World Of Warcraft Strategy Guide

Three Solid Gold Making Techniques in World of Warcraft

2007-10-09T00:01:00.001-07:00

There are numerous great gold making techniques in World of Warcraft, tons really. Here are three of the more useful ones I’ve found in recently.

Angerclaw Maulers

Located in the midst of Felwood are numerous groupings of Angerclaw Maulers. These mobs are known for their quick respawns, usually starting to respawn as soon as you have finished killing the last one in any given area. There is limited downtime, meaning maximum gold. These mobs are often times ignored because they do not drop a large amount of green items. The do, however drop large amounts of claws, jaws, bones, and other stackable vendor trash that sell for decent amounts of gold. They are also skinnable for Auction House items. These mobs return about 40-50 gold an hour.

Crusader Enchant Formula

As one of the most eagerly sought out formulas in World of Warcraft, the Crusader Enchant is a great way to make some quick gold. The only way for a player to find these enchants is to take them off of Scarlet Spellbinders. Located near Heartglen at the tower along the path there, these monsters will very rarely drop the formula. However, that formula sells for as much as 300 gold. So, if it takes 3 hours to get one, it is well worth the time spent. And because these are decent mobs to start with, even if it takes 3 hours to find the enchant, you will pick up numerous green, blue and vender trash items that can garner you even more gold. The only problem that might arise is the occasional farming that occurs in this region. However, if it is clear, you will find that you can make all of your time’s worth in gold and then some. The average time to find the enchant varies. Some people have pulled one in as little as one hour and others in four hours. The drop rate is set very low, but if you get extremely lucky, you could make massive amounts of gold here in very little time.

The Demonslaying Enchant Formula

Located in Azshara, in the farthest Southwestern corner are the Highborne Apparitions and Lichlings. These mobs are fairly easy to kill with a low hit point count and drop mageweave along with lots of blue and green items. For that reason, they are perfect targets for farming. One of the nicer things they drop though is the Demonslaying Enchant Formula. If the area is not being farmed too heavily by other players, you can make as much as 50 gold an hour here.

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MMORPGS: World of Warcraft, a Review

2007-10-07T02:35:00.001-07:00

Introduction

If you're into computer games, you probably have heard of World of Warcraft, the latest hit produced by Blizzard Entertainment, and you're probably aware what an MMORPG is. If you're not, let me explain it quickly. A MMORPG is a massivly multiplayer online roleplaying game that allows thousands of players to play in a persistant game world.

World of Warcraft currently entertains close to 7 million people world wide. It has drawn many of the mmorpg veterans but also introduced a lot of new people to the genre. Why is world of warcraft so successful? Well. I think it comes down to more than one thing.

First of MMORPGs are usually not that easy to get into, often the player is presented with a akward interface, tons of options and a lot of things going on around them in general the first time the log onto the game. Blizzard has done a pretty solid job in keeping the interface simple and stupid, allowing even newbie players to get into it at a quick pace. Hints and Tips help guide the true MMORPG newbie along as well. When the developers of the game created the interface, and gameplay in general their goal was for it to be easy to get into it, but to be hard to master.

They have definitely accomplished the first part, the second part can be argued about. What defines a good player in an MMORPG basically comes down to two things.

1) Does he know his character and the abilities

2) Does he pay attention

There are no twitch skills involved, and in my opinion if youre looking for a competitive game, current mmorpgs - including WoW - are not the place to look at. If you want skillbased competition stick to RTS and FPS games.

The second thing that makes wow so successful is mostlikely the name of the producer and their huge fanbase - which they deserve by all means - after having released such great games as the diablo and warcraft series, which were all huge hits.

Let's get to the review part :)

Character Creation

Like every MMORPG or MUD out there the journey always begins with the character creation. You get to pick your site - alliance or horde , your race and a few visual features. Character customization is definitely one of the game's weakest points, the diversity and amount of features to select and change for character remind of Everquest which was released almost 8 years ago. You get to chose

* between a handful of faces

* skin tone

* between a handful of haircuts

* between a handful of facial hair styles

* hair color

It is probably not a huge deal, and its certainly nothing game breaking, a bit more would have been nice though.

First steps

As you take your first steps within WoW, getting used to the user interface, you will quickly notice that the game is very quest driven. You can earn most of your character's experience via quests, you will still be grinding mobs for exp once in a while though.

