07-14-2005, 08:12 PM
Brista,Jul 14 2005, 08:23 AM Wrote:I agree partying is inefficient (although entertaining). Where I don't agree is that you have to party for elite quests. Just wait till they're green. If you can heal yourself you may even be able to solo them yellow
For instances yes, although in terms of efficiency the only instances worth running as a power-leveller are the ones where the item will provide a significant boost to your levelling speed after. So Ragefire Chasm, the Horde level 15 instance, is a waste of time because people are very raw and the rewards are unremarkable.
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I strongly disagree with both of your points here, though I agree with the most of the rest.
Soloing green elite quests still takes a long time usually. The elite mobs don't give off much extra exp, certainly not enough to make up for the time it takes to kill them. They also require a lot of extra downtime. If the quest is at the bottom of a cave filled with elites, usually they have repoped by the time you find your objective, meaning you need to kill twice as many. Then there is the risk factor, since most elites are clumped pretty tight and are sometimes impossible to pull solo. The only time I'd reccomend powerleveling through elite quests is if its one you know you can ninja, or if you are duoing.
As far as the instances go, I reccomend doing WC and RFC atleast once. If you know what the quests are ahead of time (5 RFC 6 WC) you can go in and clear out a lot of quests with big XP rewards in 1-2 hours. Especially if you can call in baby alts from reliable guildies. The WC has a pretty good staff as a quest reward, and the BFD has a good wand.