tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80893739227818269012024-03-13T15:00:19.704+09:00WowbriefA World of Warcraft BlogGeckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-34690798995353603912014-04-17T20:59:00.003+09:002014-04-17T21:03:19.512+09:00Bronzeman the Undying<span class="openingText">As they say in Japanese,</span> 久しぶり (hisashiburi). It means "long time, no see", or "it's been a while". And it has been a while. The last blog entry I posted here was for the release of patch 4.3: Cataclysm's last major patch, which brought the final raid for that expansion along with the final heroic instances. Since then, I have barely played. I did roll a Pandaren warrior last year with the intention of checking out the starting area for the latest race added to the game, and ended up getting him all the way to Outland. I also rolled a human monk and got him to around level 36; and I created a Night Elf priest on my brother's account, which I got to level 83 and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5034">Uldum</a>.<br /><br />
I never did manage to get the right transmogrification pieces for Gaiwyn. I don't think I ever will — just as there are dozens of things in the game that I would like to do or achieve but likely never will. So why am I back after such a long hiatus? The hype around <b>Warlords of Draenor</b>, the fifth and upcoming expansion got to me and sucked me back through the Twisting Nether to land firmly on the shores of Pandaria. For the last week and a half I have been playing through the Jade Forest with Gaiwyn. I must be at the tail end of it, because I'm already level 88, and I have only done two and a half dungeons.<br /><br />
By the time I reach level 90, I would like to familiarise myself with all of the Mists of Pandaria instances. One of the biggest problems these days if you can't play with guild members is the lack of communication. I have done <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5963">Stormstout Brewery</a> twice now and I still don't "get" the boss fights. One of them is this monkey guy and there are all these barrels rolling around the room. I'm not even sure if you have to dodge the barrels as you fight him or what their purpose is! It just goes to show that mechanics are not immediately obvious, as I still don't know how that fight is supposed to go, or what the hammers are that appear for the giant rabbit boss. But I do want to try and find the time to look up every fight and really see how I can potentially maximise myself as a DPS member of the party. Things are not exactly clear when by all accounts you may as well be playing with NPCs. Where did the MMO part of the game go?<br /><br />
Coming late to the party aside, let's get into the real guts of this post. Recently, Celestalon <a href="https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/446767740150239232">tweeted about</a> changes in WoD affecting Ironman play. So I asked myself, "What is ironman, in WoW terms?" You may be asking yourself the same thing. Well, first of all, if you don't know what an ironman challenge is, go check it out (<a href="http://www.wowironman.com/">challengers</a> | <a href="http://www.wowironman.com/rules">rules</a>) and then come back. I must say that it intrigued me that people would challenge themselves so much. And it sounds like 90-100 is going to be nigh on impossible for some classes. But there will always be people who are up for the challenge, and I can respect that.<br /><br />
I've never even tried to level a toon with zero deaths. Even that sounds like quite a challenge. But it is definitely something that piques my interest. And so I propose my own levelling challenge. I don't want to attempt the impossibility of ironman, but I do love levelling new toons and want to make it somewhat more challenging than simply loading a new toon up with gold, bags, heirloom gear and whatever other goodies an alt might benefit from. No, I want to level a new toon with some rules I will set down that should make it much more interesting — and challenging — than the typical pampered alt.<br /><br />
<b>Rules for Gaiwyn's Zero Deaths Bronzeman Challenge</b><br />
<ol>
<li>No deaths — if you die, you must delete the character and start over</li>
<li>No transfer of items or gold — this includes bags, heirloom items and food</li>
<li>No class specialisation or glyphs — this means only base class skills can be used</li>
<li>No dungeons, battlegrounds or arenas — why would you penalise others in this way?</li>
<li>No guild perks — simply not joining a guild may be best</li>
<li>No grouping with others or accepting help from other players</li>
<li>You may choose any class and race on any server</li>
<li>You may wear any gear found or bought</li>
<li>You may enhance gear with enchants, gems etc</li>
<li>You may use any buffs — food, scrolls, class buffs etc</li>
<li>You may have any gathering and secondary professions</li>
<li>You may do any world/zone quests</li>
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What I hope to achieve: I simply want to see if I am up to the challenge. If I can only level by killing stuff and through questing, I will get to see more of each zone. If I limit myself in that I can't die, I will be more cautious, but I will also push my survival skills and be more aware of my environment. If I don't waste time on talents, glyphs, and so on, I can spend more time playing and less time mucking around with what works. I also intend to minimise time spent in the AH with whatever character I end up rolling. I still haven't decided on the three most important things: server, class, and name! My next blog entry will document my travels through Azeroth with my first attempt at the Bronzeman (or Untalented Zero Deaths) Challenge.<br /><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-32290788931015542462011-10-04T11:32:00.001+09:002011-10-04T11:34:03.526+09:004.3: Dragon Soul and Transmogrification<span class="openingText">With 4.3 on the PTR</span>, it isn't long until we get the final heroics, raid and features for the current iteration of the game.<br />
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With the patch comes three heroics: <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/zone=5789">End Time</a>, <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/zone=5788">Well of Eternity</a>, and <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/zone=5844">Hour of Twilight</a>.<br />
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The final of the three instances segues directly into the last raid of Cataclysm, <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/zone=5892">Dragon Soul</a>. But how will Deathwing meet his demise? Even with <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Demon_Soul">the Dragon Soul</a> to weaken his armour, help of the <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Dragon_Aspects">Dragon Aspects</a> and <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Thrall">Thrall</a>, and the might of a cadre of heroes, he who was once <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Neltharion">Neltharion the Earth-Warder</a> is nigh on immortal, having transformed into something far greater than a black dragon. Now consumed by the hatred and even the powers of the old gods of Azeroth, Deathwing and his sprouting tentacles will have to be weakened to the point of defeat and then permanently imprisoned far beneath the world, much as the Titans once imprisoned the old gods.<br />
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I speculate that <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Alexstrasza">Alexstrasza</a>, because of her history with Neltharion and more recently his incarnation as Deathwing, will land the final, incapacitating blow, allowing the other aspects to deal with Catacylsm's big bad guy once and for all. However that will be.<br />
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Along with the new instances and the final raid come various features: a cross-realm raid finder, void storage, and transmogrification being the most prominent of additions and changes to the game. There are some very cool weapons and pieces of armour out there to discover. Some will take a bit of work to acquire, while others will be nigh on impossible to attain.<br />
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I put together a set for my mage. It will take a bit of work to gather all of the necessary pieces. Following is just one option:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hJw2kvnNCVPhRwS_80cPKw?feat=directlink"><img border="0" height="400" width="393" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cV6BeKQteXY/ToksPMRggaI/AAAAAAAACx8/WqeiDVmkBas/s400/Gaiwyn%252520-%252520transmog%252520set%252520final.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<b>Items used:</b><br />
<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=11839">Chief Architect's Monocle</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=9056">Fineous Darkvire</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=1584">Blackrock Depths</a> [Acquired]<br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=30024">Mantle of the Elven Kings</a> - Trash drop, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=3845">The Eye</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=59457">Shadow of Dread</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=41376">Nefarian</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5094">Blackwing Descent</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=71289">Firehawk Robes</a> - 2,200 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=396">Valor Points</a>.<br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=71286">Firehawk Gloves</a> - 1,650 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=396">Valor Points</a>.<br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=71258">Embereye Belt</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=54401">Naresir Stormfury</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5723">Firelands</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=616">Mount Hyjal</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=69954">Boots of the Black Flame</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=99460">Tailoring</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=37401">Red Sword of Courage</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=26861">King Ymiron</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=1196">Utgarde Pinnacle</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=45314">Igniter Rod</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=33118">Ignis the Furnace Master</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4273">Ulduar</a><br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-32311077234642602362011-07-21T15:18:00.000+09:002011-07-21T15:18:19.789+09:00Ding! Gaiwyn the Exalted<span class="openingText">Congratulations to me</span>. Not only did I hit <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1015">40 Exalted factions</a>, thus gaining me the title I have coveted for oh, so long; but the faction I hit exalted with was none other than my guild! So I also got <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5794">Time Flies When You're Having Fun</a>, and shot over to the vendor in Stormwind to get both my <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63138">Dark Phoenix Hatchling</a> and my <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62298">Reins of the Golden King</a>!!<br />
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This happened last week but I have simply been too busy till now to put up a blog entry to commemorate this accomplishment. We moved to a new house on the weekend, and don't have internet yet, unfortunately; which also means I haven't played for about a week now. :(<br />
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Missing out on all that neat <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5733">Molten Front</a> stuff. But what can ya do, eh. :/<br />
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I'm just hoping that my <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> stockpile doesn't go to waste and that supply will be very dry and demand very high when I am able to play again. XD<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-42868561368978233832011-07-11T11:01:00.006+09:002011-07-11T13:11:22.855+09:00Achievements: Titles<span class="openingText">It's time to pick up</span> my series again. This post's topic is, of course, titles.<br />
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<b>Table of Contents</b><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Companion Pets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-tabards.html">Tabards</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-mounts.html">Mounts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/07/achievements-titles.html">Titles</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/achievements-reputations.html">Reputations</a></li>
<li>Feats of Strength</li>
<li>Miscellaneous and Obsolete Items (ie. bank clutter)</li>
<li>and Soloing Old World Content</li>
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There should be an unlockable title for having collected a certain number of titles. Ironic? Maybe, but what would you call being granted <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44843">a mount</a> for reaching <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=2536">a certain number of mounts</a>; or being given <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=40643">a tabard</a> for reaching <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1021">a certain number of tabards</a>? I'd call it well-deserved.<br />
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But what title? <*Name*, the Entitled>? <*Name*, the Titleholder>? Perhaps this is something they will add in future? But if not, I'm simply cool with collecting titles. It makes you feel like you have achieved something when you can put it against your name for all to see.<br />
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<b>Titles I have gained</b><br />
You can see my titles <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/profile=us.proudmoore.gaiwyn#titles">here</a> (although the Wowhead information does need to be updated). Some of them I am quite proud of: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=130" rel="achievement=948">Ambassador</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=129" rel="achievement=1658">Champion of the Frozen Wastes</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=79" rel="achievement=942">the Diplomat</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=78" rel="achievement=46">the Explorer</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=132" rel="achievement=953">Guardian of Cenarius</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=8" rel="achievement=438">Knight-Captain</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=125" rel="achievement=1681">Loremaster</a>; <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=81" rel="achievement=978">the Seeker</a>; and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=121" rel="achievement=2054">Twilight Vanquisher</a>.<br />
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Others are pretty plain, such as the city and world event ones.<br />
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<b>Titles I missed out on</b><br />
Feats of strength or past raiding requirements — these are titles that I would have liked to have earned:<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=159" rel="achievement=3259">the Celestial Defender</a> — the limitations of not being in the top raiding guild at the time — or anywhere close.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=53" rel="achievement=432">Champion of the Naaru</a> — this was just bad timing on the part of Christmas holidays near the end of TBC.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=122" rel="achievement=1402">Conqueror of Naxxramas</a> — see the Celestial Defender above.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=158" rel="achievement=3117">Death's Demise</a> — never even done Ulduar — see the Celestial Defender above.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=14" rel="achievement=433">Grand Marshal</a> — this took way more dedication than I could afford; vanilla PvP is nostalgic, though.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=64" rel="achievement=431">Hand of A'dal</a> — see Champion of the Naaru above; they are two of my biggest regrets.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=166" rel="achievement=3316">Herald of the Titans</a> — not raiding really limited me.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=120" rel="achievement=1400">the Magic Seeker</a> — see the Celestial Defender above.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=139" rel="achievement=456">Obsidian Slayer</a> — see the Celestial Defender above.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=46" rel="quest=8743">Scarab Lord</a> — would have been absolutely amazing to have done the questline — but alas, no one from our guild at the time was able to get close.<br />
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<b>Titles I wanted but will likely never get</b><br />
The following have pretty heft requirements, either from past raids or from current raiding. I will most likely never get any of them:<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=126" rel="achievement=870">of the Alliance</a> — too many kills!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=171" rel="achievement=4080">the Argent Defender</a> — too insane!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=176" rel="achievement=4598">of the Ashen Verdict</a> — those days are gone; my rep is still neutral. :/<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=165" rel="achievement=3037">the Astral Walker</a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=164" rel="achievement=3036">Starcaller</a> — very doubtful, but doing Ulduar these days sure would be cool.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=267" rel="achievement=5827">Avenger of Hyjal</a> — not raiding prevents me from getting anywhere close.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=174" rel="achievement=4583">Bane of the Fallen King</a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=173" rel="achievement=4584">the Light of Dawn</a> — doable these days, but doubtful I will ever go and do it.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=72" rel="achievement=230">Battlemaster</a> — too much PvP.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=229" rel="achievement=5116">Blackwing's Bane</a> — yeah, not likely.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=161" rel="achievement=2903">Champion of Ulduar</a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=160" rel="achievement=2904">Conqueror of Ulduar</a> — never even done Ulduar, and I doubt I'll go back and do this.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=227" rel="achievement=5506">Defender of a Shattered World</a> — would be great, but not raiding means this is a no-go.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=228" rel="achievement=5121">Dragonslayer</a> — not likely.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=278" rel="achievement=5803">Firelord</a> — would love to kill Ragnaros on heroic — two expansions from now...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=226" rel="achievement=5123">of the Four Winds</a> — highly unlikely, ever.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=141" rel="achievement=2186">the Immortal</a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=142" rel="achievement=2187">the Undying</a> — actually got close to getting the 10-man one; doubt I will go back one day just to get this.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=145" rel="achievement=2336">the Insane</a> — I'm not insane.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=48" rel="achievement=907">Justicar</a> — this is also pretty insane; rep for the two remaining PvP factions would take months (and months) of dedicated battlegrounds.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=175" rel="achievement=4530">The Kingslayer</a> / <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=175" rel="achievement=4597">The Kingslayer</a> — would be really neat to have, but unlikely I'll go back to clear up to and kill the Lich King.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=193" rel="achievement=5328">Veteran of the Alliance</a> — highly unlikely that I will even do one rated battleground...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=260" rel="achievement=5329">Warbound</a> — see Veteran of the Alliance above<br />
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<b>Titles I want</b><br />
This last section covers titles I have yet to get. I want these titles and will try to eventually get them:<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=190" rel="achievement=4855">Associate Professor</a> — on my way to getting this, but archaeology is a pastime I seldom engage in.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=258" rel="achievement=5767">the Camel-Hoarder</a> — one can dream! I actually prefer the achievement name as a title...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=77" rel="achievement=5374">the Exalted</a> — more or less within my reach; as covered in my <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/achievements-reputations.html">reputations post</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=276" rel="achievement=5879">the Flamebreaker</a> — this is what I am currently working on with the new stuff in patch 4.2; very cool because I actually think I can do it!*<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=168" rel="achievement=3478">the Pilgrim</a> — I'm actually more interested in <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44810">the turkey pet</a>; might try again this year.<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=191" rel="achievement=4856">Professor</a> — my ultimate archaeology aim; a long way off!<br />
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* I have been doing achievements while I do my Regrowth / Molten Front Dailies. There are still quite a few to get through, but since you have to unlock areas to be able to do some of them, I'm just taking my time. However, last night I manged to kill 3 of the 4 mini-bosses for <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5861">The Fiery Lords of Sethria's Roost</a>. I tried soloing <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=53264">Searris</a>, but got owned pretty hard. A DK came along just as it reset and proceeded to kill it with help from his own NPCs (BTW, I had <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=52265">Chromie</a> with me last night! She casts <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=96794">Time Warp</a>, which is awesome!). I then called in a couple of guildies when I saw <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=53267">Andrazor</a> flying around. We got that and the next two. So, one to go!<br />
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Edit: at lunchtime, I partied up with some randoms and killed Searris! Achievement complete. ;)<br />
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On another note, <a href="http://us.battle.net">Battle.net</a> has been updated with a <i>Companions & Mounts</i> tab (split into <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/Gaiwyn/companion">Companions</a> and <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/Gaiwyn/mount">Mounts</a>). Now you can see the companions and mounts that anyone has collected — complete with 3D models — as well as information on how to acquire ones that you want to get. Neat!<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-29404015757358120412011-07-09T22:35:00.000+09:002011-07-09T22:35:59.448+09:00New Header<b>I redesigned the header</b>. Hopefully, it is only temporary, as my image editing skills are fairly limited. I find it hard to get the font and layout right — they just don't look professional. But I love this picture. It's very current and powerful!<br />
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That's all for now. Will try and work out the last of my intended posts in the next couple of weeks!<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-85595185256578888282011-06-29T09:25:00.006+09:002011-06-29T10:22:59.986+09:004.2 is Live<b>And boy</b> is there <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/928480-Patch-4.2-Rage-of-the-Firelands-on-Live-Servers?p=12036277#post12036277">a lot of stuff</a>.<br />
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Of course, as usual I am writing this from the office. Which means I can't log in and check out any of the new content (and server crashes, no doubt). There is <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/928480-Patch-4.2-Rage-of-the-Firelands-on-Live-Servers?p=12036277#post12036277">a lot of stuff</a> in this patch, as has been talked about around the community for the last couple of months.<br />
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The biggest question is: what ninja "fixes" did Blizzard slip in under the radar?<br />
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The most exciting addition is (for me, at least): the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5733">Molten Front</a> daily quest hub. I simply cannot wait to head to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=616">Hyjal</a> and start that epic journey.<br />
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Yesterday, our little one was sick. My wife looked after her in the morning and I went home just before lunchtime to look after her for the afternoon. Once she was asleep for her afternoon nap, it was a great opportunity to do a heroic. :)<br />
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The random heroic it gave me was <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4945">Halls of Origination</a>. Aside from a mouthy healer (obviously emboldened by the presence of two guildies), it was a good run. I just felt sorry for the two tanks we went through who got the short end of a temperamental treehugger's branch.<br />
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Surprisingly, I got <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5296">Faster Than the Speed of Light</a>, my first <span title="Halls of Origination" class="tooltiptext">HoO</span> achievement. I have hardly any achievements towards <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=4845">the meta</a>, but so far I haven't actually tried to get any. It sure would be nice to be able to coincide with guildies to knock off a whole lot of those heroic achievements towards getting my <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62900">drake</a>!<br />
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Just before getting into the heroic, I finished <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5034">Uldum</a>, getting <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28654">Brann's quest</a> to meet him inside the very instance I later had selected for me. Which meant that I was also able to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28753">complete that quest chain</a> too!<br />