The starting quests also lead you along nicely, out of the starting area to the bigger towns and into the deep dungeons

The world

The amount of detail that was put into the world of warcraft is amazing and stunning. The cartoony style may not be everyones cup of tea, but whether you like it or not you cannot dismiss that the world has a lot of character. It is filled with content too, and you will find yourself stumbling from point of interest to point of interest.

The dungeons

The dungeon instances, which are zones that belong to you and your group, while pretty linear most of the time are also amazingly done. The boss encounters are fun, and the best loot is gotten from doing instance runs. The dungeon instances are supposed to be the group part of the game (aside from pvp) and it would be unwise to enter them alone unless youre like 20 levels stronger than the mobs inside the dungeon.

The way to 60, and beyond

Most people ive talked to tell me they have the most fun leveling their characters to level 60, because it is quick paced most of the time, and only slows down rarely. The quests are done well, and there is just so much to discover.

Once you hit 60 youre basically stuck with three things to do though

a) do instance runs (raids) for items

b) grind monsters for money

c) pvp

Now this might sound as if it should be enough. But the core problem is this: there is no character advancement beyond 60 other than getting items. These items are gotten by raiding elite dungeons with your guild, playing the bazaar game or by gaining rank while pvping.

Right now, if youre a raider, you raid so you can raid more. There is no reason to take that super dagger of stabbing into a normal 5 man dungeons and just carnage stuff left and right, other than for the sake of carnageing - is that even a word.

The game at this point, 2 years after its release, direly needs some alternate advancement, luckily the expansion (The Burning Crusade) is right around the corner, so that should help out some for now.

Server Issues

This is were i have an axe to grind, so pardon my rant

Ever since wow was released , the game has had severe sever stability issues. I guess they did not expect the kind of amount of people to buy the game back then and got surprised. Not a big deal, most of the MMORPGs face server issues the first few days of the game's release, even if is not as popular as wow.

But even after 2 years of development it is sad and annoying to see that the same server problems still exist, while not as severe, and the servers need to go down for maintenance weekly.

Content Updates

We all know it, Blizzard likes to do things correctly, and they always take their time. The thing is, that this is a MMORPG. People need to be handed new content almost constantly, waiting 3-4 months between content updates that deliver content that was promised to be in the game when it was released just seems weak. Then again i can certainly appreciate the amount of work that must be needed to create the content. It wouldnt be so bad if there was actually some way of alternative character advancement.

This review may sound a bit harsh and dont get me wrong, WoW is an amazing game, and what the artists did is just mind boggling. I leveled 3 characters to level 60, and as i was progressing along through the vastly different world zones of the game there was always this thought on mind.

Wow is an amazing online world, but it is as if they do nothing with it. Where is the dynamic world, that i imagined when i first read about WoW in 2002. There has been a world event of the opening of a raid instance that involved the players gathering resources for a month or two and then battling in a war like scenario to unlock the dungeon. While this is definitely a step in the right direction it is not enough. Next generation MMORPGs need to be developed with dynamic behaviour in mind. The world needs to change and feel less static.

Fazit

World of warcraft is a great game, and you will definitely enjoy leveling your character. After that it is uncertain, you will have to see for yourself. Doing raid instances can be fun, unless you dont like to rely on people. PVP can be fun too if youre into that kind of thing. Heck, even trying to amass huge amounts of virtual money can be fun to some people.

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General Sales Tips for World of Warcraft Auction House

2007-10-04T22:47:00.001-07:00

The 0.99 Rule

This is a common sales technique that is already used by shops and companies throughout the world and it is still just as useful in World of Warcraft You should always try to sell an item for 99s instead of 1g or 99g instead of 100g as buyers always tend to see the different grade in money (Copper, Silver, Gold) more readily than the actual amount.

The loss to you? Nearly Negligible. What do you gain? The buyer would most probably buy your 99s item over the other guy’s 1g item or cause someone to buy via impulse if his still on the fence on whether to purchase the item or not.

This little trick works even better if you actually use that as your Buyout price instead of the bid amount and is arguably the easiest way to make the item that your selling much more appealing without any significant investment.

Nobody can afford that much

Have you always wanted to buy 5 swiftthistle instead of 10 and realized only stacks of 20 are on sale or you wanted to buy 10 Fadeleaf when only stacks of 20 are available? The simple fact remains, many sellers always place stacks of 20s when nobody needs or can afford that much! By simply selling in stacks of 5 for relatively expensive but high demand ingredients, you can greatly increase your chance of selling off your stuff.

