LF Exploration Leveling Guide 1-4ish!

[Rayaleith 2]

Metro gives alliance a definite edge on this. Horde have it harder.

[Roomso 1]

Bumping this old post since I myself have been looking for a solid exploration route as gnome/dwarf.

There are a few videos on Youtube discussing this but none seem really optimizied. I've tried out some runs and I manage to be level 5 in Kharanos as a dwarf priest at 50 minutes without killing any mobs. This works out to almost 100xp/minute. I also tired to just grind in the starting area on Nost PvP during a time of zero competition. During 11 minutes of grinding (no quests at all) I managed to get 160xp/minute. 

It's probable (assuming I can't find a better exploration route) that I will have to kill 2 mobs per minute during the fresh release for it to be worth it not to do my exploration route.

 

If someone have been trying out routes then feel free to msg me and we could compare!

[Suprfli6 3]

Higher areas give more exploration exp, don't they? Has anyone come up with routes to higher level places where you can avoid mob aggro?

edit- Exploration exp is scaled based on your level apparently, so it's probably not worth trying to get to super high level zones. But yes it seems like finding an efficient route to get a few levels might be a viable alternative to the starter area.

Edited December 30, 2016 by Suprfli6

[Domia 0]

I'm also very interested in this method, but on the Horde side.  I'm going to test out some routes tonight, but I'd be open to any info that anyone already has access to.  Can't find much online right now.

[Roomso 1]

14 minutes ago, Domia said:

I'm also very interested in this method, but on the Horde side.  I'm going to test out some routes tonight, but I'd be open to any info that anyone already has access to.  Can't find much online right now.

Horde will probably be more difficult. One advantage Alliance have (atleast gnome/dwarf/human) is the closeness of SW and IF. Maybe you can go across the mountains to the west from Durotar into ratchet and explore some areas there quick? One other good way to level is to grab 1 or 2 friends and go outside the immediate starting area and grind mobs 3-4 levels higher than you together. It won't be optimal and it might still be kinda slow but you will probably have a higher chance of tagging those mobs.

[Domia 0]

Right, I knew it would be more difficult on Horde, but going to stick with it.

1 minute ago, Roomso said:

One other good way to level is to grab 1 or 2 friends and go outside the immediate starting area and grind mobs 3-4 levels higher than you together. It won't be optimal and it might still be kinda slow but you will probably have a higher chance of tagging those mobs.

I thought of this, too, but unfortunately I don't know anyone IRL that wants to play.  Maybe I'll make a separate post to try and generate some interest for this.  2-3 would probably be enough to get the scorps/boars right outside the starting zone, right?

[Roomso 1]

1 hour ago, Domia said:

Right, I knew it would be more difficult on Horde, but going to stick with it.

I thought of this, too, but unfortunately I don't know anyone IRL that wants to play.  Maybe I'll make a separate post to try and generate some interest for this.  2-3 would probably be enough to get the scorps/boars right outside the starting zone, right?

I played on the launch of Kronos2 just when the server launched. I was one of the absolute first players in since i was refreshing the loginpage like a nutter. I managed to get a few mob kills inside the starting area but when I noticed that it was getting so packed that it was almost impossible to grab mobs I asked 2 guys that were close to me and we went outside at level 2.5ish and started grinding together. We stuck around all the way through the first zone by doing quests as soon as they were available to us (3ish levels to high to so solo would not really be possible) and grinding orange mobs. It was not optimal but we were among the top 15 on the alliance side when we left the first zone at 9-10ish.

I don't really remember how long it took so it's hard for me to know if it will be faster to try and do that again or if my exploration run will be more efficient.

[drifter 0]

Fastest way to 5 from a Nelf's POV doing explore and Fedex questing (no quests require mobs or drop spawns):

Shadowglen 2 quests
Dolanaar -> Darnasus -> Auberdine boat to Methenil Harbor
~ 10 explore nodes along the way, hit a couple in Wetlands also
Swim and die along the Dun Morogh inlet, arrive at Cold Ridge from Wetlands

Res, 3 quest at Coldridge
Do a quick explore circuit, 1 quest near Gnomer, 2 quests near Kharanos
~ 9 explore nodes to SW
(optional - You can do a Loc Circuit here but, takes too long IMO)
Ironforge to Stormwind
3 quests in Stormwind

Go to Northshire, 3 quests here
To Goldshire, 1 quest (The Fargodeep Mine, good xp) touch Duskwood border then Westfall border then explore the mine, die inside 
Res, Elwynn east circuit to Lakeshire ~ 9 explore nodes
Walk to Lakeshire -> Hearth back to Shadowglen
1 more quest available in Shadowglen now

You will be 5+ now and some starting silver with zero grinding in about an hour.  You can tag a surprising amount of explore areas if you practice a bit and know the spots. The ordering is important since some of the noted quests require lvl 3 or 4.  Other races can take a similar track, only die and GY teleport through Wetlands. Obviously grind everything you can and you will be near 6 most likely.  Your options open up from here, but I figure a combo of grinding soft mobs and questing where you can.  Don't forget profession quests (cooking and alchemy notably), you can change professions later. Get of out the starting zones asap (lvl 9 or 10), you have the FPs can mix up the 10+ questing fairly easily now.

