I believe Blizzard was expecting players to spend more time doing the quests and not the World Quests and Bonus Areas. If I focused more on the quests, I would have been much closer to level 60. A quest gives 2% towards completion, and can reward 12,000 XP. If they each gave 1/2 a level, then that would be one more level in total, and be a lot closer to the goal of leveling to cap.Ī Bonus Area gives between 4% and 10% towards the realm’s total completion, but rewards about 17,000 XP. The quest for each realm only gives about five bars, or 1/4 of a level. It’s nice I have my freedom to do what I want, but I have a lot of freedom to figure out what I should be doing. I finished the quests to fill that bar in all four realms, and was only level 58. What are the issues with Threads of Fate? Grab them, move on, don’t worry about lore, or what the NPCs have going on. All the quests are side quests - there’s no heavy story making you cool your heels. Sometimes there’s nothing worse than knowing the quest is right there, the exclamation mark is on the minimap, but the NPCs are chitchatting and nothing is happening. This will help fill up the reserve once level 60 is reached and the actual Covenant activities are unlocked. While doing World Quests, you can earn Anima, which you do not receive while doing the storyline. By the end, I had upgraded everything except for my Heart of Azerite neck and legendary cloak. Bonus Areas and World Quests all provide gear, and the Threads of Fate quests for each realm reward a weapon. Quests and World Quests also tend to overlap, so grab them, and double up on completing the zone, and earning extra XP and rewards. However, if you don’t like doing those quests, and if you want to grind mobs, there are plenty of Bonus Areas. If you want to focus on quests and quest givers, the yellow exclamation marks are on the map, and the starting point is always right next to quests. It’s more like Legion and Battle for Azeroth like that, where players chose their zone. Bastion -> Maldraxxus -> Ardenweald -> Revendreth? Not if you don’t want to. There is no progression path telling you where to go, in what order.
What are the benefits of Threads of Fate?įirst of all, the choice of how to level is yours.
However, when you have just killed one hundred mobs to complete one, and then walk over to kill the exact same type of mob again, it does make you question this process. At first it might seem nice when quests or Bonus Areas are near each other on the map. There are not enough Bonus Areas to complete the zone, and you will need to mix it up with World Quests and other nearby quests.
When you close your eyes, you can see an after image of the fill bars. You can fill two bars to help fill the bar for the zone. Sometimes a Bonus Area will overlap with a World Quest that is also a fill bar. There was a quest to do the dungeon, and that gave an additional 10%.Įvery Bonus Area is the same - reach the area, a bar appears at the side of your screen, each kill is worth about 1%, clicking on something is another 1% to 3%. Also, while leveling, there is only one dungeon available to you per realm. Dungeon bosses gave 4%, but not every boss. Bonus Areas vary by realm - Maldraxxus was giving closer to 4%, Revendreth 7%, and both Ardenweald and Bastion were 10% per Bonus Area, making those areas quicker to complete. Side quests you may have breezed past in the Campaign style of leveling contribute about 2% to your bar. Tal-Inara asks you to pick one of the four realms, then gives you a bar to fill. What will you be doing in Threads of Fate?ĭo you like filling bars? If so then this is the style for you. I chose my Covenant, then I was on my way. How does Threads of Fate compare to replaying the Campaign? After escaping from The Maw, I talked to Fatescribe Roh-Tahl, who sent me over to Tal-Inara, Honored Voice. Now your alt has a choice - replay the Campaign, or go with the Threads of Fate? Threads of Fate allows you to skip the whole story, choose your Covenant from the very start, and it gives you access to your Covenant abilities from the get go. Your first character has entered the Shadowlands, completed the Campaign, chose their Covenant, and started progressing the Covenant Campaign.