Welcome to today's edition of Ask WoW Insider, in which we publish your questions for dissection by the peanut gallery -- now with extra snark and commentary by one of our writers. This week a level 60 writes in:I'm a newbie to World of Warcraft and got hooked to it quickly, after trying the 10day trial, and find myself frequently checking WoW Insider for latest news and updates.
I'm going to ding lvl 60 within the next couple of days and was wondering what is there to do at level 60 (besides upgrading to the next expansion). What can i do at level 60 that I couldn't do at levels 56+
i can upgrade my mount/armor/weapons ...... but is that it?
I like dungeons a lot, they are fun and I noticed that I've become eligible for raids at level 56, however I haven't done one yet.... so maybe that's it..... Raids.
I'm using this page as a guide http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/03/24/wow-rookie-raid-101/
I see all the cool things you can do at level 70 and I could possible get the upgrade and work my way up to it, but, what else can I do at level 60?
Sadly, the reality is you're going to need to pony up for the expansion. Oh, I could tell you of people still doing old-world raids (in fact, I answered such a question not too long ago), but, Blizzard and the players have largely left the 60-and-under content behind and moved on to TBC. Plus, if you really like instances, you'll love them in the expansion; personally I feel they're the best in the game.
Also, like it or not, Wrath is going to be launching soon-ish (in that "could be this year, could be the year after" way) and with it the level cap is raising to 80. I'd recommend sucking it up and hitting 70 before its launch.
Anyone have any advice for him if he delays getting the expansion?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-21-2008 @ 9:13AM
JohnC said...
yeah im in a similar situation, started playing about September and im now 56 but im really at a standstill, my real love is pvp and from about 51+ about 90% of my time has been spent pvping instead of levling, mainly av, in which i straight leveled 51-52 and a high proportion of 52-54 in it.
i havent bought BC but i just need some kind of urge to level which i dont have, any tips please? baring in mind i am a pvp lover if theres any pve content at 56ish thats not like the traditionall leveling stuff(if you get me:P), thanks in advance
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4-21-2008 @ 9:31AM
Zumwalah said...
All the best content in the Game is in BC, it was all designed based on feed back from players in the original WoW, the dungeons are better, and the PvP is much better, due to the ease of which you can obtain good gear. i recommend getting to 70.
4-21-2008 @ 9:34AM
Zali said...
Level 70 is where the heavy PVP is at. You can't even start compete Arena’s until you reach level 70. Of course, there will always be people who are leveling up their first character or alts, and so you will always find battlegrounds for your level, the real competition has outgrown the Pre-BC content.
If you have fun at your current level, I think you will find that it is much more fun at higher levels.
4-21-2008 @ 9:19AM
Taara said...
At some realms the 60 PvP is still very competitive (with people having lvl 60 twinks). I know I spent my fair share of time in 60 WSG, AB and AV (got enough honor out of there to buy me full Gladiator's set once I got to 70).
As for 60 raid... well I think I have to agree with Mark. Its mostly dead. 40 mans are history, they require far too many people to gather in first place and now the requirement is even harder - you have to get 40 people who either don't have expansion or have one but willing to push aside fat lewts and come to the 40man for just good old times sake.
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4-21-2008 @ 9:20AM
Gilias said...
Yeah, the old Azeroth stuff was pretty much left behind once BC came out. It's kinda sad to think that the same thing is going to happen once Lich King comes out too. Nobody is going to visit Quel'Danas anymore. No more Kara runs or SSC. True, we'll have many great new things to experience, but I'll miss the old experiences that Blizz built for us. I know that a lot of the old, seasoned MC and Naxx raiders feel the same.
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4-21-2008 @ 9:20AM
Jason said...
Basically, level 60 is no longer a milestone. It has some "sentimentality" associated with it as it is the old level cap, but it's now irrelevant. You could just as well ask "what can I do at level 40, or 50 that I could do at 35 or 45". It's just a level.
Move on to 70, see some of the awesome instances and fun quests!
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4-21-2008 @ 9:21AM
biglou said...
Start farming the $5200 gold youll need for your epic flyer...start collecting BG honor and badges (or is it marks) so you can get your s1 gear at 70 (dont let people tell you different...the welfare epics are comparable to the Kara gear in most respects).....max out all of your skills to 300.....and for god sakes man....get the expansion =D.
