If only Blizzard would restore Spirit Bond, I wouldn’t even had created a Monk. Alas, they did and this is the only way.
So, he’s Level 15 now; chilling in Westfall. This is with no sleep bonus or any perks. Though I am wondering if I should go to the Darkmoon Faire with him and ride the carousel there, as it gives a 10% increase to XP intake for all kills. Any faster percentage to getting to Level 100 (and eventually Level 110) would be most welcomed.
I do believe that the Monk gets their own XP buff by Level 20 (which either lasts for an hour or a day), which would help even more.
I’m trying my damnest to also pick good choices in my Monk’s talent tiers. I believe last time, I picked Chi Burst as it did more damage. But this time I’m going with Eye of The Tiger, as it makes Tiger Palm better by giving a chance to heal the Monk while damaging the target. Survivability is what I’m going for. And so far I haven’t died. But this is early game. By late early game (once I reach Level 30 or so and be able to use a mount by then), the chance of death will probably raise.
I already miss the Guild XP buffs that we had since MoP. If they still existed, I would had been Level 20 by now. Some say that the buffs got removed back in Cata, but I’m pretty sure I used them in MoP (Monks as a playable class didn’t even exist back then).
One last thing, I’m also using a mod called “We Don’t Wipe” (and its WW Monk module). It’s sort of a replacement to “Bitten’s SpellFlash”. It basically helps determine a good rotation based on your current abilities to get the most DPS. Though I would prefer the other as it doesn’t add another GUI to your screen. Plus I see rotations like this which make no sense. Maybe I just need to get used to it more.