War Within 10-70 Speedrun in Under 3 Hours!

[@Pixxelina]

It’s amazing how, after all these years, after hundreds of runs of the *same* leveling objective, you are still giddy and excited to start a new run. Love hearing the giggles and the excited tapping of the desk in anticipation to start.

[@Harldan1]

A good amount of that is also anxiety, especially this time since I was worried about potentially missing out on Darkmoon Faire stuff. It definitely feels good to finally sit down and complete a run after tons of time spent practicing and preparing, though.

[@deadlvrs]

I love you doing the Sylvanas vs Garrosh dialogue 😭😭

[@Khuon23]

Awesome run! As for crafting xp modifiers, as far as I know, all xp bonuses apply to it (including both Dreamsurge zone bonuses). The only exceptions are from war mode because it explicitly states kill and quest xp, as well as any other modifiers that specify just mob kill xp like some holiday buffs.

[@olive3749]

I love your videos. I usually hate leveling alts but remix was the perfect balance for me. I made an earthen and soon a dracthyr so I’m gonna have to get used to normal retail leveling again. It’s nice seeing someone with a fun attitude towards it while I can’t help but see it as a boring chore

[@MrGoldstinger]

i had followed your 60-70 at dragonflight launch, no server first or anything but guild first(big epeen points), but mostly what was fun was the setting up, yak,cracked,meteor,etc.Cant wait to see what you have up your sleeve this time around. Also one thing i'd like to add about it was the toon that i had chose to level up had like half the xp completed somehow i remember getting 61 off the intro quests it self not sure how it worked but i guess at 59 i got a big chunk of xp that somehow carried over

[@Harldan1]

I'll have a video covering that type of prep stuff out tomorrow. By and large there's nothing incredibly new, in fact most of the existing items are less important thanks to Dragonriding. Dragonflight itself didn't add too much in the way of speedrunning items, the only notable thing is a +speed phial from alchemy. The most important thing for TWW Launch prep is gear. Normally I don't really cover best in slot gearsets because it's pointless, if someone has all the BiS trinkets etc they'll use it, if they don't then it's a moot point because you can't "just farm the best trinkets". However, the bullion system lets literally anyone farm out BiS trinket setups on brand new alts by running LFR, so I'll cover some of the optimal things to spend that on. Additionally, speed gear will be really important, both as random rolls on high ilvl pieces and a full +speed set to swap to out of combat. TWW has a bunch of indoor segments with extensive running, and traditional consumables such as Gunshoes/Radinax etc don't work on those areas.

[@KashaCat]

41:06 Thank you for mentioning this! I just thought it was only me experiencing this or that my mouse was bugged. I'll have to make sure to report it.

[@Harldan1]

Yea, at first I thought I was going crazy when this was happening on the Beta. It seems the bug carried over into live servers with the recent patch, so tons of additional people have started noticing it.

[@swagwalter]

it has to do with mounting in water. easily reproducible by standing knee deep in water (not swimming) and mounting up. hopefully it gets fixed but until then try to avoid mounting in pools of water i guess

[@KashaCat]

@@swagwalter Interesting! That makes a lot of sense since I've been noticing it when I use dynamic flight form when entering the druid order hall from the dream grove teleport and one of the dragonriding world quests in the waking shores.

[@Yrvi]

cray cray fr no cap

[@MrJMarvel]

Two questions sir! What addons are you using to level and to show the chest spawns? And second question, is there somewhere that you list all the items you use to level quickly? I.e. food, rocket boots etc

[@TKMhub]

Extremely Impressive!

[@cavesquad]

epic

[@j.r.6271]

Once you hit 40, you just teleport to 70 because of the xp rate increase versus the reduced xp req per level as you get higher. Feels so much better than the lower section. I've always read Xuen as Zoo-en, not Swen, but maybe that's just me.

[@Harldan1]

I always read it like that as well, but in-game they pronounce it as "Swen", so I've started calling it that over the last few years.

[@Peatopher90]

we do not spell chinese words the way they actually sound lol

[@taskgglol]

Speaking of NPCs breaking, I was really confused today starting a new alt and playing thru Exile's Reach and the captain never followed me up to kill the dragon. Luckily I was mage and just like 3 shot the thing. She never came up stairs, I had to run all the way back to the stairs before Tunk to find her.

[@cragraven]

im wondering how you feel about TWW now that its released. ive been enjoying it myself, for sure. besides that, insane work on this run, it was amazing to watch!