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To top it all off, the 70 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=396">Valor Points</a> that I got from the random pushed me to 1,000. <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5535">Exactly 1,000</a>. My <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=395">Justice Points</a> also shot up to about 3,400. Since with 4.2 they converted Valor to Justice to a cap of 4,000, before the end of the day I had to decide what to do with an extra 400 points. At first I considered getting <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58155">the 346 caster helm</a>, but then realised it was a complete waste of points. Then, I considered getting <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=61350">the PvP wand</a> through conversion. But that too seemed like a bit of a waste since I don't currently PvP.<br />
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I actually settled for a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=390">Conquest Points</a> conversion twice over, swapping out 500 <span class="tooltiptext" title="Valor Points">VP</span> for 500 <span class="tooltiptext" title="Conquest Points">CP</span>, which in turn would have been converted to mere <span class="tooltiptext" title="Honor Points">HP</span> overnight. 500 "free" Honor Points is better than nothing. And when I can finally log into the game I will have 3,900 <span class="tooltiptext" title="Justice Points">JP</span> waiting for me to spend on my <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/items=4.1?filter=minle=359;maxle=359;si=1;ub=8;cr=158:24;crs=-2323:3;crv=0:0;gm=3;rf=1;wt=23:119:123:96:170:103;wtv=100:82:68:52:37:35">first 359 pieces</a> (I'm thinking <a class="q4" rel="ench=4069&gems=52207" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58485">Melodious Slippers</a> and <a class="q4" rel="ench=4063&gems=52207:52217&pcs=60244" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=60244">Firelord's Robes</a>)!<br />
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All in all, the time I had yesterday to play felt both very timely and very rewarding.<br />
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Next stop: continued <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5389">Tol Barad</a> dailies for the grind to <span class="repExalted">Exalted</span>, continued <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5146">Vashj'ir</a> questing to complete that zone (or those three zones, really), and a slow drive into the brand-spanking new and seriously awesome <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5733">Molten Front</a> to unlock all that new content and experience the whole <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=52409">Firelord</a> and fire elemental plane storyline (minus the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5723">awesome-looking raid</a>).<br />
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Who knows: perhaps I will have the chance to experience the original Cataclysm raid content a bit more, now that it has been nerfed. Not that it's such a big deal for me to see it, but if the opportunity arises, why not?<br />
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Here's to enjoying new content!<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-55124107622103816112011-06-28T10:55:00.003+09:002011-06-28T11:00:24.143+09:00Collectibles: Tabards<b>Fingers crossed</b> that one day tabards will have their very own tab, complete with visuals — much like mounts and companions — or are assigned to a dropdown/slideout box like titles. I vote for the former!<br />
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In either case, until that day we are stuck either destroying replaceable tabards to save space or simply hanging onto them and allowing them to take up precious bank and bag space.<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Companion Pets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-tabards.html">Tabards</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-mounts.html">Mounts</a></li>
<li>Titles</li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/achievements-reputations.html">Reputations</a></li>
<li>Feats of Strength</li>
<li>Miscellaneous and Obsolete Items (ie. bank clutter)</li>
<li>and Soloing Old World Content</li>
</ul><br />
There is a 25 tabards achievement but with so many tabards in the game these days, it shouldn't be too long before they introduce a 50 unique tabards achievement (probably next expansion). But which will come first: an achievement for collecting 50 tabards or a dedicated tabards tab?<br />
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In this post, I'm going to divide tabards into two sections: tabards that I have; and tabards that I want. As with my <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Vanity Pet</a> lists, this will show which tabards are fairly easy to get and which ones take extra effort, luck or are just plain no longer obtainable.<br />
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<a href="http://wow-tabards.com/collection/1339">My Tabard Collection</a><br />
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<b>Tabards that I have</b><br />
The following is a list of tabards that I actually have right now, either in my bags or in the bank:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64882">Gilneas Tabard</a> — purchased from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=50307">a vendor</a>; I plan to use it for <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1134">reputation</a> gain in dungeons<br />
<a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=31404">Green Trophy Tabard of the Illidari</a> — a TBC <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=10781">quest</a>; can be destroyed and the <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=31405">alternative</a> chosen<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=15198">Knight's Colors</a> — originally available from at least <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=6">PvP rank 6</a>, now a mere 100 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=392">honor points</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=43300">Loremaster's Colors</a> — reward for completing <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1681">The Loremaster</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=15196">Private's Tabard</a> — 50 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=392">honor points</a><br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=69210">Renowned Guild Tabard</a> — guild rep is still a long, tedious grind, even with this equipped<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=31775">Sporeggar Tabard</a> — costs <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=24245">10 Glowcaps</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65904">Tabard of Ramkahen</a> — this will get my to exalted<br />
<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=35279">Tabard of Summer Skies</a> — the second tabard that can be destroyed and the <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=35280">alternative</a> chosen<br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=40643">Tabard of the Achiever</a> — all you need are <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=1021">25 tabards</a>!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=22999">Tabard of the Argent Dawn</a> — I have a feeling I missed it the first time around, but <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Scourge_Invasion">Wrath changed that</a>!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65905">Tabard of the Earthen Ring</a> — more Cata rep<br />
<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=43348">Tabard of the Explorer</a> — was Northrend really <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=45">so big</a> as to warrant an epic quality tabard?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65906">Tabard of the Guardians of Hyjal</a> — Cata rep<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65907">Tabard of Therazane</a> — probably the trickiest Cata rep tabard to get<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65908">Tabard of the Wildhammer Clan</a><br />
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I also had the following TBC tabards, but destroyed them because they are easily purchasable for 70s each — if I was so inclined to buy them back:<br />
Aldor Tabard<br />
Cenarian Expedition Tabard<br />
Consortium Tabard<br />
Keepers of Time Tabard<br />
Kurenai Tabard<br />
Lower City Tabard<br />
Ogri'la Tabard<br />
Sha'tar Tabard<br />
Skyguard Tabard<br />
Tabard of the Shattered Sun — one of my favourite looking tabards<br />
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<b>Tabards that I want</b><br />
Mostly for the sake of completion to the extent that I am able, but especially if they introduce a 50 tabards achievement in future. Even if I am unable to get a handful of these (because a few are tricky to get hold of), next expansion there should be six or seven new reputation tabards to make up for what I don't end up getting.<br />
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For now, I don't intend to get any of these tabards, since they only take up space. But when we get that much anticipated tabards tab I will definitely add as many as I can to my collection. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=20132">Arathor Battle Tabard</a> — requires exalted with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=509">League of Arathor</a> followed by <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=8115">five captured bases</a> — should be epic<br />
<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=46874">Argent Crusader's Tabard</a> — 50 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=241">Champion's Seals</a><br />
<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63379">Baradin's Wardens Tabard</a> — doesn't grant reputation, unfortunately — costs 40 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=391">Tol Barad Commendations</a><br />
Darnassus Tabard — 70s from Darnassus<br />
Exodar Tabard — 7s from Exodar<br />
Gnomeregan Tabard — 7s from Ironforge<br />
Ironforge Tabard — 7s from Ironforge<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=46817">Silver Covenant Tabard</a> — 50 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=241">Champion's Seals</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=19506">Silverwing Battle Tabard</a> — costs 2,059 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=392">honor points</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=19032">Stormpike Battle Tabard</a> — costs 2,679 <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/currency=392">honor points</a><br />
Stormwind Tabard — 7s from Stormwind<br />
<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=49052">Tabard of Conquest</a> — reward from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=3857">a difficult achievement</a>, but a very cool tabard<br />
<a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=23192">Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade</a> — drops from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=6575">Scarlet Trainees</a> in <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=796">Scarlet Monastery</a> — might have had this in the past, but will have to go farm it again if I want it (and it is cool, so maybe one day I will — again)<br />
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With 31 tabards under my belt (or over my robe), two more easily swappable (destroy and get the alternative from the vendor), and a handful more easily purchasable; I'm well on the way towards that future 50 tabards achievement and nicely padding out my tabards tab — when it shows up.<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-77921825708920893382011-06-21T10:54:00.007+09:002011-06-22T08:45:54.581+09:00Achievements: Reputations<b>Next up</b>, I want to cover reputations. Namely, achieving exalted status with reputations in the game. Not all reputations give rewards or have any form of reason behind aiming for exalted status; but many do.<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Companion Pets</a></li>
<li>Tabards</li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-mounts.html">Mounts</a></li>
<li>Titles</li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/achievements-reputations.html">Reputations</a></li>
<li>Feats of Strength</li>
<li>Miscellaneous and Obsolete Items (ie. bank clutter)</li>
<li>and Soloing Old World Content</li>
</ul><br />
<b>My Exalted Reputations</b><br />
I've been at 38 exalted reputations ever since hitting exalted with Silver Covenant in Wrath. So yes: that means I haven't got a single exalted reputation since Cataclysm came. But I am definitely — slowly, but surely — working on it.<br />
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As for oldschool reps, I've been slowly working on some of those for years. It's just a matter of every now and then doing something to increase my reputation with any given faction that ultimately doesn't give any sort of reward or benefit.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1037">Alliance Vanguard</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — one of those meta-factions that hits exalted by default<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1106">Argent Crusade</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — easy grind in Wrath<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=529">Argent Dawn</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — revered in vanilla for my key to Naxx! Cauuuuldroooons >.<<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=609">Cenarion Circle</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — this sure brings back memories; painful memories...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=942">Cenarion Expedition</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — a much friendlier grind than its predecessor<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=69">Darnassus</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — cities; who needs em?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=930">Exodar</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — the Naaru like me as much as the Draenei<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1068">Explorers' League</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — another Wrath faction<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=54">Gnomeregan</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — another city grind back when cloth hand-ins were the norm<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=946">Honor Hold</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — every Alliance player in TBC did this one easily enough<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=47">Ironforge</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — I guess the Dwarves love me too<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=989">Keepers of Time</a> <span class="repExalted">999/999</span> — a hard grind, if I remember right. Heroic Durnholde... O.O<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1090">Kirin Tor</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — one of my earlier Wrath grinds. What else would a mage do?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1098">Knights of the Ebon Blade</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — for the sake of an exalted faction ;)<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=978">Kurenai</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — ah yes, the notorious ogre-slaying and bead hand-ins. Friggin' <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=9923">Corky</a> :D<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1011">Lower City</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — t'was imperative. Keys, keys, keys. :/<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1015">Netherwing</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — had to get those netherdrakes somehow. But oh, the daily grind!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1038">Ogri'la</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — the addition of questing for them was actually pretty cool<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1031">Sha'tari Skyguard</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — see above and replace "netherdrake" with "undulating stingray beast"<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1077">Shattered Sun Offensive</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — the one faction I reached exalted with on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">seven</span> toons...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=970">Sporeggar</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — only for my <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=34478">Tiny Sporebat</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=730">Stormpike Guard</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — easy to reach by default in vanilla PvP<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=72">Stormwind</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=621">Represent</a>!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=932">The Aldor</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — had to choose a side. No way I was grinding <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=934">the rival faction</a> after that...<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=933">The Consortium</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — another TBC dungeon grind. Good times :)<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1126">The Frostborn</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — another of those default Wrath factions<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1073">The Kalu'ak</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — who <i>doesn't</i> want a <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44050">cool fishing pole</a>?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1105">The Oracles</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — think I <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44707">chose wisely</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=935">The Sha'tar</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — TBC grinds weren't always that thrilling :/<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1094">The Silver Covenant</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — came easily enough through the Argent Tournament and universal dungeon rep<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1119">The Sons of Hodir</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — took a while, but determination always <a class="q6" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=50338">wins through</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=967">The Violet Eye</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — ah, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=3457">Karazhan</a>; where would we be today if it hadn't been for your haunted halls?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1091">The Wyrmrest Accord</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — Dragonblight wasn't <i>that</i> bad<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=59">Thorium Brotherhood</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — the bar, the bar, the bar O.O<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=576">Timbermaw Hold</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — ugh<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1050">Valiance Expedition</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — yay for default Wrath factions ;)<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=589">Wintersaber Trainers</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=13086">well worth it</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=270">Zandalar Tribe</a> <span class="repExalted">999 / 999</span> — glad this still counts towards my total! Bijous, anyone?<br />
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<b>Reputations To Work On</b><br />
There are a total of 18 factions that I have been working on for various periods of time. Some are as old as the game itself; while others were added in Cataclysm and have been a slow grind for me, considering my casual playstyle. Some of these I may never get to exalted, while others I will max out before the end of this year.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1012">Ashtongue Deathsworn</a> <span class="repRevered">13,793 / 21000</span> — must find more <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=3959">Black Temple</a> runs some time<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1177">Baradin's Wardens</a> <span class="repFriendly">2,964 / 6,000</span> — only just started doing the dailies<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=21">Booty Bay</a> <span class="repHonored">9,153 / 12,000</span> — one day, maybe?<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=910">Brood of Nozdormu</a> <span class="repRevered">1,745 / 21,000</span> — and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=3428">TAQ</a> runs, too<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=909">Darkmoon Faire</a> <span class="repFriendly">2,060 / 6,000</span> — not in a hurry to hand in cards; or anything, for that matter<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=577">Everlook</a> <span class="repHonored">6,134 / 12,000</span> — see: Booty Bay<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=369">Gadgetzan</a> <span class="repHonored">7,773 / 12,000</span> — see: Everlook<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1134">Gilneas</a> <span class="repRevered">192 / 21,000</span> — once I'm exalted with the other Cata factions I'll switch back to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64882">this tabard</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1158">Guardians of Hyjal</a> <span class="repRevered">11,554 / 21,000</span> — not in a hurry, but it will come before the end of the expansion<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1168">Guild</a> <span class="repRevered">3,281 / 21,000</span> — thank goodness for <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=69210">Renowned Guild Tabard</a>!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=749">Hydraxian Waterlords</a> <span class="repRevered">14,954 / 21,000</span> — one of my longest-running rep grinds XD<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1173">Ramkahen</a> <span class="repRevered">6,318 / 21,000</span> — currently wear <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65904">the tabard</a> in instances<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=470">Ratchet</a> <span class="repHonored">7,902 / 12,000</span> — see: Gadgetzan<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=890">Silverwing Sentinels</a> <span class="repHonored">4,398 / 12,000</span> — a very old and drawn-out grind!<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1135">The Earthen Ring</a> <span class="repRevered">2,963 / 21,000</span> — too bad you can only equip <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65904">one tabard</a> at a time<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=509">The League of Arathor</a> <span class="repHonored">2,015 / 12,000</span> — see: Silverwing Sentinels<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1171">Therazane</a> <span class="repRevered">2,784 / 21,000</span> — If I try for <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=60869">Pebble</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65907">the tabard</a> will be secondary<br />
<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1174">Wildhammer Clan</a> <span class="repFriendly">4,002 / 6,000</span> — plenty of questing left in <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4922">Twilight Highlands</a><br />
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I still need seven exalted factions to get <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5374">The Exalted</a>. Hopefully I will be able to do that before the end of Cataclysm. ;)<br />
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The easiest factions for me to get are: Baradin's Wardens, Gilneas, Guardians of Hyjal, Ramkahen, The Earthen Ring, Therazane and Wildhammer Clan. That's because they either have tabards or dailies. I will also probably get exalted with my guild before being exalted with all seven of the former.<br />
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<span style="color: #339999; font-weight: bold;">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-21310992637570413442011-06-21T09:45:00.004+09:002011-06-21T09:52:12.096+09:00Collectibles: Mounts<b>I was going to write</b> about tabards next, but since <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com/">Wowhead News</a> did <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com/blog=190915/mountain-o-mounts-a-guide-to-collecting-mounts">an article on mounts</a>, I decided to roll with that instead.<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Companion Pets</a></li>
<li>Tabards</li>
<li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-mounts.html">Mounts</a></li>
<li>Titles</li>
<li>Reputations</li>
<li>Feats of Strength</li>
<li>Miscellaneous and Obsolete Items (ie. bank clutter)</li>
<li>and Soloing Old World Content</li>
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<b>Collectibles: Mounts</b><br />
Getting <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=2536">100 mounts</a> is not an easy feat. Some people have upwards of 125 mounts, but I've struggled to slog my way past 85. Having very few Cataclysm mounts yet (and no raid-related mounts from any iteration) doesn't help, mind you. But one day, perhaps I will eventually get there. And maybe my luck will change in instances, of which the only rare drop I have ever got on my mage is the <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=33977">Brewfest Ram</a> — which is actually a rare holiday mount rather than a farmable instance drop. Other toons don't count (<a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=37828">Brewfest Kodo</a> on <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/Selaena/">Selaena</a> and <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44151">Blue Proto-Drake</a> on <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/Zlaenya/">Zlaenya</a>).<br />
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I'm going to break this down into mounts that I have — whether vendor-bought or acquired through various other means — and mounts that I want to eventually get. Since I don't spend real world money on in-game things, I'm going to ignore the TCG mounts and the ones that are available from the Blizzard Store. And since I doubt I will ever find the time to do things like past raid achievements or any sort of raiding, mounts acquired through raiding are also not within my grasp — and thus, not on my list.<br />
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I would highly recommend checking out the <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com/blog=190915/mountain-o-mounts-a-guide-to-collecting-mounts">Mountain o' Mounts Guide</a> for a breakdown of everything, in detail.<br />
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<a href="http://www.warcraftmounts.com/collection.php?id=22317">Warcraft Mounts: Gaiwyn's Collection</a><br />
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I have all vendor-bought mounts (excluding token-bought ones) and a good selection of other mounts, some of which require luck; others of which simply take a bit of effort. In all, it comes to <b>86 mounts</b>, currently.<br />
