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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

What You Need To Know Before You Grind World of Warcraft

By Stephen Volk


Before you grind in World of Warcraft, There are few things you need to consider. You might think of these tips as basic and it can take a bit more of an "A-ha!" moments for you to realize its profoundness. No matter what class you use, these tips can help you to grind. Some classes and specs can grind better, but any class can do this.

Minimize Downtime

This is obvious. The objective of grinding is to slay as many as you can. Time between each pull has to be reduced. Certain classes are at advantage. Druids, Hunters, Warriors, Death Knights and Rogues don't have to drink and stop. Some classes can heal so they don't have to stop to eat. No matter what your class is, you can minimize the downtime of any class.

Keep your first aid skill maxed out and has bandages for everyone. When you grind, you will encounter a lot of humanoids. Cloth shouldn't be an issue so keep your first aid high. Remember that even though you can't make bandages at much higher, you can use one at higher level so check AH for higher bandages or have someone make it for you at higher level alt. You can pick one up the AH with cost less than you use to make them although most people want to wait until end game before they power level their first aid.

Kill efficiently - people always say they have to kill things fast. This is not good. You have to remember that leveling by grinding is a numbers game so you have to make sure you can maintain your kill per hour. If you use your ultra powerful nukes on one mob and have to wait for cool down before you can finish off the next mob, you are not decreasing your downtime, and you are increasing it. Speed is awesome, but you want to be consistent about it.

Maximize Survivability

Probably the most important aspect of grinding is staying alive. You don't earn experience while you're running back to your corpse. For years the adage was, "Level in your highest DPS spec." This is nonsense, and comes from the same people that tell you killing speed is the most important thing you can do. Remember this instead, "Consistency is King." It is much better to kill 3 mobs a minute for an hour then kill 7 mobs and then spend a minute running back to your corpse followed by 30 seconds of drinking and buffing before starting to pull again. Speed comes with practice and familiarity.

Remember that you need to choose your spec wisely because when grind, you need to remember to reduce downtime and survive the grinding session. Paladins and druids are advantageous here. You need to consider some things too. First you need to know what spec you love the most. If you don't mind about the spec, look for the one with the most survivability talents. It looks like PVP tree. You want to use this. Generally this is the case, but tankers need to think of different strategies but this will steer you into the right way.




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