My current crop of alts has hit 60ish. Leveling-wise it feels like hitting a brick wall. I’ve been happily puttering along picking up a level or two whenever I log in and suddenly it takes 2,3,4 gaming sessions to gain a level.
I wonder why Blizzard put such a big jump in leveling time for levels after 60? My guess would be that they want people to see all of Outlands. This would match with their stated intent to speed up 60-70 leveling with Wrath. With the release of Wrath Outland will be just another bump in the road rather than a key to endgame preparation.
Don’t worry, the 60-70 curve will be getting some love when Wrath hits. The only problem for leveling in WotLK will be the 70-80 curve. Fun at first, fun second (when you do the other side), boring the third.
Yeah, I’m not looking forward to slogging through Northrend six/seven/eight times. Apart from Hellfire Peninsula and Blade’s Edge most of the Outlands zones were fun to level through so hopefully Blizzard gets it right in Northrend. The person/team that designed Netherstorm should be in charge of all zone development from here on out.