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My wishlist (below the collection) includes rare drops, Argent Tournament mounts, PvP mounts, reputation mounts, and even achievement rewards. Total: <b>50 mounts</b>. It will be a very long journey towards even making a dent in this, and many I will never get. But my next goal is to get 14 more mounts for my <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44843">Blue Dragonhawk</a>. ;)<br />
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When you collect mounts, even if your initial aim is to simply get the 100 mounts achievement, you do tend to end up having your favourites: whether it be style, animation, colours, or whatever. This means that it becomes more than simply a means to an end — it becomes a desire to have cool, interesting mounts that you can pick and choose from as you roam the world. Of course, some of <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63043">the best mounts</a> are also <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=37012">the most difficult</a> to obtain, whether it be pure RNG or a really long grind. But one <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=32458">can dream</a>!<br />
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I made this entry a lot shorter than the pets one. Listing all of the mounts I have or even just all of the mounts that I am aiming towards, would be a heck of a lot of unnecessary work, when <a href="http://www.warcraftmounts.com">Warcraft Mounts</a> exists to track and link your collection and wishlist. ;)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-17135952844974875842011-06-13T11:56:00.014+09:002011-06-21T10:56:14.832+09:00Collectibles: Companion Pets<b>Over the next few weeks</b>, I will be tackling a separate blog post about each of the following:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2011/06/collectibles-companion-pets.html">Companion Pets</a></li>
<li>Tabards</li>
<li>Mounts</li>
<li>Titles</li>
<li>Reputations</li>
<li>Feats of Strength</li>
<li>Miscellaneous and Obsolete Items (ie. bank clutter)</li>
<li>and Soloing Old World Content</li>
</ul><br />
<b>Collectibles: Companion Pets</b><br />
<i>Update:</i> I have since increased my pet collection from 70 to 85! I bought a whole lot off the AH for a little over 2k, including the Horde-only Dragonhawks and the mats for my Magic Lamp. XD<br />
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I'd like to kick it off by talking about companion pets (aka vanity pets or simply just <i>pets</i>). I had already decided to write about this before reading the <a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/2011/06/tranquil-mechanical-gold.html">recent JMTC blog entry</a> about <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=21277">Mechanical Yetis</a> or the <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com/blog=190580/littlest-pet-shop-a-guide-to-vanity-pets">Wowhead News post</a> about pets. The <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com">Wowhead News</a> one is incredibly useful and I would like to point your attention there if you are even mildly interested in vanity pets. I know I am going to draw on it quite a bit to write this blog entry. Big thanks to <a href="http://www.wowheadnews.com/blog&user=perculia">perculia</a> for writing that up!<br />
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Of course, a post about companion pets is not complete without mention of the number one website: <a href="http://warcraftpets.com/">Warcraft Pets</a>. Go, have a browse if you haven't already — or even if you have many times in the past. I would highly recommend <a href="http://warcraftpets.com/collection.asp">tracking your collection</a> so you can see your progress outside of the game. For in-game collection progress, <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/collectinator.aspx">Collectinator</a> is a good addon. Personally, I use <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/crittercaller.aspx">Critter Caller</a> in-game as well to randomly summon my vanity pets.<br />
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It's not that I have suddenly become interested in vanity pets; or that I am jumping on the <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/achievement=5877">achievement</a> <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/achievement=5875">bandwagon</a>. I have always had an interest in companions, but that interest has waxed and waned over the years. Of course, with the introduction of achievements to the game and many, many more pets added with each expansion and even some patches, I have built up my collection on and off. With piqued interest, I'm both writing this blog entry and attempting to build my collection even more: past <a href="http://warcraftpets.com/account/profile.asp?user=gaiwyn">the 70 pets I have thus far collected</a>. Maybe even over <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/achievement=5876">100</a> one day!<br />
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So what is the point of this blog post? At first, I wanted to talk about which pets are easily obtainable and which take a bit of effort but should still be obtainable by any player, given enough effort. And I wanted to compare those reasonably easily obtainable ones with ones that I would consider to be quite a challenge to find and collect. After reading the Warcraft News post, I figured I would tabulate what they have so elegantly submitted and just divide things into two categories: the pets that I have and how I got them; and the pets that I still hope to collect and how I will go about getting them.<br />
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See, the biggest difference between items in-game is whether they are <span class="tooltiptext" title="Bind on Pickup">BoP</span> or <span class="tooltiptext" title="Bind on Equip">BoE</span>. If <span class="tooltiptext" title="Bind on Pickup">BoP</span> you have to consider where it comes from: vendor, boss-drop, etc. If <span class="tooltiptext" title="Bind on Equip">BoE</span>, you have to consider where it comes from originally and how much you are willing to pay to buy it from someone who is selling the item.<br />
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Vanity pets are no different. When people farm for them, they are ecstatic when they finally get the pet to drop. With a little research, you can discover which ones you can buy straight out and which ones you will have to go out of your way to get: albeit farming, if that is your cup of tea; or, if you are a gold-making dabbler like me, the intent to buy rare pets, one pocketful of gold at a time.<br />
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My biggest recommendation if wanting to buy pets is to either get in quick now or wait until well after 4.2. Because with the new achievements, gold-makers and pet-sellers are going to be charging rather exorbitant prices for their rare pets for a while — rather than the usual extreme prices that those pets go for.<br />
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Ok, let's get started.<br />
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<b>Vendor-bought pets that I have purchased</b><br />
In this section, I cover all vendor-bought pets. That's pure cash (and in rare cases, some rep) and a little travel time to kickstart your vanity pet collection. One other thing to remember is that I am Alliance and I don't have a Horde toon, so Horde vendors are <b>out</b> for me. That doesn't prevent me from browsing the AH (neutral or Alliance) for Horde-only vendor pets, but it does mean they don't get listed here.<br />
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<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/snakes/albino_snake.asp">Albino Snake</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=28951">Breanni</a>, Dalaran<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/fowl/ancona_chicken.asp">Ancona Chicken</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=41135">"Plucky" Johnson</a>, Thousand Needles<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/robotic/blue_clockwork_rocket_bot.asp">Blue Clockwork Rocket Bot</a> — <a href="http://wowhead.com/?npc=29478">Jepetto Joybuzz</a>, Dalaran<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragonhawks/blue_dragonhawk_hatchling.asp">Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/moths/blue_moth.asp">Blue Moth</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=21019">Sixx</a>, Exodar<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/bombay_cat.asp">Bombay Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=6367">Donni Anthania</a>, Elwynn Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/rabbits/brown_rabbit.asp">Brown Rabbit</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/calico_cat.asp">Calico Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=28951">Breanni</a>, Dalaran<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/parrots/cockatiel.asp">Cockatiel</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=2663">Narkk</a>, Stranglethorn Vale<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/cockroach.asp">Cockroach</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/cornish_rex_cat.asp">Cornish Rex Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=6367">Donni Anthania</a>, Elwynn Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/snakes/crimson_snake.asp">Crimson Snake</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/objects/ghostly_skull.asp">Ghostly Skull</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=29537">Dalahir</a>, Dalaran<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/owls/great_horned_owl.asp">Great Horned Owl</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=8665">Shylenai</a>, Darnassus<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/humanoids/alliance.companions/guild_page_%28alliance%29.asp">Guild Page</a> — requires honoured reputation with your guild<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/owls/hawk_owl.asp">Hawk Owl</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=8665">Shylenai</a>, Darnassus<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/serpents/mana_wyrmling.asp">Mana Wyrmling</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/miscellaneous/nether_ray_fry.asp">Nether Ray Fry</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=23367">Grella</a>, Terokkar Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/obsidian_hatchling.asp">Obsidian Hatchling</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=28951">Breanni</a>, Dalaran<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/orange_tabby_cat.asp">Orange Tabby Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=6367">Donni Anthania</a>, Elwynn Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/penguins/pengu.asp">Pengu</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=32763">Sairuk</a>, Dragonblight or <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=31916">Tanaika</a>, Howling Fjord<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/moths/red_moth.asp">Red Moth</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/parrots/senegal.asp">Senegal</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=2663">Narkk</a>, Stranglethorn Vale or <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/siamese_cat.asp">Siamese Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20980">Dealer Rashaad</a>, Netherstorm — I got this from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=645">Cookie</a> in vanilla!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/silver_tabby_cat.asp">Silver Tabby Cat</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=6367">Donni Anthania</a>, Elwynn Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/rabbits/snowshoe_rabbit.asp">Snowshoe Rabbit</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=1263">Yarlyn Amberstill</a>, Dun Morogh<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/moths/white_moth.asp">White Moth</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=21019">Sixx</a>, Exodar<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/winterspring_cub.asp">Winterspring Cub</a> — <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/npc=52830">Michelle De Rum</a>, Winterspring<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/moths/yellow_moth.asp">Yellow Moth</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=21019">Sixx</a>, Exodar<br />
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<b>Total: 29</b><br />
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As you can see, there are a lot of vendor-bought pets. You can kick start or boost your collection quite easily by just zipping around to all of these vendors and grabbing them. The route you take is up to you. And now, onto:<br />
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<b>Vendor-bought pets that I haven't purchased (and why)</b><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/snakes/black_kingsnake.asp">Black Kingsnake</a> — Horde<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/snakes/brown_snake.asp">Brown Snake</a> — Horde<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/rodents/brown_prairie_dog.asp">Brown Prairie Dog</a> — Horde<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragonhawks/golden_dragonhawk_hatchling.asp">Golden Dragonhawk Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragonhawks/red_dragonhawk_hatchling.asp">Red Dragonhawk Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/miscellaneous/rustberg_seagull.asp">Rustberg Gull</a> — Haven't been to Tol Barad yet<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragonhawks/silver_dragonhawk_hatchling.asp">Silver Dragonhawk Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/frogs.and.toads/tree_frog.asp">Tree Frog</a> — Waiting for the Darkmoon Faire<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/white_kitten.asp">White Kitten</a> — Haven't tried to get it yet, either from Lil' Timmy's limited stock or the AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/frogs.and.toads/wood_frog.asp">Wood Frog</a> — Waiting for the Darkmoon Faire<br />
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<b>Total: 10</b><br />
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The Dragonhawks are neat, so I <s>will probably try and get those</s> bought those, but I'm not interested in snakes or prairie dogs... As for the others, it's just a matter of patience — Darkmoon Faire, Tol Barad dailies eventually, etc.<br />
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Ok, so those are vendor pets. Now:<br />
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<b>Special pets and rare drops that I have acquired or purchased</b><br />
Some of the following were limited time only pets, and are no longer obtainable. Others took a bit of time and effort to acquire, and still others are simply rare pets that I either was lucky enough to have drop or bought straight out.<br />
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<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/humanoids/alliance.companions/argent_squire.asp">Argent Squire</a> — Did all the Argent Tournament stuff during Wrath<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/bears/baby_blizzard_bear.asp">Baby Blizzard Bear</a> — No longer obtainable — WoW's 4th Anniversary<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/robotic/clockwork_gnome.asp">Clockwork Gnome</a> — My second Archaeology pet<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/snakes/cobra_hatchling.asp">Cobra Hatchling</a> — from the egg while going for my <a class="q4" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=44707">Green Proto-Drake</a><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/humanoids/miscellaneous/curious_oracle_hatchling.asp">Curious Oracle Hatchling</a> — got this during the latest Children's Week<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/childrens.week/curious_wolvar_pup.asp">Curious Wolvar Pup</a> — got this during last year's or the previous one's Children's Week<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/objects/elementium_geode.asp">Elementium Geode</a> — bought this for 300g last night, actually ;)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/fossilized_hatchling.asp">Fossilized Hatchling</a> — my first Archaeology pet<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/midsummer.fire.festival/frigid_frostling.asp">Frigid Frostling</a> probably last Midsummer, since I got married the previous year :)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/miscellaneous/gold_mini_jouster.asp">Gold Mini Jouster</a> — the one I didn't choose will be available from patch 4.2 for completing the quest 10 times!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/miscellaneous/legs.asp">Legs</a> — added in this year's Children's Week, so guess when I got it?<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/miscellaneous/magical_crawdad.asp">Magical Crawdad</a> — got it from my first (and only) Mr. Pinchy! Didn't take too long, considering<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/parrots/miniwing.asp">Miniwing</a> — <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=10898">Skywing</a>, Terokkar Forest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/penguins/mr-_chilly.asp">Mr. Chilly</a> — No longer obtainable — from merging my original WoW account with battle.net<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/pigs/mr-_wiggles.asp">Mr. Wiggles</a> — Think I got him a couple of years ago...<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragon.whelps/onyxian_whelpling.asp">Onyxian Whelpling</a> — No longer obtainable — WoW's 5th Anniversary<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/panther_cub.asp">Panther Cub</a> — Level 85 Zandalar questline in STV. See <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=26732#comments:id=1408488">this</a> if you intend to do it.<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/childrens.week/peanut.asp">Peanut</a> — One of my oldest pets<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/canines/perky_pug.asp">Perky Pug</a> — I also have this on my priest; both were obtained during Wrath<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/phoenix_hatchling.asp">Phoenix Hatchling</a> — I just got this guy the other night. Very happy when it dropped — currently my favourite pet!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/elekks/pint-sized_pink_pachyderm.asp">Pint-sized Pink Pachyderm</a> — Only just got him last Brewfest as I pushed for my <a class="q4" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=44177">Violet Proto-Drake</a><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/razzashi_hatchling.asp">Razzashi Hatchling</a> — I farmed a couple of these with my priest before ZG was initially removed; sold the other one<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/childrens.week/scooter_the_snail.asp">Scooter the Snail</a> — This year's Children's Week, since he was also just added<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/hallows.end/sinister_squashling.asp">Sinister Squashling</a> — Had this one for a couple of years, at least<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/smolderweb_hatchling.asp">Smolderweb Hatchling</a> — Got this from its original quest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/crocolisks/snarly.asp">Snarly</a> — Good old droprate increase ;)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/miscellaneous/speedy.asp">Speedy</a> — one of my oldest and still one of my favourite pets<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/midsummer.fire.festival/spirit_of_summer.asp">Spirit of Summer</a> — Probably last year, since I got married the previous summer<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/sprite_darter_hatchling.asp">Sprite Darter Hatchling</a> — Got him from the original quest while going for <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/achievement=1681">Loremaster</a> pre-Cata!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/miscellaneous/stinker.asp">Stinker</a> — Got him by default at 50 pets, obviously<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/miscellaneous/strand_crawler.asp">Strand Crawler</a> — If you do fishing dailies long enough...<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/tickbirds/tickbird_hatchling.asp">Tickbird Hatchling</a> — from the egg while going for my <a class="q4" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=44707">Green Proto-Drake</a><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/tiny_flamefly.asp">Tiny Flamefly</a> — Recently did the questline that leads to this little guy. Neat!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/winter.veil/tiny_snowman.asp">Tiny Snowman</a> — What did <i>you</i> get for Christmas?<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/miscellaneous/tiny_sporebat.asp">Tiny Sporebat</a> — This was a no-brainer, since I am also a rep whore ;)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/bats/vampiric_batling.asp">Vampiric Battling</a> — No longer obtainable; actually glad I went and got it when I did!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/fowl/westfall_chicken.asp">Westfall Chicken</a> — One of the easiest quest pets to get<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/tickbirds/white_tickbird_hatchling.asp">White Tickbird Hatchling</a> — from the egg while going for my <a class="q4" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=44707">Green Proto-Drake</a><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/wolpertinger.asp">Wolpertinger</a> — Does yours linger?<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/canines/worg_pup.asp">Worg Pup</a> — Got it from the original quest<br />
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<b>Total: 41</b><br />
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So that's quite a lot of rare pets already. Still, there are many, many more that I hope to get. Some are not quite as intriguing as others. My top picks would have to be the <a class=" q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63138">Dark Phoenix Hatchling</a> and the <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=60847">Crawling Claw</a>. So cool!<br />
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And here we go:<br />
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<b>Special pets and rare drops that I can and want to eventually get</b><br />
Many rare pets are a 1/1000 zone or specific mob-type drop; some are a 100% drop from rare spawns; and others are limited in some way or acquired through various other means other than buying straight from vendors — or even the AH, in some cases. Whatever the case, I hope to farm or buy a lot of these non-vendor pets over a long period of time. :)<br />
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<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/plant.life/ammen_vale_lashling.asp">Ammen Vale Lashling</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/miscellaneous/armadillo_pup.asp">Armadillo Pup</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragon.whelps/azure_whelpling.asp">Azure Whelpling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/felines/black_tabby_cat.asp">Black Tabby Cat</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/miscellaneous/blue_mini_jouster.asp">Blue Mini Jouster</a> — In 4.2, I will do the quest 10x for this<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/cenarion_hatchling.asp">Cenarion Hatchling</a> — Just a matter of convincing my wife that it's for a good cause (100% goes to Japan disaster relief until 31 July 2011)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/crocolisks/chuck.asp">Chuck</a> — Outland fishing daily + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/crawling_claw.asp">Crawling Claw</a> — Lots and lots of Archaeology ahead...<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/miscellaneous/dark_phoenix_hatchling.asp">Dark Phoenix</a> — Still a long way off from exalted with my guild :(<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragon.whelps/dark_whelpling.asp">Dark Whelpling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/darting_hatchling.asp">Darting Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/deviate_hatchling.asp">Deviate Hatchling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/critters/de-weaponized_mechanical_companion.asp">De-Weaponized Mechanical Companion</a> — guildie or AH (not a bad price)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/oozes.and.slimes/disgusting_oozeling.asp">Disgusting Oozeling</a> — farm or AH (usually expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/bears/dun_morogh_cub.asp">Dun Morogh Cub</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/miscellaneous/egbert.asp">Egbert</a> — future Children's Week<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/miscellaneous/elwynn_lamb.asp">Elwynn Lamb</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragon.whelps/emerald_whelpling.asp">Tiny Emerald Whelpling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/winter.veil/father_winters_helper.asp">Father Winter's Helper</a> — Christmas + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/firefly.asp">Firefly</a> — farm or AH (very expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/canines/fox_kit.asp">Fox Kit</a> — low on my priority list, since it can only be farmed<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/parrots/green_wing_macaw.asp">Green Wing Macaw</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/humanoids/alliance.companions/guild_herald_%28alliance%29.asp">Guild Herald</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/gundrak_hatchling.asp">Gundrak Hatchling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/parrots/hyacinth_macaw.asp">Hyacinth Macaw</a> — definitely one of the more expensive pets, but also one of the most beautiful<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/frogs.and.toads/jubling.asp">Jubling</a> — gotta <i>wait for the Darkmoon Faire</i> to do the quest<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/elementals/kirin_tor_familiar.asp">Kirin Tor Familiar</a> — very difficult to get, but I'll <i>look for the books</i> now and then<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/lashtail_hatchling.asp">Lashtail Hatchling</a> — I can't wait to go into ZG and get her back! I shall cry tears of joy XD<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/leaping_hatchling.asp">Leaping Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/frogs.and.toads/lifelike_toad.asp">Lifelike Toad</a> — the recipe is rare so the pet is rare<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/robotic/lil_smoky.asp">Lil' Smoky</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/miscellaneous/little_fawn.asp">Little Fawn</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Acquired by default at 75 pets!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/objects/magic_lamp.asp">Magic Lamp</a></s>** — <i>Update:</i> Crafted and added to collection!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/fowl/mechanical_chicken.asp">Mechanical Chicken</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> <a href="http://lokhor.orconhosting.net.nz/Images/WoW/Screenshots/MC_restored.jpg">Restored</a> and added to collection!<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/rodents/mechanical_squirrel.asp">Mechanical Squirrel</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/critters/mechanopeep.asp">Mechanopeep</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/aquatic/frogs.and.toads/mojo.asp">Mojo</a> — probably have to do ZG/ZA a few times<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/mr-_grubbs.asp">Mr. Grubbs</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Farmed and added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/crocolisks/muckbreath.asp">Muckbreath</a> — Outland fishing + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/elementals/pebble.asp">Pebble</a> — have to do <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=26710">Lost in the Deeps</a> 10x<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/love.is.in.the.air/peddlefeet.asp">Peddlefeet</a> — maybe next Valentine's Day<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/robotic/personal_world_destroyer.asp">Personal World Destroyer</a> — hope to grab when available<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mechanical/robotic/pet_bombling.asp">Pet Bombling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/birds/fowl/plump_turkey.asp">Plump Turkey</a> — better luck getting <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=3478">the achievement</a> this year...<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/dragon.whelps/proto-drake_whelp.asp">Proto-Drake Whelp</a> — <b>back to the eggs</b>...<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/miscellaneous/pterrordax_hatchling.asp">Pterrordax Hatchling</a> — <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/EpicMealTime">more bacon stri-</a> I mean, incentive to dig up fossils ;)<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/ravasaur_hatchling.asp">Ravasaur Hatchling</a> — farm or AH (expensive)<br />
