BigRedKitty is one of the few WoW blogs I read and last week they started a video series on Hunters and the do’s and don’t’s. Just be careful, BRK was very sick while making these videos and now the last 2 days, I’ve been sicker than a BigRedKitty. I’m not saying you can catch something off the blog, just wear gloves

Be back when I feel better..

   Like I had mentioned in another post I started an alt to see some of the different game play. One of the things I wondered is if all the leveling guides out there work. I’m not talking how to get gold, or cheats to the game, just step by step questing guides that you see all over the web. Why would anyone want one of these guides? Well being that I’ve just ran through all these lands, read all the quest and killed all I was going to kill, This time around I don’t care what the quest says or want to follow a story line. I just want to learn to play the new class and get my Alt to the highest level he can.

   I figured the best way to test the quest guides was to try one. So a little research and 35.00 later I have the download of a questing guild in my hands (yes, I could have gotten it for free or others for free, but I wanted to test one of the paid for guides) This guide has quest for level 1-20, 20 – 60 and then 60 – 70.

   Opening the 1-20 guide, the author has grouped together quest that can all be done at once, optimizing your time and has even left out some of the quest that are a waste of time. Telling you exact cords and the names of the quest along with a link to more info for the quest insures that if you get lost or have a question, you’ll always have an answer.
So how do the guides work? Well my hunter is at level 20 now and I’ve played a total of 24 hours.. but I will say at least 3-4 hours was me playing around finding that special pet that noone else has, which means I went out of my way and off the beaten path the quest guide was telling me to do. So with almost 1 level per hour, you be the judge, but I feel that it was well worth my money if all I’m wanting to do is level. Again this isn’t for those wanting to get into the story line, you hardly have time to sit, read and think about the quest, it’s bang bang bang, ding next level.

   What are your thoughts on the level guides?

Check out the screen shots over at Daostrasz’s Realm and while you’re at it, can anyone let me know what lightbox plugin he’s using, mine only shows smaller pic, but it could be because their hosted on flickr.

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   I’ve still got 20 levels to go until I hit 70, being at 50, I’m saving up for my mount at 60. Even though I now have what I need, that’s all the gold that I have currently. I was still able to save 600+ gold at 50 but I hear many say “wait till you hit 60+ you’ll have tons of gold from the outlands” but I also see level 70 people in chat and even guild chat saying they have nothing, why is this? Is gold easier to come by after 60? If so why do people at 70+ have nothing? Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t a lot of the gear used at 70 bought with honor or is it the thousands of gold you see the flying mount cost that breaks them? Or is it just bad money management?