Secret Method To Switch Off XP At 70: Create A Super-Powered Twink Character (Patreon)

(Warning: This Method Is Likely To Be Fixed In The Near Future)

Blizzard recently turned off the ability to turn off experience with Behsten or Stahtz in the faction capital cities. This was because the way scaling worked in The War Within. Level 70's were initially much more powerful than their level 80 counterparts.

70's were subsequently nerfed slightly but are still stupidly powerful relative to characters in the endgame leveling bracket.

I discovered a way to bypass the leveling restrictions.

1. Get a friend or a second account with a low-level character to go to Behsten or Stahtz to lock xp in the normal manner. Have the 70 you want to switch off xp on to go to the same location on the same realm - they need to be in close proximity to the low-level character.

2. Form a group between the two characters. Your 70 should gain an xp debuff. You'll notice something weird-the xp bar keeps flashing on and off. If you click on Behsten/Stahtz the option to switch off experience will appear and reappear. 

3. Leave the group when your xp bar is not visible. The xp debuff will vanish but you will now no longer gain any xp at all outside of most instances*.

When you join looking for dungeon groups things are a little different. You will gain a 5 minute "experience eliminated" debuff. This does not quite eliminate experience but you will gain xp very slowly-you can do around 50-100 dungeons depending on what exactly you do before you gain a level. in practice the 5 minute duration means nothing as this will rest on combat.

Potentially you could make a lot of gold boosting other players with this trick. Boosting makes considerably more gold than most conventional gold-making methods.

*Apparently delves are an exception according to reports I have received from people who kindly tested this for me whilst developing this article.

I know from walking people through this method that it is easy to do it incorrectly please feel free to ask questions in the comments if you have issues: I will try to get back to you quickly.