i started vanilla last night, wrong server, not this one, and it had a higher xp rate, it was awful. you out level zones way too fast and without increased loot rates I didn't have the money to buy more abilities I got to about level 20 and gave up on it because there's only so much you can do when your main ability is still rank one...I'm only here to level a character or two to 60 on vanilla in preparation for blizzard's launch so I can just smash leveling out like a machine when that happens.