SWTOR Leveling Tips: Solo or Group Leveling?

So you want to get to level 50 fast. Sure, you love listening to the cinematic sequences BioWare has put into the game but there's no way you could do that for every quest on every character.

You're a space bar kinda guy or gal and, hey, I understand. I'm the same way.

There's a debate raging over which is better: solo or group questing. This article is an attempt to inform the reader on which one is faster, not necessarily which is better (as that is a very subjective thing to consider).

The Tip: Don't Level In A Group

Sure, in a group you *might* be able to clear content faster but, overall, you're going to end up waiting on them. If they need to go to the bathroom? You get stuck waiting. If they need food? You're the one sitting there counting your credits. I would recommend that everyone level primarily alone. When you need to do a heroic, flashpoint or warzone go ahead and consider that a break from leveling because, while you certainly are gaining experience (and a good deal at that), you are giving up control of your time.

Always remember that -- when you join a group your time is now their time and their time is now your time. You are linked for as long as you are grouped.

When I was leveling my last character I stopped every 30-45 minutes and played a warzone. I wasn't exactly speed leveling but, let me tell you, it sure did break up the grind of questing. When I reached the level for a new flashpoint I usually did it three times. This gets me ahead in level (something very important to get into the habit of doing) and, again, breaks up the grind of questing.

There are, of course, some pros to leveling in a group. You're able to clear content fast and, let's be honest, we bought SWTOR so that we could interact with other players. In those senses group leveling might be better for you. However if you're concerned with speed there's no doubt -- solo questing is better. You have no-one to wait on and, as long as you follow the pattern of being at least on par with your planet level range you shouldn't have too much trouble clearing content quickly.

Ultimately, the decision is up to you. Do you want to have an interactive experience or a fast experience?

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WoW Horde Leveling Guides - How To Boost Your XP in Dungeons

If you're leveling up a Horde character, the best solution for maintaining a high XP rate is to focus only on questing. And to go through all quests quickly, without wandering to far from the quest path and wondering what to do, or where to go next, one of the best WoW Horde leveling guides will surely help.

However, most players like to diversify their questing a bit from time to time, playing a battleground or completing a dungeon. So, how can you get maximum XP from dungeons?

It's quite simple. There are 4 aspects that you should consider.

1. Make sure you pick up all the quests as you enter the dungeon. Also, if you know about other quests that can be finished in that instance, but must picked up from other locations, it's not a bad idea to get those quests as well. However, if the quests outside the dungeon are in various areas, and you have to travel long distances to turn them in, it might not be a good idea, because you will waste a lot of time this way.

Once you have picked up the quests from the entrance of the dungeon, or the ones from various quest items that might drop, or from NPCs that you find along the way, focus on completing those quests. Make sure you loot all the quest items needed and that you get credit for any boss or monster related for a quest. Instance quests grant high amounts of XP, plus, you can get a nice gear upgrade equipping the reward blue item pieces.

2. If your class can fulfill the tank role, make sure you get dual talent specialization and train as a tank, as soon as possible. Tanks are usually assigned to groups instantly or in a very short time. Plus, as a tank you're the one that leads, and therefore you can influence by a lot the advancement of your group throughout the instance. The faster you go, the higher your XP rate will be.

3. Join only instances that have yellow or orange difficulty. This way, you will get more XP from the mobs your group will clear out and also from the dungeon's quests.

4. Get Heirlooms. This is an aspect that most WoW Horde leveling guides don't take into account, because, if you're new on a server for example, you might not benefit from Heirlooms. But anyway, if you already have a level 85 characters, with some Justice Points to spare, invest at least in the two Heirloom pieces with XP bonus.

I hope these tips are useful. Anyway, here are two more short WoW Horde Leveling Guides for boosting your XP rate.

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If you want to level up a Horde character in the shortest time possible, here's the best, in-game, step-by-step Horde Leveling Guide.

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Horde Leveling Dungeons Where You Can Also Make Nice Amounts of Gold

Have you just started a new Horde character? Well, if you want to boost your XP rate from time to time, and also make some gold in the process, it's not a bad idea to complete a few Horde leveling dungeons.

However, not every dungeon can provide you with a great deal of XP and also a decent amount of gold. So, in this post I'm going to underline a few of the best Horde leveling dungeons for XP and gold, to put in your leveling path.

Scholomance

Scholomance is one of the Horde leveling dungeons with a high concentration of trash mobs, which means you will be getting a lot of XP. The level range is 40-44. There are many quests in this instance and there are 13 bosses.

