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No, you can’t start in Pandaria, at least not directly, though you may be able to finagle your way there.

In a decision that I find incredibly self-defeating and frustrating, Blizzard have decreed that all new players HAVE to level in a specific way.

As a new player, you HAVE to do Exile’s Reach from level 1 to level 10. You then HAVE to go to Battle for Azeroth Kul Tiras/Zandalar.

A particular tragedy for you is that the Pandaren starting zone, the Wandering Isle, for new Pandaren, is truly a lovely environment and story to start a Pandaren. (Goes on a bit long for my taste, but I’m not a natural Panda, and I do admit it’s gorgeous and meaningful.) I suppose that having levelled your first character through Exile’s Reach, you can go back and make a new Pandaren, just to see your origin story.)

However, according to one post from someone who tried it, you can leave Battle for Azeroth very quickly and switch to any other expansion

So, yes I can officially state that it IS perfectly possible to use Chromie Time on a brand-new character, even if you don’t have any other level 50s on the account.

Steps are:

  1. Go to ‘Noob Island’ (Exile’s Reach)
  2. Finish the quests there (get to level 10)
  3. Fly back to Stormwind
  4. Take the ‘check out the stuff in Stormwind’ quest, with that Gnome tagging along, who promises to buy you a pint, but never does - last Gnome I’ll ever trust!
  5. Attend the meeting in the keep.
  6. Meet Jaina, sail to Kul Tiras, get thrown in jail.
  7. Break out, do the Boralus intro quests until you get to the Harbourmaster’s office.
  8. Chromie Time should now be visible in your Adventure Journal, accept the quest to meet Chromie.
  9. Take the portal back to Stormwind, meet Chromie.
  10. Select the expansion you wish to travel to and level up in.
  11. Bingo!

Hope this clears up any confusion, and is helpful to any other new characters wishing to do the same thing.

I’m still uncertain how to run the expansion content on a low level character without Chromie Time, nobody seems to know - but if you do know please feel free to add instructions on this thread.

BTW, Chromie is in Stormwind, just outside Stormwind Embassy near Stormwind Lake, and for Horde she is at Orgrimmar Embassy.

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