John “Zygor” Cook just sent me an email letting me know his guides are now 100% questing, and 0% grinding. John claims this is the only guide on the net that doesn’t require ANY grinding, and I believe him. Every guide I’ve played during my time reviewing leveling guides tells me its hard to go through a few levels without doing SOME grinding. Its a tall claim to be sure, but John and his team have the skills to pull it off. 

John and his team have been working around the clock for the past few months optimizing and perfecting the latest version of his guide… so if you hate grinding on mobs, I highly recommend you check out John’s newly updated and improved in-game leveling guide… 

Why?

Because Zygor’s guide is currently my number 1 choice for people after a “pure” leveling guide (no gold, pvp, or profession information included) – its automated, super fast, got a clean user interface, and its constantly updated (today being a good example).

Check out my number 1 rated leveling guide today at John’s homepage.

Dave “Dugi” Farrel of Ultimate World of Warcraft Guide fame gave me a few minutes of his time yesterday to answer some questions I had. I hope this helps you get to know the man behind the guide, what goes into a leveling guide, and dispel a few of the more insidious myths out there (aka the “level to 80 in week myth”).

Interview With a Leveling Guide Author
Jon Weston interviews Dave Farrel

Jon – Can you start off by telling our readers a bit about yourself, what your gaming and professional background is, and how you came to create a leveling guide for World of Warcraft?

Dave – Thanks Jon, my name is Dave Farrell, I’m a 28 year old website designer and I’ve always been a gamer all my life. Back in the day it was Atari and Nintendo, now World of Warcraft is pretty much the only game I play. I was one of those crazy people who obsessed with getting Rank 14 when WoW first came out, unfortunately I only managed to get Rank 13. Its very nice to have the ‘Warlord’ title for my character, many of the new players always ask how I got it.

My friends always make fun of how much I play World of Warcraft, but I know if they give it a try they will love it too. The social aspect and interacting with real people is really what draws me into the game as well.

Jon - Can you tell us about how you made your guide? Was it all a solo effort, or did you enlist help along the way? Do you continue to improve your guide today? Read the rest of this entry

Dave “Dugi” Farrel has recently released version 2 of his famous “Ultimate World of Warcraft” leveling guide. Along with version 2 comes a free trial, giving you a full blown, commercial leveling guide which you can use from level 1 to level 20.

We all know going from 1 to 20 is one of the fastest leveling times in World of Warcraft, but why not just leap frog all those levels with the help of one of the web’s best pro guides… for free?

You’ve got nothing to lose! There’s no obligation to buy, and you DON’T need a credit card to use the trial. 

Get your copy of Dave’s free trial at UltimateWoWGuide.com, just scroll down about half way & you’ll see a sign up box. Don’t waste another leveling minute!

I hear it all the time – “My boyfriend never spends time with me, he’s always stuck in front of the computer. Playing GAMES. UGH!”

I’ll be honest with you, I’ve heard it more times than I care to remember too… crap like, “Haven’t you played that enough today? Why don’t you spend that much time with me?” And other such nonsense. Isn’t it funny how playing hours worth of video games seem to get our girlfriends and boyfriends angry with us, but its perfectly normal in our society to sit in front of the television (aka the idiot box) for 6 hours a night!

I’m so sick of it I could almost… Read the rest of this entry

Its human nature to compare ourselves to everyone else. My neighbor has a better car…. my brother has a bigger plasma tv… my clan mates level way faster than me… and so on.

We compare ourselves to others each and every day.

So how can we tell if we’re leveling slowly compared to everyone else? (hint: this is just a bit of humor and not meant to be serious!)

1. You harbor deep feelings of frustration and hatred towards those “cheats” who are higher level than you.
2. Your /played time is mistaken for the closest estimation of the age of the solar system.
3. You took a few moments to remember what age you were last week… but yesterday when someone asked your level, you knew it instantly (and you’re not level 80!).
4. You know all the NPC’s in (insert zone here) by name and feel like they’re close members of your family.
5. You feel a great sense of dread, fear, and uncertainty when its time to leave your current leveling area.
6. When someone asks how many blues you’re carrying, you think they’re talking about music and congratulate them for their sophisticated taste in music.
7. You’ve met and encountered only one type of wild animal each, and think you’ve made a miraculous discovery when you meet a “savage” bear.
8. You’ve staked out a home in your favorite corner of the zone where you “grew up”. Leaving here would be like moving to a new country.
9. You contemplate quitting because you’ve started 10 different characters who’ve “never gone anywhere”. In other words, once you hit 20 leveling became so slow you started over… again and again!
10. You know the noob zones so well you contemplate writing a leveling guide… off the top of your head.

Got any other good signs you’re leveling slowly? Write me a comment below!

Want to speed your leveling up so you can make fun of others like I’m prone to do from time to time?  Well, I’m currently using Dave “Dugi” Farrel’s recently updated, automated, and now even faster leveling guide. Do yourself a favor and check out his gold guide while you’re there, too!