Auctioneer Mod

Always have the Auctioneer Mod! If you want to make great profits through the Auction House, this is a mandatory mod, it allows you to monitor prices of items in Auction House, which allows you to sell low and buy high. Trying to earn profits through the 'Supply and Demand' concept would be much easier however this strategy is for another time :)

However, these are just small tips compared to what you can find out in the World of Warcraft Gold Making Guides available at Bloodelvesofwow.com

By Xan, an avid World of Warcraft Player since 2005 and admin of Bloodelvesofwow.com

How To Profit From Farmers In World of Warcraft

2007-09-13T09:08:00.003-07:00

Is There an Easier Way?
Since farmers work only the areas proven most profitable, you now have a nice list of hunting grounds for your own pursuit of gold. But actually, there’s another way to profit by your knowledge of professional farming patterns that doesn’t require you to fill your friends list with the names of people you who aren’t actually interested in chatting with and to scope out what these relative strangers are doing. All you really need is some information about shift changes.

Shift Changes
6/12 Server Time The U.S. WoW servers are set to Pacific Time. Though Jakarta's time zone is 14 hours ahead of this, all the Indonesian farmers (as far as I know) change shifts at 6 AM and PM Server Time. This is also true of most Chinese farmers.

Some Chinese Farmers Are a Bit Early
A minority of Chinese farmers change shifts 1.5 hours earlier than that; i.e., 4:30 Server Time, both AM and PM.

Halftime Quotas
If there are half time quotas imposed on farmers, they will be due at noon and midnight Server Time for most farmers, and at 10:30 AM and PM for a minority of the Chinese.

Sell Off Times
Farmers usually start spamming the AH with their sales about half an hour before their quotas are due.

Grace
If a farmer has had trouble moving product and is behind quota, he can sometimes prevail on his partner to let him stay on the account for a few extra minutes so that he can continue to push his goods. I’ve seen this “grace” period stretch to half an hour, but only for farmers whom I know to be on particularly good terms with their partners.

Summary
So to summarize, there are major daily sell offs on the IF Trade Channel at around 5:30-6:30 AM and PM, and Minor sell offs from 11:30-12:30 AM and PM, and at 10-11, and 4-5. Most of the items are sold during the 1 st half hour of the period, but the closer to the “close of business” it gets, the more desperate the sellers become.

Where You Come In What Farmers Want and What Farmers Need Though a farmer would like to get as much gold as possible for her items so she can increase her cache, she has to collect at least enough to satisfy her quota.

Catch the Blowout You will see a pattern starting at around 5:30 AM and PM every day. Characters will start hawking items on the IF market channel at around 11:30. The prices will probably be competitive but not lowball.

It Doesn’t Hurt to Let the Farmer Know that You’re Interested in Her Item Early on

If a price isn’t stated in the spam, you can send a whisper and ask for it. As time passes and the bewitching hour nears, the prices of any unsold items will drop drastically. The fire sale has started and true bargains are to be had. Whisper inquiries to the same farmers you’ve queried 20 minutes before and you’ll find that they’re now asking a lot less. Make an even lower counter offer and don’t be surprised if it’s accepted.

If you make a lowball offer on one of these sell-off items at about 10 minutes before the hour and it’s rejected, don’t be surprised if at a minute or two before 6:00, the seller gets back to you and, to the best of their non-English-speaking ability, asks you if you’re still interested in their item. (That’s why it can be a good idea to send the farmer a message or two earlier in the session. You want your name to spring readily to mind when their desperation hits the critical mark.) They may still try to get a higher price out of you but if you stick to your guns for a minute or so of bargaining, you’ll probably get the item at the price you named.

Of course, farmers who stay on past the ends of their shifts, while their boss and/or partner breathe impatiently down there necks, are even more amenable to agreeing to ridiculously under-market offers; so keep looking for bargains after 6:00 as well.

A Single Example (Though I Could Provide Many)

I’m not saying that at sellout time, farmers will settle for pennies on the dollar (sorry, I mean copper on the gold), but they will sell an item at a price that will let you make a nifty profit from a quick resale. For example, I’ve purchased Krol Blades from farmers who were very well aware of their true market value for 600 gold and then resold them in the AH with my auction being bought out at 950 in less than 12 hours. I’d say that earning 350 gold overnight compares well with most of the techniques you’ll find in forums on gold farming.

