Saving up Strange Engine Parts (again)

When I first started fishing in Zangarmarsh around level 49, I was too low to turn in Strange Engine Parts, which has a minimum of level 55, so I just banked them. That's why at level 55 I turned in five in a row.

With patch 2.0.3 coming before WotLK, the XP needed for levels 61-70 is supposed to be reduced by 40%, so it will be better to save up engine parts (and any other XP quests I finish before then, such as "I'm Saved" if I'm at the right place at the right time) and not complete these quests until after the patch. For a comparison at level 64, one Strange Engine Part turn-in right now is about 1.8% of the way to level 65, but it will be 3% after the patch.

I also used the new Exploring Achievements on the PTR to find a few areas I missed the first time around, and when the patch goes live, I can get a few hundred more XP exploring the area behind Tyr's Hand, the new Death Knight starting area.

Jumping to Azshara

Noor still teleports to Winterspring, and she often jumps down to Azshara to fish afterwards, using Rocket Boots Xtreme and her parachute cloak:

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

Noor hit level 64, only taking a month to go two levels. Getting to 65 might take nearly a month by itself, as I haven't been able to do too many quests after hitting 64 (I can't even get neutral with the Kurenai). However, the Brewfest is coming up, and it might have more quests with XP, or even repeatable quests. The current Harvest Festival doesn't appear to have any new quests, just the same "Honoring a Hero" quest to Uther's Tomb.

For Wrath of the Lich King, the current beta has some level 70 daily quests that earn gold + XP, and some that still only earn gold. The later Shattered Sun quests give XP, while the earlier fishing dailies do not. I'm hoping that this will change to all repeatable dailies giving gold + XP when it's actually released, as I can do all the fishing dailies and some of the cooking dailies, and possibly some others.

(PS: Reinisch hit 29 a day later)

Here are the quests Noor did to get from level 62 to 64:

Secrets of the Arakkoa
The Eyes of Skettis
Seek Out Kirrik
Veil Skith: Darkstone of Terokk
Fertile Spores
(can't do Glowcap Mushrooms because I'm already Friendly with Sporeggar!)
The Orebor Harborage
Secrets of the Daggerfen
Test Flight: The Zephyrium Capacitorium
Test Flight: The Singing Ridge
What's Wrong at Cenarion Thicket?
Clues in the Thicket
The Fate of Tuurem
Olemba Seeds
Vessels of Power
Speak with Private Weeks
Who Are They?
Voren'thal's Visions (1st Aldor->Scryer turn-in)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP, daily)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
EotS (9 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
EotS (8 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AB (4 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#32)
To Serve Kum'Isha (someone finally put a flawless draenethyst sphere up on the AH)
(turned in Dampscale Basilisk Eyes until I'm neutral with Scryer)
Voren'thal the Seer (Scryer)
Firewing Signets (Scryer)
EotS (1 win) (10050 XP)
(caught Mr. Pinchy and got magical crawdad pet)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AB (1 loss, 1 win) (10050 XP)
The Outcast's Plight
Strained Supplies (still just barely neutral with Scryers, did it for XP)
Strange Engine Part (#33)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AV (1 win) (10050 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#34)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
WSG (1 loss, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#35)
Strange Engine Part (#36)
Strange Engine Part (#37)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AB (6 losses)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AV (2 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#38)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AB (5 losses)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
EotS (4 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
WSG (2 losses, 1 win) (10050 XP)
Guardians of the Altar (help from horde Gromkur and Angrybunni)
Wildkin of Elune
AV (1 win) (10050 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
AV (1 win) (10050 XP)
Honored Amongst the Guard (AV trinket upgrade)
Earned Reverence (AV trinket upgrade)
Strange Engine Part (#39)
(did AV to see if I had missed a quest; already did daily)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10050 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#40)
Strange Engine Part (#41)
(explored near Sylvanaar until I got credit for Vortex Pinnacle) (63)
Bring me a Shrubbery!
Oh, it's on!
An Improper Burial
The Dread Relic
Taken in the Night
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
AB (1 loss, 1 win) (10400 XP)
AV (1 win) (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
The Restless Souls #1 & #2
Tomb of the Lightbringer (a couple of Alliance helped, unasked)
Broodling Essence (was able to zap broodlings that other players were killing; quest went gray at 63, 10% XP)
Felnok Steelspring (green, not full XP)
An Ambitious Plan (figured I could do this by zapping a voidwalker that someone else was killing, and I was right)
AB (2 losses, 1 win) (10400 XP)
AV (4 losses, 1 win) (10400 XP)
WSG (1 win) (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
(did AV until I was full Exalted so I could do the next two upgrade quests)
Legendary Heroes (AV trinket upgrade)
The Eye of Command (AV trinket upgrade)
Shizz Work (I couldn't use Deranged Hellboar corpses that other players left as someone said on wowhead, but I found if I let one chase me to Honor Hold, the guards would kill it and I could use that corpse)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
WSG (1 loss, 1 win) (10400 XP)
The Dread Citadel -- Naxxramas (old Naxx attunement, want to visit it before it moves to WotLK) (0 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#42)
Zulian, Razzasi, and Hakkari Coins (0 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
Nat's Measuring Tape
EotS (3 losses)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
EotS (1 win) (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
EotS (1 win) (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#43)
WSG (5 losses)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
EotS (2 losses, 1 win) (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#44)
Strange Engine Part (#45)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
WSG (5 losses, 1 win) (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#46)
Strange Engine Part (#47)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
WSG (1 win) (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#48)
Strange Engine Part (#49)
Strange Engine Part (#50)
Honoring a Hero
WSG (1 win) (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
AV (1 win) (10400 XP)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#51)
Strange Engine Part (#52)
WSG (1 win) (10400 XP)
Strange Engine Part (#53)
Spirits of Auchindoun (10400 XP) (64)

Reinish and Ahimsah doing RFK quest: Blueleaf Tubers

Ahimsah actually soloed this, but it's a lot easier with two healers. This is just one part of a run when I was able to get the last two tubers needed to complete the quest. On one try, I got four, and three other times we didn't get any.

We were down to just one invisibility potion, so on our last try I used my Gnomish Cloaking Device instead. Since it only lasts 10 seconds, but can be used while in combat, I ran in a bit farther than Ahimsah before using it.

Noor doing Underbog quest "Oh, it's on"

An easy stealth into Underbog to grab a plant. I also fished up Old Crafty in Orgrimmar around this time.