I have played a number of MMORPGs Rift, Everquest, World of Warcraft and every time I find that a leveling guide or add-on is absolutely necessary. Many people do not believe in buying a leveling guide for Rift but I will explain in this article why it is almost essential to buy a leveling guide for Rift.
The first reason is pretty obvious but many people don't think about it while playing. In any MMORPG you only spend about 1% of your total play time actually leveling up. The idea behind leveling up is to get you familiar with your character the different soul trees available to you. Once you reach max level you are automatically suppose to know how to raid.
The truth is once you hit max level you will probably be right back on Google looking up what soul tree build you should have for raiding and then you will have to get comfortable with a whole new set of abilities. The best way to avoid all of this is to level up as quickly and efficiently as possible. While you can try looking up a leveling build for your class online chances are you won't find one. A good paid Rift leveling guide will include a leveling build for every class as well as a rotation.
The second reason is time vs money. If I can buy a guide that will shave more then three hours off my leveling time it will be worth it to me. Consider how much money you make per hour at work and think about how much time you would be wasting blindly trying to level your character up. You already have to pay for the game then you pay per month why wouldn’t you want to maximize your time in game?
The last reason is one that everyone can relate to, time spent outside of the game. Think about how much time you can have with your friends and family if you know you can take any character from 1 to 50 in just a weekend? You could have one of every class and never have to worry about leveling up another character again. You should also consider all of the other bonuses a good Rift leveling guide will come with.
Rift is such a new game and information is still pretty hard to find on the internet about some of the more technical aspects of the game. That is exactly why Rift leveling guides have been selling like crazy. Just having all the information you need in one place will save hours on your leveling time.
