Naptime in Outland?

So, considering that today's big news is that date of the next expansion has finally been announced (Nov 13th, for those of you that were under a rock), you may be wondering why this post is all about Outland. Well, it boils down to the question: Outland, land of adventure or land of napping?

Let me back up a bit: I've been leveling a mage (quite enjoyably, I might add) and with the increased experience gain for levels 1-60, he's been tearing up the leveling path. I just turned 58 last night (seems like only yesterday I was running around in STV!) and now I'm eligible to jump through the portal. In the past, my approach with alts has been to jump through at 58, grab a few uber-powerful quest greens, and then return to Azeroth to wreak havok on the Plaguelands for a few levels. Then at 60, I'd make the permanent jump to Outland and begin the long, slow grind to 70 at "normal" leveling speed (although after 70 levels of turbo-leveling, it feels more like a crawl).

But release 3.0.2, which is promised prior to Wrath, will put the zip in the 60-70 journey as well. So that got me thinking: would it be faster to park my mage for a few weeks, build up rested XP, and then when 3.0.2 drops, come roaring out of the gate like a maniac, powered by the delicious combo of increased leveling speed + rested XP? The downside is that I wait.... and wait.... and wait..... and then either 3.0.2 drops a mere week or so before wrath, or even worse, something goes wrong and the leveling speed increase is deferred until the actual LK release!

So, I think I think the best plan is to blast on up to 60 and then just play it safe and keep leveling without a break, and hold out hope that 3.0.2 (with new and improved turbo-leveling!) arrives sooner rather than later! So, see you soon in Outland!