters to good

[14:49] use.