Does anyone know if a person will be able to advance past level 70 if they
don't upgrade to WotLK ?!?

So far I don't see anything in WotLK to make me want to run out and flop
down 40 bucks for the upgrade, more or less I'll get it when I see it for
19.98 at Wal-Mart or somewhere, but not now.

I have been playing the beta for about 6 hours a day since they sent me the
invite and I got all the download done, and I'm just barely past half way to
level 71, I think 1.5 million to level 71 is a bit much, and I am killing
every thing in sight. forgot to add I'm a level 70 mage.

thank you

Robert

> Does anyone know if a person will be able to advance past level 70 if they
> don't upgrade to WotLK ?!?

No, you wont be able to level past 70 if you don't buy the expansion.

ave

On Sep 26, 8:54 am, "Robert" <williamsrober...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Does anyone know if a person will be able to advance past level 70 if they
> don't upgrade to WotLK ?!?
>
> So far I don't see anything in WotLK to make me want to run out and flop
> down 40 bucks for the upgrade, more or less I'll get it when I see it for
> 19.98 at Wal-Mart or somewhere, but not now.
>
> I have been playing the beta for about 6 hours a day since they sent me the
> invite and I got all the download done, and I'm just barely past half way to
> level 71, I think 1.5 million to level 71 is a bit much, and I am killing
> every thing in sight. forgot to add I'm a level 70 mage.
>
> thank you
>
> Robert

Typically, quests reward more XP per time spent than killing mobs.
Perhaps thats your problem. From what I have read, its really not too
hard to level. The first level 80's in the beta appeared very shortly
after they enabled the ability to reach that level.

I know some mages and paladins level by AoE grinding mobs instead of
doing quests. Perhaps this style of play does not scale well with
level. Also, if thats how you're doing it, did you get your rested XP
up. If not, you may want to do that first.

But in answer to your question, no. You will not be able to advance
past 70 unless you buy the expansion. You will not be able to level
any of your professions past 375. You will not be able to even visit
Northrend. You will not be able to make a death knight (though there
is some speculation that death knights may become part of the patch
and thus not require the expansion to play, but thats just
speculation). About the only new things you will get will be the
changes in talents, coming with the next patch, and you can train
inscription, but thats also part of the patch and not part of the
expansion. Simply put, if its part of the expansion, you can't have
it without purchasing the expansion.

On Sep 26, 5:54*am, "Robert" <williamsrober...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Does anyone know if a person will be able to advance past level 70 if they
> don't upgrade to WotLK ?!?
>
> So far I don't see anything in WotLK to make me want to run out and flop
> down 40 bucks for the upgrade, more or less I'll get it when I see it for
> 19.98 at Wal-Mart or somewhere, but not now.
>
> I have been playing the beta for about 6 hours a day since they sent me the
> invite and I got all the download done, and I'm just barely past half wayto
> level 71, I think 1.5 million to level 71 is a bit much, and I am killing
> every thing in sight. forgot to add I'm a level 70 mage.
>
> thank you
>
> Robert

Robert,

Keep in mind that the leveling curve has been artificially inflated by
blizz so that folks have to do as much questing as possible. This
gets them more feedback, and makes sure bugs don't get missed. Once
the game goes live, I expect you'll level at much the same pace you
did in Outlands, as quickly or as slowly as you want.

"lcpltom" <lcpltom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:67462a2e-0d27-4eeb-9fd6-d4d229931418@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...

>
> Typically, quests reward more XP per time spent than killing mobs.
> Perhaps thats your problem. From what I have read, its really not too
> hard to level. The first level 80's in the beta appeared very shortly
> after they enabled the ability to reach that level.
>
> I know some mages and paladins level by AoE grinding mobs instead of
> doing quests. Perhaps this style of play does not scale well with
> level. Also, if thats how you're doing it, did you get your rested XP
> up. If not, you may want to do that first.
>
> But in answer to your question, no. You will not be able to advance
> past 70 unless you buy the expansion. You will not be able to level
> any of your professions past 375. You will not be able to even visit
> Northrend. You will not be able to make a death knight (though there
> is some speculation that death knights may become part of the patch
> and thus not require the expansion to play, but thats just
> speculation). About the only new things you will get will be the
> changes in talents, coming with the next patch, and you can train
> inscription, but thats also part of the patch and not part of the
> expansion. Simply put, if its part of the expansion, you can't have
> it without purchasing the expansion.

Yes I have done the quest's from both starting areas and yes I am rested, I
got rested as I tried out the DK, didn't care much for them after you fall
out of grace from the LK, just my opinion, A person should be able to choose
if they want to be in the scourge, or go to one of the Ally or Horde.

thank you

Robert

In article <nT4Dk.38543$XT1.29510@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
williamsrobertch@bellsouth.net says...
> Does anyone know if a person will be able to advance past level 70 if they
> don't upgrade to WotLK ?!?

Don't know, but its unlikely - you pay to raise the level cap.


> So far I don't see anything in WotLK to make me want to run out and flop
> down 40 bucks for the upgrade, more or less I'll get it when I see it for
> 19.98 at Wal-Mart or somewhere, but not now.

New glasses urgently needed.

>
> I have been playing the beta for about 6 hours a day since they sent me the
> invite and I got all the download done, and I'm just barely past half way to
> level 71, I think 1.5 million to level 71 is a bit much, and I am killing
> every thing in sight. forgot to add I'm a level 70 mage.

Don't kill everything in sight, do quests.