[@Harldan1]

It's fine. I don't think it's a great expansion, but it's aggressively mediocre. Thankfully they managed to fix a lot of the major bugs on the beta, and EA launch was smooth enough that it didn't impact me. Warbands are cool, having account-wide progress is massive QoL (hard to REALLY call that an expansion feature because lets be real, it should have existed a long time ago, but I'll throw them a bone). Class design changes GENERALLY speaking are an improvement. Nerub-ar Palace still looks good overall, but some bosses have me concerned. In a surprise twist, I've also found myself enjoying the music a lot, which is something I generally don't put a ton of weight into, but it's worth noting when it's good. Early expansion gearing is still a complete trainwreck, that hasn't changed. Delves are still garbage content that isn't enjoyable at all. M+ season (both the base dungeons & affixes) is scaring me, so far I've mostly disliked the dungeons I've run, at best I'm neutral on them. Stonevault is the only dungeon I think has potential (MAYBE Priory too, idk), rest seem kinda awful. I've heard really bad things from people who did M+ testing, haven't seen anything to indicate it won't be as bad as people say. World content is still complete dogwater, notably worse than DF which itself was not great, and they've expressed an interest in expanding solo content but failed to deliver with world content or delves. Hero Talents, while successful in very specific specs, are still a balancing nightmare for many others. The entire idea of Hero Talents is conceptually flawed and should have been reworked, but here we are. The expansion also has an overall sense of unpolishedness (not a word but you get the idea), and many things are just really janky. Lots of small bugs or broken features that aren't enough to fuck over the game (AH issues last week being a notable exception), but *just* enough to frustrate you when you encounter it. This is a clear consequence of rushing the expansion out the door, and it's a shame, because it could have felt a lot better if it was given the time necessary. I'll mention that I don't really find the story to be terribly compelling, but I recognize that it is an improvement in some areas. I personally feel the story is getting unwarranted praise, because in many areas it relies way too heavily on cliches and awkward character dynamics, but hey, it isn't Shadowlands. I acknowledge that I have an abnormally high bar for quality storytelling, and TWW still falls pretty far short of that bar, but it's acceptable/good to many, so that's noteworthy imo. Ultimately, I think the important thing is that despite a lot of the problems/bullshit, I am having more fun than I was at Dragonflight's launch. We'll have to see how things shake up in raid, since that's what I really care about, but I am hopeful I'll enjoy the tier. I definitely think this expansion has more potential than Dragonflight, and definitely isn't Shadowlands quality, but I'm not completely sold on it yet. After launch stuff settles and raid begins, I can't see anything in this expac being able to hold my attention outside of raid, and I still plan on trying out other MMOs in the long term. Also, launch quality aside, it's still extremely frustrating dealing with Blizzard's apparent complete disregard for their playtesters. Obviously I also have the false ban to give me extra reason to despise the company, but they made my life a living hell during this beta cycle, and I'm not going to magically forget that just because they fixed all of the major bunchs immediately before launch. Outside of raid, playing this game is proving to be more exhausting than it's worth the vast majority of the time, so as previously mentioned I'll shift my focus elsewhere.

[@henryh7140]

Crazy beta was so broken. I had a single quest bug while levelling to 80, and relogging fixed that.

[@k9tirion927]

Is this still the fastest method now that TWW is out even if you don't do the more sophisticated stuff (craft xp for example)?

[@Harldan1]

Yes, I'll be making a guide for it within the next few weeks.

[@urbanizer7467]

Anyone ever tell you, you sound like Milo Rossi? Do you like Archaeology?

[@Harldan1]

No idea who that is.

[@urbanizer7467]

@Harldan1 miniminuteman is his channel if you're interested he makes good content but I think you'd agree your voices are very similar. Thanks for the great videos as always o7

[@dsmania]

Damn, I don't want to sound like the parody in 2:34, but... I really wonder if you know this tip, because is something so annoying that I disable it instantly: WoW has a delay for looting items from mail that can be disabled with Postal addon in the dropdown right by the close button in the mail panel. I mean, it's just seconds in the grand scheme, but just looking at the screen when you can reduce that task in half with 2 clicks...

[@SBqwerty]

Could you add this route to azeroth pilot reloaded or similar?

[@Harldan1]

No, it's not that simple.

[@Burrison]

Oh dear, I really hope blizz doesn't launch TWW with game-breaking bugs to story quests. If they do that it's a really effective way to get people to quit before even hitting max level. Has there ever been a time when you literally couldn't complete a campaign in the past?

[@Harldan1]

A few times, yes. That being said they usually fix it extremely quickly (within hours) when it occurs during launch. Most of the issues are very easy to solve, they just don't give a fuck about players on the beta and wait an entire week to get around to it. It's pretty insulting considering campaign testing is what 90% of players access the beta for, and this time they literally charged money for it.

[@zentralerjapaner761]

cayn you do a cataclysm speedrun or are you looking forward to win the world first 80 in retail?

[@Harldan1]

I've already done multiple Cataclysm Speedruns, you can find them on my channel. I'm not trying to get world first 80 in retail.

[@ChrisDuroHD]

What would be the fastest way at the moment? Currently wanting to level an alt but don't know where to go

[@Harldan1]

This route.

[@ryshazeux4099]

speedrunning a speedrun start, you can optimize this, i know it.

[@mattias5014]

When i switched to draenor in chromie time, do i have to switch again to when im going back to hillsbrad?

[@Harldan1]

No, Chromie Time is a binary state, there aren't separate phases for different expansions.

