World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Review
It’s been a month since the Cataclysm Classic launched, so it’s finally time to take stock and give it a score. This review comes in two parts; if anyone missed the Review In Progress, please give that a quick read first, as I won’t be rehashing most of what was covered there. For the second installment of this review, I will focus on my experiences getting to max level, gearing for raids, and the various issues I’ve encountered along the way.
Completing the trek to level 85
As mentioned in the Review in Progress, I loved my time in Mount Hyjal and happily completed every quest before moving on. Unfortunately, the other zones captured my interest less. Uldum came close, but the Harrison Jones questline completely bugged out on me, and I haven't been able to complete it yet. Since that was the one questline I was most looking forward to completing again, not being able to do it was highly disappointing. That one questline is the only thing keeping me from finishing Uldum.
One big surprise was how much time I spent in Twilight Highlands. I’ve never been a big fan of dwarves in general. It's not that I dislike them; they aren’t as appealing to me as night elves, trolls, or taurens. I’ve also always remembered Twilight Highlands as the zone where most of my alts went to die in Cata the first time around. However, I had fun completing the various questlines throughout the zone. There was so much I didn’t remember, like finding the baby gryphon (I need him as a pet), escorting the beer delivery, and the entire storyline with the wedding to get the two clans to stop fighting. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, and Twilight Highlands is the only zone, aside from Mount Hyjal, I have completely finished.
Despite only having five levels to get through this time, questing to level felt incredibly slow. I didn’t mind it too much while in Mount Hyjal, but after leaving there, I wanted to get to max level faster than I would have by leveling. I quickly honed in on running
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