I seriously think that ret paladins play a completely different game to the rest of us.
See, since I got around to levelling one in my (very long) To-Do List, my jaw has been on the floor. Ok so, levels 1 to 60 were a drag, because you don’t have enough skills to fill a rotation. You basically judge, exorcism, then leave auto attack to do it’s thing while you AFK to make a coffee. If you’re lucky, the mob is dead by the time you get back. So I skipped some of them using gifted levels from recruit a friend, for the sake of my sanity. But level 60 onwards, jesus! Hellfire Peninsula is a freaking joke for a retadin. Zangarmarsh takes about five minutes, and then you only need a few quick quests in Terrokar before you’re off to Northrend.
Lets break it down.
I heal myself almost constantly, without thinking about it.
I have like, four “OH SHIT” buttons, before I’m even 80. I’m almost unkillable in a solo-PvE situation.
I have a tiny tiny mana pool that never runs out. Ever. I never have to drink. At all.
I wear plate. *flex*
My mounts run faster than yours, so I can skip from quest to quest faster.
My hair is blonder than yours. (This is not relevant to being a Paladin, just needed to be pointed out.)
All in all, I think this is easily the fastest and easiest levelling experience ever. I’ve got a hunter as far as 75, and even the character creation screen says they’re good at soloing and levelling, but thats not nearly as fast as this.
Paladins don’t have to worry about running out of ammo, or ressing their slacky pets who can’t keep aggro off them anyway.
Paladins don’t have to keep dropping new totems or switch out of cat form to heal themselves.
Paladins don’t have to stealth everywhere cause they’re too damn squishy to take a hit.
Paladins don’t have to stop to eat or drink. If you die (which you don’t), you Lay on Hands and run straight back into the fight.
Paladins have no use for their enemies souls. They’d rather just smash their face in, then steal their stuff.
Paladins have wings. Suck it, RedBull.
Paladins are literally the Chuck Norris of levelling.
