World of Warcraft Offering 100% Experience Bonus | Game Rant
World of Warcraft is an excellent option for those looking to invest some time playing games during the coronavirus pandemic. The MMORPG offers countless hours of gameplay for players both new and old. One thing that might be holding new and returning players back is the daunting leveling. If players spend quarantine leveling and then have to go back to work afterward, World of Warcraft doesn't sound quite as appealing. Luckily, Blizzard has an answer.
Between now and April 20, Blizzard is introducing the "Winds of Wisdom" buff in World of Warcraft. This buff will increase experience gain in the World of Warcraft Starter Edition, as well as the Legion and Battle for Azeroth edition owners. The buff even works in tandem with other experience buffs, including heirloom gear.
That means that the Winds of Wisdom will buff experience gain between the levels of 1-120. It will work for all players, no matter the version of the game they have. That includes the free World of Warcraft Starter Edition, the automatically upgraded Legion players, and those up to date with Battle for Azeroth. It's a great opportunity, especially for returning players thinking about leveling up an Allied Race alt.
Some World of Warcraft players are trying to estimate how much faster leveling from 1 to 120 will be with the buff. Assuming that an inexperienced player might take 50 hours to level up an alt, the buff might cut as much as 20 hours from that. Fast levelers, alternatively, could cut a 25-hour leveling experience down to 15.
One thing worth noting is that Blizzard has already announced what's called a leveling squish with the release of the next World of Warcraft expansion, Shadowlands. Blizzard's spoken goal for the new leveling experience is a 60-70% faster path from the first level to the max level. With the Winds of Wisdom both, leveling will be close to that lower threshold (with heirloom gear). In other words, if players want to wait for Shadowlands before leveling, they'll be having a similarly fast or better leveling experience.
Also, for clarification, the experience buff is for the standard version World of Warcraft. It's not available in World of Warcraft Classic. Leveling in World of Warcraft Classic is a definitive part of the experience, and adding an experience buff would be like cutting out a core aspect of the game– it's as important to finish as earning loot. To take it away would be a gross shame, which is why Blizzard didn't.
The Winds of Wisdom 100% experience buff will last from now through April 20. Take advantage while it's still available.
World of Warcraft is available now on PC.
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