Quote Originally Posted by 'Stabface',index.php?page=Thread&postID=39939#post 39939
SM for Alliance is like Deadmines for Horde, really. Also for Alliance getting to SM you don't have to go through WPL / Bulwark, it's a bit longer run but you can either head west from Southshore and go north through Tirisfal and all the mobs are L30 or below, or straight go north through Hillsbrad/Alterac and swim (waterwalk 4tw) the lake south-west of Undercity where you have some mid-high 30's mobs to avoid. I've ran several groups of L20 characters all the way there without any issues, it's a bit of a hike but no real danger.
It's not quite the same, because Alliance have several quests that send them to SM. Horde have no quests to do Deadmines. Horde have 1 quest in Gnomeregan, which they can teleport to from Booty Bay. My 3x Shaman are at 34 right now, and I'm dreading the walk to SM .

Someone once did a comparison of all the zones & instances and how easy/difficult it is for Alliance and Horde to get there, they are actually about even all things considered.
I'd like to see this list, because after rolling my first Alliance toon and raiding with it after raiding on 3 Horde ones, all I can say is OMG Alliance has it easy. Ony key quest was a joke for Alliance and it doesn't take 10 minutes to get to MC/BWL.


Go with the elephant, I don't think any race looks good on a horse .