A few days ago I decided to create a new Blood Elf character. Since I wasn’t up for grinding my way to higher levels (again), I invested some money in the Horde  version of the Zygor Guides. I wanted to see if the hype was true and I could level faster with the guide. Let me tell you what I’ve learned so far.

Why Other Leveling Guides Didn’t Impress

I used other guides before Zygor and wasn’t impressed. As much as anything else, that’s because of the way you had to keep jumping in and out of the game to consult the guide. It got so frustrating that for a while I used two computers whenever I played: one for the game, and another to display the current guide page. The hassle was bad enough, but the way it kept pulling me out of the game to go consult the other computer really made it less fun.

Why Zygor Guides are Better

My Zygor Horde Guide works within the game. What does that mean? It means that I see the info from my guide in a window right in the game display. The guide is easier to access, and feels like an integrated part of the game, which makes the whole experience much smoother and more fun.

My Zygor Horde Guide also gives me lots of control over how much information I get. You can close the Zygor Guide window completely if you just want to focus on playing. If I do want help, I get two choices. I can have s little window with just enough information to know what I need to do next. If you want even more information, you can switch to a large window that displays all the details about your current leveling activity.

There’s even an interactive arrow that you can display on the screen, showing you the distance and direction of the next objective. With my Zygor Horde Guide, I get everything I need to blast through the levels super fast, without ever looking away from the game.

But Does It Work?

If you’re like me you’re probably thinking this all sounds really cool, but are wondering if my Zygor Horde Guide actually helped me to level faster? Well, when I was ready to test the guide for the first time, my brother offered to escort me with one of his characters that was several levels higher than mine. I told him what I was doing & that I would do this session on my own, following the advice in Zygor. We both started playing, and he checked in on me a few hours later. His reaction says all you need to know about how well these guides work. His first words were, “Hey! How the bleep did you get up to that level so fast? Where do I get a copy of that guide?”