WoW Forever's first level 60 team used an Undead racial to speed up levelling
Four Undead characters used Cannibalize to keep their AoE grinding sessions moving.
WoW Forever is designed around taking your time, exploring Azeroth, and levelling multiple characters, but that has not stopped a group of players from reaching level 60 in just under 52 hours.
Led by streamer JokerD, the first five characters to hit the level cap did so together after a carefully coordinated levelling effort. So congrats to Jokerd Prime, Burning Speed, Cloud Bells, Lmgd Mmr, and Vitochie Gofast.
The group, known as Team JokerD, consisted of three Mages, one Paladin, and one Shaman. Four characters were Undead, and the remaining player was a Troll. Their strategy revolved around gathering large groups of enemies before wiping them out with area-of-effect abilities such as Arcane Explosion.
A Lot of Math and a Really Good Racial
Hitting world first involves a LOT of math. JokerD will most likely post a breakdown on his channel once everyone has gotten a well-deserved rest, but he already pointed out that this required the team to coordinate and really work together, so no one would get left behind. The slightest point of experience could make the difference.
They had to do a lot of math to also figure out which mobs to kill and when.
The Undead racial called "Cannibalize" was probably one of the reasons they managed to get to 60 this fast as well.
Blizzard changed the ability in WoW Forever, and it now restores mana as well as health, so having a majority of Undead mages in the team meant that they regenerated mana much faster between pulls.
So you pretty much had one Tank that would pull a lot of enemies, and mages melting them down, with less downtime between pulls, and more time spent farming experience.
A Familiar Name at the Top of the Leaderboard
As mentioned by IGN, this is not the first time JokerD has hit a world first.
JokerD already claimed the first level 60 in WoW Classic back in 2019, so this is really just another impressive milestone for the streamer.
And while this is impressive, keep in mind that you do not need to rush anything. Having the first group hit max level does not mean that you are behind if you are only level 20. Forever is not Retail, and you are meant to take it easy.
It is also the perfect time to remind you that reaching the level cap this early does not leave much endgame content to do just yet.
Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, and Onyxia's Lair only open on December 9.
Blizzard has also made it clear that levelling multiple characters is a big part of Forever, so if you are already reaching level 60, you might want to start another adventure while waiting for the raids.
And for those who just started and are taking it slow, keep taking it chill. This is not a game where you will miss out on anything if you take it slowly.
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