Last we talked, I had just hit 90 and was debating which class to boost. I ended up boosting a Mage and then heading over to Draenor with my Druid. Let me tell you, the intro to Draenor is really awesome!
You go through the portal and find yourself fighting along side a bunch of well known NPCs, both Alliance and Horde. In addition to the likes of Thrall and Archmage Khadgar are a smattering of garden variety NPCs in the likeness of the different classes (I tried to take some screenshots of them, but I don't know how well that translates). I really liked the opening scenes and the quests to escape/infiltrate the new world were really cool. The NPCs I was fighting with and getting quests from kept moving along with me to new locations as we moved further in; it really gave it a feeling of intensity.
And gear decisions were no longer hard to make. The very first quest reward was ... well, you can see my reaction in chat:
Needless to say, all of the gear from quest rewards have been upgrades. It's been really exciting despite the fact that my Druid now looks like a hobo.
I'm also glad I didn't stick around trying to grind leather to level up my tradeskills. Regardless of your tradeskill level, you can make items in Draenor, allowing you to bypass all the old materials / patterns. There are also random items you can find that give you large skillups (up to 600) when combined with the proper reagent (which can be collected regardless of your gathering skill).
I just finished the first zone last night and I'm up to level 94. I've made ~3,000 gold just from questing though I've heard it starts going quickly once you get to the higher garrison levels. What are garrisons? We'll talk about that tomorrow!
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