Post by Meggie
Do not roll a warrior. They're dependant on items. Leveling involves less playing than 4 years ago, making quest rewards more scarce. He doesn't know where to go. He got little resources to buy tweak gear. Blacksmithing is a very uncool profession to start with.
Go help him with the berserker stance quest. The follow up is a level 40 quest in Arathi. He can complete it at level 30 with your help. The reward is the
Whirlwind Axe. That should last to about level 50.
Post by jmth1974
what kind of pointers could I give him for leveling. He's lvl31 atm.
Spec?
Rotation?
Stats?
Weapons? (2hander, dual weild, or sheild)
I read fury or prot, which is easier to lvl?
Having leveled a warrior without a support toon, it is possible and not so terrible you're not a total idiot with game mechanics. Spec: Arms, I found that arms was the build for me when leveling.
Arms Rotation: (battle shout always on!) Charge, Rend, Overpower (when up), Heroic Strike (if plenty of rage), execute immediately when chance. Multiple mobs: throw in Thundeclap, Demo Shout, Sweeping Strikes, Cleave.
Builds have changed considerably since I leveled my warrior, so it's difficult to say if armed to the teeth is must have from the start. Here's a couple of builds I thought up:
Arms build:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=Lhrc0fMZ0x and
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=LhrcdfczI'd personally go with the second and get sweeping strikes as soon as possible.
Stats: Strength>AP>Agi>Stamina.
Weapons: Two-hander! Always up to date, get the best wep for the level that you can (wowhead is his friend). Whirlwind axe a must have! Good for probably 15-20 levels.
Enchants: Crusader enchant on Whirlwind
Prot, spec is probably the easiest in a sense that you die the least, but the mobs go down considerable slower. I'd consider switching to prot in Outlands, but definitely by Wotlk. I leveled my toon entirely in prot in Wotlk.
Profs: gathering professions: MINING! and then either Skinning (or herbalism, but remember that you cannot track more than one kind of thing on the mini-map, so Mining together with Herbalism is difficult in that sense). Get auctioneer add-on and scan AH for a few days, then you should know what is reasonable price to sell. Prices on some low level items can vary considerably depending on day, or even hour of the day.
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