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.
When I originally created the categories on this site, they were for other toons who I have since deleted. Well, 2 of them were, anyway.
I originally had a Druid Thunderchicken named “Netherjape” that was around 60 when I deleted him. I tried questing with him and doing a couple of dungeons, but I just found that spec boring. I ended up deleting him to make room for another toon.
I also had a priest for a while that I deleted due to non-play. I forget his name, honestly. He was also around 60 when I deleted him but he was level granted several levels through the Refer-a-friend bonus, so I didn’t actually “play” him as much as it seemed like I did. I found him to be boring also, so I deleted him to make room for another again.
Then the LFD system opened up with a new patch….
I started a new druid and decided to level him as resto, since that is my favorite job in the game with my 80 Shaman and Pally. You are elligible for LFD at level 15, so I had to quest with him up to there, then it has been LFD and a few dungeon quests ever since, with him now sitting at level 47. I usually let him sit for a week or so before running him for a couple of days and burning up all his rest bonus, then I will put him down again.
Same thing with a new Priest and a new Shammy I started (I am addicted to Shammies, sue me…) The priest I ran with some other friends through RAF again (this was my 6th experience with RAF) and we mostly did LFD leveling with those guys. The priest is 52 at the time of this post. My new Shammy is only 26 but I am enjoying getting SP and Spirit gear on him to be a healer through LFD.
I am friended with 2 other players right now, and the first one is expiring tomorrow. So obviously we wanted to get as close to 60 as possible, and honestly 58 was enough for me since that is where the Outlands quests start in Thrallmar. Last night we got another run in Stratholme and both dinged 58. My hunter actually hit 59 and my friend, which is a Warrior, hit 58. So we will be starting in Thrallmar this weekend.
The Hunter is waiting at Level 50 for my friend to get his Warrior to 50, so that we can go start running through Stratholme and then Diremaul, up to 58 and Outlands. So while my friend is leveling, I took my Druid into ZF with him again last night on a run from another friend of ours with an 80. My Druid was 46 and dinged 47 last night, and my friend’s Warrior dinged 48. Triple XP is AWESOME.