Outland is where all of my alts end up getting stuck because I lose interest. I have four alts sitting at about level 63 right now, I think.
It's fine, IMO. I mean, I must agree that Hellfire is kind of boring, but the zones are quite diverse overall and the leveling experience through those 10 levels is extremely quick these days, you can reach 68 and move on without even touching half of the zones. I suppose the problem is that it more or less feels out of place being on a different planet and all and it obviously breaks the flow of the whole cata 1-60 experience but I suppose Northrend does the same.
Nope but I have that feeling with Northrend. Everytime i hit 68 with an alt i want to cry because i know i have to grind northrend out until 80. It takes way too long imo compared to everywhere else.
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to be honest, I prefer questing in Outland over questing in Northrend (except storm peaks and icecrown)..
so to answer your question: no, I wouldn't want such a button to get me to 70
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I actually love outland questing, it's brief and nostalgic, but not enough to make me tired of it. It goes by so fast, You can enter at 58 and be out by 68, and that literally takes a days worth of questing, not even. There's SO many quests there, it really is a breeze. I actually find the outland part of the level grind to be what I look forward to most, besides when I get to hit up grizzly hills. That zone is breathtaking.
Some of it is awful, some of it is great. Just like any other content in this game.
Actually, with the Tome of Flying in 3.2, you could fly at 77 (August 4, 2009). Cata launched Dec. 7, 2010. Prior to patch 3.2, you had to be max level to fly in each expansion. TBC had to be lvl 70 and Wrath (pre 3.2) was lvl 80. So you are correct, most flight was restricted in the area until level cap. And, pre-cata, there was no flight in Azeroth unless you ran out, discovered FPs and used them. No mounting up and flying from SW to Goldshire, or TB to Crossroads. You were on foot or ground mount from Nov 2004 til Dec 2010
Outland is pretty bad, but it's very quick. Northrend is absolutely the worst, most boring scenery, most boring quests, and takes ages, at least it feels like it takes ages.
Outland is the best bit of leveling, in my opinion. I don't mind the 1-70 stretch... but WotLK\Cata just makes me wanna logout.
Flying mounts weren't taken into account while designing the levelling content of Outland - during TBC, you didn't get any flying until 70 (unless you were a druid, and then you got it at 68).
Directly on topic, I agree, but it's only because of Hellfire. That place drives me nuts, but it's also about all of Outland I ever see (between quests and dungeons, without heirlooms, I can hit 68 with only a couple quests elsewhere; without heirlooms it takes a second zone). Even Blizzard admitted they screwed the pooch on Outland/Hellfire, and not just because it was one starting zone that funnelled all the players into the exact same areas at once.
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It's not bad per se, it's just about the oldest content we have now, we've seen it as many times as we've leveled an alt to level cap.
Now you see it. Now you don't.
But was where Dalaran?
I don't like having to do the same hellfire over and over, but Outland is the fastest leveling portion for me. I do Hellfire, most of Zangar and them some Nagrand and its over. I can't remember the last alt I actually did Netherstorm, Blades Edge or Shadowmoon valley on. Also, the Quests for hellfire and Zangar are burned in my head. I can go right to each spot without even thinking.
For me Wrath is the worst and slowest leveling, everything is spread out and there are a lot more "hubs" with a lot less quests. Cata isn't bad because it goes really quickly as well, can be done by Uldum at the absolute latest and can even skip Deepholm. Problem with Cata is you are basically pushed into doing Hyjal because the underwater place is so fucking slow. I've been playing long enough and am to a point with alts, especially with the anti-alt mentality of MoP, that I wish you could after getting so many 90s get a free one, or a free 85. I dunno, the leveling questing experience in WoW has gotten boring to me anyways. Then again leveling at least one character if not 3 and gear maxing them since Vanilla and BC, I've done every quest grind when it was at its longest multiple times.
Outland was horrible during cata, but around Panda they reduced the XP req so it's not too bad.
Northrend is dreadful though
I hate outland with a passion, northrend as well. For the 2-3 times it was fine, after the 20th time, not really.
Haha, I think you aren't going to find that many. I for one actually enjoyed leveling in the old world. I had it memorized like the back of my hand and I loved my set of going through The Barrens, Hillsbrad, Arathi, Strangle Thorn, Thousand Needles, Tanaris, Un'Goro, and Plaguelands. I think they did a great job with the new stuff, but nostalgia still makes me miss the old places.
On Outland though, that is my favorite part. I have it down to a science of Hellfire, Zangarmarsh, Cenarion quests in Terrokar, and then Nagrand. I absolutely love Outland every time I run an alt through there. I hate Borean Tundra and whatever that other horrid place is to the East. If I could start in Dragonblight I'd love Northrend all the way through also.
Not a fan of Hyjal really, I'm ok with Deepholm and Uldum. In Mists Jade Forest is alright, and I don't really like anywhere after that. I feel mobs have too much health and some classes, especially undergeared alts, are a hassle to run through zones packed with enemies.
58-68 is my favorite levels in the game(as far as questing goes).