<s><a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/raptors/razormaw_hatchling.asp">Razormaw Hatchling</a></s> — <i>Update:</i> Added to collection!<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/midsummer.fire.festival/searing_scorchling.asp">Searing Scorchling</a> — unsure where this will come from when (if) it gets added back in<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/serpents/shimmering_wyrmling.asp">Shimmering Wyrmling</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/plant.life/singing_sunflower.asp">Singing Sunflower</a> — <b>have to do questline</b>, starting with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28733">Basic Botany</a><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/plant.life/teldrassil_sproutling.asp">Teldrassil Sproutling</a> — Champion's Seals or AH<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/insects.and.arachnids/tiny_shale_spider.asp">Tiny Shale Spider</a> — very rare and hard to farm, but I want it! [<a href="http://wowpetaddiction.blogspot.com/2010/10/tiny-shale-spider.html">Guide</a>]<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/reptiles/crocolisks/toothy.asp">Toothy</a> — Outland fishing + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/oozes.and.slimes/toxic_wasteling.asp">Toxic Wasteling</a> — Valentine's Day + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/primates/tranquil_mechanical_yeti.asp">Tranquil Mechanical Yeti</a> — waiting for <b>a good AH deal</b><br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/objects/voodoo_figurine.asp">Voodoo Figurine</a> — it will come in time with more Archaeology — a lot more<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mammals/rodents/whiskers_the_rat.asp">Whiskers the Rat</a> — a future Children's Week<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/invertebrates/miscellaneous/willy.asp">Willy</a> — really gross but <i>maybe</i> in a future Children's Week<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/winter.veil/winter_reindeer.asp">Winter Reindeer</a> — Christmas + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/seasonal/winter.veil/winters_little_helper.asp">Winter's Little Helper</a> — Christmas + luck<br />
<a href="http://warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/mythical/plant.life/withers.asp">Withers</a> — <b>have to do questline</b>, starting with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=46325#comments:id=1304488">The Last Wave of Survivors</a> (<i>long</i> questline)<br />
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<b>Total: 61</b><br />
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<span class="footnote">** Wowbrief Gold-making Tip: The <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=67275">Magic Lamp</a> could be a gold-maker in 4.2, with increased interest in pet collecting. At current <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52721">Heavenly Shard</a> prices it is a tad pricey to make, but the profit should still be good. :)</span><br />
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And that about sums it all up. I <s>can get</s> got a few of the "rarer" pets as soon as I <s>get</s> got home, <s>provided they are</s> as they were still available. As you can see, it takes a lot of effort to get quite a number of them if you don't buy them straight off the AH (depending on cost and availability, of course). In all, I could end up with 130-140 pets. By the time I get some of the festival-only ones and some of the more expensive or very hard to farm ones, more pets will have been added to the game, too.<br />
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I <s>am currently aiming for</s> easily reached 75, <s>but after exceeding that, I will be</s> and am now on the fast track to 100. It is still a great deal of effort away, but much closer than that elusive 125!<br />
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Good luck to anyone who benefits from my list and summaries. ;)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-91252862911235208762011-05-24T12:10:00.005+09:002011-05-31T13:47:02.762+09:00Gold Halved?! Stockpiling for 4.2<b>Hello infrequent visitors</b>. It often feels like I am writing to myself when I post entries here. Promoting yourself in the blogosphere takes commitment, tenacity and determination. Even an attitude change is enough to increase traffic. But this blog is simply my little writing outlet, entwined with my passion for the number one subscription MMO — a world that has been a part of my life for the past six years, and counting.<br />
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Whether one person or 200 people read any given entry, I will continue to write and express my own experiences and thoughts surrounding our beloved and ever-changing and maturing <u>World of Warcraft</u>. I'm just content with putting into words what is going through my mind and my gaming life at this moment. Promotion can be reserved for traffic-hungry bloggers within the community. :)<br />
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Now that that little spiel is out of the way, let's wax WoW, shall we? Shine on, shine off.<br />
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My gold reserves have been halved. I spent almost 35,000 of 70,000 gold! Perhaps "spent" is the wrong term. I <i>invested</i> a large sum of money into various areas for a predicted return. <span class="tooltiptext" title="Return on Investment">ROI</span> may be 90%; it may be 200%; but whatever the outcome, just the thrill of spending — what is to me — so much gold makes the whole endeavour worthwhile.<br />
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I stepped out of my comfort zone in a much bigger way than at the end of Wrath. Back then, I kicked off my gold-making dabbling with <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html#myexperience">a stroke of luck</a>. And since I play casually and have taken a couple of breaks from playing since Cataclysm hit, I haven't really put much effort into utilising much of what is at my fingertips in order to increase my bankroll.<br />
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With 4.2 on the horizon, I decided to change this. I must rein myself in to prevent obsession — which also means following my own advice of not comparing my own experience and <i>goblinning</i> with others in the community. But I have taken some risks and have been preparing myself to try and turn my recent investments into profit.<br />
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Let's take a look, shall we?<br />
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<b>Truegold</b><br />
<a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/">JMTC</a> has been a big help, once again. I had already determined to stockpile <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a>, after having realised that there are new craftables coming in 4.2 that require 8x <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> each. I had just started buying up <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/items?filter=na=Volatile;minle=83;maxle=83;cr=128;crs=4;crv=0">Volatiles</a> and transmuting a bar a day, when I read <a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/2011/05/stockpile-truegold-now-for-42.html">the blog entry</a> about stockpiling the stuff. That was when I decided to just buy as much as I could while also transmuting once a day. So far, I have bought around 45 bars off the AH at under 500g each (the cheapest was around 465g, but that is rare). 495 x 45 is around 22k gold spent. On <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> purchases alone. The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/items?filter=na=Volatile;minle=83;maxle=83;cr=128;crs=4;crv=0">Volatiles</a> also put quite a dent in my funds. But at least I am somewhat stocked up on those, too!<br />
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Expected <span class="tooltiptext" title="Return on Investment">ROI</span> is 200% for these. No one can say for certain just how long after the patch hits until blacksmiths will be in desperate need of bulk <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a>; or whether there will be quite so much of an increase in value. One thing is certain, though: there will be <b>profit</b>.<br />
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<b>Pristine Hides</b><br />
<a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/2011/05/truegold-isnt-all-you-need-to-stock-up.html">Another JMTC blog entry</a> put me onto this (thanks, Mageshadow! And thank you to the anonymous commenter who pointed it out in the first place!). It was actually something I missed. I had considered trying to stock up on <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=54440">Dreamcloth</a>, because I know that just as <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> is going to suddenly be in great demand for blacksmiths in 4.2, so too is <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=54440">Dreamcloth</a> going to suddenly be in great demand for tailors! I decided not to invest in <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=54440">Dreamcloth</a>, however, as I don't want to overextend myself. I could, potentially still stock up a little, but when you diversify too much it can become overwhelming.<br />
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<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52980">Pristine Hides</a> are not only going to be in high demand, but they are also going to possibly be in greater demand than even <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a>. 'What?' you might ask. 'What is the biggest difference between the new blacksmithing craftables and the new leatherworking ones?' The answer, my friend, is item level!<br />
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Take a look:<br />
<ul><li>Blacksmithing epics that require 8x <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> are <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/items?filter=qu=4;minle=365;maxle=365;cr=86;crs=2;crv=0">iLevel 365</a>. The <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/items?filter=minle=378;maxle=378;cr=86;crs=2;crv=0">iLevel 378</a> ones each require 8x <a class="q3" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=69237">Living Ember</a>.</li>
<li>Leatherworking epics that require 8x <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52980">Pristine Hide</a> are <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/items?filter=minle=378;maxle=378;cr=86;crs=8;crv=0">iLevel 378</a>. They also each require 8x <a class="q3" href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/item=69237">Living Ember</a>.</li>
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<a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52980">Pristine Hides</a> are currently sitting at around <a href="http://theunderminejournal.com/item.php?realm=A-Proudmoore&item=52980">225g on my server</a>. I bought up as much <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52976">Savage Leather</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56516">Heavy Savage Leather</a> as I could where it worked out to under 200g to hand in for a <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52980">Pristine Hide</a> (each costs 10x <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56516">Heavy Savage Leather</a>, which is 50x <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52976">Savage Leather</a>). Maybe half of what I bought was closer to 150g. I also expect a 200% <span class="tooltiptext" title="Return on Investment">ROI</span> on these.<br />
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<b>Primal Might</b><br />
Now for some reasoning of my own. Researching other potentially profitable transmutes, I noticed that <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=23571">Primal Mights</a> were <a href="http://theunderminejournal.com/item.php?realm=A-Proudmoore&item=23571">selling on Proudmoore</a> for anywhere between 275-420g. Why should this matter? Aren't they an obsolete item? Not quite. There are two uses for <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=23571">Primal Mights</a>: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=32665">Runed Adamantite Rod</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=10899">Master of Transmutation</a>.<br />
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The former is a potential niche market; but I reasoned that the latter is where you could make more sales. With the rise in demand of <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a> coming in 4.2, I predict that more alchemists will want to spec <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=28672">Transmutation Master</a>. And in order to do so, they will need 4x <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=23571">Primal Might</a>. I can't say when the demand for these will increase, but I am trying to keep an eye on prices and put them up individually for now to try and get a few bites. So far, I have sold 6 of the 7 I put up, ranging from 315 to 420g (300 to 400g after the AH cut).<br />
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<a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/items=7.10?filter=na=Primal;minle=65;maxle=65;cr=128:142;crs=4:0;crv=0:inv_elemental_primal_mana;ma=1">The Primals</a> needed to make these range in price overall, but it has worked out a fair bit cheaper to buy them as <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/items=7.10?filter=na=Mote;minle=65;maxle=65;cr=142:142:142:128;crs=0:0:0:3;crv=inv_elemental_mote_air01:inv_elemental_mote_mana:inv_elemental_mote_water01:0;ma=1">Motes</a> when they are cheap. You can actually save quite a bit overall if you buy <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/items=7.10?filter=na=Mote;minle=65;maxle=65;cr=142:142:142:128;crs=0:0:0:3;crv=inv_elemental_mote_air01:inv_elemental_mote_mana:inv_elemental_mote_water01:0;ma=1">Motes</a> whenever they are available. And since <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=29688">Transmute: Primal Might</a> is not on the cooldown, you can craft to your heart's content. It's just a matter of choosing when to put them up, and how many to put up at once in order to maximise profit. I am still learning this, but I intend to experiment a bit with stacks of four to see how that works out.<br />
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Now, <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=23571">Primal Mights</a> are not huge profit; but they are consistent and an interesting use of transmutation off the cooldown. Competition shouldn't be too fierce, either (if it is, don't bother, or just cool off for a bit and keep an eye on movement).<br />
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<b>Shadowspirit Diamonds</b><br />
This is really something I could have taken advantage of over these past few months. Especially as <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=53038">Obsidium</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52185">Elementium</a> ore prices dropped (though they do still fluctuate a fair bit). But coming back to look at the Cataclysm shuffle, I see that <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52303">Shadowspirit Diamonds</a> still have the potential to yield decent profit. It's mostly a matter of finding ore at good prices (hint: near the end of weekends), finding the time to prospect and transmute, and choosing whether to sell raw or cut without fear of overwhelming competition that results in continually wasted deposit fees on your part (and the inevitable influx of returned gems — every jeweller's nightmare).<br />
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The gem market can be nasty. But if you play your cards right, you can at least come out on top, regardless of how many people continuously undercut your attempts at providing the masses with their meta gems.<br />
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I uploaded my <a href="http://lokhor.orconhosting.net.nz/WoW/Professions%20Shuffler.xls">Professions Shuffler spreadsheet</a>. There is a link under the <b>Tools</b> box to the right. The spreadsheet tries to combine Alchemy, Enchanting and Jewelcrafting to help work out what makes profit and what doesn't. I simply don't have time to get involved in a big way in multiple markets — but I can still enjoy spending gold to try and make gold, and work out where potential profit can be made. And I can still play around with shuffle spreadsheets of my own concoction. ;)<br />
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I will upload an updated version every so often. Does that mean I have to start adding version numbers? :D<br />
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In other news, I picked up <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=89718">Archaeology</a> with my rogue, <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/selaena/advanced">Selaena</a>. It would be nice to eventually have a shot at getting <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=67538">Recipe: Vial of the Sands</a> from an excavated <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64657">Canopic Jar</a>. The probability is insane, though. :/<br />
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I also ran my first level 85 instance with her, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5396">Lost City of the Tol'vir</a>. The lag was atrocious and I am really out of practice with a melee toon. But it was fun, and I got a new dagger: <a class="q3" rel="ench=4083" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=55870">Barim's Main Gauche</a>, and some shoulders from a quest in there: <a class="q3" rel="ench=4205" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=66905">Clandestine Spaulders</a>.<br />
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I rolled a Human hunter on the same realm as my little Worgen priest — who incidentally is now level 28 and slowly making his way through <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=331">Ashenvale</a>. My plan is not to level as fast as possible, but to enjoy the content and the casual pace that comes with experiencing the quest chains and lore. I want to finish the zones, regardless of experience gain and level pacing. It is my own escape within an escape.<br />
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<a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/gaiwyn/advanced">Gaiwyn</a> isn't really much closer to being able to step into the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/guide=4.1&pve">Zandalari heroics</a>. But no mind. When 4.2 hits, I intend to forgo a lot of what I was aiming towards and simply enjoy the new questing hub and whatever rewards I can garner through that — not to mention, of course, the whole experience of the <a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/zone=5733">Molten Front</a> and its dailies and progressive nature.<br />
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So I still play, and I am still trying to balance enjoyment between various toons. I honestly can't see most of my level 80s making the journey to 85; but with three now, who knows if I will get an urge to level, say, my warrior or my hunter. :) <br />
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And with that, I leave to post another day.<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-1122779236738686572011-05-02T15:40:00.006+09:002011-05-02T15:56:56.422+09:00Patches, Gold and Levelling<b>No, my Worgen is not</b> called 'Patches'. I want to discuss briefly both patch 4.1 and 4.2.<br />
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4.1 dropped very recently, and it caused some of my addons to go a little haywire. I still have an issue because of the nameplate changes, but that should hopefully be resolved soon enough.<br />
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My biggest issue has actually been with auctioneer, for whatever reason. And so, after getting rid of addons I don't use and reinstalling <a href="http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info14130-LUIv3.html">LUI</a>, I switched out auctioneer for <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/auctionator.aspx">auctionator</a>. And I haven't looked back. I don't intend to spend a lot of time sorting out auctions, but I do still have quite a few glyphs and a few enchants to pawn off on my main server*; and I want to continue working towards a wee stockpile on my new server, with my little Worgen priest.<br />
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<span class="footnote">*Of course, I use <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/tradeskill-master.aspx">TSM</a> for posting glyphs and enchants.</span><br />
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Patch 4.1, Rise of the Zandalari, is not something I've actually got into. My mage is still plodding along through the original Cataclysm content; I have a long way to go still with reputation and quests!<br />
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Zandalar can wait; and in fact, the two new five-man heroic dungeons, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=1977">Zul'Gurub</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=3805">Zul'Aman</a>, are inaccessible to me right now, with an iLevel far below the recommended 346. Until I manage to get a few more heroic items, they will continue to be out of reach. But at least this gives people time to get used to the dungeons so that there will be less chance of frustrating chain wiping when I finally do get to experience the content. As with the other heroics now, thankfully. :)<br />
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The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/guide=4.1&quests">Zandalari quest chain</a> is also something that I want to delve into sometime — hopefully — before patch 4.2.<br />
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Ok, so speaking of 4.2, Blizzard want to roll it out as soon as possible; and so information surrounding it started being churned out for us the day after 4.1 went live! We have seen the <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2685003">new caster legendary</a>, <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2685001">the new dynamic questing hub with its own world tree</a>, <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2682944">a preview of the Firelands, the tier 13 raid with Ragnaros and his six goonies</a>, <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2705803">Tier 13 itself</a>; and many more cool and exciting things surrounding this major content patch.<br />
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In fact, maybe if you haven't already, you should check out this video released by the development team:<br />
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I may never raid, but I still want to immerse myself in the story and experience as much as I can with my limited playtime and busy schedule. And that means trying to get through all of the current content first — at least, as much as possible. As I said, there is a lot of questing and reputation grinding ahead still. At least <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5042">Deepholm</a> is almost over and done with now!<br />
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My <span class="text-decoration: underline;">Worgen priest</span> is level 21. I did the level 20 priest quest, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27361">Favored of the Light</a>, that requires you to go to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=209">Shadowfang Keep</a>. The reward was <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65482">Staff of the Hallowed</a>, but during the run I got <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=6318">Odo's Ley Staff</a>, which has higher intellect — and is thus better.<br />
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I have also made 50-60g total from auctions. Not bad for level 21. It is hard to pinpoint the exact amount without running beancounter, as I have spent some coin on things. I've bought maybe four pieces of armour that I managed to find (not much supply at this level), for various prices ranging from less than a gold to a couple of gold each. And I spent a bit of gold on two more 12-slot bags (7-8g each), so my priest is now decked out in all 12-slot bags. That's a lot of space for a level 21 toon, actually; even taking into account the herbalism and skinning I hope to do as I continue to quest.<br />
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So now my bank toon is sitting on about 27g, with a little leather and maybe a handful of herbs yet to put up. Actual gold is always so liquid: even at this level of dabbling! But I just can't help myself. :p <br />
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Progress in <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=148">Darkshore</a> has been steady. I must have finished more than half of it by now. And the storyline has been very cool. The zone has changed so much, and it's just amazing seeing everything that is going on there. <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=33091">Malfurion</a> standing in the middle with a big whirlwind spinning around him: <span class="q4" style="font-weight: bold;">epic</span>.<br />
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So now it becomes a balance between completing zones and enjoying heroics with Gaiwyn, and completing quests and enjoying the fresh levelling experience with my Worgen. The game has gained new excitement for me, and for that I am partway glad. :o<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="color: #339999; font-weight: bold;">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-81719745908210595412011-04-27T10:52:00.001+09:002011-04-27T10:56:23.382+09:00Worgtastic AKA Worgasmic<b>On the weekend</b>, I took the plunge and rolled a Worgen priest. Since my character slots are all full for Proudmoore, I chose a new server to play on. A new toon with no support, starting from scratch. It's awesome! Feels so fresh.<br />
