The new leveling experience - Shadowlands Alpha

Shadowlands is going to revamp the starting experience for new players and do a global level squish. We're going back to 1 to 60.
Level 1 to 10 is done in this starting area for a brand new character.
Allied races start at 10. Dk and DH start at 8, end their unique starting area at 10.
From 10 to 50 you can pick which expansion to level in.
50 to 60 will be done in the Shadowlands.

Feedback:
Add 1 bonus experience zone, like during the quest 'Ogres to the slaughter'

Make autoloot the default option. Make people aware of options like autoloot, multiple actionbars, keybinds, macro's.

Do not tell people to just stand still and die, teach them how to kite.
Do not tell people to charge in before the tank.

Add a scenario that teaches players about the difference between single target & AoE. Interupts. Offensive and defensive cooldowns.

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[ZaestraXD]

I feel like they missed a huge opportunity to move the class order halls and enable them at all levels. It could give people a place to go to ask other people of their class stuff without having to go to a different site. It could even be expanded to include the type of quest boards they introduced in cata. They could inspect other people of their class and you could enable class quests within there to send the player out to the world again.

[ahona]

Yeah I agree, imagine you get to stormwind/orgrirmar and Khadgar is waiting for you. He then tells you that you need to take a tour around the city, and summon his companion, an arcane elemental, that then takes you around the main city giving detailed explanation for every point of interest. That sure would be great!

[kdsv]

You're the first one to actually add really good advice to the starting experience, and it was all very true.

[archer]

I love your advice for starting players. The sooner people get into the habit of skilled playing, the better.

[nevendabic]

Chromie should be player's tutorial guide. She could "freeze time" every time you face dangerous encounter. For example, when the big dragon is casting cone breath she could freeze the time and tell you what is going on and what you have to do. It's kinda hard for new players to watch dialog and fight at same time. She could also send you a lil bit back in time (reset the encounter) if you fail and lose all health (down to 1hp).

[ashleymoore]

Super pumped for Shadowlands. Loving all you guys putting out all these videos!! Tyvm Mr. Nobbel and stay safe.
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[vamperic]

The new starting island looks nice, but I'm more interested in choosing an expansion to lvl in... TO NORTHREND!

[KaneCold]

Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition did something similar with a few short "The Art of War" challenges, where they teach you a few common skills you need for multiplayer.

Personally, I feel this is really good especially for older games with established player base ... even if it sounds simple the basics have to sit ...

Or to say ... (now) you are -not- prepared

[jaratt]

And just when Nobbel does this there's a new build out and a new character creation screen.. GG

[tonyscharneck]

I think instead of going from island adventurer to champion of Azeroth in one sentence is a big leap too and I think they could fix it in quest text. They could say something like as your character shows such promise we'll allow you to join Jaina as part of her bodyguard detail as an ambassador for the Alliance she would probably have something like that. Then when Flynn breaks you out of prison it could say you were the only one he could get to it all falls on you your journey to becoming the champion of the Alliance begins now. Something like that I think hasn't actually leveled an alliance character in BFA yet.

[stevo]

The feedback you have on the dungeon there is fantastic! I'm levelling my tanks now.. I think that boss would be a good time to introduce pull timers, maybe we could ask her to wait for some time and then it counts down.

[Jaebird]

Teaching new players the etiquette of group content should definitely be a must. It would probably be more work to implement, but maybe they should have put in some NPCs in a scripted scenario where their DPS pulled before the leader (a tank) did, and show just how unsuccessful that can be. Sure, you could end up surviving an encounter that way, but only if the tank can regain threat quickly and the healer does not get burned out by the constant healing and overhealing; all this before a boss mechanic that required the tank to hold threat right away.

[ody]

Captain: "Recruit step forward, we are approaching the island" recruit immediately does a 180 and tries to jump in the ocean.

Captain: "Looks like they lowered the standards again..."

[kit-kat]

This was fantastic input, I really hope they listen to you!

[SavithTV]

The laugh and banter at the end got me. My thoughts exactly, lmao.

[DrakusXVIII]

Idk why instead of "i'll charge in after You" moment there isn't that contextual skill icon in the center to let that npc tank know you're ready for pull/go in (depending on class i guess)

[terraglade]

8:55 I feel like they're trying to avoid 'information overload' some people can be put off by having *tons upon tons* of info thrown at them.

[jester]

This is a great overview of the starting zones for new players, I agree with you on the situations that Blizzard could include but at the same time I think they are simply wanting to get the new players through the starting zone as fast as possible and are almost trialling them by fire later on (Though let's be real if a player doesn't pick up to let the tank go first later on at max level content they, unfortunately, learn the hard way of receiving backlash from their group [Either through kicking them or simply straight-up calling them trash etc...])

[Kersakofu]

As someone who couldn't get in WoW because of the leveling, I'm hopeful for this new expansion. It'll also give me a chance to go through WotLK since I didn't get to experience it. (I got Burning Crusade, but as a kid I didn't commit to anything long term. Didn't even get past level 24.)


And if the leveling experience is amazing, I might make an alt to go through each expansion since that sounds pretty cool.

[Mysterialic]

This is a man that wants to see this game being good again.