Brian Kopp's Alliance 1-70 Leveling Guide

 

Introduction

 

    Brian Kopp is the Godfather of Alliance leveling guides. He has been around since the very beginning and along with Joana, basically set the standard for what all guides should be. But, in an ever increasing field, does his guide hold up to the test of time? Or is Brian Kopp's guide now as irrelevent as Onyxia's Lair?

Map Mod – 2 / 5

    Brian Kopps map mod consists of a simple coordinate based system. His PDF guide lists which coordinates to go to in order to complete each step of the leveling process. These coordinates are listed on a menu on your in-game map and upon clicking the appropriate coordinates, they will highlight on your map where you need to go. This system does what it needs to in order to help you use the guide, but it is beginning to show its age. Brians map mod does not have all the bells and whistles of the newer guides such as iDemise and Zygor. I feel like this section of the guide could use some serious upgrades. He doesn't even offer up quest names for the coordinates in-game, simply the numbers for the actual coordinates are listed.

Videos – 0 / 5

    Brian Kopp offers up no videos for use with his guide.

Flow of Guide – 4 / 5

    The guide flows very well. The steps are in a logical progression and are easy to follow. The majority of his time was put into actually creating the leveling method and making it as good as he possibly could. In this area, his guide really shines. The steps are some of the best out there and will help you to level VERY FAST with almost no grinding at all. I feel like Brian has create the method with the least amount of grinding for the Alliance folks out there.

Presentation – 3 / 5

    As previously stated, Brian Kopp's guide is a simple PDF format that incorporates map based coordinates in order to function. The coordinates are as simple as could possibly be and hold no additional information. The PDF guide is much the same. The steps are listed out in plain enough english, but they are not exactly a treat to look at. It is a basic PDF E-Book with no flair. The color scheme is very basic and screenshots are limited. I don't feel like he has spent nearly enough time optimizing the presentation of his guide.

Overall – 2.5 / 5

    Brian Kopp's guide was once the standard for Alliance Leveling Guides. The problem is that as the industry evolved, Brian failed to update and keep pace with the competition. If you are looking for a bare minimum guide with little to no flair, a very basic map mod, but an extremely solid leveling technique, then Brian Kopp's 1-70 Alliance Leveling Guide is for you.

Summary

    Brian Kopp's guide will always hold a special place with me. It is the guide I used to get Gremen (my first character) up to level 60. I used it day in and day out and it did the job without question. I just don't understand why he hasn't tried to update and keep up with the competition. To me it seems like he is just content to have a half hearted guide and rake in some free cash rather than make the best product he can for his customers. Brian, if your reading this. Please take some time and return your guide to it's glory days as the #1 guide on the market. Until then, your sitting at a measly #3. (At best)