You will be doing these walks anyways at some point, so may as well make your early levels less chaotic than fighting 200 other players.  I'm sure Horde has a similar route hitting the three starting zones, but I have not done it myelf.  You probably want to end in Mulgore due to the population. 

Edited December 30, 2016 by drifter

[Roomso 1]

6 minutes ago, drifter said:

Fastest way to 5 from a Nelf's POV doing explore and Fedex questing:

Shadowglen 2 quests
Dolanaar -> Darnasus -> Auberdine boat to Methenil Harbor
~ 10 explore nodes along the way, hit a couple in Wetlands also
Swim and die along the Dun Morogh inlet, arrive at Cold Ridge from Wetlands

Res, 3 quest at Coldridge
Do a quick explore circuit, 1 quest near Gnomer, 2 quests near Kharanos
~ 9 explore nodes to SW
(optional - You can do a Loc Circuit here but, takes too long IMO)
Ironforge to Stormwind
3 quests in Stormwind

Go to Northshire, 3 quests here
To Goldshire, 1 quest (The Fargodeep Mine, good xp) touch Duskwood border then Westfall border then explore the mine, die inside 
Res, Elwynn east circuit to Lakeshire ~ 9 explore nodes
Walk to Lakeshire -> Hearth back to Shadowglen
1 more quest available in Shadowglen now

You will be 5+ now and some starting silver with zero grinding in about an hour.  You can tag a surprising amount of explore areas if you practice a bit and know the spots. The ordering is important since some of the noted quests require lvl 3 or 4.  Other races can take a similar track, only die and GY teleport through Wetlands. Obviously grind everything you can and you will be near 6 most likely.  Your options open up from here, but I figure a combo of grinding soft mobs and questing where you can.  Don't forget profession quests (cooking and alchemy notably), you can change professions later. 

If you explore from Kharanos all the way to loch modan and die just as you come back into dun morogh you will spawn at the IF graveyard making the run quite efficient. If you are at Steelgrill's Depot in Dun Morogh and do a circut through the eastern part of the map + LM you can get an extra 14 exploration nodes that all give 70ish XP each if you are level 3.

Also, if you intend to go to lakeshire from elwyn i would try to die as soon as you get the point The Three Corners as you will save some time by spirit ressing there.

If you manage to get to level 4 before you leave coldridge you can do 2 simple fedex quests there that gives you 680 XP.

[drifter 0]

1 minute ago, Roomso said:

If you manage to get to level 4 before you leave coldridge you can do 2 simple fedex quests there that gives you 680 XP.

 

The Coldridge Mail ones?  They are included in my list and I think you only need to be 2 for them.   At least as lvl 2 Nelf I was able to do them on Nost PvP.

I'm sure your right about a Loc Modan run, for some reason my luck there was not very good and it was not very lucrative for me.

[Roomso 1]

16 minutes ago, drifter said:

 

The Coldridge Mail ones?  They are included in my list and I think you only need to be 2 for them.   At least as lvl 2 Nelf I was able to do them on Nost PvP.

I'm sure your right about a Loc Modan run, for some reason my luck there was not very good and it was not very lucrative for me.

No, at level 4 you can grab a quest (from the guy you finish the last coldridge valley mail delivery) to deliver a mug of some drink in 5 minutes to Anvilmar (timed quest), that gives you 230 XP and you get the followup "Return the mug" which gives 450 XP.

I've been going into LM through the northen gate pass and straight down towards wetlands (after the first tunnel you get one exp point and turn around). When you exit the tunnel again you turn left and discover a mine, and the big damm. Its tricky to avoid the kobolds though but I've managed several times. After that you die, ress at Thelsamar, run to the lake edge to get that point. Then you run back to Dun Morogh through the southern pass (don't forget the exploration point where you kill kobolds south of Thelsamar). As soon as you enter DM again from the southern pass there is a Boar there which you can attack so you die and spawn at the IF graveyard :) It takes a long time to do every run so I haven't tried it to much but I've maped the time between all the exploration points and I end up with about 100xp /min

Edited December 31, 2016 by Roomso

[Rayaleith 2]

12 hours ago, drifter said:

Fastest way to 5 from a Nelf's POV doing explore and Fedex questing (no quests require mobs or drop spawns):

Shadowglen 2 quests
Dolanaar -> Darnasus -> Auberdine boat to Methenil Harbor
~ 10 explore nodes along the way, hit a couple in Wetlands also
Swim and die along the Dun Morogh inlet, arrive at Cold Ridge from Wetlands