[@mattias5014]

@@Harldan1 Thank you so much

[@pastarizzoto]

What's the addon that automatically returns and accepts quests? (seems like ur doing it too fast for it be manual)

[@Keffek]

LeatrixPlus does that

[@pastarizzoto]

@@Keffek ty

[@ronigokil3135]

how can i go to khaz algar without boosting? clearing all dragonflight campaign or only reach lv70?

[@Harldan1]

Not sure what you mean.

[@HirokunImnotgoodatthis]

Lvl 70, budsy

[@Riskbane]

How about alliance? Where do we go?

[@Harldan1]

I already have an Alliance leveling guide, but I'm posting a run for them later today.

[@barsnack7999]

there is a specific zone thats crazy but people don't tell which zone

[@Harldan1]

No idea what you mean.

[@ethian83]

Any chance of getting a written guide?

[@Harldan1]

There already is a written guide, check the description.

[@MrPapajohn4]

but whats the recommended route for Alliance?

[@Harldan1]

I have a guide for that, you can find it in the description.

[@MrPapajohn4]

@@Harldan1 Thank you!

[@seanncn]

Did you get your account back? Never mind, just read another comment. Looks like you didn’t .

[@seanncn]

You know what is crazy. I have 2 sons that play wow. So I have 3 blizzard accounts. The three of us play together on the same internet. Some times we all get locked out at the same time. They must think we are bots. But they have to find a way to distinguish bots from real players. Thankfully Blizzard resolved that issue quickly or else I what have stopped playing forever.

[@Harldan1]

I also play multiple accounts at the same time, and none of the others have been touched. It's one of the many reasons I'm confident that it's a bogus ban due to a mass report, but unfortunately it's impossible to get them to do anything.

[@seanncn]

@@Harldan1I will put in a ticket and tell them you have a you tube channel helping the wow community. To hurry up, because it discouraging for all of us.

[@Harldan1]

Believe me, I've already submitted countless tickets. A few days ago they finally started threatening me with further punishments if I continue to appeal my case, so my hands are tied at the moment. My only path at this point would be to make videos drawing more attention to the problem, but I don't have time to do that right now. I've already accepted the fact that my characters are lost for the launch of TWW, and I've begun to prepare new ones. After I'm finished with all of my videos for the expansions launch and important post launch stuff (raid guides, gearing guides, etc), I'll make another video about the ban. By now the damage has already been done; I've remade my Cata Classic and Retail characters and been forced to fully pay for a new account. That said, once I have time I'll continue to fight Blizzard on this purely out of principle, because it's unbelievable that they can get away with falsely punishing so many of their players.

[@ObliviouX]

Hey man, loving the content, not been keeping up to date recently, but have you managed to get unbanned yet?

[@Harldan1]

Unfortunately no, dealing with Blizzard CS is a nightmare. I'll make an updated video about it in a month or so, unfortunately at this point I've given up on getting it resolved, so I'm focusing my efforts on rebuilding characters on a new account and getting my videos finished.

[@ObliviouX]

@@Harldan1 man that sucks, but I love the commitment, that would have defeated me

[@Harldan1]

@@ObliviouX Well, in addition to really enjoying raiding and not wanting to give that up, KZbin is also my job now. I don't really have a choice either way.

[@Bazimustard]

What is the camp you use?

[@Harldan1]

That's a Vulpera racial ability.

[@mizzymk1475]

did you get your main account back?

[@deadlvrs]

He answered in another comment - "Unfortunately no, dealing with Blizzard CS is a nightmare. I'll make an updated video about it in a month or so, unfortunately at this point I've given up on getting it resolved, so I'm focusing my efforts on rebuilding characters on a new account and getting my videos finished."

[@mizzymk1475]

@@deadlvrs sorry to hear that

[@gamerunknown9472]

do you still play new world?

[@Harldan1]

No, I haven't played it since I quit a few months after launch.

[@EternalAngel333]

is there a reason every speedrun is monk ?

[@Harldan1]

Monk is good.

[@Kryptic712]

10-70 in 90 mins on remix I now have 65 70s I’d like to create 4 more and delete some. Or have blizz release 70 slots

[@YeIsCorrect]

noooo, it's horde D: curses!

[@Harldan1]

I'll be doing an Alliance run later this week.

[@YeIsCorrect]

@@Harldan1

[@AbendixVideos]

Couldn't you make a macro to buy top hats for example? Just a tiny bit faster

[@vitcon-t8x]

lolz how can u have 2 char lv 80 ?

[@Kryptic712]

Beta or private test realm

[@Harldan1]

The run was done on the beta, I said that at the start.

[@blakesmith3907]

I love these videos, but I also hate how much you shit on TWW without fully experiencing it. First 15 min of video, you expected it to be a “shit show.” TWW launch, for the most part, was pretty seamless. When raid dropped, obv some issues, but you always except the newest expansion to be “shit” on release. I remember watching the DF video, and DF was fantastic, TWW even being better.