Howling Fjord or Borean Tundra?

In all honesty, up until a few days ago, I had an assumption that the Alliance were to land in the Borean Tundra while  the Horde would dock at the Howling Fjord.  I didn’t realize there was a choice until a passing glance at www.wowhead.com informed me of the following:

• Orgrimmar Zepplin ===> Borean Tundra
• Undercity Zepplin ===> Howling Fjord
• Stormwind Boat ===> Borean Tundra
• Menethil Harbor Boat ===> Howling Fjord
• Howling Fjord has 109 Horde quests (not including dailies)
• Borean Tundra has 118 Horde quests (not including dailies)

That said, let’s consider some facts:

1. Orgrimmar has a far higher population than Undercity
2. Stormwind has a far higher population than Menethil Harbor

These facts allude to the conclusion that Borean Tundra will most likely be the most populated of the two Northrend starting areas.  So what’s your flavor?  Opting to begin your Northrend leveling in the Howling Fjord may be more peaceful but has the possibility for being devoid of any breaks from the questing monotony by way of PvP.  Alternatively, a decision for the Borean Tundra will no doubt offer countless opportunities for world PvP which, in turn,  will slow your leveling and ultimately could result in a fist-sized hole within the wall nearest your PC.

I, for one, am a fan of world PvP and not so much a fan of anything semblant of monotony – such as questing without interlude, reputation grinding without a break or running the same battleground without the occasional deviation.  Additionally, and even post-nerf, I feel far more confident in my ability as a Retribution Paladin to hold my own against anyone, anywhere under any odds at any time.  Nothing is quite as entertaining as realizing that the player corpse you are standing over isn’t releasing because they are checking their combat log to see what the hell happened to them.

As it stands today, I will be heading to the Borean Tundra and aside from the myriad quests I’ll take on behalf of The Hand of Vengeance, I will adorn a quest of my own – to stain the Borean Tundra red with the blood of my enemies.

May whatever God you might believe in have mercy on your soul come tomorrow evening should you be unfortunate enough to be both a member of the Alliance and a member of Stormreaver-US while questing in the Borean Tundra.