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4-21-2008 @ 9:21AM
John said...
Think PVP in your mid-fifties is good? Go level to 70. I can understand twinking for 19,29, or 39, but does anyone bother for 59? Seriously, TBC costs like 20 bucks by itself just buy it and don't look back. In the meantime, I suppose you could start saving up honor and marks, and youc ould farm old-world content for rare drops and such, but it will pale in comparison to the stupid amounts of money you can make at and on your way to 70. So...buy the expansion if you're gonna keep playing.
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4-21-2008 @ 9:27AM
Angus said...
Twinking at 59 without the expansion is pretty much a worthless endeavour.
You can walk into a BG with blues and purples from Pre-BC and face guys that got some hellfire blues and a few quest greens who well outgear you.
Running on anything but a RP server at 60 in Azeroth will be hard. Most people at that level are in ramparts and blood furnace and the gear there is WELL above stuff you can find in old content.
4-21-2008 @ 9:27AM
Paul said...
It brings up theinteresting question...what if you bought WoTLK but not Burning Crusades? Will they automatically give those people a free upgrade or what?
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4-21-2008 @ 10:00AM
Aaron said...
Lol, no.
4-21-2008 @ 1:13PM
Adam said...
I dunno, they might.... or give you access to Outland, but not Belves/Draenei. Or maybe they will require the previous expansion, who knows.
4-21-2008 @ 9:28AM
Naix said...
Here are the easy steps.
1. Get the expanasion
2. Get to 70
3. The game STARTS at 70, everything else just gets you ready for 70.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:12PM
Lars said...
It's true. But it's also personal preference. Some people only like playing get to that next level. And once they reach the max they feel they are done.
But just because you aren't gaining class levels doesn't mean you're not continuing to level at 70... There's rep levels to gain, there's skills to raise, recipes to learn, lots of gear upgrades (levels of gear, called tiers), and so on. But if you're one of those types that only plays to gain class levels, then why not try out a new class once you max out?
4-21-2008 @ 9:31AM
Gene said...
I always liked this page
http://pc.gamespy.com/guides/wowat60/
I wish they had a page for 70's
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4-21-2008 @ 9:40AM
Silverrealm said...
I have no constructive advice for not upgrading to the expansion... but if you love the game that much to stick it out to 60, I see no reason why you would want to avoid tBC.
Other then doing Alterac Valley BG re-runs... I'm not sure how much more you are going to get out of the game... that is not to say that life ends at 60.... But look at all the dailies in sunwell now. You could be raking in the G's very soon (depending on how fast you level).
I am almost ready to ding 62 (less then a bar away) and the content in tBC has really kicked it up a notch (to coin a popular phrase).
I also only started WoW in January of this year, and I am hooked. But there are so many opportunities and new content/items available in tBC, I can't see why you wouldn't WANT to get the expansion!
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4-21-2008 @ 9:40AM
bdew said...
I have one advice: Do alterac valley :P
I seriously consider making a twink just for that... at level 60 in AV (unlike other BGs) you fall into the 51..60 bracket, with access to epic mount and oldscool pvp epics with ability to seriously melt faces.
Also it seems to be generaly old-scool av, with lots of mass player slauther and less rushing NPCs than at 70.
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4-21-2008 @ 9:50AM
Calaana said...
Agreed. 60 av is worth spending a week or two at, just because of how awesome it is. I'm rolling a toon just so I can do it over and over myself, it's that good :)
4-21-2008 @ 11:58AM
Chuddy said...
I've got a aoe frost mage in that bracket that I have no intentions of leaving anytime soon. You can summon bosses and get air strikes very easily since the matches last for so long. I mostly just stay on D and aoe the heck out everyone near the flag. Seeing the numbers fly is soooo awesome.
4-21-2008 @ 9:41AM
FireStar said...
You can pvp at 60 too. I know at least the allies on whatever battlegroup illidan is on have a bunch of 60s with their epic 60 pvp gear, with no desire to level up. Horde always get their butts beat 52-60 AV on that battlegroup cause we're just there to a kill a little time. However, the 61-70 AV we rock them.
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