Foremostamongthethingsyou'reprobablynotgoingtobeabletodo(atleasteasily)ononceWrathhits?Outlanddungeons.WarriorsandPaladinswillalsowanttobeawareofacertaindemographicshiftthat'sgoingtoaffectthelikelihoodoftheirgettingagroupslot.
Ifyou'vestillgotOutlanddungeonsorheroicstogetthroughfordropsyouwantortofinishofftheOutlandDungeonHeroand/orOutlandDungeonmasterachievements,it'sgoingtogetveryhardtodothesesoon.AboutthemostyoucanhopeforistocatchthewaveofDeathKnightslevelingthroughOutlandandpiggybackontheirgroups,butthey'relikelytoskipthelevel68-70dungeonsinfavorofgoingtoNorthrendasearlyaspossible,andIsincerelydoubtmostofthemwillberunningOutlandheroicsanytimesoon,ifatall.Especiallyifyouneedtheless-popularplaceslikeMana-Tombs,Botanica,orAuchenaiCrypts,now'sthetimetogetthemdone.Advertiseanachievement-drivengroupinLFGor/tradeandknockoffasmanyasyoucanbuycheapwowgold;inmyexperience,that'llgetagroupfasterthanadvertisingforspecificdungeons.
IcanseethatAdam'spostyesterdaywassomethingofagraphicalhitwithreaders,whichfranklyIamatsomethingofalosstoreproduce.StupidAdamwithhisstupidPhotoshop.It'spicturesyouwant?Igotyourpicturesrighthere,pal.DidAdamgettoseeArthasinahighlycompromisingposition?Anactionshot,dareIsay?
Anyway,leavingasidethatunpleasantlittleintrasitefeudthatwillprobablyescalateandleavemillionsofpeopledead,Iwantedtousetoday'sPreparingforWrathtoremindpeoplethatsomethings,especiallyifyou'reahardcoreachievementbunnylikeme,aregoingtogetalothardertodoonceWrathgoeslive.IthinkwecanallagreethatOutlandisgoingtoemptyfasterthanaDaveMatthewsconcertafterthecopsshowup,soyou'regoingtowanttoexploitthefactthatmostpeoplearehangingaroundShattrathwithnothingtodo.
IfyourmainisaWarriororatanking/DPSPaladin,IwouldhighlyrecommendlevelingthattoonthroughNorthrendwhilethepeoplerollingDeathKnightsaregettingthroughAzeroth/Outland.IfyouleaveyourmainsittingaroundwhileyouworkonaDKoranalt,theoddsareverygoodthatyou'regoingtotrylevelingyourmainalongsidewavesofDK'shittingNorthrend,whichisgoingtomakeitalothardertogetplatedropsindungeons,assumingyoucangetagroupinthefirstplace.Conversely,ifyourmainisahealeroryou'rewillingtorespecforit,it'sgoingtobeabsurdlyeasytogetgroups.IhopeI'mwrongonthis,butthatwastheoveralldemographictrendIsawduringbetaandIexpectacertainamountofittostaytrue.
AndanoteconcerninglevelingyourmainversuslevelingaDeathKnightwhenWrathhits:weranapollinearlySeptemberaboutwherepeopleplannedtoheadfirst,andiftheresultsareaccurate,thevastmajorityofpeoplewillbelevelingtheirmainsto80androllingaDeathKnightafterwards.Iwasn'toneofthefirstwaveofplayerstohitthebetaandcameinaftermostoftheinitialplayershadfinishedwiththeirmainsandstartedlevelingDeathKnightsenmasse.Itwasn'tthatunusualtoparticipateinNorthrenddungeongroupswheretheonlynon-DeathKnightwasme.