Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall have begun!
Around Azeroth: Across the wasteland
by Elizabeth Wachowski 
Nov 9th 2009 at 10:00AM
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tremelizzer Nov 9th 2009 10:12AM
I disagree. It is very good leveling place for 55-56 level and I've many times dinged there my last level before Outland :)
John Nov 9th 2009 10:14AM
My favorite Kalimdor zone and maybe my favorite zone ever. I love the creepy vibe and the swarming insects. It's a shame people don't head there more, I think it's awesome. And yes, it's a good 55-58 level.
Smurk Nov 9th 2009 2:54PM
It is creepier in part because there are so few players there now. Still a good place to hunt for thorium ore, though!
Maxwell Nov 9th 2009 10:22AM
Got to love Silithus. That, and Stranglethorn Vale.
Sitruc Nov 9th 2009 10:31AM
Don't forget Marauders! Always fun to be ambushed by them while riding to AQ and trying to organize the raid
Elmo Nov 9th 2009 10:32AM
I disagree, I don't like the zone at all.
in fact I spend far too much time there farming essence of air to fund my epic mount back at 60
Jamie Nov 9th 2009 10:35AM
This reminds me a lot of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when you ventured into Gerudo Valley.
Excellent picture.
Netheral Nov 9th 2009 11:56AM
When I saw the picture I immediately thought of the Muse song Knights of Cydonia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8WP7aOD_9Q (Couldn't find a nonlive version, anyway, just as awesome and appropriate).
Gimmlette Nov 9th 2009 2:51PM
I first ventured down there when I was level 58. I was told to go kill the bugs and do some of the quests to level to 60. I am 50-50 on this zone. I like the AQ instances. The Twin Emperors and C'thun are still challenging fights if you bring in people who have never been there.
And bug mounts! There was a rumor earlier this year that those were going to be made world-wide and the drop rate would decrease. Those of us with bugs decided we would ride those instead of pretty much anything else
Some of the quests are interesting but the zone always felt a bit incomplete, as if this was the last place designed and there was a deadline coming so, "let's just stick a bunch of scorpions and worms here and make players have to get body parts repeatedly". And the zone is huge. Desolace has greater appeal with the same kind of starkness.
I was very happy to get exalted with the Cenarion Circle so I didn't have to kill bugs anymore. I'd like to do the quests for the armor just to say I've done them, but, as opposed to other armor rep grinds, such as Zandalar, Tier 2.5 is confusing. Maybe it was designed that way so there would be something for people who hit the level cap could do. Hmmmm. Sounds familiar.
habutai Nov 13th 2009 12:11PM
I love Silithus. Between Silithus, Felwood and Winterspring, I was able to avoid leveling in EPL/WPL completely on my warlock which is A+ to me.
Plus, so much thorium. I went there the first time on my main (after getting to 80 level cap) while working on loremaster. I hadn't leveled through there to outland originally because the boyfriend hates the zone, claiming it harder to level in than EPL/WPL. Well, coming back to do loremaster (and the subsequent Cenarian rep grind because I just could not get enough of the place), I was in love.
All of my toons since have spent at least 1 or 2 levels in Silithus. The quests are interesting and foreboding. The mobs are challenging. There's a very low amount of ganking that goes on due to the generally low population in the zone and how large it is.
Yondie Nov 9th 2009 5:24PM
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Yes.
For the people who say Jim Carrey can't act, suck on that.