Hacknslack wrote:
what you want to do is quest...not grind... byquesting you will not only kill pve's but also get the exp for the quests. then when you finish that zone, you want to find the other zone of the same level and do the quests there... this is called stack the zones. this will help you level vary quickly. good luck!
it depends on the quests. The quests that make you go out and kill critters are best, since you are grinding and questing at the same time. On the contest server, most people went to 50 by questing, and killing anything that would give XP to and from quest completion. What you want to do is maximize XP, while minimizing down-time. I find that killing critters around my own level (+-1) is best for grinding.
Don't do instances unless you know you're going to survive (e.g. wait until the instance is green). Choosing the right group for running instances minimizes downtime. Don't go in without a priest and a tank, and leave the group if they aren't any good. You are going for max XP, not for teaching healers and tanks how to do their jobs.
On the other hand, the game is not a race. Concentrating on levelling will leave you poor, with no trade skills, and little or no fun. Join a guild and take your time. You'll enjoy it more. When your friend reaches 60 and is still scrabbling to get money for his L40 mount, you can sit back and laugh at him as a level 50 who has lots of gold, a mount, and twinked gear.