Movin' On Up

I hit lvl23 last night and I'm making solid progress.  Not as fast as others I know, but I'm not sure how much time they're putting in either.  The most pleasant surprise so far has been the variety of dungeons I'm running.  I was dreading the prospect of being sent to the same place over and over again.  That, happily, has not been the case.  After running RFC five times in a row (not as bad as it sounds, most were quick final boss-only runs), I've been sent to WC three times, Deadmines twice and last night I hit Blackfathom Depths for the first time.

My theory for this is that I've been leveling so quickly (at least one ding per dungeon), that I'm quickly moving through my available dungeons and 'opening' new ones.  I really, really, hope this is true.  For one thing, I like the pace I've been going - a dungeon 2-3 times is sufficient before it starts to get redundant.  For another, I hope this system lasts up through Sunken Temple.  I hate that place.

The loot bags (Satchel of Helpful Goods) dropped two more cloaks for me, one was for casters (stoopid pallys) and the was dps-y, but not OMG-so.  As the link details, the satchels are broken down into levels, depending on your level.  Each level has loot that fills two slots (i.e. waist and back) and the item has random stats.  So at level 30, I'll be seeing lots of neck pieces and gloves.  The 40's will be sparse tho since they give shoulder pieces and rings.  I highly doubt they'll have anything better than my heirlooms.  Though on the other hand, maybe a pure tanking shoulder may have an edge... we'll see.

Finding the Groove

Wow, low level dungeons are not quick! I realize now how spoiled I was with 20 minute heroics, lol. But I have found a nice groove for getting them done, though. I can usually do two in a session which gets me around two levels worth which is great.

This weekend I went into WC and, well, ugh. My first run broke up after looking waaaayyy too long for a missed boss. How long? We had 3 people join and quit the group, WITHOUT KILLING ANYTHING. Second time through was better, but I still couldn't tell ya where all the bosses are.

I also ran Deadmines which is still a blast. That is one great instance. Unless you wipe. Then you (ok, I) get lost on the way back. Not cool.

I'm learning to really like the loot bags the dungeons give out though. I'm noticing a developing trend - the first three bags I received all had different cloaks for me, all mail, but one was +8 stam, one was more DPS and the third one was a great tanking cloak that I'm still wearing. I think I got another cloak or two as well that I vendored (should have taken chanting). Now I've gotten 3 belts in a row, again a great tanking one and a nice dps one and one meh.

So with my heirlooms, the loot bag drops and boss drops, I'm confident that I'll be rocking very good gear all the way up! Great job Bliz!