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Mage Leveling Guide – Dugi’s Leveling Guide Review
Hey guys! Nethrys here. You guys have probably figured out by now that I’m a big fan of optimizing my leveling efficiency. I’ve looked into all of the big name leveling guides, and have found that some are significantly better than others. Most recently, I bought Dugi’s Leveling Guide, and I have to say, it’s definitely one of the better ones. I’ve tried it with both a brand new character and a previously abandoned mid-level toon, and now that I’m familiar with it, I’d like to share my findings with you all. Just as a heads up, this is not the official site for Dugi’s Leveling Guide. If you’re looking for Dugi’s official site, click here.
Alright, so here it is, straight and uncensored. Dugi’s Leveling Guide acts as an in-game addon. The install is quick and simple, just drag and drop the files into your Addons directory. When you log in, enable it the same way you would any other addon. Once you get into the game, the addon will be on your screen. From that point, it will literally walk you through every single thing you need to do to get from your current level straight to the cap. I know that probably sounds like an exaggeration, but it’s really not. Here’s a quick rundown of the features:
- Automatic quest tracking that tells you exactly what to do and when, from 1 – 80
- A big, glowing arrow pointing you straight towards your next objective
- Minimap with marked locations and notes relevant to your current quests
- A guide to the best leveling talents for all classes
- Automatically displays quest items so you don’t have to hunt through your bags
- Free lifetime updates
Dugi’s got a video posted of his guide in action, so I decided to start out a new Mage (surprise surprise) and give it a go. The flow of quests is extremely smooth. In fact, you can pretty much level on autopilot. Jumping onto a level 45 druid, I found that the guide works just as well if you start in the middle as it does if you’re starting from scratch. As someone with 1 of each class at least 60+, I enjoyed being able to just kick back, follow the arrow and the little floating guide, and get levels faster than ever before. I’ve started over on new servers to play with friends or coworkers before, and every time I’ve gotten super tired of doing the same thing I’ve done so many times all over again.
The point is, this addon takes the PAIN out of leveling, whether you’re a rookie or a veteran. I strongly recommend this leveling guide without hesitation for anyone planning on leveling another character at any point in the future. If you’re interested in leveling faster (and if you’re here, I’m guessing you are) then you owe it to yourself to check out Dugi’s Leveling Guide. If there’s a faster way to level your Mage, or any other class for that matter, I haven’t found it.
Click here to download Dugi’s In-Game Leveling Guide
3.2 Battleground Leveling Changes
Well, I just finished reading over the new changes for patch 3.2 and even though they haven’t been finalized, I’m pretty stoked. IMO leveling through PVP should have been in the game since release, I mean, it’s WARCRAFT, right? But regardless, nearly 5 years later, I’m still pretty excited about it. From the PTR notes:
Battlegrounds
- Battleground experience has arrived!
- Players will now be awarded experience for completing objectives and actions that yield honor in Battlegrounds (honorable kills not included).
- Players who do not wish to gain experience through PvP can visit Behsten in Stormwind or Slahtz in Orgrimmar – both located near the Battlemasters in either city – and turn off all experience accumulation for the cost of 10 gold.
- Disabling experience gains will prevent a player from gaining experience through any means available in the game.
- Players with experience gains turned off who compete in Battlegrounds will face off only against other players with experience gains turned off.
- Behsten and Slahtz can reinstate experience gains for players, for a 10 gold fee of course. Any experience that would’ve been accumulated if experience gains were enabled cannot be recovered.
So what does this mean for us as Mages? Well, it could change a few things. In a WoW where PVP leveling is on par with PVE, is Fire still the best Mage leveling build? Not necessarily. If Frost builds lead to more clutch plays, which lead to more wins, giving faster XP, it becomes quite likely that leveling Mages may end up ditching the pewpew in favor of causing a little more QQ.
Let me be clear though: I think this is a good thing. Diversity in leveling builds, leveling paths, and playstyles can only make for a stronger game. It’s pretty crazy to see that WoW is still going so strong after nearly 5 years, even with hungry, motivated competition chomping at the bits to steal little slices of the pie from them. Good to know that all of you little leveling Mages right now will have a long time to enjoy your new characters when you hit the top!
PS – If you haven’t read it yet, make sure you check out my Mage leveling guide review on the homepage!
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