Level 20 in 7 days (24 hours of playtime)

I hit level twenty last night, and while I might complain about the guide in some of these blog posts, this is by far the fastest I have ever leveled. I believe this is partly due to the fact that I am playing a hunter; You are intrinsically grouped with your pet. This is a huge advantage in WoW; and you are not as gear dependent as other classes. Furthermore, from a money standpoint, I have accumulated ~ 3.5 gold at this point, never at level 20 did I have this kind of money. Regardless of class, the information is equally as relevant. When I roll my next Alt, I will use 7 days as my baseline and see how close I can come with another class. Since I will know the quest progression and completion steps a little better, this may offset the fact that I will not be using a hunter.

I started using a gun (that I got from the Serena Bloodfeather quest as a reward) instead of the bow. I was worried about this since I get a bonus as a troll for using a bow, but I quickly realized the rate of fire of the gun was faster (2.1 vs. 2.5), which allows me to fire off my hunter skills more quickly.