World of Warcraft: Forever welcomes everyone to Azeroth for the first time for, well, the third time. And anyone who’s built a career out of creating alts throughout Retail and in Classic would want to just go through the motions and get to Level 60 ASAP to enjoy all the new endgame features WoW: Forever has to offer.

But with Level 60 as the capstone, it’s not going to be as quick a ride compared to other WoW expansions. And if this is your first time dipping your toes into an intense MMO like WoW , here’s a quick lesson in leveling in Forever.

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Is the journey to Level 60 going to be a boring ride?

Always an upward progression

But first, learn about tagging

Tackle leveling by quest area

Rested XP literally rewards you for taking a breather

Dungeon quests give more XP, dungeon mobs give less

Level 40 is still the biggest (most frustrating) part of the grind

Strictly Level 60 is a first for Blizzard

Is the journey to Level 60 going to be a boring ride?

For an MMO that lets…