Comments on: Level grinding

By: jezrael

jezrael — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:12 +0000

I feel the same Nib, I’m looking forward to ALL of the new content. I enjoy doing the same content again on different toons as well since with a different class the game experience changes.

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By: gowwriter

gowwriter — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:05:55 +0000

You’re not the exception. The leveling part of the game is joy.

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By: Tesh

Tesh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:04:33 +0000

I’m a heavy Explorer. If the Bartle test allowed it, I’d be a pure 200%.

To me, the “endgame” is a grind. Sure, it’s interesting for a while, but it’s the same thing, over and over. At least if I’m mucking about in the world, questing, I get to poke my nose in new places as I go.

By: Dezdemone

Dezdemone — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:31:48 +0000

You do have a good point, but I can also see Alachia’s point as well. Leveling through those 10 levels will probably be great fun the first and 2nd time, but if you have 4+ 70’s it probably will feel like a grind to get them all to 80. I have a resto shaman that I will probably eventually level, though I don’t look forward to it. The only reason that I even level her is for her herbing and alchemy.

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By: Softi

Softi — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:57:26 +0000

My favourite part of the game is the leveling, so yes… I am looking forward to taking Softthistle through Northrend. Exploring new areas, new quests, a whole new page so to speak!

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By: 2ndNin

2ndNin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:35:34 +0000

The reason its a grind is because its not what you want to do, if you enjoy it then its not a grind, my first characters getting to 60, then 70 took ages, I wasn’t worried about levelling fast, the second time I did it I got bored because I had done it all and reached 70, there wasn’t enough difference to keep me interested really. I have several level 30ish alts who I can’t level because I can’t play them for long enough without thinking I could be running a raid or instance instead, things I do find fun.

Reaching 70 is like a new game really, the gear my character has compared to a fresh level 70 is amazing, alone I probably have +7k health, +300 spell damage, +5000 armour… stuff that makes only a little difference while levelling, but is key to end game tanking and playing. In short the game changed at 70 to one I prefer, I managed to completely skip every instance in outland while levelling yet at 70 I ran them all a lot for gear, and then in heroic as soon as I could.

Its only a grind if it doesn’t appeal to you, I enjoy some pvp, proper alterac valleys, or the huge pileup of 80 characters fighting in the pass, but small group pvp just annoys me because tanks don’t do it well, and my lock (not pvp geared) gets immediately jumped on and killed. Its something I have to consider a grind because there doesn’t seem to be a fun way to do it till you get the pvp gear.

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By: Galoheart

Galoheart — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:01:48 +0000

Most things can be made fun or made to do with some element of fun in mind to not make it seem so mundane, its all perspective in how people look at the things they do.

Sometimes I may not always think i’m going to enjoy doing something. But if I’m going to do something, I know I can make it fun. I know for sure I can make it fun where its not so mundane or dull to do.

Im Wrath Im going to enjoy it. I’m a Explorer at heart. I take time to do quests and really enjoy doing them the first few times at least.

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By: kikidas

kikidas — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:09:46 +0000

I love the ‘grind’ - mainly because I never grind anything. I quest for it mainly. Rep grinds, I make my own quest in my head so I don’t get bored killing endless ogres in Nagrand.

For me, doing a quest 9 times, as a different class each time, is rewarding enough to do it. It’s a challenge. How it differs, the strategy a holy priest requires to do a quest versus a rogue versus a protection warrior, versus, etc.

So, you aren’t the only one. I will say that I don’t MIND the XP boost, because at times you clear a zone of quests and aren’t high enough to do the next zone’s quests, but have no more quests you can complete… really sucks.
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By: Siha

Siha — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:47:25 +0000

I don’t think you’re the exception either, Nib I don’t know that I’m going to really stop and smell the roses the first time I’m levelling through, with my main - I do need to get to the endgame content fairly quickly, for the sake of my guild. However, I don’t view levelling as a chore - certainly not levelling through brand new, totally fresh content!

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