Ding, 50
Previous posts under “The Druid” were written about a toon I have now deleted that I had named “Netherjape” He was a Thunderchicken that I had around level 58 or so, and frankly I found him rather boring, which is why I deleted him. When the new LFD system was released, I decided to try a Druid again, this time as Resto instead of DPS and I have found this to be quite fun.
My purpose for this new Druid was to level completely using the LFD system, while going for the Classic Dungeon Master Achievement also. You can only start queuing for LFD at level 15, so I had to quest with him from 1-15, but ever since then I have done nothing but run dungeons as a Resto Druid, with the exception of a few Holiday Quests and of course dungeon quests that are completed in a specific instance.
Last week I decided to break out of my dungeon-only grind for a short while and try healing some Battelgrounds. I very much enjoy healing BGs and WG with my 80 Resto Shammy, so I thought I would try it with the Druid also. I was 47 when I first started, and within the course of doing 3 or 4 BGs per day since Saturday (today is Tuesday) I am now 50.
For the life of me, I couldn’t win a Warsong Gulch BG, so that one didn’t provide me with much XP. However, Arathi Basin turned out to be a gold mine. Each time we won, I gained half-a-level of XP. When I was 75% through level 49, I went into an AB game and gained about 15% just from holding flags. When we won that round, I dinged 50 and was already at 38% into the level. This turned out to be a great way to level from the top of your level bracket (30s, 40s, 50s, etc…) until you reach the next stage. Now I plan to go back to LFD full time, as to not miss out on any dungeons that I still need.