Boosting 60+ in Outlands instances, numbers

[Stabface]

I'm boosting a new group up through Outlands and wanted to post some numbers and get discussion going on optimizing this a bit.

So far I have boosted 60-62 in Ramps, each run takes ~8-9 minutes and gives ~13-14% of a level @61->62, no rested or heirloom bonus. This is ~7-8 runs per level or basically 80 minutes. I either loot some stuff on the 5th run or take a break if I get locked.
I use an 80 Prot Paladin, my gear is not that great -- about what you'd want to start running Heroics with as a tank, pretty much L80 blues with some crafted bits. I used Figurine of the Colossus, Seal of Light and Lifeward enchant for healing, along with Divine Shield or Hand of Protection + heal on the tougher pulls. I'm also an Engineer so Saronite Bombs on every pull for a nice chunk of damage.
I do the instance in 4 pulls: entrance up to the casters who fear, everything up to the closest patrol point of the boss, everything up to the 2 guards at the bottom of spiral stairs, finally everything upstairs excluding the 2 guards at each of the bosses and the bosses themselves.

XP seemed to drop off once I hit 62, my internets crashed 1/2 through the 1st run at L62 but I'd only made 1 bar. I think I'll need to move up instances, perhaps Auchenai Crypts ... with all the tasty, tasty Undead and additional +5% damage/XP boost from the Auchindon blessing it should be faster if I can handle large enough pulls.

[Stealthy]

How many toons are you boosting?

Cheers,
S.

[Stabface]

Sorry - it's 4 alts.

[Smoooth]

I dont recommend crypts...It has those casters that summon the totem things that mind control you. Either you will go wipe your whole team or everything will evade back to their spots.

[Stabface]

I spent ~45 mins with "additional instances cannot be launched" tonight before logging out in complete and utter frustration. Maybe I'll try Auchindon in a few days but gonna take a day off I'm pretty sure.

[ciscokid454]

i'm trying to plan out where to take some teams soon.
I figure 55-62/3 ramparts, 62/3-64/5 either UB or sp or Mana tombs, once you hit 65 you can easily move to uk/an/nexus if you want

[Smoooth]

Why not just stay in ramparts until 65 then move to UK? Ramparts can be cleared so fast I doubt the more xp per kill in a higher zone will make up for the lost speed. A level 64 will still get xp off mobs level 56+.

[Darelik]

so i got bored. when my shammies hit 65 (pally was level 70 on quest-blue 70 gear) i hit up slabs and it was fun

[Stabface]

Have to agree with Smoooth here, I took a trial run through all 3 Auchindon instances this morning before work ^.^ and I don't think they are worth the extra effort. There's too many random secondary target effects (mobs that put SWP or mana burn on your alts) as well as mind control to deal with in both Crypts and Sethekk. The XP was somewhat better but more in the 10-15% range not a huge increase (part of that from the 5% tower buff, rest from the higher level mobs).
Ramparts has knockback deaggro and stun but both of those are easily dealt with, back to a corner and keep Consecrate down and mobs will immediately re-aggro. It's brainless.

BTW the XP for 1 full Ramps run at L62 is right at 10%. So 10 runs, 2 hours, easy. It's also worth doing the pre-req for the Ramparts instance quests (fairly short, check a database site for details) and then the Blood Furnace ones after that as they give a lot of XP.

One downside is that the reputation gains stop at 1 point shy of Honored, wish it went up through Revered as the discount on mount training would be quite welcome.

[Memn]

I would definately recommend UK at 65.

so you ony need to bridge the gap from 62-65

The only other options I can think of are
Blood Furnace
The Underbog
Sethikk Halls
Shattered Halls