(By the way, a humorous sidelight of my first such Krol transaction is that the Blade was the first item I ever listed in the AH at anywhere near the thousand-gold range. As soon as that item was in the AH, I started getting whispers from strangers—in Chinese! I know this seems to belie my earlier contention that not all commercial farming takes place in China, but I still stand by that assertion. Apparently though, Chinese farmers themselves are under this same misapprehension since they seem to take it for granted that anyone auctioning such a high ticket item had to be one of their own.)

David Clow is a avid MMORPG gamer who constantly strives to provide the most up to date tips and tricks for World of Warcraft. More tips can be found at WoWGoldEZ for World of Warcraft.

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Don't Wanna Get Caught - Don't Use A Bot - What Not To Do In World Of Warcraft

2007-09-13T09:08:00.001-07:00

For World of Warcraft gamers there is nothing they dislike more than a new gamer who uses such things as cheats and cheat codes to progress quickly through the game. Another annoyance, and something which is banned from the World of Warcraft game site, is a player who uses a World of Warcraft bot.

For those unaware of it, a game bot is an automated service or software that will emulate human behavior. By using a World of Warcraft bot, players will be able to progress through the levels more quickly, or to level up faster. This is cheating. In fact, November of 2006, Blizzard banned more ten thousand gamers from World of Warcraft for using bots to take them through the leveling and the grinding processes of the game. This action of banning over 10,000 users did not make much difference, though, now they just try not to get caught in the act of botting.

The reason Blizzard banned using World of Warcraft bots is because it's against the Terms of Service which you agreed to when you signed on for the game. This includes third party automating services, third party power leveling services as well as the use of hacks, data mining and cheats. Make sure you fully read the Terms of Service before you play.

The problem with that, is that many people don't bother to read the Terms of Service but will just click on the agree button to get the game ball rolling. Or if you do read it, you only read the beginning few paragraphs and skip, or skim through the rest, which could explain how you might miss the reference to not using a World of Warcraft bot or a third party automating service!

All in all, the best thing that you could do would be to skip the World of Warcraft bot to help get you through the levels and actually learn to play the game for yourself. After all, that's what you got the game for in the first place, isn't it?

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World Of Warcraft Horde Guide

2007-09-13T09:07:00.001-07:00

I began playing World of warcraft some 3 months ago, wondering what all the fuss is about after seeing the game featured both on newspapers and tv programs. How can it be that such a game could be so popular? The answer is in its addictiveness.

My experience of playing role playing games began and ended quite quickly when they hit computer screens as text based adventures where there were no graphics and all was left to our imagination. Even when they started to introduce graphics RPGs still held very little appeal. On the other hand when you play World of Warcraft and similar games like Everquest - that can be played online with other players - you become more and more drawn into a new world that, if you are not careful, will replace the real one.

There is incredible depth to the game even once you complete all quests and reach the final level of the game. You get more incentive to play whether you prefer playing alone or with other online players and friends, going on Epic quests or raids against territories and towns held by the opposing faction which is the case of Horde players is the Alliance faction.

In fact if anything you really must try and get to the last level of the game as soon as possible because that is when the game becomes really interesting. But to do so can really take months unless you play 24/7 and even then it can takes several days or even weeks unless you know what to do.

So what you need is a World of Warcraft Guide to show you the quickest way to reach the later and more interesting levels in the game. If you're horde, I can't recommend Joana's guide enough times. I have used it twice already to reach the last levels of the game. First time was probably more slow than it says but this is because there is a lot of features in the game that personally I had to get used to as I did not play World of Warcraft before, and it does have a lot of features that you will probably take time to learn although for the purpose of the guide learning the basics is very sufficient.

Anyway with the guide I used (ie Joana's) all you need to know is how to follow directions as well as following the co-ordinates that show you exactly where to go to complete the most worth while quests that will power level your character fast and easy. It is constructed in such a way that you won't be left frustrated wondering where to go next or looking around mountains and plains for hours wondering where the heck is that cave you're supposed to find in order to carry your quest out.

As mentioned earlier, you will still need to master the mechanics of the game. But the guide does also give you hot keys and further tips needed to facilitate your play. Also you can use the free guide I provide in the links below at the end of the article where you can also find reviews to other guides, including one if you prefer to play as an Alliance player which is just as good as Joana's.

