Should World of Warcraft Pets Level With You?

I was reading a pretty interesting thread on the official WoW forums about whether or not World of Warcraft pets should level with the hunter or not. That's something I really hadn't given a lot of thought to before.

The argument for it says that Warlock pets level with him, so Hunter pets should to. Also, having the pets level with you would eliminate the tiresome grinding for pet levels that hunters go through. There's also the point that in Burning Crusade, quest EXP makes up a bigger part of your normal leveling than grinding, and pets don't get to share in that, meaning you're still grinding just for your pet.

The arguement against wonders where it would stop. If you're a level 68 hunter and you tame a level 65 pet, would it instantly level to 68? Wouldn't that be kind of broken?

My take is a compromise in the middle. I'm not a huge fan of pets magically becoming the same level as you, but I'm also not a fan of lots of grinding. I play to have fun, not to work. So how about reducing the EXP the pet needs to level? That sounds like the easiest and best way to address the issue to me. Someone in the thread mentioned making it only take 1/3 of the normal EXP for the pet to level. I'm not sure if that's the magic number, but I think it is probably pretty close.

I think they could also change what would give your pet EXP. Right now, for your pet to gain EXP, the mob has to be at least green to you. Depending on your pet, that means the mob could be bright red. Blizzard could change the rules to make it so the mob has to be green to the pet and that could make things easier, too.

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World of Warcraft Pets - Cool Hunter Info & L2P

There's a great article over at Warcry about hunter's and increasing their DPS since Burning Crusade's release. It leads to a very detailed forum post that explains how to use shot rotation to totally maximize your DPS. If you go to check it out, make sure you've got some time because I'm not kidding when I said it is detailed.

The article also goes on to discuss knowing how to play your class, which is what I want to talk about today. It has happened to anyone that plays WoW for more than a week. You've grouped with someone that just doesn't know how to play their class. You've met the priest that is too distracted to heal, the tank that can't hold aggro, and the nuker that can't control their aggro.

When I play anMMORPG I make it a point of pride to be able to play my chosen class well. The way I look at it, people will always remember a guy that has no idea how to play his class. But they'll also remember the person that plays with skill and an understanding of their class. The bonus is that I rarely have trouble finding a group, because people I've grouped with before are always glad to have me join them again.

I think that a lot of people take the social part of an MMORPG for granted. They figure since they pay their monthly fee, they are entitled to play any way that they want. I think that's true up to a point. I really don't care what tactics or strategies you use as long as they don't negatively impact me or my playing.

The problem comes when people join groups with this attitude. Now you're directly affecting the play experience of other people that paid the same amount of money as you and are also spending their (most likely) limited leisure time playing a game. If you join a group and can't play your class, you're just wasting several people's time and money.

Of course, this doesn't apply to people in the lower levels. The whole point of the low levels is to learn to play the class properly. Some people don't learn the lessons properly and some people just buy their accounts on ebay, so neither of these two groups are assets to a group. But I think the majority of people know what they're doing and are a joy to adventure with.

So really, just keep in mind that this is very much a social game and your actions can impact other people. And really, you do get out of it what you put into it. Play well and the game will be much more fun in the long run.

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World of Warcraft Pets In a Battlechest

Following in the tradition of Diablo, Starcraft, and um...Warcraft, there's going to be a battlechest edition of World of Warcraft (pets not included).

Its going to be a pretty sweet deal, too. You get the core game and the Burning Crusades expansion, plus Brady guides for each of them. All for the low, low price of $39.99. That's an especially good deal when you consider that just Burning Crusade costs $39.99 right now, and that's without two strategy guides.

Luckily for me, I already own BC plus I've got all the guides that I need at the moment. I will say though, that I'm a sucker for these battlechests. I've got the other three already. You can't beat getting tons of great gaming for a low price.

If you're like me and already have Burning Crusade, or even if you don't have it, you will probably want to check out this strategy guide. Its got all the stuff the official guide has (maps, quest info, etc) plus it tells you how to get some quick gold and has leveling guides for both the Horde and the Alliance. Its a great deal and a real time saver. And remember, any time you can save from grinding and farming gold is more time you can spend having fun! And at World of Warcraft Pets, we're always looking for ways to maximize our fun.

Mid Level Content Changes

I just found an interesting article concerning some upcoming changes to the mid levels.

Basically, Blizzard is taking a look at different zones and seeing how they can be optimized for faster/more efficient leveling. They're also discussing making leveling go faster, which I can only assume means raising the EXP rate, possibly in particular zones.

EverQuest is doing something like this, where every few months they put out a list of "hot" zones, where the EXP rate is significantly raised. There's a zone for each level range, so in theory, you can fight just in that zone until you don't get good EXP there anymore, then move to the next hot zone.

I think this is a really cool idea, though if that's the path Blizzard is taking, I hope they either update their hotzone list more frequently than Sony does, or they just raise the EXP rate across the board.

Of course, the drawback to hot zones, is that those zones could quickly become too crowded. It could also make the game boring, because you're spending all your time in one place, trying to max out your EXP. But at the same time, developers can use this as a tool to get people to try out zones that would otherwise be overlooked.

Anyway, check out the whole article here.

You might also want to check out a cool WoW guide that has helped me a lot. It has leveling guides for both Horde and Alliance, as well as tactics, strategies, tips for making fast gold, and tons of quest info. It also has all the maps you'll ever want.

World of Warcraft Pets

In the World of Warcraft pets are very important. And I think it is high time they get their due. Who else will always be there to group with you? Who else will never be late for a raid (unless you're late, too!)? That's right, your pet.

I'm actually new to the pet playing classes, having only messed around with a warlock a little before. But now that I've tried it, I'm hooked.

I look forward to discussing WoW pets with you, finding tactics and getting to know some of the readers. In fact, the social aspect of World of Warcraft is probably my favorite thing about it.

But really, I just want to welcome you to World of Warcraft Pets and thank you for reading. I look forward to writing more for you soon, and hope to get some feedback, too!