Although most of the blue loot is bind-on-acquire, there's a nice Enchanting formula that drops here, which can be sold for up to 1000g depending on server. The Spectral Researchers can drop Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lifestealing, a great enchantment that can be applied to Heirloom weapons. You can also make a lot of gold as an Enchanter by crafting and selling the enchantments. They usually go for up to 300g each.

Tip for Enchanters: In any instance you go as you level up, you can (and you should) ninja all the items that you can roll for, to disenchant them and sell the parts. You'll make nice gold this way as you level up. Players don't usually care, since their main goal is XP. However, in case someone really needs an item, it's nice to pass it, instead of disenchanting it.

Zul'Farrak

This dungeon is located in northern Tanaris. The level range is 46-49. This should be the instance to run before Stratholme, if you're leveling your character via Horde leveling dungeons.

Zul'Farrak has a pretty dense population of trolls, therefore, the XP here is not bad. Plus, there are several quests that you can pick up and complete inside the instance. The bosses don't drop extremely valuable loot, but most trash mobs drop 1-4 pieces of Mageweave Cloth. This type of intermediate level cloth sometimes sells for 60-70 gold per stack.

So, since there are many mobs inside, and they frequently drop something valuable, Zul'Farrak is one of the best Horde leveling dungeons.

These two Horde leveling dungeons are not bad to choose as your leveling destinations from level 40 to 48, if of course, you want to level up via dungeons. However if you want to level up your character as quickly as possible, the best choice is solo questing, following an optimized leveling path. That means you should know exactly where to go for each and every quest, and also exactly what you must do. That can be easily achieved with an in-game, player-made Horde leveling guide.

If you're looking for an optimized, in-game Horde Leveling Guide, just follow this link.

Also, here are two other Horde Leveling Dungeons where you can boost your XP rate and also get nice gold.

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Fastest WoW Leveling Spec - Death Knight

The Death Knight is a very gratifying class to play in World of Warcraft. Implemented during the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, this class starts the game at level 55, as opposed to level one like all other classes. They are a melee class, which means they will fight with up close to the monsters by using a weapon rather than at range.

Of the 3 specs available to a Death Knight the quickest wow leveling spec is Frost, however both Blood as well as Unholy may be leveled easily to 85. Because we're interested in the quickest build, let's take a look at Frost.

WoW Leveling Spec - Frost - Points 1-10

Place your first 3 skill points into Runic Power Mastery. Increases your maximum runic power by 10. (Tier 1)Place the next two skill points into Icy Reach. Increases the range of Icy Touch, Howling Blast and Chains of Ice by 5 yards. (Tier 1)Put your next 3 points in Annihilation. Boosts damage dealt by Obliterate by 15%. (Tier 2)Put the following 2 points into On A Pale Horse. Minimizes movement hampering effects and increases mounted speed. (Tier 2)

WoW Leveling Spec - Points 11-20

Place your next 3 points in Killing Machiine. Your auto-attacks can make the next Frost Strike or Obliterate a Crit. (Tier 3)Place the following 2 points into Chill of the Grave. Chains of Ice, Howling Blast, Icy Touch and Obliterate produce 5 extra runic power. (Tier 3)Put your following 3 points into Rime. Obliterate provides a 15% possibility to cause the next Icy Touch or Obliterate to utilize absolutely no runes. (Tier 4)Place your next point in Pillar of Frost. Increases your strength by 20%. (Tier 4)Place your next point in Icy Talons. Increases attack speed of all party members by 10% as well as your attack rate by 5%. (Tier 4)

WoW Leveling Spec - Points 21-31

Place your next point into Hungering Cold. Freezes all enemies in 10 yards for 10 secs. (Tier 5)Place the following 2 points in Improved Frost Presence. Increases your bonus damage by 2% per pont. (Tier 5)Place the next 2 points into Brittle Bones. Strength increases by 2% per point. (Tier 4)Put the following three points in Might of the Frozen Wastes. With a 2-hander deal 3% more damage per point. (Tier 6)Put your next two points into Merciless Combat Extra damage to targets below 35% health. (Tier 3)Put your next point in Howling Blast. Enormous damage ability. (Tier 7)

The rest of your WoW leveling spec talent point choices will be dependent on your play-style and won't significantly affect your damage per second. Your wow addon choices also affect your damage-per-second, but I will deal with those within another write-up.

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