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So far, my priest has reached level 14 and I have started scratching the surface of Darkshore - the changed Darkshore. Since the Cataclysm, I haven't quite explored the entire world. Sure, I've seen a lot of it (maybe most of it, at a glance) through flying around doing Archaeology with Gaiwyn (which incidentally is at 515 now, though no <a class="q4" rel="ench=4083" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64489">Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan</a> in sight. Might help to actually gather Dwarf fragments...). But questing in the changed areas just adds to the freshness and coolness of playing through the game again.<br />
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I picked up two gathering professions: Skinning and Herbalism. Hopefully they will boost my gold reserves in the long run. It may even be well within my interests to head through Darnassus to the greater Night Elf starting area to level my herbalism a bit; since <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=2447">Peacebloom</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=765">Silverleaf</a> seem to be far from common in Darkshore.<br />
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It was great to play through the Worgen starting zone - even though I had, unfortunately, already experienced the entire thing through TotalBiscuit's beta videos. At the end of the starting zone, when I was safely guided to Darnassus, I was finally able to put my goblin skills to use: I quickly looked through the auction house and put up whatever was in my bags and wasn't in abundance on the market. I really should turn auctioneer on for my new toon to better gauge things, but for now I'm taking things slowly and at a relaxed pace, without worrying about the minor details.<br />
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Well, suffice to say, I had good fortune. The next time I logged in, I had around 6g sitting in my inbox. From 97s to 6g in 24 hours for a level 12 toon on a fresh server is pretty good. I then bid on some 8-slot bags for 10s each, and the next day grabbed those out of my inbox, too. I will upgrade to 12-slotters when I get the chance, in order to better collect leather and herbs; then we'll see how well such lowbie reagents sell.<br />
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I guess I owe a big thank you to the guys at the JMTC community, because without being a part of that I would never have thought to attack things head on from the get-go. 6g is nothing in light of my main's stockpile of 65,000g; but I was still pretty stoked at this wee victory - and it's all the gold I have on my new server. It is actually really neat to start afresh. It has really put things into a new perspective for me. And I totally look forward to levelling this fresh toon to level 58, and experiencing the new quest chains and altered zones.<br />
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And who knows: if I end up making it to level 58, I may well push to 60, leap into Outland and keep on going, one quest and one instance run at a time.<br />
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If I can get patch 4.1 installed without too much hassle at lunchtime today, I may just have a little time to continue questing in Darkshore. Have I mentioned just how relaxing it feels to be levelling a brand new toon in a brand new place? I would recommend it to anyone who has become disillusioned with the game recently. Although, of course, with a new patch having just landed, there is now a lot more for people to sink their teeth into. I have a lot of original content (4.0.1-4.0.6) to wade through still, but I'm sure there are a lot of not-so-casual players out there itching to belly flop into the added flavours.<br />
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Since I don't have all that much time to play, before rolling my first Worgen, I was focusing on Gaiwyn. I did a few normal instance runs when I could fit them in, and got a few gear upgrades - boss drops and Justice Point purchases.<br />
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I weighed up how I was progressing and decided to try and hit up heroics. So I did a heroic, and it went really well. My first heroic was Throne of Tides. The other four party members were from the same guild and I managed to hold my own while learning the encounters. There was even a point where the tank went down and this hunter and I ended up kiting the big guy around until he dropped. It felt... exultant.<br />
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My second heroic, and the last one I managed to do, was Lost City of the Tol'vir. It was a ten-minute run for me, since I warped in at the second to last boss. We one-shot him, and proceeded to womp the last boss. Ironically, the one drop I got was an upgrade from <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=55876">Mantle of Master Cho</a> to <a class="q3" rel="gems=52207&ench=3810" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56399">Mantle of Master Cho</a>. :)<br />
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All that remains is balancing my time spent playing my mage (currently questing in Deepholm) and playing my little protégé, as he struggles and triumphs through storyline after storyline, zone after zone.<br />
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Peace.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-91356749420479161522011-03-22T09:46:00.001+09:002011-03-22T09:46:49.051+09:00Taking a Break<b>The game</b> is no longer fun for me. The biggest draw of an MMO is the social aspect; and with such little time to actually log in and play (and I mean <i>play</i>, not grind something for the sake of trying to reach some sort of achievement goal), the game has lost all of its lustre. When you simply can't gain enjoyment from something anymore, it is time to find another pursuit that does provide a fun factor.<br />
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With changes happening in our lives right now, gaming is on the backburner for a bit. I may come back when I can find some sort of balance and actually log in for a spell to play with guildies and friends; but until then, I doubt I will even log in to take care of banking and auction house stuff - even though my sub runs for another six months (payment went through 30 mins before I was able to cancel it!).<br />
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Good or bad, I'm not sure what this means; but what I do know is that this blog will also be put on sabbatical. I am working towards a few things right now, so I will bide my time, continue planning, and see what pops out the other side.<br />
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Thanks to anyone that bothered to hop into this little corner of the blogosphere.<br />
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Take it easy, and much peace to everyone who still finds happy hunting in Azeroth.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-46229720141527129072011-02-15T11:00:00.004+09:002011-02-15T11:13:26.816+09:00Fifty Thousand Gold<span style="font-weight:bold;">What do you call</span> a part-time goblin; someone who is a small fry in a big sea of sharks all trying to come out on top and turn a big profit? A halfling? A hobgoblin? A Demigoblin?<br /><br />Well, whatever it is called: that's me. It's hard to be a casual player and make it in the auction house game; the game of goblins. There are people out there who play many different markets and those who stick to just one or two - who manage to do pretty well for themselves. I hear reports of players with hundreds of thousands of gold stocked up, or pulling in tens of thousands in a week.<br /><br />For this demigoblin, having finally reached the seemingly pitiful milestone of 50,000 gold is a big thing. I can't put my fingers in too many pies because of lack of time; and a lot of the pies I try to stick my fingers into just get burnt or come out sticky and not very nice tasting.<br /><br />But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Building an enterprise takes time; it takes mistakes and learning; and it takes patience and having to force yourself to ignore everyone around you and how they are doing. My 50k gold may seem pitiful in light of how other auctioneers are doing; but for me, it is a good goal to have reached.<br /><br />I still have a fair stockpile of "twink" items, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36912">Saronite Ore</a>, and glyphs and inks. These will take a fair bit of patience and skillful posting to sell.<br /><ul><li>Glyphs have proven to be fairly slow moving; but I will turn the inks I collected before 4.0.3 into popular glyphs and get those out.</li><li>Saronite Ore is not yet in low supply / high demand; so that has become a long-term investment.</li><li>Twink items - especially epics - don't seem to have any interest attached to them; which may indicate the need to try and sell them individually through trade rather than auctions over an extended period of time.</li><li>All of my <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=21841">Netherweave Bags</a> have sold!</li><li>A few enchants have sold - and some enchanting mats have sold (including Wrath and Burning Crusade mats); but this is also a long-term investment. I intend to hearken back to trying to sell levelling enchants again.</li><li>Gems are a slow moving market, with huge undercutting wars still going on; but this just becomes a matter of posting the right gems at the right time and not putting up too many at once. It was disappointing to see the new metas drop to below 150g so quickly, but there is still profit to be made here if you simply don't let the amount of flooding and undercutting dampen your [shadow] spirits. ;)</li><li>The last of my <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html#starter_gear">starter gear pieces</a> finally sold. That is something I don't want to bother with again, but it was nice to buy things for a handful of copper and sell them all for between 5 and 25g - even if it did take a few months!</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My plan of attack</span><br />With little time to play and even less time to be able to do things like <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=31252">prospect</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13262">disenchant</a> and post individual items to the auction house, I have to plan my gold-making prospects pretty wisely. Things like being more aware of when to post, when to buy, and what to invest in or spend time doing in order to get things out there where (and when) there is a demand.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jewelcrafting</span><br />I will continue to try and a. Buy up <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=53038">Obsidium Ore</a> for prospecting; b. Buy <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52183">Pyrite Ore</a> in the hopes that when epic gems drop my stockpile will net me some serious profit in some way; c. Turn gems into jewellery to send to my enchanter; and d. Cut prospected rare PvE gems and post them up on Wed morning (Tues afternoon, server time)*.<br /><br />I hope to eventually get my hands on the new meta designs, too: <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=68781">Agile</a>, <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=68783">Burning</a> and <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=68782">Reverberating</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Enchanting</span><br />Basic mats are gained through disenchanting the jewellery sent from my jewelcrafter. I want to a. Sell <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52555">Hypnotic Dust</a> and <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52719">Greater Celestial Essence</a>; b. Enchant and sell low level scrolls for twinks and BoA gear; and c. Enchant and sell high level scrolls when <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52722">Maelstrom Crystals</a> are much more readily available.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Alchemy</span><br />This is a tricky one. I only just got my alchemist to 520 last night, finally, after the cost of <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52988">Whiptail</a> went down. It's hard to try and get everything done that you want to get done when you have such little time to play! Eight more <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52179">Alicites</a> and I can shoot to 525 and finally begin transmuting.<br /><br />At 525, it is my hope that I will: a. Transmute <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52303">metas</a> from the uncommon gems sent from my jewelcrafter; b. Transmute daily - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=78866">Living Elements</a> or <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=80243">Truegold</a>; and c. Create flasks for posting on Wed morning (Tues afternoon, server time)*.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fishing and Cooking</span><br />Not big money-makers, but I'm mentioning these because, a. Doing the dailies nets a little bit of gold and they are easy for even me to slip in at some point during most evenings; b. I want to get the <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=45992">rare fishing rod</a> and learn every cooking recipe; and c. Selling buff food is in fact a possibility to make a little extra gold on the side.<br /><br /><span class="footnote">* More people raid on Tuesday nights - the day following maintenance - than any other night. This is prime time for providing the necessary items and reagents for people who are both about to raid (flasks and food buffs) and have finished raiding (gems). Get your gems and flasks/elixirs up during that period and ignore the undercutters. Auctioneering 101, friend. Now I have to go and listen to my own advice!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My characters</span><br />Well, Gaiwyn is level 85 but is in really crappy gear so far. I have started on Twilight Highlands, so will work my way through there and then hit up normal dungeons with guildies if I ever get the chance.<br /><br />Ilyaena is level 84 and I have started on Uldum. Playing a Shadow Priest is really fun. I hope that at 85 I will be able to both heal and dps in instances.<br /><br />Selaena is also level 84. I haven't yet started on Uldum, but I will eventually; probably after the insane amount of Whiptail spawns have been tuned back to normal. I also find playing a mutilate rogue to be very fun.<br /><br />It's all a matter of balancing play-time between my three toons. Some of my limited time is spent posting auctions or doing some sort of auction- or profession-related activity; and some of it is spent doing professions dailies or trying to zip over to a zone and get a few quests in. It's not possible every day to do what I want to do; but I do try and find a few minutes to at least do Gaiwyn's cooking and fishing dailies!<br /><br />I am 5% of the way towards the gold cap. It's difficult to not look at all of the people around me who post at the forums I do and feel so small and underachieving. But we all move at our own pace; and it is important to realise that putting the important things in life - my wife and kids, work, and trying to aim towards dreams for the future - is much more worthwhile in the long run.<br /><br />Take it easy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-79676266775033335802011-01-31T16:30:00.001+09:002011-01-31T16:32:51.574+09:00One More Level<span style="font-weight:bold;">Every day</span>, I try to do three profession dailies: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quests=5.-101?filter=si=-1;cr=27;crs=1;crv=0">Fishing</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quests=5.-304?filter=minrl=10;maxrl=10;si=-1;cr=27;crs=1;crv=0">Cooking</a> with my mage, and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quests=5.-373?filter=si=-1;cr=27;crs=1;crv=0">Jewelcrafting</a> with my priest. So far, I have gained a few fishing skill points, vendor trash and <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=33820">a fishing hat</a>; bought five or six cooking recipes; and bought two rare gem designs and saved up 15 tokens to be spent on others.<br /><br />Gem cutting is a tricky business. It's hard to find time to dabble in everything I want to, and so the tokens pile up while no gold comes in from buying cuts and putting them to good use.<br /><br />4.0.6 brings with it some notable professions changes:<ul><li>The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=67414">Bag of Shiny Things</a> from the Fishing dailies will have a chance to include a rare fishing pole. That, plus the currently existing but rare <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44983">Strand Crawler</a>, will continue to make doing the dailies worthwhile.</li><li>Three new meta gems are being introduced. They will be rare world drops, so I would imagine the designs will go for a pretty penny and be snatched up before anyone can sneeze.</li><li>Minor, but important changes to some existing meta requirements will make certain metas (eg. <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52291">Chaotic Shadowspirit Diamond</a>) much more popular and BiS for certain classes.</li></ul><span style="text-decoration: underline;">My progress so far</span><br /><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/gaiwyn/advanced">Gaiwyn</a> is level 84, 525 enchanting and 460 tailoring. I have yet to try and take advantage of being a max level enchanter and am taking my sweet time to both level to 85 and level tailoring. Archaeology has slowed down for me, but I will get there eventually.<br /><br /><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/ilyaena/advanced">Ilyaena</a> is also level 84, and is 525 jewelcrafting and 525 mining. However, as a Draenei, this is not max level jc, but 10 points short; so I haven't quite got <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=4914">Working Around the Clock</a>. I could be starting on Uldum this week, provided I find time to play. I look forward to healing at 85 (more on that below).<br /><br /><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/proudmoore/selaena/advanced">Selaena</a> is level 83, with 517 herbalism and 485 alchemy. I intend to work my way through Deepholm to get herbs to level alchemy some more. Eventually, I will have to take advantage of transmutes. <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=80243">Truegold transmutes</a> could still be quite lucrative.<br /><br />On the gold-making front, I am at just under 40k, and am slowly selling enchants and glyphs. I still have a lot of things to work out (professions-wise) as well as a few things stockpiled in my guild bank, ready to be sold at the right time. Right now though, I just want to enjoy the game and get my <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/profile=us.proudmoore.gaiwyn">three</a> <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/profile=us.proudmoore.ilyaena">chosen</a> <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/profile=us.proudmoore.selaena">toons</a> to 85 with maxed professions. :)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Level 85 Holy Priest Preview</span><br />I want to heal at level 85. I have enjoyed it in every iteration since rolling my priest during the Burning Crusade expansion. I love melting faces, but I want to focus again on keeping people alive. There's just something about that sense of accomplishment when you play well as a healer and get through each challenge successfully. I don't profess to be the best healer out there, but I have never been terrible at it either.<br /><br />Holy build (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/talent#bchZfuMrRkrkcdo0b:oV0MqmzM0">6/33/2</a>) - I can't say for sure if this is what I'm after for normals and going into heroics, and I won't know until I try. But I've played around with the talents and this looks like a good holy build that incorporates both mana conservation / regeneration and utility, while making sure there is enough emphasis on <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=139">Renew</a>: a more important spell for holy priests than ever before.<br /><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=54485">Spiritmend Cowl</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spells=11.197">Tailoring</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62354">Pendant of Elemental Balance</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=50324">Vendor</a> - Honored with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1135">The Earthen Ring</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=66910">Blight-Lifter's Mantle</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28783">Quest</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5396">Lost City of the Tol'vir</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62377">Cloak of the Dryads</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=50314">Vendor</a> - Honored with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1158">Guardians of Hyjal</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=57860">Anraphet's Regalia</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=39788">Anraphet</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4945">Halls of Origination</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56125">Crimsonborne Bracers</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=40319">Drahga Shadowburner</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4950">Grim Batol</a>)<br /><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=67126">Roffle's Ruffly Gloves</a> (Binds when equipped)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63921">Truth-Seeker Belt</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27106">Quest</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=1519">Stormwind City</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=63807">Narkall's Leggings</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28282">Quest</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4922">Twilight Highlands</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56105">Hekatic Slippers</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=39378">Rajh</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4945">Halls of Origination</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=55869">Veneficial Band</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=43614">Lockmaw</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=5396">Lost City of the Tol'vir</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62436">Ammunae's Blessing</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=48617">Vendor</a> - Honored with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1173">Ramkahen</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52354">Figurine - Dream Owl</a> (Jewelcrafting)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=55995">Blood of Isiset</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=39587">Isiset</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4945">Halls of Origination</a>)<br /><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56137">Staff of Siphoned Essences</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=40484">Erudax</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4950">Grim Batol</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=57865">Scepter of Power</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=39732">Setesh</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4945">Halls of Origination</a>)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56109">Book of Origination</a> (Binds when equipped)<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=56122">Wand of Untainted Power</a> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=40177">Forgemaster Throngus</a> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=4950">Grim Batol</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/profile=22384693">See it</a> on Wowhead.<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-68174710295002790362011-01-07T11:45:00.009+09:002011-01-07T13:57:35.916+09:00Cataclysm Factions And Their Rewards<span style="font-weight:bold;">I'm back</span> from my 18-day holiday in New Zealand. :D<br /><br />Speaking of going back, I'd like to revisit the roots of this blog a little. I'm going to move away from gold-blogging and talk a bit about the Cataclysm factions and the rewards you can purchase at Honored, Revered and Exalted with each. Perhaps this will help someone with planning where to level (as that directly affects your immediate reputation with any given faction) and which tabard to wear into dungeons first.<br /><br />The five PvE factions are:<ul><li><a href="#hyjal">Guardians of Hyjal</a></li><li><a href="#ramkahen">Ramkahen</a></li><li><a href="#earthenring">The Earthen Ring</a></li><li><a href="#therazane">Therazane</a></li><li><a href="#wildhammer">Wildhammer Clan</a><img class="icon" src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/icons/alliance.gif" />/ <a href="#dragonmaw">Dragonmaw Clan</a><img class="icon" src="http://static.wowhead.com/images/icons/horde.gif" /></li></ul><span class="footnote">NB. When something is listed as <span style="font-style:italic;">healing</span>, it implies that it is a <span style="font-style:italic;">spirit</span>-based item and as such also benefits <span style="font-style:italic;">caster</span> specs of the appropriate hybrid class. Items listed as <span style="font-style:italic;">caster</span> items are preferable for caster dps specs for hybrid classes, but spirit gear should not be ruled out completely.</span><br /><br /><span id="hyjal" class="subheading">Guardians of Hyjal</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1158">Wowhead</a>)<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Honored - Item Level 333</span><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62377">Cloak of the Dryads</a> - Healing Cloak<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62375">Galrond's Band</a> - Strength Ring<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62376">Mountain's Mouth</a> - Tanking Neck<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62374">Sly Fox Jerkin</a> - Leather DPS Chest<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Revered - Item Level 346</span><br /><a class="q5" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62367">Arcanum of Hyjal</a> - Caster / Healer Head Enchant<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62378">Acorn of the Daughter Tree</a> - Agility Neck<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62381">Aessina-Blessed Gloves</a> - Leather Caster Gloves<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62382">Waywatcher's Boots</a> - Plate DPS Boots<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62380">Wilderness Legguards</a> - Mail Healing Legs<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Exalted - Item Level 359</span><br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62384">Belt of the Ferocious Wolf</a> - Plate DPS Belt<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62386">Cord of [the] Raven Queen</a> - Cloth Healing Belt<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62385">Treads of Malorne</a> - Mail DPS Boots<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62383">Wrap of the Great Turtle</a> - Tanking Cloak<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion:</span> Good for tanks, healers and plate dps. Arcanum for casters and healers.