World of Warcraft Debate: Grind Vs. Quest

World of Warcraft is a very fun game, and there are two schools of thought that people go by when it comes to leveling up characters. Grinding is one method that I will explain first, and the other method is through questing.

Grinding simply means running around in an area that is close to your character's level and killing whatever happens to be running around there. These computer regenerated parts of the game will drop certain items for you, and also give you experience points, which work to level up your character. There are some good points to this method, as it allows you to pick up items that you can sell on the Auction House, as well as to vendors in the nearby town. One recommendation that I can give you for using this method is to save your money and buy the largest bags you can afford to help you in collecting items as you grind. Killing enemies that are higher in level will give more experience, but you may wear down your gear faster, and also take a greater chance of being killed during the battle. Always keep an eye on your surroundings, to make sure you don't draw too much attention from other enemies. It is always good to keep potions on hand to restore your health during an emergency, and also keep food and water with you to rebuild your energy faster in between fights. If your character has special abilities to help keep you alive during battle, use them wisely, as most have a cooldown time that will prevent you from using it too often.

Questing is a method of leveling a character that involves completing the quests that are set up in the game for you. Most of these quests will give you a lot of experience, and many are a lot of fun to complete. As with the grinding method, make sure to keep plenty of food and water with you as you quest, and sometimes it helps to take along a group of people to complete the quest together. This part of the game is fun, and allows you to play with other members of the community. Many quests may involve the above methods of grinding because you are looking for items that certain animals drop, or you may be in an area where you will be fighting to collect the quest items.

I have found that people get the most enjoyment out of questing, and using grinding for experience very little. If you use questing for most of your experience points, you will get much more enjoyment from the game, and will get to see much more of Azeroth.