With both the Blizzard announcement for Official Hardcore Servers and over 900,000 downloads of the community made Hardcore addon, Hardcore is very popular at the moment. We've prepared a Guide to help new players on their Hardcore WoW Classic journey, which covers some Tips and Tricks, dangerous quests to avoid, and a breakdown of some important game mechanics. To read the full guide, click on the link below -- Tips And Tricks For Hardcore WoW Classic Below is an excerpt covering the Top 10 Tips for survival in Hardcore WoW Classic, the full guide goes in depth on important mechanics, which you click here to read.
Top 10 Tips for Hardcore WoW Classic Do Green Level Quests, Kill Green Level Mobs. Don't feel bad about doing green quests to get ahead in experience.Fighting yellow or even orange level mobs is much harder due to how hit chance works in Classic. It can be worth doing two starting zones to get ahead in experience early. For example, if you're a Human, once you finish Elwynn Forest head to Dun Morogh instead of Westfall for safer leveling.
Use it or Lose it. If you have consumables in your bag, such as Really Sticky Glue, Lesser Healing Potion, or any other consumable, just use it if you find yourself in a bad situation and don't try saving it for the perfect moment. Most players die with unused consumables in their bags that may have helped them survive. You can always farm more items later!Go out of your way for Weapon Upgrades. The faster you can kill an enemy, the less likely you are to die to them.
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