"Can I Get Mark of Kings?"

I'm just one level from using my V-Bow... I hit level 69 last night while in Auchenai Crypts. Auchenai Crypts has done very little for me so far. There is a group/dungeon quest that I now have for the place which sucks since we have successfully run the place twice. I think there is something that Buru wants from there so hopefully we'll go again soon. 69 does bring with it the chance to run the last tier of instances including Shattered Halls (which I want to do a lot for Thrallmar rep), Steam Vaults, Shadow Labyrinth and Black Morass (not certain that this is 69-70 but I know it's CoT 2 so it stands to reason).

I did levels 68 and 69 a bit different than I have in the past. I finished out Nagrand at level 68 so I decided to try something a little different and head to Shadowmoon Valley. I've done very little questing there and I have never done any quests before level 70. Questing is pretty standard wherever you go, but Shadowmoon Valley has a Scryers town and thus Scryers rep quests. I will most certainly head to Evergrove soon though for the Cenarion rep and Area 52 after for more Scryers rep. While in Shadowmoon, I started the Spectrecles quest chain with Buru's help. We finished the easy stuff then headed to the Altar of Shadow or some such. We died on the way but thankfully, the quests can be completed while dead... even if your body isn't close by.

Interestingly enough, while checking out the change in stats over the last few levels, my char has taken a pretty steep drop in RAP in exchange for some very nice crit pieces. Before I hit level 69 my crit was over 21%. Wow! Luckily my DPS didn't drop drastically due to this and of course it is hard to see the final result because more crits equal more damage. Now I just need to fill out my gear with things that carry +hit, +crit and +AP.