Dugi

Jon — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:39:18 +0000

Dugi from www.ultimatewowguide.com is the topic of my first leveling guide author bio, hopefully the first of many!

Dave "Dugi" Farrel

I’m doing Dugi’s bio first because his guide is one of my favorites — I use his gold and profession info daily, not to mention his excellent slim line in-game leveling guide.

Dave “Dugi” Farrel

Dugi has been playing WoW since it was released, and has since clocked up thousands of hours of game time. Dugi is actually a New Zealander, and got into leveling guides when friends of his asked him for guidance on where to level the fastest.

Fast forward 4 years and Dugi’s leveling guide advice to friends has now become a fully fledged in-game guide and series of ebooks.

Dugi is one of the few guide owners I know that can boast not only knowledge about leveling, but also gold making and PvP. In fact, Dugi has the awesome “Warlord” title for his PvP abilities, something he is constantly quizzed on by new players.

Dugi’s Guide

Dave has put a lot of work into his leveling guides over the years, constantly updating and revising it to ensure players have the best guide at their fingertips.

Only recently though, Dugi made a major revision to the way his guide worked, making it a lot simpler to use, and making it take up much less screen real estate. All you see now is the arrow that points you where to go, and a slim line window that tells you what to do when you get there.

Dugi has had a bit of help along the way – as you can imagine WoW is a huge game world, and he’s often enlisted the help of his wife, sister, and a core group of pro WoW gamers who provide both hands on support as well as a sounding board for Dugi’s ideas.

Dugi Hates…

While Dave is a really upbeat guy, we have a shared hate in the constant “warring” over leveling times. One guide will say, “we level you to 80 in 7 days”, and then the next day, another owner comes along as says, “Yo! Our guide will level you to 80 in 6 days!”, and so it continues.

We “hate” the whole “who is fastest routine” because not all gamers are equal… but mainly because these times author’s are putting out are actually /played time at super optimized speeds.

Just a friendly warning from us both: when you see 7 days, it means /played time, not, log in for a few hours a day and by the weekend you’ll be 80!

Dugi Loves…

Step by step programs…!

As you’ll see at www.ultimatewowguide.com, Dave’s guides follow a set formula he created which he (and many fans) beleive is the optimal way to get around in WoW.

Just briefly, the formula says, level first, get gold second, and then dominate PvP (if that’s your thing…!).

I totally support Dugi’s idea here, as even for things like professions, gathering herbs, ore, or even skinning can slow you down a lot if you’re just trying to level fast. The same is true with gold.

The game will supply you with everything you need until level 70 or 80, and then you’re going to start needing high quality gear and professions to help you in the tough spots.

Following Dugi’s system here will save you tons of time, even if you don’t want a leveling guide.

What’s next for Dugi?

Dave has actually already done the “whats next” in a way. What I mean is, Dugi thought, “what do players do next after they reach level 80? Whats next?

That question basically led him to create a Dailies guide for players in Northrend…

This guide is great if you’ve reached 80, and if all you want to do is get better gear, reputation, or mounts, you can do 25 dailies in under 2 hours.

Dave “Dugi” Farrel is a 28 year old website designer from New Zealand who also creates some of WoW’s most loved guides.

Find out more about Dugi’s leveling guides at www.UltimateWoWGuide.com/Warcraft, or his Dailies guide at www.UltimateWoWGuide.com/Dailies