And so we finally get to the home straight of the epic grind from 54 to 85, the much awaited Cataclysm content.
Ok to be fair I'd already done 2 or so levels worth on Hjaern the death knight so it was reasonably familiar to begin with. First stop Hyjal, lots of quests, lots of gathering (that's still a great XP earner) and remarkably not too many deaths.
A small tip I picked up a long time ago when leveling a lowbie alt was: do all the easy nearby quests for a bit - when you start having to run too far, switch to a similar zone. This works great with combos like Teldrassil/Elwyn or Borean/Howling Fjord. So I worked through Hyjal for a bit a then wandered off to Vash'jir then back to Hyjal (sure I've got no attention span).
It's super easy after that, go to Deepholm at 82, Uldum at 83 and Twilight Highlands at 84... and you want HOW MUCH XP? Yes the grind to 85 was miserable from 84 but it came eventually.
Well I'm a couple of months behind updating the progress here if I'm perfectly honest, Gwen's actually been raiding for about 8 or 9 weeks now and the last 4 of them I've been raid leading (read more at http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2011/05/editorial-jumping-into-the-deep-end-with-raid-leading/). Now sat at 4/12 10 man normal it's very slow progress but we're getting there.
Now I've gotten the grinding tale out the way maybe we can get on with something slightly more druidy, or raidy or ranty... who knows?
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