The WoW Panda race is actually called Pandaren. This is a new race implemented in World of Warcraft together with a new class, the Monk, and other features like 5 extra levels and Pet Combat. The new expansion will be called Mists of Pandaria and it will be available in late September 2012.

The open beta version of the expansion has been going for a few months now, and it will still be going for a few weeks more. From that beta testing I have learned a few things about the Pandaren race and Monk class.

The Pandaren racial skills are Epicurean (You gain double stats from Well Fed effects), Gourmand (Cooking skill increased by 15), Inner Peace (The rested experience will last twice as long as normal), Bouncy (You will receive half of usual falling damage) and Quaking Palm (Stun the target for 4 seconds, this will also take you out of combat).

The WoW Panda race will start in the Wandering Isle as a neutral faction. You will get to choose between Alliance and Horde when you reach level 10 and finish the quest chain from that area. As a Pandaren, you will be able to start the game as a Warrior, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman and Monk.

We all know the other classes so let’s talk about the Monk.

The Monk is a hybrid class and will be able to wear armor up to Leather. Their main stats will be Agility for DPS and tanking and Intellect for healing. So you could say that this is a Druid. The weaponry they use start with their bare hands and feet and go up to Polearms and Staves including One-Handed Axes, Maces and Swords as well as Fist Weapons.

The three talent builds they will have are Brewmaster (the tank spec), Mistweaver (the healer spec) and Windwalker (the DPS spec). In the beta of the expansion, the class is extremely powerful having a lot of abilities that can reset a battle at any time. We can expect the Monk class to get nerfed before it goes live.

Since the WoW Panda hasn’t been released yet, the information you saw here is subject to change. Who knows what will become of the Monk once the Mists of Pandaria goes live.

Tired of doing quests in World of Warcraft? Aren’t we all. But you don’t have to do quests if you don’t want to. Players have found various ways in which they gain levels, be it fast or slow. Some of them have even started grinding again because it is a lot more simple and due to the changes in most classes, it is easier.

Many have reported that they also make good amounts of gold from the loot they find when grinding. As long as you know good spots, this is entirely possible for anyone. Get a class that can AoE relentlessly and you will see a lot of progress.

That being said, another very good method to gain levels without quests is using the Group Finder to do instances. What you do is simple, you stay in a inn or play with the Auction House in any city while you wait for the Group Finder to get you in an instance. Every instance has quests that can be done once which give items and good XP. If you join random instances, you also gain experience and items when you finish the instance. Not to mention drops from bosses and such.

You can improve this by getting Heirloom items for the extra experience and also joining a top level guild. All of that experience bonus will stack and you can reach 50% more experience from kills and quests. At the lower levels, that means at least one level per instance.

Tips:

To join instances faster, get a tank spec or a healer spec. This way you will find a group in seconds during prime-time.

If you don’t know the instance, ask someone from the group to lead, you shouldn’t waste time checking the map and such.

If the end boss is within reach, take the long way first. If you kill the end boss quick, people will leave usually.

If you find a good group, tell them to stay for more runs. Good groups aren’t always easy to find.

So if you are tired with doing quests, this is a very good way to level up your character. Just note that you will not be able to level gathering professions like Mining, Herbalism or Skinning doing this. Unless you look for nodes and mobs to skin while you wait to get in an instance.

Don’t know the best Druid leveling spec in World of Warcraft? Well I can tell you that it is not Restoration. In order to level fast in WoW you need consistency and damage. Restoration offers none of those. But don’t worry, in this Druid leveling guide I will show you the best leveling spec you should get for the Druid.

Some people like to level up using the Balance talent build. While it is fun and it does good damage, you lack any real AoE and you will have the mana issues that comes with any caster. Not only that, but you will also have to wait to cast spells and such. So the best Druid leveling spec is by far Feral. And here is how you should spec your Druid in Feral:

This build will ensure you have very good damage when in Cat form while also being able to tank very well in Bear form. Which is important as you can do dungeons as you level up to get better gear and extra experience.

One talent you don’t really need to train is Brutal Impact. You can skip training that and put the points in something else. But for the rest of the abilities that were trained, make sure you leave them as in the spec.

Using this Druid leveling spec you will be able to advance a lot faster even at low levels, as you will be able to move a lot faster on the ground. The ability to be either tank or DPS in a group will also come in very handy. I hope you will find this Druid leveling guide useful in your journeys.

Warlocks are really nice to play with. Use the right Warlock leveling spec and you will level up really fast. But you will see in any Warlock leveling guide that everyone has his own opinions in terms of the best leveling spec. This is because the Warlock is a damage dealing class and it deals damage on any talent tree. It’s true that you deal the most single target damage on Destruction, but you also have to take other things into consideration.

Once you reach the level cap, you can spec either Destruction or Affliction, depending on what you want to do. These specs will both give you massive DPS so you will be able to be efficient in groups. But when it comes to leveling, you need consistency. And the Warlock leveling spec that offers the most reliability is Demonology. So in this Warlock leveling guide I will show you the perfect talent build for the Warlock for leveling up:

As you may have guessed, this leveling spec is focused on pets. You send them to attack and then just deal damage to their target. Healing your pet will not be a problem thanks to the Fel Synergy talent. When trained to the maximum, you gain a 100% chance to heal your pet for 15% of the damage you deal. So there is no way your pet will die to any mobs, elite or otherwise.

Training in Demonology will give you access to the Felguard. This is a melee pet that can take a lot of damage and can also dish it out. Combine this pet with the talent I told you about and you have an invincible pet ready to kill anything.

What I like about this Warlock leveling spec is that it opens up a lot more opportunities, enabling you to take on even hard elite quests and finish them easily. That is why I shared this particular spec in this Warlock leveling guide. Log your Warlock on and start leveling up fast with this talent build.

In order to level quickly in World of Warcraft, you need the right Mage leveling spec. Since you will be doing quests a lot, you need to be able kill mobs easily and also keep yourself safe. To that purpose I will share with you in this Mage leveling guide, a very good leveling spec that I used.

What you need to keep in mind about the Mage in WoW is snare. You will need to keep the enemy slowed down so you avoid getting hit. If you were to get hit on every fight, even once, you would have to eat something to regenerate your health every few pulls. Fortunately, you have a whole talent tree dedicated to that. So here is the Mage leveling spec you should have to be safe and advance fast:

Frost is a very good choice, if not the best, for leveling because you have a lot of snare effect on your spells, you won’t have any mana problems and you will have a wide arrange of defensive abilities. Damage will also not be an issue as well as cast time for your main damaging spell, the Frostbolt. Which you will find in any Mage leveling guide that it is something true.

So to be able to advance quickly in the game as a Mage, make sure you don’t aggro more than one mobs, use the root spell when ever the enemy closes in on you and dish out damage without thinking about your mana levels. This Mage leveling spec will ensure that you get to the level cap fast. I hope you will find this Mage leveling guide as useful as it was for me.