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So had a 17 druid and a 13 orc shaman on the quest 'hidden enemies' alongside the one quest where you kill the lv 14 quest mob in the cave near orgrimmar. They were saying how I was probably too low level to do this quest while I was in there as we were clearing out the mobs along the way.

LITTLE DID I KNOW what would happen next.

They jumped onto the quest mob with 8 other mobs surrounding him.

Shaman was dead in less than 5 seconds

druid was dead in 12 seconds

and I was on the elevated cliff just staring jaw dropped in what I just saw.

There are many ways to go, but that one was 100% avoidable.

Ended up looping around the other way and got the quest done by clearing everything around him.

Hardcore Helper Site Update

Hey everyone, it’s been more than a month since I last posted an update on the site, but much has changed once again. Like last time, it’s too much to share, but I prefer sharing a true new release, rather than micro updates. I’ve already spent hundreds of hours on the site, so I hope some of you are excited to see the progression. Here is a list of some of the changes.

-Added a World Buff announcer & calendar (both it’s own page & sticky header) (integrated with the server discords for the most accurate information)
-Added all grey items
-Added all white items
-Domain name change: https://www.hardcorehelper.com (or just hardcorehelper.com ) (the old link is still supported as well)
-Added item searching for professions tab (used to be only material searching)
-Added 'self found' and ‘solo self-found’ options.
-Created my own tooltips for items so that item suffixes (e.g. of the bear) will actually show it's stats, rather than 'random enchant' like wowhead does
**-Added quest information and item comparisons (**completely new modal on click)
-Added rare badge for items that drop from rare dungeon mob spawns
-Added event badge for items that drop from event dungeon mob spawns
-Added support for storing multiple characters
-Show quest info on hovering
-Added character update button & level increase on gear page.

Added 'dungeons' page. 
-All the quests you can get, along with their rewards, required level, quest chain, etc. 
-Boss loot overview, including an image of the boss and a button to filter for only upgrades for yourself. 
-Can show ‘upgrades only’ 
-This shows all the dungeons and their recommended level 
-Quick overview
-Map of the location of the dungeon in the world
-Map of the dungeon

Reworked professions page
-Now split into guide & recipes/ item look up
-Refined item look up functionality (so that you know if that ‘medium leather’ you found in a chest is useful for you, or not.
-Includes profession leveling guides

-Added item lookup to gear page so that you can quickly see if a dropped item would be an upgrade or not
-Drastically improved mobile experience
-Added caching (remembering) of selected filters whilst switching between tabs. 
-Improved item zone's.
-Improved UI visibility
-Added button to update/refresh the character
-Added character name to UI
-Refined character lookup / import character screens and functionality
-improved hunter item logic.
-Fixed profession created items for non self-found characters so that they get recommended in auction house purchases.
-added more context to all the pages
-Added a 'plan as 60' button to the talent section
-Talent & stat pages combined
-Added a guides page (mainly for SEO honestly)

I am trying to make the site a full rounded experience so that you don’t have to keep switching between multiple websites and have as much information ready in one place. I see that some of you are getting a lot of use out of the site, which pushes me to keep going. 

Thanks for all the love and hopefully those who have not yet tried it will give it a shot, and those who have tried it will give it a new chance by seeing all the changes.

I'm doing a solo till 60 run of every class, and I just got 45 on my shaman to bring me to half way by time to 60. What a blast this has been so far! Definitely warrior and rogue are my favorites, and shaman and paladin are not as much fun but still fun.

Everyone is mounted, I have great blue weapons (like executioner's cleaver) from drops mainly, and I've got 3 mooncloth crafters, a blacksmith, an alchemist, and a bunch of engineers.

My eventual goal is to craft an arcanite reaper on my warrior. There are better weapons out there but it's been a goal of mine to make one since 2005.

