The quest that starts you to Vash'jir is also on the Hero's Board and sends you to the harbor to turn in and phase you into being able to get onto the Vash'jir ship.Дў) train gathering proffs if you have themДЈ) OPTIONAL: train First Aid/Fishing/Cooking/ArchДЇly to the harbor, turn it in and pick up the follow-up.ДЄ) Go to the end of the dock, wait for a few minutes while some soldiers do a dialogue, then board the ship that arrives, watch the in-game scene, wake up underwater next to quest turn-in guy.Д«) If you have a mount increase talent you can fly across to Vash'jir before you run out of fatigue, and hand in the quest directly without doing the drowning (tested on Beta, worked, but can't guarantee it will work on Live) and save a few minutes.ДЇly to the 'garden' part of SW Keep and talk to the Druid there to get a free, one-time port to Moonglade. The quest for Vash'jir is not the quest you get when entering SW, that quest is a non-essential quest that just gives you a cinematic more of a pre-Deepholm thing. I'm sure that others will be inclined this way too. It will give me a chance to both check out the changed zones that I haven't managed to see pre-Cata as well as eventually level the skill up for the end-game zones. I hope that this is insightful and helpful to people.ДЄs a final note: personally, I am going to level Archaeology on my main for a bit before heading to my chosen levelling zone. Tip: Remember to have all necessary bagspace, levelling reagents and anything else ready before Cataclysm goes live so that you aren't wasting time flying to the bank or the auction house - even though they are both very cool now. Ends at Naraat the Earthspeaker (74.6 19.3).ДЇollowing is a map to see the locations of all trainers and key points to help you plot your path and be on your way fully prepared. Automatically given to you when you enter Stormwind. Quest to Start in Vashj'ir - A Personal Summons. Handed in at Cenarion Emissary Jademoon (83.0 28.8). Quest to start in Mt Hyjal - Hero's Call: Mt Hyjal! Obtainable from Hero's Board (62.3 30.1 and 63.0 71.8). Tailoring Trainer - Georgio Bolero (53.2 81.7).ДЄrchaeology Trainer - None other than Harrison Jones (85.7 25.9).Д¬ooking Trainer - Stephen Ryback (78.1 53.2).ДЇirst Aid Trainer - Shaina Fuller (52.9 44.9).ДЇishing Trainer - Arnold Leland (55.1 69.5). Leatherworking Trainer - Simon Tanner (71.8 62.9). Jewelcrafting Trainer - Theresa Denman (63.5 61.5). Inscription Trainer - Catarina Stanford (49.8 74.2). Skinning Trainer - Maris Granger (72.7 62.0).ДЄlchemy Trainer - Lilyssia Nightbreeze (55.6 85.9).Д«lacksmithing Trainer - Therum Deepforge (63.8 37.2).Д®nchanting Trainer - Lucan Cordell (53.0 74.3).Д®ngineering Trainer - Lilliam Sparkspindle (62.8 32.2). Mining Trainer - Gelman Stonehand (59.6 37.6). This is where you want to be at 12.01am on the 7th of December, or logged out at if unable to be playing when Cataclysm hits. I simply collected data straight from Wowhead and consolidated it for easy reading:ДЇlying Trainer - Bralla Cloudwing (70.8 73.2). Here is a summary of all the trainers and relevant NPCs to get started. Unfortunately, I don't play Horde, so I'm going to only focus on helping Alliance get to where they need to be to optimise their first few minutes of playing. Grab your Flight Master's License, run a circuit, picking up all of your skills and then head to the relevant NPC to be on your way to your zone of choice. So where do you want to be when the switch gets flipped? Well, for Alliance, Stormwind is a good start, as you can do everything there. And unless you intend to farm reagents, you will probably want to learn Illustrious of all your professions, grab Archaeology if so inclined, and then head to one of the two starting zones. Wondering what to do when Cataclysm hits? Regardless of your intentions, the first thing you will want to do - unless levelling a new toon - is to learn to fly in Azeroth. Sorry about the repost, but there is no other way for me to shift it to a more visited forum.

I'm posting a repeat thread here from the New Zones forum.

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