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On 15/02/2014 11:59 AM, Lewis wrote:

>> My afflock just dinged 45 (halfway!). In instances, he shines on bosses
>
> Uh huh.
>
> It takes about 150,000,000 xp to get from 1-90.
>
> I think it takes less than 1,000,000 to get to 45.

although the xp isn't linear and is boosted up to 85 anyway
Lvl 1-5 is a minute, if you just start flailing
     1-10 is only
  60-70 progress per hour approximately halves
  half again for 80-85
  and about 1/4 on for 85-90
  ...roughly, depends how much you push

Even at 85-90 an affliction warlock can just breeze quests, even most of 
the quest bosses. I can't say much about instances, they are much more 
gear dependant and of course not solo.

Take for example sha of despair.
Warrior really despaired on that one, died once, reset endless times 
before it finaly fell. Lots of potions and bandages later.
It comes up to the stairs now and has a knockback so resets, also none 
of the adds would come near in about 20 tries.
  Granted some of the tries were short until it found a postage stamp 
sized nook to keep mostly out of aoe and not get knocked.

The lock just nuked it first try. Of course the warriors experience 
helped but it hardly got to do the annoying phases and was at full 
health at the end.

Near there is a pretty bad elite, for the level. Massive aoe, pretty 
much 3 shots melee, particularly if it walks up behind you before you 
realise what its abilities are. Dead in a couple of seconds. Next try so 
very, very close with a lot of frenetic action but still no prize.

http://www.wowhead.com/npc=50388#comments

Warlock also happened to be questing nearby, fresh from nuking sha of 
despair. Just nuked it on sight 2,3,4,1,1,1,1,6,7 repeat and sent the 
legs to the warrior for the use of its skeleton as a place marker and 
the pointers on the sha :-)   not a scratch.

And we won't even mention the difference on the white tiger, shudder.