Whenever a new World of Warcraft expansion launches, there are those players who relish the opportunity to soak in all of the new content, meticulously taking their time as they explore new worlds and defeat new enemies. And then there are those who live for the breakneck challenge of racing to the expansion’s newly raised level cap as quickly as possible, all in the hopes of claiming that coveted “world’s first” title. World of Warcraft’s recently launched Battle for Azeroth expansion was no different, and it took a mere four hours after the expansion went live for the first player to ding level 120.
Specifically, a player who goes by the handle of Gingi managed to reach the new level cap four hours and 17 minutes after Battle for Azeroth’s launch, an especially impressive feat when you consider that, on average, it’s taking most other dedicated speed-levelers closer to six or seven hours. Gingi is no stranger to world firsts, being a member of the venerable World of Warcraft raiding guild Method, a guild that often claims the world’s first completion for new raids that are added to the game.
In the past, some players have resorted to more nefarious methods for obtaining world’s first such as exploiting glitches or bugs, but Gingi’s method was both on the level and meticulously planned. First, it should be noted that Gingi didn’t reach the world’s first all by himself, he was working in tandem with two friends and was thus able to quickly and efficiently perform tasks that a solo player might struggle with. Thanks to his time spent playing the Battle for Azeroth beta, Gingi already had an optimal questing route planned out, and like most other speed-levelers he also had a bunch of pre-completed quests ready to redeem the moment he logged in for an initial XP boost.
Thanks to their prior knowledge and in-depth planning, Gingi and his team were able to quest their way up to level 120 with relative ease. Gingi even switched over from his preferred Hunter class to play a Druid, a switch that allowed him to utilize movement speed-enhancing abilities he otherwise wouldn’t have had access to.
In other recent World of Warcraft news, Blizzard recently responded to the controversies surrounding Battle for Azeroth’s new story developments, and a pair of digital World of Warcraft novellas can now be read entirely for free.