I do every single quest in the zone as well as 1 instance run for quests, you must be missing some information in there because I've never come close to what you are saying.You guys must be skipping alot quests or something....
My latest character was around 100xp (yes, 100) into 70, wanted to get as close to sisters alt as possible. Using both exp herilooms full time, and doing every single quest in BT including one run of nexus for those quests and 2-3 dailies a few days in a row, I was only able to get well into 72, never hit 73 but I wasn't far, only a few bubbles less than half a level. Doing the same thing in HF every quest (except I didn't run UK once for the quests I still have to) I was about 4-5bubbles from 75, which we got almost immediately in DB (all weve done so far is land, run back and fourth between the commander, rescue people, save the people in town, and do the mine quests + 1 of the elites).
We are now <1bar into 75. I'd imagine we'll get close to, if not get 77, considering it's usually 2 levels per zone and we are almost at the 3rd level point.
Now I know we are leveling as 2 people, in a party, so xp from mobs may be a little different (but it would only account for a couple bubbles), as well as 2 other characters I've done this way and none of them were 80 before zuldrak. Every one of the character i mentioned was on full rested with at least 1 xp bonus item. The latest characters have 2.
My method is the same one the leveling guides typically use... Hit 70 first, then Full clears of BT>HF>DB>GH> and ding either in GH or early ZD. I've never touched the other 3 zones aside for getting gold at 80. The reason I questioned SB is because if I don't get 80 in GH, I'd like to avoid ZD if possible, and if SB is actually faster/easier if I'm well into 78 if not 79 after GH as well as with epic fliers.
edit: also no bg's have been done since hitting 70... but pre-70, well lets leave that out ;p
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