I have a baby druid alt I leveled to 35 as feral. Since she's my enchanting toon, that was as high as I needed to get her to de lvl 70 greens. I hadn't enjoyed the leveling much though, so I parked her in Shatt and just bounced enchanting mats off of her.
Lately, though, I've been wanting an end-game healer, so I thought I'd start leveling her up again. Being less than enthused with feral, and not nearly masochistic enough to level as a healer, I decided to try balance.
I love it - I stick to questing outside, and the mobs never touch me. And though I realize it's a waste of a DoT, there's something extremely satisfying about frying a retreating mob with a blast of moonfire just as he's trying to run away.
The only downside is my mana efficiency. I've got some fairly decent int and spell damage gear for my level, but it seems that I have to drink after every third pull. If I get two mobs, I go oom, if I get three, I have to switch to kitty form midfight and hope I'll have enough mana for an emergency heal.
Is this normal for the 35ish range?