<br /><br /><span id="ramkahen" class="subheading">Ramkahen</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1173">Wowhead</a>)<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Honored - Item Level 333</span><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62436">Ammunae's Blessing</a> - Healing Ring<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62439">Belt of the Stargazer</a> - Mail DPS Belt<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62438">Drystone Greaves</a> - Plate Healing Boots<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62437">Shroud of the Dead</a> - Strength Cloak<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Revered - Item Level 346</span><br /><a class="q5" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62369">Arcanum of the Ramkahen</a> - Agility DPS Head Enchant<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62446">Quicksand Belt</a> - Leather DPS Belt<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62440">Red Rock Band</a> - Strength Ring<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62441">Robes of Orsis</a> - Caster Chest<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62445">Sash of Prophecy</a> - Mail Healing Belt<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Exalted - Item Level 359</span><br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62450">Desert Walker Sandals</a> - Caster Boots<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62447">Gift of Nadun</a> - Strength Neck<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62449">Sandguard Bracers</a> - Plate Tanking Wrists<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62448">Sun King's Girdle</a> - Plate Healing Belt<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion:</span> Good for casters, plate dps and plate healers. Arcanum for agility classes.<br /><br /><span id="earthenring" class="subheading">The Earthen Ring</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1135">Wowhead</a>)<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Honored - Item Level 333</span><br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62356">Helm of Temperance</a> - Caster Hood<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62353">Mantle of Moss</a> - Mail DPS Shoulders<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62354">Pendant of Elemental Balance</a> - Healing Neck<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62355">Stone-Wrapped Greaves</a> - Plate Tanking Legs<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Revered - Item Level 346</span><br /><a class="q5" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62366">Arcanum of the Earthen Ring</a> - Tank Head Enchant<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62357">Cloak of Ancient Wisdom</a> - Caster Cloak<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62358">Leggings of Clutching Roots</a> - Leather Healing Legs<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62359">Peacemaker's Breastplate</a> - Plate Healing Chest<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62361">Softwind Cape</a> - Agility Cloak<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Exalted - Item Level 359</span><br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62363">Earthmender's Boots</a> - Mail Healing Boots<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62364">Flamebloom Gloves</a> - Caster Gloves<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62362">Signet of the Elder Council</a> - Agility Ring<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62365">World Keeper's Gauntlets</a> - Plate Healing Gloves<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion:</span> Good for agility dps, plate healers and casters. Arcanum for tanks.<br /><br /><span id="therazane" class="subheading">Therazane</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1171">Wowhead</a>)<br />This faction is for shoulder enchants and rings for all classes and specs. Please note that currently the shoulder enchants are <span style="font-style:italic;">Bind on Pickup</span>, meaning you will need to raise reputation with this faction on any character that you wish to give shoulder enchants to. They will likely change to <span style="font-style:italic;">Bind to Account</span> in a future patch.<br /><br /><span id="wildhammer" class="subheading">Wildhammer Clan</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1174">Wowhead</a>)<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Honored - Item Level 333</span><br /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62424">Gloves of Aetherial Rumors</a> - Caster Gloves<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62423">Helm of the Skyborne</a> - Mail Healing Helm<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62426">Mantle of Wild Feathers</a> - Leather Healing Shoulders<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62425">Swiftflight Leggings</a> - Leather DPS Legs<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Revered - Item Level 346</span><br /><a class="q5" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62422">Arcanum of the Wildhammer</a> - Strength Head Enchant<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62427">Band of Singing Grass</a> - Caster Ring<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62428">Crown of Wings</a> - Plate Tanking Helm<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62430">Gryphon Talon Gauntlets</a> - Plate DPS Gloves<br /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62429">Windhome Helm</a> - Mail DPS Helm<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Exalted - Item Level 359</span><br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62431">Belt of the Untamed</a> - Leather Healing Belt<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62432">Gryphon Rider's Boots</a> - Plate Tanking Boots<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62434">Lightning Flash Pendant</a> - Caster Neck<br /><a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62433">Stormbolt Gloves</a> - Leather DPS Gloves<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion:</span> Good for plate tanks, casters, leather dps and leather healing. Arcanum for plate dps.<br /><br /><span id="dragonmaw" class="subheading">Dragonmaw Clan</span> (<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=1172">Wowhead</a>)<br />You should know by now that I don't play Horde! Rewards are equivalent to <a href="#wildhammer">Wildhammer Clan</a> rewards.<br /><br />That's all from me for now!<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-88771200732000768362010-12-14T10:00:00.010+09:002010-12-14T11:38:07.619+09:00The First Week<span style="font-weight:bold;">My brother started playing again</span>, so that no longer gives me access to his account. I'm glad he is playing again though, albeit as casually as - if not more so than - me. What this means, however, is that it is best if I don't use his account for my own personal use anymore; and it meant that when Cataclysm hit I couldn't run both accounts to take advantage of doing two things at once. Oh well!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Day 1</span><br />I managed to check into the hotel pretty quickly, and got onto the server a couple of hours after the expansion went live. I spent a little time sorting my priest out with <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38347">mining bags</a>, <a class="q3" rel="ench=3238" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=41516">enchanted gloves</a> and learning the highest skill of my two professions (Mining and Jewelcrafting) before heading to Icecrown. I wasted a little time flitting around tapping nodes before updating my <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/gathermate2_data.aspx">Gathermate 2 Data</a> and integrating it in. After that I managed to get to 470 mining pretty quickly and headed straight to <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Twilight_Highlands">Twilight Highlands</a>.<br /><br />In the highlands, I followed the mining circuit I already had planned, as seen below on the map. I spent a good few hours gathering <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=53038">Obsidium Ore</a>, and once I hit 520 I was able to also mine <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52183">Pyrite Ore</a>. I stocked up about 25 stacks of obsidium and 2 stacks of pyrite before calling it a night. I sent them over to my warlock then switched to her to post some stuff up on the AH. This was less than eight hours after the expansion had been flipped on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6HxLZTa6DVAGoWACBPhlhun07HDQVgDcqc32ANRkVPGZHyzO7b4x-jPgvGIJPnQY4w8_bS1fmZyjZym1_Sfgt9yZKrNp3kPu7qrl1Ba2xACZnlQOZa8N0UGP-RmvjjJAGBUQBnSvJFc/s1600/Twilight+Highlands+mining+circuit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6HxLZTa6DVAGoWACBPhlhun07HDQVgDcqc32ANRkVPGZHyzO7b4x-jPgvGIJPnQY4w8_bS1fmZyjZym1_Sfgt9yZKrNp3kPu7qrl1Ba2xACZnlQOZa8N0UGP-RmvjjJAGBUQBnSvJFc/s400/Twilight+Highlands+mining+circuit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547397793760948658" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Twilight Highlands Mining Circuit</div>One thing I learned from this is that you don't need four mining bags. One would have sufficed (and saved me a little gold), as it took me literally hours to fill up just one, and there are mailboxes nearby for sending your haul off to another toon. Actually, another thing I learned is that even though the mining circuit shouldn't take you close to angry mobs, if you do stupid things you will die. Three times. :p<br /><br />Unfortunately, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">none</span> of my ore sold, and very few glyphs that I had put up sold. However, my priest also managed to get a few <span style="font-weight:bold;">gems</span> the previous night and <span style="text-decoration:underline;">all</span> of the volatiles I had put up sold, so at least I wasn't at a total loss. In fact, even now none of my ore has sold even though I have reposted it twice since then. I will probably prospect the obsidium and turn the pyrite into <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=58480">Truegold</a>, eventually. Perhaps I shouldn't have sold those volatiles after all. :x<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Day 2</span><br />The next night was dedicated to my main. And every time I have played since then has either been to sort out auctions and mail on my warlock or to play my mage.<br /><br />I started by handing in 25 daily quests in Icecrown for a nice little xp boost. After that, I uncapped Tailoring, Enchanting, First Aid and Cooking and got my <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90267">license</a> to fly in Azeroth. Unfortunately, my Fishing is still not high enough to learn Illustrious, but that is something I will slowly work on during the expansion. After I could fly and had a nice little look at Stormwind (absolutely amazing from the air and very easy to navigate!), I went to talk to one of my favourite characters: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=44238">Harrison Jones</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Archaeology</span><br />Professor Jones told me all that I needed to know to dig up fossil fragments and piece together artifacts. The new <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Archaeology">Archaeology</a> profession is both tedious and enjoyable. I have spent most of my time in-game since that point simply levelling archaeology. It is a hard, long road but the rewards at the end - and on into the future - make it worthwhile. Not to mention the fact that it is interesting, unique and gives you a closer look at the various races and lore within Azeroth and Outland.<br /><br />So since the second day of the expansion I have hardly done anything but dig dig dig. And aside from the tedium of porting, hearthing and flying all over the place to try and piece things together, it has been fun. Call me boring, but there is just something about following survey markers and uncovering pieces of artifacts that really intrigues me. I'm really diggin' it. <span style="font-weight:bold;">*ba-dum-tch*</span><br /><br />I hit level 82 last night from just handing in those dailies last week and archaeology since then (plus a quest and its daily counterpart that I stumbled upon while digging). I started out getting about 11k rested xp per piece that I dug up (three digs per digsite), and am now getting almost 19k rested. Unfortunately, after just a little digging each day my rested experience fades; but over 27k per digsite is some nice xp in itself. The biggest timesink here is travelling between digsites, as one location takes less time than the average quest.<br /><br />Levelling the profession, however, takes a long time. Up to about level 75 you get skill points for digging up artifacts. From 75 to 100 the chance of getting skill points is greatly reduced. At 100, fragments go grey and you can only skill up from solving artifacts. One digsite yields three fragments per dig for a total of nine. As you level up, the amount of fragments required to complete an artifact increases slightly; rares that you randomly discover take many more fragments to complete. You start off needing around 25 fragments to solve an artifact, and by about level 200 you need around 35-40 = four digsites of that type.<br /><br />The digsites themselves are somewhat random, as are the artifacts that you discover to work towards solving. You can choose what sort of fragments you will collect, but it is still limited to the active digsites that have spawned. Fortunately, there are eight to choose from - four per continent. Once you unlock Outland, that's four more, and then Northrend is another four, for a total of 16 by the time you have a skill level of 375. Unfortunately, Tol'vir digsites (of which there are only four in the one zone: Uldum) currently share spawns with the beginning ones, ultimately frustrating many budding archaeologists.<br /><br />So far I have managed to reach about 235 archaeology skill and have uncovered one rare: <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=60955">Fossilized Hatchling</a>. For those that uncover fossils more than anything, this is the first one that people get. For the races, there are other "starter" rares that people discover.<br /><br />It helps to balance as much as you can, but I am saving up dwarf fragments in the hopes of getting <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64489">Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan</a> when I am a high enough level for the possibility of discovering it. I also wouldn't mind the <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64372">Clockwork Gnome</a> and <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64488">The Innkeeper's Daughter</a> from dwarven fragments, and the <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64883">Scepter of Azj'Aqir</a> from Tol'vir. The fossil reward, <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=60954">Fossilized Raptor</a>, will come in time and without too much effort, either. It is the easiest epic to get.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Guild Achievements, Levelling and Rewards</span><br />Unfortunately, archaeology doesn't count towards guild experience. With all the effort I am putting into the profession I am not actually contributing to my own guild reputation or to the guild experience as a whole. But we have enough active members to hit the daily experience cap each day. I will just have some reputation catch-up to do.<br /><br />So far, we have hit level 3 and unlocked two perks: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=78631">Fast Track</a> (Rank 1) and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=78633">Mount Up</a>. Since I purchased <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90265">Master Riding</a>, I now fly at 350% speed. It doesn't feel any faster than 280%, but it is. What I am most looking forward to, though is the <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62298">Reins of the Golden King</a> at guild level 25 (and personally exalted).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/183896.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 325px;" src="http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/183896.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">It's a friggin' lion!</div>I only just decided to start doing the daily cooking quests. I really should have done this earlier, as I need three tokens for each cooking recipe and it will benefit my guild in the long run. My aim right now is to get the two more tokens I need to purchase the <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=65414">Recipe: Starfire Espresso</a> and make thousands of them for a big caffeine fix... no, to both help my guild get <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=5467">Set the Oven to "Cataclysmic"</a>, which unlocks <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=62799">Recipe: Broiled Dragon Feast</a>, and to help raise my own reputation with the guild.<br /><br />Of course, I will have to spread it out over a few days because of the daily guild reputation cap that coincides with the guild levelling cap.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Gold</span><br />As I mentioned earlier, my ore didn't sell. The market was flooded with all kinds of trade goods as prices attempted to settle and everyone was undercutting everyone else. I have managed to sell a few Netherweave bags at everything ranging from a mere 8g to a nice 25g. I am also still finding my feet with glyphs and will post them up over the next few weekends in the hopes of eventually selling all my stock.<br /><br />With levelling blues and epics, I have hardly had any bites, but I have managed to sell a few. I don't have the time to cross-check what I paid for them (besides, I'm pretty sure I lost all that data when my entire UI got reset the day before Cataclysm - that's another story), and then set the price for each individual item manually. But what I have been doing is trying to not compete with anyone and simply holding back from posting if there are a few up already.<br /><br />So far I have stockpiled some obsidium and pyrite ore, made about 13k in sales and spent 4k gold on 310% flying for my main. So my bank is sitting at 11k, up from the 2k that I had sitting in there when Cata hit.<br /><br />In the long run, I hope to pawn off all of these levelling BoEs, as well as do something smart with my stockpile of enchanting scrolls and Saronite ore. I'm holding back with the ore because I want to see what happens to supply. I also have a few stacks of Northrend herbs sitting around waiting to be useful.<br /><br />So all in all, it's been pretty slow going for me. With limited time to play I think I'm doing ok, though. Just biding my time and slowly eeking out these bags and glyphs, and the odd items here and there. The gold will come in; I still have to level my professions and quest with my mage, at least. Happy days ahead. :)<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-12753298772608122082010-12-06T11:35:00.004+09:002010-12-06T13:25:01.337+09:00Cataclysm Starter Guide<span style="font-weight:bold;">I wrote the following guide</span> for the <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/forum.php">MMO-Champion forums</a>. You can see the original post <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/798769-Guide-How-to-start-in-Cataclysm-(Alliance)">here</a> or continue reading.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">[Guide] How to Start in Cataclysm (Alliance)</span><br />Wondering what to do when Cataclysm hits? Regardless of your intentions, the first thing you will want to do - unless levelling a new toon - is to learn to fly in Azeroth. And unless you intend to farm reagents, you will probably want to learn Illustrious of all your professions, grab Archaeology if so inclined, and then head to one of the two starting zones.<br /><br />So where do you want to be when the switch gets flipped? Well, for Alliance, Stormwind is a good start, as you can do everything there. For Horde it is Orgrimmar. Grab your <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90267">Flight Master's License</a>, run a circuit, picking up all of your skills and then head to the relevant NPC to be on your way to your zone of choice.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't play Horde, so I'm going to only focus on helping Alliance get to where they need to be to optimise their first few minutes of playing. Sorry, Hordies!<br /><br />Here is a summary of all the trainers and relevant NPCs to get started. I simply collected data straight from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com">Wowhead</a> and consolidated it for easy reading:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Flight Master's License</span><br />Flying Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=43769">Bralla Cloudwing</a> (70.8 73.2). This is where you want to be at 12.01am on the 7th of December, or logged out at if unable to be playing when Cataclysm hits.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gathering Profession Trainers</span><br />Herbalism Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5566">Tannysa</a> (54.6 83.6).<br />Mining Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5513">Gelman Stonehand</a> (59.6 37.6).<br />Skinning Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=1292">Maris Granger</a> (72.7 62.0).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crafting Profession Trainers</span><br />Alchemy Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5499">Lilyssia Nightbreeze</a> (55.6 85.9).<br />Blacksmithing Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5511">Therum Deepforge</a> (63.8 37.2).<br />Enchanting Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=1317">Lucan Cordell</a> (53.0 74.3).<br />Engineering Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5518">Lilliam Sparkspindle</a> (62.8 32.2).<br />Inscription Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=30713">Catarina Stanford</a> (49.8 74.2).<br />Jewelcrafting Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=44582">Theresa Denman</a> (63.5 61.5).<br />Leatherworking Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5564">Simon Tanner</a> (71.8 62.9).<br />Tailoring Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=1346">Georgio Bolero</a> (53.2 81.7).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Secondary Profession Trainers</span><br />Archaeology Trainer - None other than <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=44238">Harrison Jones</a> (85.7 25.9).<br />Cooking Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5482">Stephen Ryback</a> (78.1 53.2).<br />First Aid Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=2327">Shaina Fuller</a> (52.9 44.9).<br />Fishing Trainer - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=5493">Arnold Leland</a> (55.1 69.5).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Starting Zones</span><ul><li /><span style="font-style:italic;">Quest to start in Mt Hyjal</span> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=27726">Hero's Call: Mt Hyjal!</a> Obtainable from Hero's Board (62.3 30.1 and 63.0 71.8). Ends in Moonglade. Handed in at <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=15187">Cenarion Emissary Jademoon</a> (83.0 28.8).<br /><li /><span style="font-style:italic;">Quest to Start in Vashj'ir</span> - <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/quest=28825">A Personal Summons</a>. Automatically given to you when you enter Stormwind. Ends at <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=45226">Naraat the Earthspeaker</a> (74.6 19.3).</ul>Following is a map to see the locations of all trainers and key points to help you plot your path and be on your way fully prepared.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvViW-lzN6j1qcLOLnj3tZo0XWPTO-j3Rrd8SfMqd7-ducbUgcnky0GCh_f_5dmKe1zHvkxFDwvyc2cfLPhyphenhyphenAfTCuwmNmcW3k_MpJ-y9vMY_3_Wa91fditrKPJI839nUHNUJI5FPvEJ6M/s1600/Stormwind_Cata_Trainers_NPCs_Map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvViW-lzN6j1qcLOLnj3tZo0XWPTO-j3Rrd8SfMqd7-ducbUgcnky0GCh_f_5dmKe1zHvkxFDwvyc2cfLPhyphenhyphenAfTCuwmNmcW3k_MpJ-y9vMY_3_Wa91fditrKPJI839nUHNUJI5FPvEJ6M/s400/Stormwind_Cata_Trainers_NPCs_Map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547393666310473138" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Stormwind Cataclysm Trainers and NPCs</div>Tip: Remember to have all necessary bagspace, levelling reagents and anything else ready before Cataclysm goes live so that you aren't wasting time flying to the bank or the auction house - even though they are both very cool now.<br /><br />I hope that this is insightful and helpful to people. :)<br /><br />As a final note: <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Personally, I am going to level Archaeology</span>.<br /><br />Edit: I still haven't actually decided what I am going to do, but it will likely consist of playing both Gaiwyn and Gidaeon simultaneously, as I said in my <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/12/deepholm-at-82.html">previous post</a>. Right now, the best thing looks to be levelling Gaiwyn as per normal - or Archaeology as I previously said - and taking Gidaeon to Twilight Highlands rather than getting him to 82 and going to Deepholm (aka Miner's Paradise).<br /><br />Good luck, whatever you decide to do!<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-48634476490616064512010-12-06T08:58:00.010+09:002010-12-06T11:56:55.189+09:00Deepholm at 82<span style="font-weight:bold;">A spanner has been thrown</span> in the works and when that happens, one must consider an alternate plan: create a contingency to jolt your plan back into working order.<br /><br />My dilemma occurred when I researched how to get to Deepholm. But why would you want to go to Deepholm, Gaiwyn? The answer is simple: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=52185">Elementium Ore</a>. It is by all accounts the best zone for mining the new minerals. Sure, Twilight Highlands and Uldum are some great high-level zones and will prove to have a good number of node spawn points; but Deepholm is where the serious miners will farm. It's freaking underground!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwjI2wQuBIC0k2OAaG4Kq_9dYjy488aPdzklIruane2dBtaBN7kRzxcsXznmWs2HD5qA2yHLAXIbfpUiW6QfAhGaz0DJ3BKeT1L3emYbkgavvjGNK6Wuqmc69rBGh_lnyaYQaubeVEsw/s1600/Deepholmelementiumore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwjI2wQuBIC0k2OAaG4Kq_9dYjy488aPdzklIruane2dBtaBN7kRzxcsXznmWs2HD5qA2yHLAXIbfpUiW6QfAhGaz0DJ3BKeT1L3emYbkgavvjGNK6Wuqmc69rBGh_lnyaYQaubeVEsw/s400/Deepholmelementiumore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547353672302129570" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Deepholm: Elementium Ore Mining Circuit</div>It turns out that to get to Deepholm you must be level 82. The <span style="font-style:italic;">only</span> other way to get there is to ask for a Warlock summon. Good luck with <span style="font-style:italic;">that</span> in early days.<br /><br />So my choices are now three-fold: level my chosen miner to 82 before seriously focusing on mining in Deepholm for profit; try to play the auction house - buy as cheap as possible and resell for profit; or simply head to Uldum or Twilight Highlands and grit my teeth at the fewer nodes and higher level mobs with large aggro radii.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Option 1: Level to 82</span><br />Gidaeon is the warrior on my second account. Originally, he was on my primary account but I transferred him at the end of TBC to what was then my brother's account. He took him from 70-80 and played him a bit - mostly as a tank - in WotLK. Since then, my brother has quit playing the game and so I inherited his account as my own secondary account; essentially giving me back my old warrior to do with as I please - an entire account to do with as I please.