WoW Classic Speedrunning Overview – Page 2 – PvE

teebling · 2019-04-11T13:10:59Z

A few months ago Jpy started a speedrunning competition on the forum for a laugh whilst we waited for Classic. Since then the leaderboards have grown significantly with a total of 80+ submissions at the time of writing. As well as taking the time to enjoy the game slowly, there is clearly an interest in hyper optimised levelling routes too.This guide summarises what we have learned and observed from the runs that have been made so far. This isn't a comprehensive guide to speedrunning - rather, it is a very brief overview of the most salient points (with examples) that can help you speed up your levelling technique and improve your chances of breaking ahead of other players at launch. Snap of the leaderboard for level 10 times over at the speedrunning thread Overview People will have a multitude of different reasons for wanting to max level quickly, whether that is PvE/PvP progression, ganking levellers, boosting friends, guild purposes, balancing RL time et cetera ad infinitum. Whether you think rushing is a good way to experience the game or not is irrelevant and beyond the scope of this article which is primarily focused on helpful techniques and information.The most commonly cited motivation here on the forums is to 'get ahead' and avoid being ganked relentlessly in contested zones. Shifting into a group of faster players can put you amongst people who are likely to be less bloody-minded and more focused on progressing. A sparser zone population means less competition for resources and therefore less room for confrontation too.Whatever motivates you to want more speed, we hope that some elements of this guide will help you. The emphasis from people here has been mainly on the early stages (1-20) which is considered the most important for 'getting ahead' if planned and executed well - a bit of luck goes a long way too. Skipping If you have ever played on a high pop blizzlike vanilla server, or recall this from 1.12, you'll understand the frustration that results from trying to complete slow escort quests, collection quests with low drop rates, and kill quests in which the target respawns at long intervals. Of which by the way, there are plenty, even in starter zones.Getting hung up on trying to complete these quests will hurt your speed - their issues are only exacerbated by the amount of other players in the area. The solution is just to re-route and skip 'taxing' quests like these completely. Rather than provide an exhaustive list of 'avoidable' quests, here are some examples that have come up in the thread before so that you get a feeling for what could be troublesome for you down the line and learn to identify them. Kill quests and single-interaction item quests Kill quests such as Yarrog Baneshadow and Sarkoth, and single-interaction item quests such as Admiral Proudmoore's Orders are on long respawn timers and once tagged by someone else they won't count towards your quest completion. Low-drop rate collection quests like Goretusk Liver Pie can really mess you up if you get bad luck on the drops.You should gauge the risk/reward of attempting these quests by what you see around you. In general, these respawn times are between 3-5 minutes so it’s not so much the respawn time that hurts you. For example, waiting 5 minutes to tag a mob to complete a quest that chains into 2-3 more quests is not a bad choice - that wait is worth it ultimately, but only if you’re fairly sure you can actually get the tag. More of an issue is the potential to bottleneck with a bunch of people all waiting: think about the screenshot of the literal line of people waiting on Elysium’s recent fresh launch for the chest respawn on top of Tiragarde Keep for “The Admiral’s Orders” Quest. It’s 3 minutes respawn on the chest, the 10th person in line is waiting at least 30 minutes.How many people are around you while waiting? How realistic is it that you can tag this mob or loot this object before someone else when it comes up? How can you manage your route to prioritize getting to these quests as soon as realistically possible to give you the best chance at completing them with as little competition as possible? Timberfist wrote: ↑1 year ago Re: What type of or specific quests do you often skip on your routes?Escorts. Quests that require interaction with slow respawning objects. Fedex quests unless they're on route. Escort quests For escorts, it’s a bit more tricky. Escorts generally give good rewards but can be a bit more difficult to complete because the NPCs you’re escorting are generally squishy and you can’t stop them from progressing through their route once you’ve started. This leaves you with little time to drink/eat after each aggro without risking getting the NPC killed. There’s also a really lengthy wait time if someone else starts the escort before you (you have to wait for the escort to finish and then you have to wait more (unsure on time exactly, if I had to guess I’d say at least an additional 5 minutes after) for the...

J Norton

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Blizzard has announced that the Classic release will be at content patch 1.2, and if that means ALL content will be at patch 1.2, then there will be a lot of grinding from levels 48-52. At those stages, grinding is more efficient than questing by far. Also, grinding can be considered more efficient than questing if you can

This should say patch 1.12, not 1.2.

Posted : 30/06/2019 6:39 pm

aeh

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Btw. I was re-Reading this and I don't get why Priest is on the Hardmode section, its one of the easiest. Can you explain this to me?

Posted : 01/07/2019 2:50 am

Lieta

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I have an extremely noob question that I hope is okay to post here.

I've been looking at videos of people's speedruns in the beta / stress test and see that they appear to be auto accepting / turning-in quests. Is this an addon, or have I completely missed a basic interface option? I know how to get instant quest text, but it would certainly be convenient not to have to select accept / turn-in everytime.

Posted : 16/08/2019 7:28 am

J Norton

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I have an extremely noob question that I hope is okay to post here.

I've been looking at videos of people's speedruns in the beta / stress test and see that they appear to be auto accepting / turning-in quests. Is this an addon, or have I completely missed a basic interface option? I know how to get instant quest text, but it would certainly be convenient not to have to select accept / turn-in everytime.

I would try https://github.com/project-classic/ClassicCodex

Posted : 16/08/2019 7:37 am

Lucif3rX166

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PROUD work on your comprehensive guide on MOB grinding and how to loot and MOB grinding to most rewardable way to get you level MOB to the best way possible.

Posted : 31/01/2022 3:37 am

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