When I started playing WoW HC with a buddy a few years ago, I had no idea that I would be discovering the best version of World of Warcraft out there. I hadn't played the game in over half a decade, and figured we'd give this absurd challenge a few tries, and move on. My first attempt I even died to at level 7 to a crab in Durotar. Many demoralizing deaths followed on my first character, Lunaly, on Skull Rock. Dying plenty of times after getting Deadmines gear, getting eaten by a shark near Theramore at level 40, and getting eviscerated by Bloodsail Warlocks my first time to level 44. After probably 8 attempts I finally reached level 59, and was going to grind the last 2 bars safely in the Northern Deadwood Furbolg camp. A bad pull and a Denwatcher's call for help later and I've got 10 mobs on me and a light of elune + hearthstone macro is the only thing that kept the dream alive.

After getting the first 60, and falling in love with classic WoW, I couldn't help but try to grind every class. By the time I managed to finish my 9 60s on Skull Rock, a new server had dropped, and I decided to roll a few toons over there. This got out of hand, and I knew in my heart I had to do it again.

The result; Two 60's of every class, Nine Horde 60s, Nine Alliance 60s.

What I learned:

1. Game knowledge is the most valuable thing for leveling in Hardcore. Not only do you need to learn the quests, and how to safely complete them, but learn level appropriate routes that set you up to have plenty of quests later on.

Example: Could I hit X zone at this level? Yeah, probably. But the experience there will still be good in two levels, if I clear Y and Z zones first, I can take advantage of that zone at a higher level when I'll need the experience more.

Unless you're speed leveling, there's no reason to rush zones.

2. Always keep at level health pots and a few swiftness potions. This simple rule will keep you alive. If you're level 45 keep two Limited Invulnerability Potions on you, and level 50+ keep two Petrification Flasks on you.

3. Join fun guilds and enjoy the journey. You will die, probably a lot, before you master the route, and you still might die to a DC like I have a few times, but the player base on hardcore servers make it worth coming back to.

4. Know your class and character strength. I could safely solo elites and difficult quests on some classes, while on others I'd wait for a group or just skip if I didn't feel like my gear/specialization was strong enough.

5. Rested XP: the biggest perk of leveling an army of alts is always being able to grind with rested xp. I'd go months in between touching toons, but at least when I finally went back they were in good shape to level quickly.

6. Boon all Toons: I generally keep double or triple buffs booned on all Toons, when possible. Sometimes I'll go 20-30 levels without even unbooning, but it's always nice to have in your back pocket. It's a good way to not get used to playing with world buffs, but always having them ready for when you hit those zones where you know they're handy. For me that's WPL, Southern STV, Hinterlands, and Un'goro.

7. Always have an out, and don't get used to abusing it. If your out is a target dummy, try to have one up when you pull. Same with vanish, or health pots. If your out is on CD, it probably isn't a good idea to pull more than single packs.

My Paladin was the last that I finished, and I don't think I used lay on hands *a single time* on his run. Sure, it's a great ability, but if I regularly get myself into spots where I need it, I'd probably die.

Worst Deaths:

53 Warlock - running directly to Jademyre lake in Feralas to try to finish my map

48 Shaman - DCed in Hinterlands

47 Paladin - Screwed up my LOE Hearth in ZF and was torn apart while the rest of my group escaped

46 Mage - alt-tabbed while auto running through desolace to answer a work question. When I swapped back a minute later I was dismounted and dead

46 Warrior - DC while fighting the sand people in Tanarid

My next, and maybe final goal is to clear Naxxramas, the only raid I've never cleared in classic and the only raid I have not cleared in Hardcore.

If I can go from a guy that died to a crab at level 7, and at least 12 times levels 25 and under to a guy with 18 60s, there's no reason that any of you can't get that first 60 too. GG and always go agane!!!

Been playing hardcore on and off since the launch of Defias Pillager and Bloodsail Bucaneers before that. My original goal with HC was to get a Warrior to 60 and then that goal eventually evolved to all classes to 60. Just finished my last class (Warlock) today. The ordering of which class I did first is in the picture (Mage, Warrior, etc.).

Love this game, but I'm gonna take a break and maybe one day come back and do Shaman.

Shout out to the DP community, not as large as it once was, but still some great people in it.

If you are new to hardcore or want to know anything about my journey, ask away.