<br /><br />His second profession is maxed blacksmithing. This could prove to be fruitful also, in the long run, if I put a little time into levelling it for Cataclysm.<br /><br />My initial plan was to pop 4x <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38347">Mammoth Mining Bags</a> onto him, zoom around Icecrown until I get mining up to 470 off Saronite nodes, and then head over to Deepholm to do a few mining spirals for Obsidium Ore. But since there is no way to get to Deepholm before picking up the quest from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/npc=45226">Naraat the Earthspeaker</a> in Stormwind, in order to do this I would have to level him to 82.<br /><br />This is not entirely out of the question. If I dual-box I can level both Gaiwyn and Gidaeon in tandem. Gaiwyn will definitely have the XP advantage, though, as I have 25 daily quests ready to hand in for a nice little boost on my way to 81. It also means that at 85 there will be a few more quests to complete for extra gold.<br /><br />So this is one of my options. Once Gidaeon hits 82 I could then proceed to spiral around Deepholm tapping any nodes that I encounter before any of the dozens of other miners out there doing the same thing, while Gaiwyn picks up and levels Archaeology in the old world. A fairly sound plan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Option 2: Sit at the Auction House</span><br />My second option is to sit at the auction house, buy up herbs, ores and leather for reselling, refresh glyphs, and slowly trickle out levelling and twink items for all those people who will have rolled new Worgen and be looking for gear to boost them or deck them out.<br /><br />At the same time I would probably be levelling Gaiwyn in Hyjal; not too difficult to do dual-boxing, as not much concentration is needed to sit at the auction house on my other account.<br /><br />The advantage of this is being able to snatch* what I estimate to be good deals as well as getting my goods out there to make a bit of profit as I go. The disadvantage is that Gidaeon will be no closer to 82 and able to go to Deepholm to mine, if I so wish to do so in future. Farming is not my thing; but there is no better time to mine the new ore than the first few weeks of the expansion.<br /><br /><span class="footnote">* Turns out that you can set your snatch list for the new materials now. Read this great post by Mike over at <a href="http://server5th.blogspot.com">Server Fifth</a>: <a href="http://server5th.blogspot.com/2010/12/build-your-snatch-list-now.html">Build Your Snatch List Now</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Option 3: The High Level Zones</span><br />Forgoing levelling at all is my final option. I would still get to 470 mining (475 when my old <a class="q4" rel="ench=906" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=16863">Gauntlets of Might</a> mining gloves are equipped) in Icecrown, but then shoot off straight to either Uldum or Twilight Highlands. I'm currently not sure which is the better of the two in terms of chance of being splattered into the ground by high level mobs camping nodes, but I'm sure they are both equally plausible for doing mining circuits.<br /><br />The advantage of this is no waiting around and thus very little, if any, competition. Soon as my mining is high enough for the new ore, I can fly straight to one of those zones and go crazy finding nodes and tapping them out for their sweet, sweet juices. The disadvantage is being splattered into the ground by... well, you get the picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6HxLZTa6DVAGoWACBPhlhun07HDQVgDcqc32ANRkVPGZHyzO7b4x-jPgvGIJPnQY4w8_bS1fmZyjZym1_Sfgt9yZKrNp3kPu7qrl1Ba2xACZnlQOZa8N0UGP-RmvjjJAGBUQBnSvJFc/s1600/Twilight+Highlands+mining+circuit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6HxLZTa6DVAGoWACBPhlhun07HDQVgDcqc32ANRkVPGZHyzO7b4x-jPgvGIJPnQY4w8_bS1fmZyjZym1_Sfgt9yZKrNp3kPu7qrl1Ba2xACZnlQOZa8N0UGP-RmvjjJAGBUQBnSvJFc/s400/Twilight+Highlands+mining+circuit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547397793760948658" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Twilight Highlands: A Rough Mining Circuit</div>This is the decision that I have just over a day to make. Come tomorrow I will be leaving very early for the conference out in the city (a two hour drive, at least). It finishes 30 minutes after Cataclysm goes live, and I have to then leave the location and drive somewhere to grab a bite to eat / snacks and drinks for the long night ahead, and head to the hotel to check in to my room.<br /><br />Here's hoping that tonight I can set everything up that needs to be set up, ready to go, with my toons logged out at strategic locations, and my bags and banks sorted out ready for everything that is going to happen over the next few weeks of play.<br /><br />Whatever happens, I look forward to everything that tomorrow night will bring. And whatever your plans are, so should you.<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-23135816155637738142010-12-03T09:51:00.003+09:002010-12-03T10:23:14.970+09:00Are You Ready?<span style="font-weight:bold;">Cataclysm</span> is just around the corner. How prepared are you? How are you going to manage your stockpiles and goods? Will you power-level professions in the hopes of making rather lucrative profit by taking advantage of high demand in the first few days or weeks of the expansion?<br /><br />I think that given my limited time to spend in game I have done pretty well for myself. I've got the <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=21841">Netherweave Bags</a> ready to pawn off to the hundreds of new Worgen that didn't buy up beforehand; I've got a nice wee collection of glyphs ready to get dumped at reasonable markup; and I've got a selection of various different items and reagents that should yield various amounts of profit.<br /><br />It has been difficult to stay patient and not try to just empty my bank tabs or my alt's bank. I have put up glyphs a couple of times since the shattering (patch 4.0.3a) with very little interest shown, and have enchanted a few twink/heirloom scrolls in the hopes of making a little profit from them.<br /><br />What will net me a good sum of gold, however, is being careful about using items and reagents in smart ways. It's all a big learning process for me, with my dabbling and dipping my toes in to try things out. The next few weeks feel like they will be a make it or break it situation, where - even though I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket by even a long shot - there is the potential to make mistakes and fail to get a decent gold boost.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My battle plan</span><br />Here is my situation: I have a family and very little time to spare to give to the game, so I appreciate any time that I am able to find to play. I have been trying to be smart about how I use my crafting and auction time, but it has been difficult to make it feel at times that I am progressing at all. After all, enjoying the game comes first.<br /><br />When the expansion hits I will be in the city, at a 3-day conference. When the servers flip into Cataclysm mode, I will be at the conference, waiting for it to finish. It will probably be two hours after many other people get to play that I have checked into my hotel and plugged myself in.<br /><br />The good news is, I will be staying in the hotel for two nights, which means I should get a few uninterrupted hours of play; and at such a crucial time!<br /><br />My intention is to log the warrior on my secondary account, equip 4x <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38347">Mammoth Mining Bags</a>, and just go as crazy as I can flying around the new zones tapping nodes. At the same time, I will give most of my focus to playing my main. I want to level <a href="http://www.wowpedia.org/Archaeology">Archaeology</a>, but I also want to experience as much of the new content as I can manage over two nights of playing.<br /><br />One small bit of preparation I have almost completed is to fill my quest log with 25 completed daily quests. I am almost there and should have it all done and ready to hand in for a nice little 5-600k experience boost with just a couple of minutes of flying between Icecrown hubs.<br /><br />So for me, it will become a matter of juggling between tapping out as much of the new ores as I can manage while levelling Archaeology and levelling my mage through the new zones.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The AH and Professions</span><br />I want to play the game, not sit at the auction house. I will level Enchanting and Tailoring as the goods come to me naturally throughout the course of levelling, but my other professions can wait for a bit before I give any of them any real focus. I do have the reagents to boost my Jewelcrafting, Alchemy and Inscription a little, but these are not going to be a big focus for me from the outset.<br /><br />My only time spent at the auction house will be to do a scan as I sleep and to use Auction Profit Master to throw up glyphs, bags, and some of the levelling blues and epics that I have collected.<br /><br />For many, camping the auction house and power levelling professions is going to prove to be very worthwhile. For me, I'm not a big gold player (yet). I just want to utilise my time well and keep a keen interest in playing the game for fun.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Flipping Enchanting Scrolls</span><br />Turns out that in the shattering, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38682">Enchanting Vellum</a> became available for a mere 8s through any enchanting vendor. This made the small stockpile I had collected no longer worthwhile. Or did it?<br /><br />Firstly, I would have been able to eventually use up all of the scrolls I had made since Enchanting is one profession I want to try and focus on as a gold-maker this time around. I say "would have been", though, because I decided to see if everyone was aware of the change. They weren't.<br /><br />I worked out that it cost me 40s to make each of the scrolls, so I put them up on the AH at 50s each. Had I bought them from the vendor for 8s each, the profit would have been much greater, but at a profit of just under 9s for each scroll sold, I netted about 18g in profit from the 200 that I put up. Every single one sold.<br /><br />If I had time to play I would put the rest of them up and simply replenish my stock from the vendor. This is just one example of buying goods from a vendor and putting them up on the AH at minimal cost and risk. If the ignorance keeps up through to next week, this could prove to be a nice little boost.<br /><br />Buy 1,000 scrolls at 8s each. Put them up for 50s. Take away the auction house cut and the deposit fee and you are left with about 400g in profit from simply vendor flipping. That is provided you sell all 1k scrolls, but with many enchanters out there wanting to be prepared to level their profession, this is actually a low risk endeavour.<br /><br />Keep an eye out for things that you can turn for profit. With the changes, it doesn't mean that players change. Vendor-bought pets, reagents and other things have the potential to be sold at a decent mark-up. Just a way to boost your reserves.<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-85807736690483736482010-11-15T11:15:00.002+09:002010-11-15T11:21:33.245+09:00Hatchling a Plan<span style="font-weight:bold;">Hatchlings Making a Comeback</span><br /><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1015371776?page=3#51">It's official</a>: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=48126">Razzashi Hatchlings</a> will not be a money-maker in Cataclysm. So the question is: do I try and sell mine now at 5k gold a-piece, or do I wait and see just how difficult and rare they become when re-introduced to the game post-4.0.3a?<br /><br />Either way, the only thing I've lost is the couple of hours it took me to farm them myself. Thankfully, I didn't pay a large sum of gold in the hope that their value would skyrocket. And if it comes down to it, I can learn the pet myself on a couple of toons. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saronite Shuffle</span><br />On another note, I've heard that it may still be profitable to prospect <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36912">Saronite Ore</a>, grab cheap <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=35624">Eternal Earth</a> (people dumping their stock) and use that with the green gems you prospected to make items for either vendoring (if profitable), selling at the AH (if the supply is not too high) and disenchanting.<br /><br />Northrend enchanting mats should rise in price in the expansion, so that isn't a bad way to go. Just work out if you can get stacks of ore cheaply enough and it could be a good market to dabble in.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Glyphs and Inks</span><br />Just this morning I got a pretty insane deal: about 20 stacks of <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36903">Adder's Tongue</a> for 14g per stack! I have been buying as many herbs as I can get my hands on (at less than 24g per stack), and crafting as many glyphs as I can from the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=39343">milled pigments</a> and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=43126">resulting ink</a> - a huge task in itself.<br /><br />Dumping the <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=43127">Snowfall Ink</a> is a huge problem, as they keep getting returned to my mailbox after trying to auction them off. It seems that there is too much on the market and just not enough people wanting to make and hand in <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=44318">Darkmoon cards</a>. If it comes down to it, I could always just vendor them. :x<br /><br />I have filled up more than a guild bank tab so far with stacks of 5-10 glyphs each and have stockpiled 3-4 stacks of lower level inks (for crafting into glyphs or even reselling post-patch). My plan is to get at least 10 of each of some of the popular glyphs as well as 8 stacks of each of the six glyph inks before patch 4.0.3a. If I can sell all 10 of about 20 glyphs per class, covering 6/10 classes, at 45g each, I will make 54k gold. Having spent around 20k on herbs to make the glyphs, that's over 200% profit.<br /><br />It has been a lot of work, but the more I tried to prepare, the more I found myself making. It's too hard to balance everything, so my piece of advice today is to just do what you can do and not worry about trying to meet crazy goals. I may be taking too much on my plate, and I am definitely putting a lot more effort into Inscription than anything else. But this opportunity to take advantage of selling so many glyphs will not roll round again any time soon, and that is something I keep in the back of my mind as I continuously press that mill button.<br /><br />Here's hoping that I can spread myself out more after <span style="font-style:italic;">Glyphmas II</span> passes; just not too thinly. :)<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-55729769492565875792010-11-11T15:30:00.006+09:002010-11-11T15:57:44.165+09:00Speed is Money, Friend<span style="font-weight:bold;">As I continue</span> to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36905">buy</a> <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36906">Northrend</a> <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36903">herbs</a> to build my stockpile of glyphs ready for Cataclysm's release, I continue to look for other potential money-makers.<br /><br />But before I go into a few suggestions, I want to draw attention to two recent announcements that affect the game in different ways.<br /><br />Firstly, Blizzard <a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27607285648&sid=1">announced</a> that they are revoking the unattainability of the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=2336">Insane in the Membrane</a> achievement. With the <a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/1096">changes to Feralas</a>, <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=2557">Dire Maul</a> is having its level reduced, and with these changes <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/faction=809">the Shen'dralar</a> are becoming an obsolete faction. This meant that the associated achievement was to become impossible to complete post Cataclysm. It also meant that anyone wanting to get <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/title=145">the Insane</a> title was forking out tens of thousands in gold in order to complete their Shen'dralar rep. In fact, I made 30k off this sudden drive towards completion; <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html#myexperience">as told</a> in my initial <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html">gold-making post</a>. It is what truly kick-started my gold-making endeavour and the change of tack for this blog.<br /><br />Well, you can imagine just how upset people were - some of whom spent up to 50k gold on ensuring they got the achievement - when Blizzard decided to remove Shen'dralar from the requirements for getting it. They are planning on adding exalted reputation with the faction as a Feat of Strength in the future, but that is no consolation for this big kerfuffle.<br /><br />This is just a reminder to us that you never know when Blizzard will make changes to the game and how it will affect the community. Everything, from spending gold to trying to make it contains some sort of risk. You wouldn't get anywhere if you didn't take risks.<br /><br />It also reminds me of the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=48126">Razzashi Hatchlings</a> I have sitting in the bank. This is either a great asset or a waste of bank space. As <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html#misctab">I mentioned</a> in my gold-making post, they could skyrocket to a very high value; but they could just as easily become worthless, if Blizzard decide to add a means of acquiring them from a vendor, or some other such simple method. The good thing for me is that I didn't pay one copper for them - I farmed the two that I have. But time is money, and so the time I spent getting them to drop was time not spent elsewhere doing something with a guaranteed reward. When I do sell them I will be able to calculate my hourly rate. Here's hoping that it is impressive enough to have a blog post of its own!<br /><br />The second thing that I wanted to mention is the removal of the achievement, <span style="font-style:italic; text-decoration: line-through;">Helping Scribes Pay the Bills</span>. This isn't the best news for scribes hoping to sell every single glyph and will reduce the demand for not so popular glyphs. Since I am focusing on simply providing just <a href="http://www.wowpopular.com/Glyphs">the most popular glyphs</a>, it shouldn't affect my own sales terribly much. Also, who knows if they will add a similar achievement to the game in future.<br /><br />And now, onto the main point of this post.<br /><br />As everyone is aware, there will be a huge influx of levelling toons. I <a href="http://wowbrief.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-gold.html#preparing">mentioned it</a> in my previous post, but I will say it again: there is money to be made in providing a service for all those new toons and twinks, as well as people levelling from 80 to 85, and everyone levelling professions; albeit from scratch or from 450 to 525.<br /><br />As the title of this post says, <span style="font-weight:bold;">speed is money</span>. The faster you go, the more you get done. And if the means is there to do something faster - move along the ground, zoom from node to node, be able to gather reagents at a lower skill level, or even to cook faster* - then there is also demand.<br /><br /><span class="footnote">*Too bad tailors can't make <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=46349">Chef's Hats</a>. ;)</span><br /><br /><span id="speedenh" style="font-weight:bold;">Speed Enhancements</span><br />Some things to keep an eye on:<br /><ul><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=7969">Mithril Spurs</a>: with mount training available from level 20, and these puppies usable until level 70, who wouldn't want to pop a pair onto some ragged old boots and decrease the time getting from point A to point B? You can even steal my goblinesque phrase that speed is money, for trade channel advertising.<br /><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13947">Enchant Gloves - Riding Skill</a>: another mounted speed boost. Can't hurt to try selling these to all those Worgoblins, too.<br /><li /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13890">Enchant Boots - Minor Speed</a>: not just a twink enchant, having a minor speed boost is excellent for levelling - even after getting a mount. Also, ask any high-end raider and they will tell you not to underestimate the DPS increase that a speed boost provides. Blizzard have given multiple classes more skills, and even glyphs that increase speed in various ways. This points towards the attraction that movement speed provides under more circumstances than most people realise.<br /><li /><a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=34008">Enchant Boots - Boar's Speed</a>: the mid-level movement speed enchant. It provides an extra 90 health to the wearer - a pitiful amount, even in the mid-30s, but people may just pay for this over Minor Speed.<br /><li /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=2459">Swiftness Potion</a>: the alchemical answer to temporarily increasing movement speed. Sales of these are also worth considering with the sudden influx of levelling and twink toons.</ul><br /><span id="tagembagem" style="font-weight:bold;">Tag 'em and bag 'em</span><br />The best gatherer setup is to have a herbalist/miner druid with <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=90266">Master Riding</a> and a pocket paladin (also with 310% flying). That way, you never have to dismount and you gain the benefit from <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=32223">Crusader Aura</a>!<br /><br />But no matter whether you are into gathering or not, there is an abundance of people who farm herbs, leather and ores. And what better incentive to go out and fill your bags than to have big bags to fill!<br /><br />If I spend my first few Cataclysm hours taking advantage of the insane prices that will no doubt be affixed to brand new shiny ores and herbs, I would be wise to equip my chosen gatherer with four of the appropriate 32-slot bags.<br /><br />There should be a demand for these bags, but you can always look into the cheaper options to provide for people without quite so much gold to spend on item-specific bag-space. Remember to check reagent prices now, while people are dumping their Northrend stock!<br /><ul><li /><span style="font-weight:bold;">For herbalists</span>: <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=45773">Emerald Bag</a> - 4x <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=41594">Moonshroud</a> and 6x <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36908">Frost Lotus</a> to craft. Alternatively, you could look into crafting and selling or buying and reselling <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=22252">Satchels of Cenarius</a>.<br /><li /><span style="font-weight:bold;">For skinners</span>: <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38399">Trapper's Traveling Pack</a> - 8x <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38425">Heavy Borean Leather</a> to craft. An alternative is <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=34482">Leatherworker's Satchel</a>.<br /><li /><span style="font-weight:bold;">For miners</span>: <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38347">Mammoth Mining Bag</a> - also 8x <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=38425">Heavy Borean Leather</a> to craft. Alternatives are <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=29540">Reinforced Mining Bag</a> and the limited stock vendor purchased <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=29540">Mining Sack</a>, which costs 10g but which you could possibly resell at a profit.</ul><br /><span id="gatherench" style="font-weight:bold;">Gathering Enchants</span><br />Not only will people profit from having the most bag space possible, but being able to mine that node or pick that herb as early as possible is also beneficial.<br /><ul><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=7349">Herbalist's Gloves</a> - for leather armour wearers and above.<br /><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13868">Enchant Gloves - Advanced Herbalism</a>: I would imagine that the demand for this enchant will rise if it hasn't already. And it stacks with the bonus on Herbalist's Gloves!<br /><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13841">Enchant Gloves - Advanced Mining</a>: the miners' equivalent to the above enchant. Too bad there are no gloves with a mining bonus, but there is <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=10542">a helmet</a> for Engineers. :)<br /><li /><a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=13698">Enchant Gloves - Skinning</a>. There are BoP items out there that increase skinning skill, but not everyone knows about them or has had the luck to acquire them. I know that I coveted both <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=12709">Finkle's Skinner</a> and <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=19901">Zulian Slicer</a> (when ZG was released) back in the day but just never got either on my hunter. :(<br /><li /><a href="http://www.wowhead.com/spell=44506">Enchant Gloves - Gatherer</a>: note the minimum level. This should still go up in demand with the amount of people gathering in the new high level zones. Also, unlike the other +5 enchants, Gatherer is learned from enchanting trainers.</ul><br />Remember that there are plenty of other options out there! Look for other ways to help players enhance their levelling experience and you will both benefit. The reward for this is likely to be greater than the risk. Just remember that nothing in life is certain. :)<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-19458583904161513482010-11-08T11:40:00.019+09:002011-02-15T11:09:13.536+09:00Making Gold<span style="font-weight:bold;">Cataclysm is on the horizon</span>, as everyone in the WoW community knows. 4.0.1 came out a couple of weeks ago, and with it, some very big changes - in anticipation of the changeover with Cataclysm.<br /><br />I've decided to change my approach to this blog. Not that I post very often at all, but for a while I want to focus on something that brings a glint to most players' eyes: <span style="font-weight:bold;">gold-making</span>.<br /><br />I recently starting following <a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/">Just My Two Copper</a>, a gold blog that has an entire community centred around it. The forums are very helpful and there are frequent blog posts that give ideas and tips to people wanting to try their hand at taking advantage of the in-game economy.<br /><br />The one thing that you need if you intend to make gold is to read, be patient, and read some more. Do things in your own time, at your own pace, and learn from your mistakes. Also, don't try to take on too much at once. It is overwhelming to try and launch into it headfirst (as I soon found out). You will likely only hinder your progression.<br /><br />Ok, so here is a little bit from my own experience over the last two weeks or so. With Cataclysm coming upon us so fast, there isn't much time left to prepare. So let's go!