Showing posts with label Leveling Guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leveling Guide. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2009

What to Really Expect from Leveling Guide New Comer, Extreme Leveling

So, you’ve probably read a little bit about the newest leveling guide to hit the market, Extreme Leveling. It’s been popping up on forums and discussion groups everywhere and people want to know if it really works. After all, with more than a dozen other high profile leveling guides already out there, do we really need another one?

The answer is undoubtedly yes. Has any other guide ever done everything perfectly? Not yet and until they manage to do so, it’s going to be a one man race in the market because Extreme Leveling is about as close as it gets to perfect on many fronts.

The Guide

Let’s start with the guide content itself. Using a unique leveling structure that deviates from most paths used in other leveling guides to date, Shawn Woods, has created something entirely new and different that has actually managed to reshape the mold of what good leveling involves. To that end, he has built a new system that is highly effective in everything it tries to do, from creating a linear string of quests to actually linking them together in an effective manner to help players be successful.

The Bonuses

While they are not labeled as bonuses, you cannot help but call a fully featured in-game mod a bonus as well as the slew of maps that Shawn has prepared for his customers. These maps, featuring detailed instructions and directions to each NPC, quest, and quest completion point in each zone are the best I’ve yet seen and they make for one heck of an easy leveling experience, especially for those that are trying new factions or races for the first time (which many of us would like to do).

The Promises

There are a lot of promises made on the site and I can assure you, everything I’ve tested thus far has been fulfilled to the letter. Shawn’s free newsletter with the first 12 levels of each race is right there for you to read. His guide is the best I’ve seen yet and I don’t doubt he’ll be right there when the first live hour of WotLK goes down, writing his guide and sending out updates to anyone interested in the newest game content to date.

What you get in Extreme Leveling is a huge package of the best leveling system you’ll have ever seen and one of the best possible recommendations I can make.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Extreme Leveling – A Review of the Newest Leveling System on the Market

A few weeks back I heard about yet another new leveling guide that was about to hit the market – Extreme Leveling. I remember wondering then if we had not gone well beyond the threshold of good leveling guides and into excess. I had a talk with Shawn Woods, the guide’s creator before it came out back then and he told me a bit about what to expect from the guide and I must admit, my misgivings started to fade. I was intrigued by his new plans and excited to see if they worked or not. The first results are in and I have to say, I take back my original worries about another leveling guide out there – I think this is the guide we’ll be using to measure the rest from here on out.

The Meat of the Guide

The Guide itself is a multi-part system with leveling strategies for both Horde and Alliance characters and a complete in-game leveling mod that allows you to continue leveling without leaving the game. Additionally, you are given detailed maps with illustrations of where to go and when and a full walk through with details on every step of the process.

The real draw of this guide though is in the actual walkthrough, as unique and original a walkthrough as I’ve seen since the first guides hit the market. This is the real deal because it throws out the other guide methods and puts together a new method that is 100% unique and best of all effective. My first run through with it yielded a time of less than 8 days. I bet I can do faster next time.

The Bottom Line

There are no negatives to Extreme Leveling
. In the past, I’ve tried out guides that were effective but poorly written or just plain lacking in extra content. This guide has it all – clear instructions, decent writing, a stable of nice additional content, and one of the most effective walkthroughs I’ve ever used. I think we’ll be seeing a lot more from Extreme Leveling in the days to come and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing at all.

Monday, July 27, 2009

The Need for a Good Leveling Guide – Let’s Hit on This One More Time

I have heard this argument so many times now I don’t know what to say to people anymore. I will bring up the need for a good leveling guide and like clockwork, the person I’m talking to will tell me that they don’t think it is “right” to use one – that it is cheating or that it is unfair to their fellow players.

I’m not going to knock on anyone that would rather complete a game alone than with a guide in hand, but I do have to say that a good leveling guide is a great way to enhance the enjoyment of a game without ruining anything. I like to use Extreme Leveling, a guide I recently discovered that has been instrumental in reducing my leveling time dramatically, as my example here.

1. You don’t have to use it all the time – The thing that many people feel is that having a guide means it must be used at all times. This is not the case. A leveling guide is a tool, much like your auctioneer add-on. You use it to enhance your experience and boost your effectiveness in a certain part of the game.

2. You are getting an unfair edge on other players – Well, yeah, but isn’t that the point? It’s not like you are a better player because you know where to go. A Leveling guide isn’t going to get you more loot or win you PvP matches. It just gets you through the slough of leveling faster so that you can enjoy the end-game sooner. What’s wrong with that?

3. The speed increase is negligible – I couldn’t disagree more. My first character in WoW took my 19 days to level up to Level 70. I didn’t play after hitting level 60 at all (I switched to an alt), so that is all time spent gathering XP. My most recent character leveled up with Extreme Leveling took me 7 days and 14 hours. I would say I’m doing a bit better.

These are just three of the most common arguments I hear. All I can say is that you should visit Extreme Leveling and read up on the newest guide for World of Warcraft – perhaps even partake of the free offer for the first 12 levels of the guide and then give judgment on whether you think leveling guides are a good thing or not.