I have a lot of alts either at 70 or approaching it quickly – warrior, paladin, hunter, warlock, shaman, druid plus my retired alliance priest. When the expansion comes out I’m going to have to choose which one(s) to level first and which will have to wait.
What will our static group do? We originally rolled on Quel’dorei to play with three of our friends. If they’re still interested in playing together as a group the characters we designate as our group characters will be used for group play. Assuming my warrior stays as the tank for the group, I am willing to take six months to get to 80 on him if that what it takes for us to play together. Ditto for any of my other toons if we decide to shuffle our roles around.
Jaimie and I have characters that we’ve leveled up in pairs (or mostly in pairs). Our two hunters will probably level together (dual core hounds ftw!). My paladin and her mage will probably level together (though paladin/shadow priest is tempting too). Our warlock/shadow priest combo was made to play together. That leave me with a druid and shaman to level on my own. There’s always the possibility of mixing and matching the pairings. If we don’t do that early on, we wind up with one of us running the other through quests the first toon has already completed. It’s not nearly so fun that way.
What do I want to do in Wrath? I’ve healed endgame. I’ve tanked endgame. I’ve even DPSed endgame a bit. I really don’t feel a pull to fill any particular role. My preferred endgame role isn’t going to be a major factor in my decision.
My first toon to 80 will probably be the one that’s most fun to play. Thus, I expect my hunter to be the first to hit 80 with my other toons trickling in over the next few weeks or months. My next pick would probably my paladin if I end up playing in groups a lot from 70 to 80. I’ll probably switch back and forth between my remaining toons and level them up more or less equally.
(inspired by this Voodoo Ventures post)