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why do I want to make gold?</span><br />This is the first question you should ask yourself. My own reasons vary, but I mostly just want to see how successful I can be in learning to use the auction house and my professions to my advantage.<br /><br />You might wonder what someone would do with a spare 10k gold, let alone 100k, or even the new cap of a million gold. I wonder too, which is also part of the reason I want to try and build my reserves. The economic <span style="font-style:italic;">challenge</span> itself draws me in.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How do I start?</span><br />It is best to have some gold to start with. Thankfully, there are myriad ways to get your initial fund. Unless you spend everything you get from questing and selling junk, you should have at least a little gold. Get focused, change your spending habits (stop paying exorbitant prices for epic gems for your alts' blue gear), and aim to get a few thousand through your own methods, so you can kick-start your money-making endeavour.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What then?</span><br />When you have a little gold, and even while trying to build up a little bit to get started, read around. <a href="http://www.justmytwocopper.org/">JMTC</a> is a good place to start, but there are a lot of gold blogs around. Unless you are willing to start somewhere and build up your knowledge, you won't get very far. Every realm has a different economy, and everyone has different ways of investing. So learn as much as you can about your own realm; experiment, prepare and don't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't regret missing out on opportunities, either. Many will pass you by, so just focus on what you manage to get your claws into!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the best way to make gold?</span><br />The answer is simple: it depends. It depends on so many things. I would recommend a few things though, but it really comes down to your own willingness to try, to learn, and to put in some time and patience. Start small and expand out into other markets that interest you.<br /><br />From my own little, recent experience, it pays to consider a few things: looks for current opportunities (right now, this means things that are disappearing or changing in Cataclysm, and will always include in-game holidays); install helpful addons; have multiple professions; farm only when it is profitable to do so, or do it because you enjoy it (ie. in Cataclysm, gathering professions will make a killing in the first 24- or 48-hours when materials are brand new, and will take weeks, if not months to plateau and even off at a stable market price).<br /><br />The good thing about a game economy is that there are finite options. But this doesn't mean that your options are limited. Dabble here and there, focus on things that interest you, set yourself up to be efficient (spreadsheets, addons, trying your best to not waste too much time in-game going around in circles); and don't forget to have fun!<br /><br /><span id="preparing" style="font-weight:bold;">Preparing for Cataclysm</span><br />It's not too late to start. So far, I have decided that in Cataclysm I want to focus on <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/skill=333">Enchanting</a> more than anything, but I have also stockpiled things that I believe will turn at least a little profit, and have also begun to invest somewhat into <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/skill=773">Inscription</a>.<br /><br />When 4.0.1 hit, those that were prepared were able to make everything from a little profit to hundreds of thousands of gold. I wasn't prepared. I came to the game late and so missed out on what could have been a very profitable <span style="font-style:italic;">Glyphmas</span><sup>TM</sup>.<br /><br />But I am learning, and I am preparing for Cataclysm the best that I can! Things to consider (definitely not an exhaustive list):<br /><ul><li />What will all the levelling toons need or want? Remember that people will be rolling new Worgen and Goblins, which means gear, enchants and glyphs especially will be in much demand.<br /><li />What obsolete materials will suddenly be in demand? With people heading off to the new zones and those levelling not spending much time in Outland and Northrend, what can you stockpile to provide for the demand that there will be?<br /><li />What is disappearing or changing? Consider pets and achievements that people will want to get before the 7th of December, and things that will still be in-game but no longer available to acquire!<br /><li />What is still in demand now but has been forgotten by the masses? Do things like <a class="q3" href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=41611">Eternal Belt Buckles</a> or <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/items=0.6?filter=na=leg+armor">leg armors</a> still sell? How about classic items that you could potentially buy and resell at a profit?<br /><li />What else can you think of that might be in demand but in short supply when Cataclysm hits? Try thinking outside the box.</ul><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recommendations</span><br />Get a guild bank. If you are serious about making gold, you will need a lot of space to store materials, crafted items, and things you will use in the future to turn a profit. Invest in your own personal guild bank, and when you can afford it, max out the tabs. I just managed to buy the last tab in my guild bank. It costs 5,000 gold! All up, it is almost 10k gold for the bank tabs, but in the long run it will be well worth it.<br /><br />Use alts. Bank alts can be handy, and definitely remove a bit of stress. Depending on how deeply you want to get involved in auctioneering and gold-making, at least one bank alt with full guild bank access will be handy. If you want to do things on a smaller scale but break out into multiple areas and markets, it is still handy to have everything filtered through one toon.<br /><br />Buy on the weekend, sell during the week. This is a little piece of advice that a lot of people don't realise. Try it for a couple of weeks and just watch what happens to auctions. There is less demand during the week, but there is also a lot less supply. If you want to be smart, buy your materials in bulk between Saturday and Sunday and sell your goods wisely during the week. Just be aware of when people will most want what you have to provide, and don't flood the market!<br /><br />Set up the right addons. This is not an exhaustive list but is what I use. There are always other options:<br /><ul><li /><a href="http://auctioneeraddon.com/">Auctioneer</a>: track prices and market averages; post and buy things at sensible prices; scan for good deals via the reselling and snatch options.<br /><li /><a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/auction-profit-master.aspx">Auction Profit Master</a>: post in bulk much easier. This is especially useful for Scribes and Enchanters, but also Jewelcrafting can take advantage of posting up bulk gems, and even Tailoring, Leatherworking and Blacksmithing will have an easier time getting their goods up. APM is also an excellent bulk mailing tool. Set up alts to send frequently bought and mailed items to, and with one click you can post it all off!<br /><li /><a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/altoholic.aspx">Altoholic</a>: very handy for tracking what is in your alts' bags, their professions, achievements, etc. This synergises with quite a few economy addons.<br /><li /><a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/advanced-trade-skill-window.aspx">Advanced Trade Skill Window</a>: Queue craftable items and craft things from base materials much more easily (for example, with just <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=21877">Netherweave Cloth</a> and <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=38426">Eternium Thread</a>, you can much more easily make <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=21841">Netherweave Bags</a>).<br /><li /><a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/scrollmaster.aspx">Scroll Master</a>: As I am going to focus mostly on enchanting, this is my choice of a queuing tool. If you want to focus more on glyphs, I would recommend <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/kevtool-queue.aspx">KevTool Queue</a>. SM will scan the AH and allow you to queue enchanting scrolls to craft. It will give you a list of mats that you need, you have in your bags and any alts have in their bags, as well as what scrolls are currently up on the AH for both your enchanter and any alts you have assigned. The bonus is, it interacts directly with APM and will automatically create groups of every single enchant you enable!<br /><li /><a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/mailopener.aspx">MailOpener</a>: Some people recommend other mail opening addons, but I like the simplicity of this one. I recommend it for clearing your mailbox without much hassle at all. When you are clearing hundreds of auctions you will be very thankful for it. I'm not there yet, but even with my mere dozens of mails it is a godsend.<br /><li />Any other or alternative addons that you feel would be helpful, or complement your use of professions, buying and re-selling, and any other approach to gold-making. Even something as simple as <a href="http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/sell-junk.aspx">SellJunk</a> can make things easier.</ul><br /><span id="myexperience" style="font-weight:bold;">My experience</span><br />I am new. I won't pretend that I have much experience or that I can offer any more insight than anyone else playing this game. But I will share my recent experiences in the hopes that someone will stumble on this blog post and be encouraged to try their hand at becoming a part-time auctioneer.<br /><br />I started with close to 5k gold. I spent a lot of it - all but around 1.5k - on levelling <a class="q3" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=31134">blues</a> and <a class="q4" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=2244">epics</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36912">Saronite Ore</a>, <a class="q2" href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=22446">enchanting mats</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=36905">herbs</a> and <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=21877">Netherweave Cloth</a>. Over the days that I did this, I must have earned a bit more gold through selling a few enchants and such, so all up I estimate that I spent close to 5,000 gold on kick-starting my Cataclysm stockpile.<br /><br />Then I received a tip: many of the reputations needed for <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/achievement=2336">Insane in the Membrane</a> will no longer be achievable in Cataclysm. What could this mean for me? Did I have anything that was suddenly in high demand? Yes.<br /><br />You see, over the last year or so I have farmed <a class="q4" href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=13335">Baron Rivendare's Deathcharger</a>. I'm currently at 63 kills and no luck. Regrettably, I got rid of a lot of the enchanting mats gathered during that time; something I need a lot of now. Having killed hundreds of abominations, it was easy enough for me to collect stacks of <a class="q2" href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=12735">Frayed Abomination Stitchings</a>, something I intended to use, along with <a class="q2" href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=18334">Librams of Protection</a>, to raise my <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/faction=809">Shen'dralar</a> rep.<br /><br />Well, as fortune would have it, I had collected all but the librams (always overpriced and in very short supply), and so had one necessary item rotting in my bank. One sparkly, suddenly very much in demand item: <a class="q3" href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=18335">Pristine Black Diamond</a>. 44, if I remember. And how much were these pitiful little gems going for? A thousand gold a piece. That's right, they had suddenly skyrocketed to phenomenal prices.<br /><br />I sold myself short with half of them, only making 10k off 20 - but leaving one customer incredibly happy, so that is a bonus. But for the other 24, I sold them at 1k a piece (minus the 5% auction cut). So I suddenly found myself 30k richer.<br /><br />From almost no gold (but a fair investment in the bank) to 30,000 gold. This is exactly what I needed to boost my spirits and consider preparing all the more for Cataclysm. One can never predict the market, or what is going to happen to all current materials' supply and demand. But there are a few avenues I have been pursuing and trying to prepare for.<br /><br />And I am still learning. I'm still making mistakes and wasting my time somewhat, but I am approaching things with a positive outlook. No longer do I look at the auction house in dismay as I see a flood of enchanting scrolls up for less than material cost. I see the potential of breaking into the enchanting market with Cataclysm enchants and providing all those little Worgen with levelling enchants, shiny blue and epic weapons and gear, and even a few glyphs for good measure.<br /><br />Because when you know what something is worth, and if you utilise both patience and wisdom, you will celebrate every victory.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Risk vs. Reward</span><br />One final point I want to make before I conclude is that you should always consider the risk of buying or investing in something. If you keep your eyes and options open, as you gain confidence and build your resources and efficiency, you will begin to reap the benefit of sometimes taking risks.<br /><br />Gold-making is a risky business. If you put all your eggs in one basket, you are very likely to sell yourself short and find yourself twiddling your thumbs or watching as the market appears to crash around you. But if you are willing to take risks for the sake of improving and advancing, then you will find the reward is greater than having five zeroes on your gold count.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion</span><br />And that pretty much sums up everything I have to say. In just a few short weeks I have gained at least a little more awareness and some knowledge, begun to prepare for Cataclysm, created tracking spreadsheets, updated my economy addons, made 30k gold through blind luck, and have learned to see things from a different perspective.<br /><br />Just today I realised that my approach to the glyph market may be too time-consuming and have decided to alter my tactic. I'll see how that goes.<br /><br />But the most important thing is to not get carried away. I have a family that I love, and I don't want the excitement of virtual currency to draw me away from time spent with them. If I can't be efficient enough or I lose out in a big way, it doesn't matter in light of what is really important: the relationship that I have with those closest to me.<br /><br />I'll leave this post with a few screenshots of the state of my guild bank as of this morning. It is definitely a work in progress, and if time permits I would like to collect enough stuff to tick me up into the six-digit region sometime within the first month of the release of Cataclysm.<br /><br />It's a <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=21151">rum</a> thing, Mr. Mate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kjcsArA9dOWLi7BYOG5fJrvowBLqaAf0SDfNIT6Nk3lCesGAZ0nJkyEwZCibMIhr71xnLcH1hwDTovRpEdOMb2axIt4CiaL1I3i5oueFNhZdVscnRnlGqw7_CH4zhYjD2PG_JpN1Bpc/s1600/20101108+Tailoring+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kjcsArA9dOWLi7BYOG5fJrvowBLqaAf0SDfNIT6Nk3lCesGAZ0nJkyEwZCibMIhr71xnLcH1hwDTovRpEdOMb2axIt4CiaL1I3i5oueFNhZdVscnRnlGqw7_CH4zhYjD2PG_JpN1Bpc/s400/20101108+Tailoring+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999268662593730" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Tailoring tab</div>This is currently being filled with <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=21840">Netherweave Bolts</a>. I stupidly crafted a whole lot of bags before realising that bolts take up far less room and therefore you can store four times as much! I will put a couple of hundred up at a large markup before Cataclysm gets switched on, and then will trickle them out 20 or so at a time over the following weeks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6wdb3YGZ3Y9IN7L3pW9P8OfXwmgGVJZHfPBGli6MBGO8EQESH8aM5TRbz-208sga66jV7S1PBZcKagOVcImRoqvqAc9VkPlJHoPQb1eCKynxThYzbV3BMCADbCpsd0WNhzpIimeH_b8/s1600/20101108+Mining+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6wdb3YGZ3Y9IN7L3pW9P8OfXwmgGVJZHfPBGli6MBGO8EQESH8aM5TRbz-208sga66jV7S1PBZcKagOVcImRoqvqAc9VkPlJHoPQb1eCKynxThYzbV3BMCADbCpsd0WNhzpIimeH_b8/s400/20101108+Mining+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999146989446594" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Mining tab</div>This is getting filled with <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=36912">Saronite Ore</a>. I will decide what to do with it when I observe the various markets in Cataclysm. I may sell it wholesale if it becomes profitable enough, or I may prospect it and do something with the gems.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI9lht87HB9yIa-elkIPfPhrXhmBQSGic4MkzNssVllLbHmeO-mldGCME_ca3jnASuHPBRL1b_d1HoOOxHgZYVQ6QAqx8cIx09j_v9JZVNWqIgwokX7f3MMicMTzvfbxbf2KfBxCbTb0/s1600/20101108+Levelling+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI9lht87HB9yIa-elkIPfPhrXhmBQSGic4MkzNssVllLbHmeO-mldGCME_ca3jnASuHPBRL1b_d1HoOOxHgZYVQ6QAqx8cIx09j_v9JZVNWqIgwokX7f3MMicMTzvfbxbf2KfBxCbTb0/s400/20101108+Levelling+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999140725248434" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Levelling tab</div>These are mostly items to resell at a profit, but a few materials to help people levelling their professions. I have collected a range of armour and weapons and a few tidbits here and there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF-vvMqPe2r30p9wOoJU04SZQdbUM7R3k4fG7cTMXKCvf5huDI9wo9tM3SnB9oEKSteAq8MfZJNhWSru51wqWZjfy83yRzd7IY5VEfhbKe_hLwE9rTMDfgpZoN4XoL87cjqP7M1r-84M/s1600/20101108+Inscription+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF-vvMqPe2r30p9wOoJU04SZQdbUM7R3k4fG7cTMXKCvf5huDI9wo9tM3SnB9oEKSteAq8MfZJNhWSru51wqWZjfy83yRzd7IY5VEfhbKe_hLwE9rTMDfgpZoN4XoL87cjqP7M1r-84M/s400/20101108+Inscription+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999129880124386" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Inscription tab</div>A work definitely in progress. I decided to focus on five or six classes and am aiming to craft or acquire five of every popular glyph for each of those classes. If I can, I would like to gather up 20 of each glyph by the time Cataclysm hits. It's a tiny drop in a huge pool, but it is something!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgAUX0SOmSNc-qX-hLyyQJERvux-wjlJQfDPjG6F-cYhTZg77jqrlQ-wcihzPftfJ3T_JQ9esRKeKHdTo2O49kjcem3kkbxJVnTpFl0VBlXUz0VA5g0HrwC2clbK0IsOligGIjlepdVU/s1600/20101108+Enchanting+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgAUX0SOmSNc-qX-hLyyQJERvux-wjlJQfDPjG6F-cYhTZg77jqrlQ-wcihzPftfJ3T_JQ9esRKeKHdTo2O49kjcem3kkbxJVnTpFl0VBlXUz0VA5g0HrwC2clbK0IsOligGIjlepdVU/s400/20101108+Enchanting+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999118609193746" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Enchanting tab</div>My main pursit. I haven't crafted much yet, and haven't stored any enchanting mats or scrolls in this tab yet. So far I have only started putting <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=38682">vellums</a> in. I want to make hundreds of them while they are cheap enough (because you never know when <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=2449">Earthroot</a> will go up in price).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycOVv5YFz7pSWArvHHePQ2XVccvyzSRgGlDRFE-7anFQ0GQ5LUOHZban1eOUS5s8FkFgH0RXZNpkA8B06EF4A_9WWibRBfN6NbO0EDGCjtPTlILVanc_r39FKlPmH1se8ohokkaUjw3Y/s1600/20101108+Miscellaneous+Tab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycOVv5YFz7pSWArvHHePQ2XVccvyzSRgGlDRFE-7anFQ0GQ5LUOHZban1eOUS5s8FkFgH0RXZNpkA8B06EF4A_9WWibRBfN6NbO0EDGCjtPTlILVanc_r39FKlPmH1se8ohokkaUjw3Y/s400/20101108+Miscellaneous+Tab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536999104326081778" /></a><div id="misctab" class="imageTextCenter">Miscellaneous tab</div>The final tab is just miscellaneous things. I have collected a few pets. The two <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=48126">Razzashi Hatchlings</a> are ones that I farmed myself. They currently sell for around 6k on my realm, but if things are in my favour, with ZG being removed in Cataclysm, they could go up to 20, 40 or even 100k (one should be hopeful!). I also have some pets that drop from <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=39878">Mysterious Egg</a>. Since it will be a much bigger pain to go to <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=3711">Sholazar Basin</a> every week, these pets should go up a little in demand.<br /><br />You may also have noticed a couple of things in my warlock's bags: enchanting scrolls and some sort of armour items. Well, the scrolls are my slow start to preparation for selling enchants. They are in her bags so that Scroll Master recognises their existence.<br /><span id="starter_gear"></span><br /><br />The armour pieces are starter gear. That's right, <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=38">Recruit's Shirts</a> and <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/item=51">Neophyte's Boots</a>. These actually sell from time to time. I paid a handful of copper for them in <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=2367">Old Hillsbrad</a>, and get anything from 10-15 gold per piece. They have hardly been selling, but even selling just one more than covers the auction posting cost for putting them up a hundred times over. This is just a wee experiment and so far it hasn't been a complete waste of time. My experience here is that the grey ones don't sell; the white ones occasionally do.<br /><br />Think outside the box! :)<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089373922781826901.post-89812315268135881462010-09-02T13:30:00.006+09:002010-09-02T13:47:39.326+09:00Beta Theta Data<span style="font-weight:bold;">There is some cool stuff</span> on the beta servers right now.<br /><br />The new glyph interface is active, although a lot of new glyphs are still under development:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8cWAEJWyvUWz_1U2Ebj53SXy1v7hB7aKSLA4j2lV7fOz-SGLrlloh_HbcvBdoxJkQG9QV-giKvWFyTVsxrHtVpQxijf_0oUhZkY4z8El4wIYonLLoE-KQJEEe_gDanXUnTt060Ipzuk/s1600/cataglyph_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:auto; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8cWAEJWyvUWz_1U2Ebj53SXy1v7hB7aKSLA4j2lV7fOz-SGLrlloh_HbcvBdoxJkQG9QV-giKvWFyTVsxrHtVpQxijf_0oUhZkY4z8El4wIYonLLoE-KQJEEe_gDanXUnTt060Ipzuk/s400/cataglyph_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512161544624065010" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Cataclysm Glyph UI</div><br />Worgen can now customise both their Worgen and Human forms:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg-b4MvOCmFnml0HJZfxubQGmkZhvSfrBJWYPJapA7CIJn1w42zxtHC3NGx9paXkv95nhnTElSPN2J-hNNgaFT7ILEFVe5u_EgxyeeTOwYN6y_tc81WSOc1BXgacp-Wm1FN1bv7Nutzw/s1600/worgen-worgen-ls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:auto; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg-b4MvOCmFnml0HJZfxubQGmkZhvSfrBJWYPJapA7CIJn1w42zxtHC3NGx9paXkv95nhnTElSPN2J-hNNgaFT7ILEFVe5u_EgxyeeTOwYN6y_tc81WSOc1BXgacp-Wm1FN1bv7Nutzw/s400/worgen-worgen-ls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512161963202464514" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Worgen customisation screen - Worgen form</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9bmDQI10OOx5frgTggTQDXKXMQldWXHjHT4YGfzUbjpwryU1tMT9FvZpxSUKsn2ZAex5nMISLrORcbXZSvUQE4NripIRZG0VmdJutmJxZejbBXnhrkfA1KZOq4cw1YzDHXscUDaAZBU/s1600/worgen-human-ls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:auto; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9bmDQI10OOx5frgTggTQDXKXMQldWXHjHT4YGfzUbjpwryU1tMT9FvZpxSUKsn2ZAex5nMISLrORcbXZSvUQE4NripIRZG0VmdJutmJxZejbBXnhrkfA1KZOq4cw1YzDHXscUDaAZBU/s400/worgen-human-ls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512161954091946994" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Worgen customisation screen - Human form</div><br />The Dark Phoenix mount is acquired through a guild achievement that requires completion of the first three raid achievements:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXFiKg2RybLhSzq5sRxhumK5mwsPCYAgjMwM0JPMG_M1azB-eiarW3k59_CaMMjOcDY0HJG-GVFE_FmBsxY3n99Z6ScZYujXXt7wJEc9GBEX8TLqBiBdBvekWy1EIor2_gfVGCB0vrFo/s1600/darkphoenix-achv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:auto; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXFiKg2RybLhSzq5sRxhumK5mwsPCYAgjMwM0JPMG_M1azB-eiarW3k59_CaMMjOcDY0HJG-GVFE_FmBsxY3n99Z6ScZYujXXt7wJEc9GBEX8TLqBiBdBvekWy1EIor2_gfVGCB0vrFo/s400/darkphoenix-achv.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512164988523999314" /></a><div class="imageTextCenter">Dark Phoenix a guild achievement</div><br />A few tidbits:<br /><ul><li>The vanilla raid instance <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/zone=1977">Zul'Gurub</a> is being removed (<a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?sid=2000&topicId=26560871177#18">Source</a>).</li><li>Possibly due to popular demand or simply just efficient development, the heroic versions of <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=209">Shadowfang Keep</a> and <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=1581">Deadmines</a> will now be released with the expansion, rather than in a later patch (<a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26560501519#3">Source</a>).</li><li>The patch notes have been updated for the newest beta build (12857: <a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702229998&sid=2000">Source</a>), and the level cap has been raised to 85 (<a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26560771409&sid=2000">Source</a>), with <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=5034">Uldum</a> and <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=4922">Twilight Highlands</a> now accessible for testing.</li></ul><br />A lot more has happened over the last couple of months. For some decent beta footage, check out the videos from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/totalhalibut">TotalHalibut</a>, aka Total Biscuit of <a href="http://www.cynicalbrit.com/">Cynical Brit</a> fame. He recently released one of a <a href="http://cata.wowhead.com/zone=5088">Stonecore</a> dungeon run, and with the level cap now 85, expect end-game instance videos some time before the end of the beta:<br /><br /><div class="imageTextCenter"><object style="text-align: center" width="512" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pg1L8uFYpzg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_detailpage&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pg1L8uFYpzg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_detailpage&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="512" height="308"></embed></object><br />Totalhobnob Stonecore run</div><br />Peace.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Gaiwyn of Proudmoore</span>Geckomayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13401256567387933821noreply@blogger.com0