Sure, why not
Nah, I like it
Once you finish the 4 zones on your main/at least once, you get an option in Oribos on alts called 'Threads of Fate' that lets you level 50-60 non-linearly with world quests/side quests and 'aid <name of zone>' meta-quests that reward huge chunks of XP in any of the 4 SL zones as you see fit. It is honestly REALLY nice, I've been leveling a few alts that way in between working on my hunter's 60 stuff.
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100% agreed. Loved leveling (a lot, in fact), but the Maw at cap is not fun IMO.
Appreciate your time with friends and family while they're here. Don't wait until they're gone to tell them what they mean to you.
Yes please 5 alts in its not that epic
I can see it getting tedious for multiple alt players but it's also not really long enough to case any issues atm. Take 10 minutes. Might be 10 minutes you want to skip I guess but you're getting XP from it.
I've just put my fifth character through it last night and it definitely takes longer than 10 minutes. Even if you're super fast with murdering stuff -- which might not be the case if you're bringing through an alt you didn't gear last expansion -- the scripted events, walking sections, and all the "listen to someone talk" stuff really drag it out it. It took me over a half hour from start to finish, and I'm using an addon to auto pickup and turn in quests and instantly cancel all cinematics just to speed things up a bit, which many probably aren't. Granted, I was also bringing through a sub-100 ilvl bear with piss poor dps, but I also think the stuff that takes up the most time of the whole intro isn't the killing mobs anyway, it's all the scripted and rp shit that you can't speed up.
I think for most people, it's going to be double or triple that 10 minute time estimation.
Its annoying now after taking a few chars through it. Its especially irritating with all the talking and waiting around. No idea why the force us do that part, when we can choose to ignore the storyline once we get out of it.
Maw is annoying enough at max level and should stay at that :P
Yeah, its a bit tiresome after the first couple alts. Personally I still do the campaign on my alts but I would love to be able to skip that Maw entry scenario.
Yes, they should make it skipable and no, they don't need to compensate for the one level you would get by doing the intro. You can enter the intro at level 48 and it still does only give about 1 level worth of XP. You get more than enough XP through leveling even without the one level you get from the intro. If you start with lvl50 and do the campaign and side quests you'll be lvl60 by the end of Ardenweald. Even if all you do is the campaign you'll be lvl60 before finishing Revendreth. The level requirements for unlocking the next zone are still in the game and your questlog will actually tell you to reach level X to unlock the next chapter. If you start with lvl 48 and could skip the intro you'lll probably need to do all sidequests in Bastion to unlock Maldraxxus and after that you'll be back in the flow where you'll ding lvl60 before finishing the campaign.
As for the intro itself. For me all the RP and talk just drag it out. It takes like 30 minutes to finish it because of all the waiting around.
If I also gained a level, sure. Otherwise no.
I think an option to skip should be available for those who wish to do so, but it gives a whole level, so I'm probably doing it everytime :P
Just ran another alt through the Maw opening. Now knowing this scenario like the back of my hand and cranking through it as fast as this particular alt could: 48mins beginning to end and 2% shy of 51. Yeah, given that I am going to do all of the main quest line and plenty of side quests, I'd really like to be able to skip the maw.