James Ross writes reviews for world of warcraft guides and other gizmos at World of Warcraft Guides Reviewed, a site that is dedicated in providing useful information and resources for world of warcraft enthusiasts the world over! Click on the following link for more details and in depth reviews: http://worldofwarcraftguides.info

Game World of Warcraft

2007-09-11T06:44:00.001-07:00

I hope that the following article will help you to better understand this topic.

If you’re into playing video games and the like then one such game you should look into is the game World of Warcraft. This Massively Multiplayer Online Function Playing Game, or MMORPG for short, has to put it rather only taken the world of gaming by storm.

To date the game World of Warcraft boasts over a whopping Eight million people playing it, with a staggering number of people playing it at any given time. It’s a large number whichever way that you look at it, and consuming to realize how many people are populating the world of Azeroth where the game of Warcraft takes place.

The argue for this is that the game World of Warcraft is rather simply one of the best MMORPG games around. Added to this fact are the enticements which come along with it such as the ability to create a maximum of Fifty characters per account, with Ten characters permitted on a server.

Not only that, a player also has the chance of creatinga character which suits their tastes, with a better than ordinary number of character options open and available for players to choose from.At the very theme of the game World of Warcraft, players have the option of choosing a character founded on one of the two major factions which people in Warcraft.

This way that a actor can take from either the Alliance side, or the Horde side.Once they decide upon this, a participant then has the power to choose from a total of Four unlike races which are available each to a faction. This number goes up to Five races per faction if you have the new Burning Crusade expansion pack....please continue on a site that is all about this topic and more..Thank you for taking you time to read through this information if you’re interested in gathering more knowledge please continue to search this site.

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All About World of Warcraft Leveling Guides

2007-09-11T06:40:00.001-07:00

We read on almost every World of Warcraft website these days with banners and links to 3rd party websites advertising World of Warcraft leveling guides and gold selling, but how many of us actually know what one is and which is a good guide or a bad guide, also is it worth using a guide to teach you how to play?

For starters, World of Warcraft leveling guides can be considered like a user handbook that are created by experienced players in the game to help players know more about the game and become super-efficient at leveling playing World of Warcraft.

Of course such guides will never be officially released by Blizzard since they would rather you discover the game yourself, but for those who want to reach the endgame content as fast as possible and/or to be the best as fast as possible this kind of guides can come in very handy.

In fact, many World of Warcraft gamers who are tired of grinding levels, looking up how to complete quests or do not want to spend too much time leveling up are already using one of these World of Warcraft leveling guides.

When you look for a leveling guide, try searching for guides that already have a reputation in this industry, examples of two best known professional leveling guides are:

Joana’s Horde Leveling Guide, and Brian Kopp’s Alliance Leveling Guide.

Joana’s and Brian Kopp’s guides are the professional ones that will be really worth your effort as compared to other unknown guides. Unlike some free guides that are either too confusing for the new players or will only teach you to grind your heart out, these two World of Warcraft leveling guides offer the most detailed, step by step quests and grinding spots and they are proven to be efficient for both new and experienced players alike. Furthermore Joana’s even has a complete DVD recording of her leveling in action as proof so that you can personally watch more than 35 hours of movie on how to take any horde character from level 1 to level 70 in under 8 days.

So no matter if you are just a beginner or what level you are currently at, a copy of either the Alliance or Horde World of Warcraft Leveling Guides can certainly help solve your quests frustration and you will also find yourself definitely leveling up a LOT faster.

Take Your Game Play To The Next Level!

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World Of Warcraft Gold Making - Derek's Gold Mastery Guide

2007-09-10T07:15:00.003-07:00

Do you need a clear & concise World Of Warcraft Gold Making Guide? Tired of having to logout of WoW without accomplishing what you wanted that night? Tired of running around without a mount, without enough gold to get what you need.. without just plain having good, satisfying fun with the game?

Me, too.

Well I kept running into players who enthusiastically pointed me towards Derek's Gold Mastery . I guess Derek is a former gold seller who has now published a book teaching players how to make a ton of gold quickly and easily. And he strictly keeps it legal and clean. You won't find any cheats, hacks or gimmicks in his guide to warcraft riches.

So I gave it a try... I figured I had nothing to lose since it comes with a very simple and easy money-back guarantee.