Res, 3 quest at Coldridge
Do a quick explore circuit, 1 quest near Gnomer, 2 quests near Kharanos
~ 9 explore nodes to SW
(optional - You can do a Loc Circuit here but, takes too long IMO)
Ironforge to Stormwind
3 quests in Stormwind

Go to Northshire, 3 quests here
To Goldshire, 1 quest (The Fargodeep Mine, good xp) touch Duskwood border then Westfall border then explore the mine, die inside 
Res, Elwynn east circuit to Lakeshire ~ 9 explore nodes
Walk to Lakeshire -> Hearth back to Shadowglen
1 more quest available in Shadowglen now

You will be 5+ now and some starting silver with zero grinding in about an hour.  You can tag a surprising amount of explore areas if you practice a bit and know the spots. The ordering is important since some of the noted quests require lvl 3 or 4.  Other races can take a similar track, only die and GY teleport through Wetlands. Obviously grind everything you can and you will be near 6 most likely.  Your options open up from here, but I figure a combo of grinding soft mobs and questing where you can.  Don't forget profession quests (cooking and alchemy notably), you can change professions later. Get of out the starting zones asap (lvl 9 or 10), you have the FPs can mix up the 10+ questing fairly easily now.

You will be doing these walks anyways at some point, so may as well make your early levels less chaotic than fighting 200 other players.  I'm sure Horde has a similar route hitting the three starting zones, but I have not done it myelf.  You probably want to end in Mulgore due to the population. 

This is great. Too bad horde has nothing like it.

[Crizack 1]

I actually made a quick guide on doing the Human 1-4 explore leveling ( its my first video so go easy! ) in about 30-35 minutes if people like it with some changes if given some feed back id be happy to make some more guides for other races.

 

 

[Swineflu 18]

¨That's a really good video Crizack. Everyone should be doing that run so I can do some comfy questing in the starting area.

[Crossbreed 3]

Great video!

One showing the same for horde - undead in particular - would be pretty cool. There have been a few for alliance now, but none for horde as far as I know

[Limitless 6]

On 12/15/2016 at 10:05 PM, Papajimboh said:

My plan is to run around grabbing flight paths, go to the city and grab professions, and just run all over the back 40 and get whatever exp I stumble across until I decide to get back on track.

Good luck grabbing professions with no silver :)

[Rayaleith 2]

I tested the above route. It is fine. The problem is that you do not have silver to buy your level 4 spell. Level 2 costs 10copper, level 4 1silver. Problem!

Edited January 1, 2017 by Rayaleith

[Swineflu 18]

4 minutes ago, Rayaleith said:

I tested the above route. It is fine. The problem is that you do not have silver to buy your level 4 spell. Level 2 costs 10copper, level 4 1silver. Problem!

Surely you mean level 1 spell costs 10 copper, not level 2? No class gets any spell at level 2.

[Suprfli6 3]

35 minutes ago, Swineflu said:

Surely you mean level 1 spell costs 10 copper, not level 2? No class gets any spell at level 2.

edit- I was mistaken, disregard.

Edited January 1, 2017 by Suprfli6

[Swineflu 18]

1 minute ago, Suprfli6 said:

What? Yes they do. Warlocks get Immolate Rank 1 for example.

Nope, you're just a clueless scrub. Go make a level 1 and see for yourself before you comment again you twat.

[Rayaleith 2]

1 minute ago, Swineflu said:

Nope, you're just a clueless scrub. Go make a level 1 and see for yourself before you comment again you twat.

Is there a dislike button for these posts?

[Rayaleith 2]

4 minutes ago, Suprfli6 said:

What? Yes they do. Warlocks get Immolate Rank 1 for example.

I was actually referring to this exactly :) Got Immolate with my test char but no Corruption. Also the imp is a problem since it is a quest :( If you have a party and can get to 10, well ok. If not you need to take it since it adds good damage and can kill two mobs. 

[Suprfli6 3]

9 minutes ago, Rayaleith said:

I was actually referring to this exactly :) Got Immolate with my test char but no Corruption. Also the imp is a problem since it is a quest :( If you have a party and can get to 10, well ok. If not you need to take it since it adds good damage and can kill two mobs. 

Swineflu is correct that it's a level 1 spell, you just don't start with it by default and have to train it. I always figured it was a level 2 spell but I guess not.

[Rayaleith 2]

1 hour ago, Suprfli6 said:

Swineflu is correct that it's a level 1 spell, you just don't start with it by default and have to train it. I always figured it was a level 2 spell but I guess not.

This is not the point though. It costs the same either at 1 or 2. And you cannot train Corruption. 

[Roomso 1]

Managed to get a dwarf priest to level 5 with no kills, in 46 minutes. Not sure if it's possible to do much faster without any mobs. Doing a few fedEx-quests in Dun Morogh, SW, Elwyn, and the priest quest you get at level 4.