Sometime over this past weekend I crossed the threshold for 24 hours played at level 70. I’ve done a lot of awesomely fun stuff since hitting the level cap, and I wanted to share a bit of what that’s been like. Nothing interesting here for a long-time WoW player, but this is the first time I’ve had a 70 in the game.

• I’ve done most of the Shattered Sun quests every day; I’m averaging about 200 gold total from my dailies, and I expect I’ll have my epic mount by the end of the month. I know I could be doing more, but I’m only really willing to spend about an hour and a half a day doing them. Since the big pre-patch probably isn’t hitting until at least then, I’ll definitely be set for the expansion.
• I really really really like the bombing run missions. I know everyone does, but they’re just a bunch of fun. The Isle bombing run quest is absolutely my favorite, providing a great 3D component to the minigame. I also really like the bombing run near Ogri’la; it’s really hard with a regular flying mount. Like, stupidly hard. But fun just the same, because successful completion really makes you feel good. I don’t like Fires Over Skettis that much; stupid birds.
• It took me a long time to put my Simon-playing skills into high gear. I could get 6 colors every time but not finish the Daily. Stupid crystals.
• I really like being in a guild of folks that actually have an interest in playing together. I asked in /gu if anyone would be up for the Ogri’la unlocking quests, and had six companions helping out in no time at all. Only took us about an hour to do that whole chain. Fantastic. I can’t imagine PUGing that.
• It’s amazing how many different things there are to do at 70. Admittedly, the biggest ones are faction grinding and instance running, but there are several options. It’s impressive the breadth of experiences you can have - even without earning experience.
• It may just be me, but it feels like a bunch of people are jumping back into WoW prior to the Lich King release. The server as a whole, and Shattrath in particular, seems like its bustling quite a bit. This may just be a function of my spending more time in high level zones vs. leveling areas.
• The only instance I’ve done so far is CoT: OHB. One was in a PUG, and that went very poorly. The other was with ma guild, and went really very well. We had some targeting problems (wayward healers) in both, but superior communication won the day with the guild group. Always does, huh? Really like the ‘reveal’ at the end of the run, and I’m looking forward to more plot-based interactions with the Azeroth’s high end.