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== Levelling and Experience == |
== Levelling and Experience == |
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Most of your levels will come from quests and from monsters you kill as a part of doing quests. |
Most of your levels will come from quests and from monsters you kill as a part of doing quests. |
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When you leave the game while in an Inn, or anywhere in a large city (such as Thunder Bluff), you gain rest. While you are rested, you earn xp from killing mosters at twice the normal rate. The amount of rest you have is shown by a little notch on your xp bar near the bottom of the screen. |
When you leave the game while in an Inn, or anywhere in a large city (such as Thunder Bluff), you gain rest. While you are rested, you earn xp from killing mosters at twice the normal rate. The amount of rest you have is shown by a little notch on your xp bar near the bottom of the screen. |
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== Quests == |
== Quests == |
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[[Quests]] are the core of the World of Warcraft experience. You will almost always have at least a dozen active quests in your quest log. |
[[Quests]] are the core of the World of Warcraft experience. You will almost always have at least a dozen active quests in your quest log. |
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All quests in [[World of Warcraft]] are single-step, but there may be multiple followup quests that turn into a long quest story. |
All quests in [[World of Warcraft]] are single-step, but there may be multiple followup quests that turn into a long quest story. |
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You can abandon a quest at any time using the Abandon button in the Quest Log. There is no penalty in abandoning a quest, and you can go back to the quest giver and get the quest again. Some quests are timed, and a timer window will appear telling you how long you have; if it's not a convenient time to do the quest, you can abandon it and do it later. Abandoning and reacquiring a quest is also a good way to restart a quest step if you think there is a problem with the step. |
You can abandon a quest at any time using the Abandon button in the Quest Log. There is no penalty in abandoning a quest, and you can go back to the quest giver and get the quest again. Some quests are timed, and a timer window will appear telling you how long you have; if it's not a convenient time to do the quest, you can abandon it and do it later. Abandoning and reacquiring a quest is also a good way to restart a quest step if you think there is a problem with the step. |
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Revision as of 21:31, 13 November 2004
Introduction
If you've never played a Massively Multiplayer Online Game before, relax: World of Warcraft is very easy to get started in and to have fun with. If you're a MMOG veteran, hopefully this guide will get you quickly up to speed.
Character Creation
There is no base stat difference between the different races; it's entirely determined by your class. Your race choice determines your allegiance (either Horde or Alliance) and your starting area. See the Race and Class pages for discussions of the different race and class options.
Levelling and Experience
Getting Experience
Most of your levels will come from quests and from monsters you kill as a part of doing quests.
Rest
When you leave the game while in an Inn, or anywhere in a large city (such as Thunder Bluff), you gain rest. While you are rested, you earn xp from killing mosters at twice the normal rate. The amount of rest you have is shown by a little notch on your xp bar near the bottom of the screen.
Quests
Obtaining and Completing Quests
Quests are the core of the World of Warcraft experience. You will almost always have at least a dozen active quests in your quest log.
Quests are obtained from NPCs or from dropped items in the world. There are a few indicators that appear above NPC's heads when they have a quest to offer you. A gold ! means that the NPC has a quest that they can offer you. A silver ! means that the NPC will have a quest for you soon, after you gain a level or two. A gold ? means that the NPC wants to talk to you as part of a current quest that you're on, usually meaning that you've completed the requirements for the quest. A silver ? means that the NPC is waiting for you to complete a quest, but you haven't finished the requirements yet.
NPC's can offer you more than one quest; when talking to them, you'll get a window giving you the option to select which quest you wish to talk to them about, using the same symbols as appear over their heads.
All quests in World of Warcraft are single-step, but there may be multiple followup quests that turn into a long quest story.
Quest Rewards
Quests will usually result in a decent chunk of XP, and some cash or an item (or two). Quests will always show you the reward that you will receive before you accept them (other than xp), and if there is a choice between different results, you will be able to choose one when you complete the quest.
Abandoning a Quest
You can abandon a quest at any time using the Abandon button in the Quest Log. There is no penalty in abandoning a quest, and you can go back to the quest giver and get the quest again. Some quests are timed, and a timer window will appear telling you how long you have; if it's not a convenient time to do the quest, you can abandon it and do it later. Abandoning and reacquiring a quest is also a good way to restart a quest step if you think there is a problem with the step.