tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post3579048098742206466..comments2023-10-05T12:43:59.413-04:00Comments on Honor's Code: Thinking BackHonors Codehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603644804340531952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-80726017503375220992008-03-28T08:16:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:16:00.000-04:00I'm gonna have to agree with Honor's as to which l...I'm gonna have to agree with Honor's as to which level to start protection: 35 (Sorry, Galo! ;-). I did it that way since I think that's the soonest you can get Blessing of Sanctuary and full Reckoning to generate some <BR/>As soon as you get to 30, look for this items (either pug a lot or get someone to rush you):<BR/><BR/>- A fast (speed < 2) one hand weapon. A very nice one is attainable as soon as level 33 from a quest that involves killing almost all bosses at the Monastery (you should be heading there anyway for the awesome mail armor pieces):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=1048" REL="nofollow">Into The Scarlet Monastery</A><BR/><BR/>The reward is awesome:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=6802" REL="nofollow">Sword of Omen</A><BR/><BR/>- A nice shield; either get the one from this rather long quest line (attainable at 32, but needs some help):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=4507" REL="nofollow">Pit Fighter's Shield</A><BR/><BR/>Or get the shield from the Monastery (not usable until 39, but nice still):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7726" REL="nofollow">Aegis of the Scarlet Commander</A><BR/><BR/>Put the best spike you can get on it (mats are usually cheap, ask your fellow blacksmiths for one), and rock and roll your way to 70.Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408445461968246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190673057769546823.post-59230084583728717562008-03-27T19:20:00.000-04:002008-03-27T19:20:00.000-04:00Having done it all the way as a Protection Paladin...Having done it all the way as a Protection Paladin I'm abit bias. To b honest one can level just fine as a Protection Paladin spec as such or for a greater sense of the role as well as getting tremendous skill of all sorts. I can speak that because that exactly what I did even when I knew most people went ret.<BR/><BR/>Ret may indeed level faster overall but leveling as protection was still fast and not slow. In my opinion leveling entirely as a protection padadin require a bit of tactical thinking that plays to your skill set. I guess I did it the hard way, but to me its wasnt hard at all. Its just the path less traveled in leveling protection all the way. My goal wasnt to just level quickly but to learn my to master my skills while I leveled in different situations leveling and questing. <BR/><BR/>I did no more than 2 world instances leveling entirely all the way to 60. But I played WoW entirely alone and learning it as well as my paladin. Group play is uniquely learned, but what I didnt learn in instance leveling I learned it soloing everysingle quest and elite quests and group quests. I soled then all entirely. When people sometime say protec paladins can't solo I know because I did it all leveling. What's required is unconventional thinking in play style and tactics from a group. People always like to take the easy road to leveling. I chose the path to mastering my skills while leveling and yet I still leveled fast. Was it a race to level No. <BR/><BR/>One the tactics I did leveling is always have a solid 1H and Shield with shield spike. I carried Wizzard oil for when it was needed and grenades. But the other big real thing I did was from my very low 20s was at ALL times carring 7 weapons. Yes that sound nuts, but I have mastery of every weapon usable all the way leveling and that was before all the leveling speed changes. Being skilled as a 2h user as a protection paladin allowed me when needed to use a 2h when it was more valuable to do so and switch back and forth. That's not conventional to do by most Paladins at all. But all those things added into how I played leveling and being skilled and playing tactically. Most people will never do that for many reasons. <BR/><BR/>But a Paladin can level just fine spec in protection and developed a greater sense of spec skill having leveled that way. But most will probably level ret because well established to do so and then switch to protection at later levels.Ardent Defenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162904795741307697noreply@blogger.com