Warhammer Online Leveling Guides Reviewed – Do You Really Need Them?
Posted on September 24, 2008
Filed Under Review, Warhammer Online
So Warhammer Online came out not even a week ago, and I’ve been playing it quite a bit lately. And now there’s already a few leveling guides out there on the market. But do you REALLY need to buy a Warhammer Online leveling guide for this game?
Seriously, I’ve only played this game for less than a week, and I’m already a level 20 Rune Priest that can DPS. The rate that you gain experience in this game has been pretty fast so far, and I’m pretty sure I’ll hit the level cap of 40 in a week or two at the most. So the question for these leveling guides becomes, is it even worth it to buy a leveling guide for a game that most people will achieve the maximum level of 40 rather easily? If noone else will say it I say no, but then again I’m pretty frugal myself.
Anyways here’s the two Warhammer Online leveling guides that I’ve stumbled across so far:
Ashling’s World – Warhammer Online Leveling Guide
The Warhammer Online Leveling Guide
Let’s take a look at what these guys have to offer so early after the release of the game.
Ashling’s Warhammer guide states that they had 3 players in the beta since Oct 2007 testing out everything hardcore. By being in the beta that long they have amassed enough information to create these Order and Destruction Warhammer guides. This is believable, because I was in the beta back in Febuary, so I know what maps/scenarios they had access to then, as well as some of the previous month’s tests posts in their private forums. I also know that the game even though it was in beta had majority of the same quests so the information is still pretty valid. When I ran through the areas that I was familiar with in retail, most of the quests had not changed at all since Febuary.
Looks like in addition to Ashling’s Warhammer guide that you purchase you get a bonus of a Warhammer crafting guide as well. Now there isn’t too many crafts available yet in Warhammer, but from personal experience, Talisman making is a pain in the butt. So any help leveling that skill up is a plus for me.
Now onto The Warhammer Guide, which mentions that many of the guides are written from closed beta testers, and that the information is wrong. I’m going to have to disagree with this statement for sure. Many of the quests may have been bugged, or not giving the correct rewards etc, but the quests themselves are still the same. Also this part of their page really piqued my interest.
Note: Currently, the guide is only completed up to Level 20 – Updates will be made every day as new content is added to the guide to stay ahead of your leveling speed. Also, stay tuned to the members area for great new bonus content just for members!
Only done till level 20? Why do I have the strange feeling that the writers of this guide probably didn’t even make it into the closed beta. I mean I’m level 20 on my Rune Priest already, and this guide goes up to level 20. So this means if I had spent my $30 bucks on this guide it’d be wasted. They should have named the guides Warhammer Online Leveling guide 1-20 instead.
Both Ashling’s Warhammer Leveling Guide, and The Warhammer Online Guide state that you get instant access to the guide after purchasing it. As well as free updates to it as the game gets patched/fixed. Which is a good thing. One thing to point out is that both of these guides are offering a Order OR Destruction guide for $30, and if you want the Order AND Destruction leveling guides it will be closer to $45-50. So make sure you select the right faction before placing your orders.
Okay so far of the two it looks like Ashling’s Leveling guide is going to be the clear winner here if I were to recommend a leveling guide. But seriously play the game first, and see how fast you level. If you get stuck go look up the quests in over at the Warhammer Database for free before you spend 30 bucks on either of these guides. I myself outleveled the quests by simply participating the RvR scenarios, and find that leveling up in RvR is quite a bit faster than grinding quests. If you still want to buy the guides then well feel free to buy them via my affiliate links below.
Ashling’s World – Warhammer Online Leveling Guide
The Warhammer Online Leveling Guide
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The Warhammer Guide is better. Way better. Like… So significantly so that it’s not even close.
That’s good to hear, but could you explain how or why? What makes The Warhammer Guide better? Presentation, information etc etc.
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Presentation is definitely its primary strength. Not just in overall look and feel (anyone can update fonts – though the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in some of these other guides is ridiculous) – but with organization, clarity and simplicity. With many of the other guides, there was a lot of information that simply was superfluous – such as quests that one did not need to undertake. Considering the purpose of these guides is for quick leveling, superfluous information causes some of these guides (though admittedly I have not bought all of them by any means) to fall short of their goal.
It’s not like I can speak for every guide available, of course. But the ones I have looked at, either from my own purchase or because someone else purchased it, TheWarhammerGuide.com is easily the best. It’s too bad it isn’t completed yet, because you are right – A guide that is at level 40 is certainly better right now than a guide at level 30. But when the guide reaches level 40 (which I got an email that said it would be ready by the weekend), it will be formidable.
Heya, love your guide reviews.
Just a quick note, I checked the Stephens guide and it seems it’s now updated to rank 40 so you might like to update your post.
Cheers & keep up the good work!
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