What I have discovered is not only a fantastic guide to making gold FAST, but a great overall guide to playing the game! It features over 150 pages packed with detailed maps, screenshots and some of the best item stat sheets I've ever seen. My main point is regardless of how much gold he teaches you to make, you also get one of those rare books that enriches your overall experience with the game.

I really like the mix of crazy tricks I would never have considered with simple, common sense tactics many people overlook. The guide is basically 7 guides in one as he teaches a number of approaches. If one doesn't fit with your personality or the way you like to play the game, you'll have six other styles to try instead.

My favorite discovered secret so far involves a perfectly legit and legal way to make gold while you're not even logged in and playing. It's such a thrill starting a session more empowered to do fun stuff than ever before!

My biggest problem with a guide like this is that Derek's Gold Mastery Guide is starting to catch fire. Some of those sly little grinding spots won't be so secret before too long. For that reason I suggest snatching up this World Of Warcraft Gold Making Guide as soon as you can.

Charlotte Simms is a former teacher and technology consultant. She hopes to bring useful, empowering technology into the lives of people who feel intimidated by things like blogging and the Internet. Visit her friend Rich's Warcraft Riches Blog to read more about how to free yourself from the tedium and restrictions of gold in World Of Warcraft: Warcraft Riches Blog

Avoiding Impersonators in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T07:15:00.001-07:00

In World of Warcraft, scamming is a rampant problem. People are all too willing to take on the persona of someone else and lie to you if it means they can get your gold and items for free. The worst part about this kind of scam is that it very often is not considered illegal. It is largely immoral and might break the Blizzard ToS, but it never leads to any kind of lasting issues for the scammer and so they feel emboldened and right in their actions. The best way to combat such scamming is to be aware of it and to hit back when you can.

First off, you must know what to look for. Impersonators are people that enter World of Warcraft pretending to be different than what they are. This might include men pretending to be women and luring other men into giving them gold and items. This might include high level scammers appearing as noobies with Turtle Mount Codes, saying they got them from their little brother who isn’t allowed to play World of Warcraft himself yet. They could simply be a character who lies to you about what their crafting profession is.

Whichever lie a scammer decides to tell you, you must be aware that they will eventually turn on you and take your things. It’s just a matter of what they’re after. So, the best way to keep this from happening is to never give in to their requests or demands. Foremost, you need to never let a scammer get the best of you. Don’t immediately start conversing with a new character in the game and believe everything they tell you. It’s not safe and you have no way of knowing they’re telling the truth.

If you decide to make a purchase or trade items in the game, don’t do so with a character who is as low level or who you’ve never met or cannot find someone else to vouch for. Of course, this doesn’t apply for low level trades and purchases. But, an epic item or 400 gold tailoring job should never be given to someone with no name recognition on your server.

Finally, don’t let the prospect of being scammed scare you from playing and enjoying the game. WoW is meant to be enjoyable for all different kinds of players and you shouldn’t have to be on your guard at all times to feel like you’re not about to lose your account or your gold. Educate yourself on the elaborate steps that a scammer might take to scam you in the game and otherwise just enjoy. It is the biggest and most popular game world around for a reason.

WoW is rampant with sly little thieves and tricksters who craft scams designed to take the poor unsuspecting few for fools. Learn more about WoW Scams and what you can do to avoid it at http://www.wowscams.com

Why People Cheat in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T07:14:00.003-07:00

Why do people cheat in World of Warcraft? It’s a good question and if we knew the answer to it, we’d probably be able to do away with the legions of scammers and cheaters out there that use the game to humiliate and take the items of others. However, we don’t. So the best we can do is understand how these scammers and cheaters strike and what kinds of consequences they face for doing so.

Foremost, the basic scam in World of Warcraft is to take the items of a fellow player by preteding to offer them something that you don’t have or don’t plan on giving them. This kind of scam arrives in many forms, including COD scams, alternate character scams or false crafting scams. And most of these scams are entirely bannable. However, because the game world is considered to be the property of Blizzard and all the items you play with are theirs as well, it is not considered illegal so long as the item stays within the game.

Flash forward a bit and look at the consequences of those people who sell and trade accounts offline and you have an entirely different story. When a player sells their account, they are actually selling Blizzard’s property, something that is considered stealing. Alternately, players who try to take the accounts of another player are committing fraud, yet another illegal act.

The basic rules are this: if it happens in the game, it is not illegal, only bannable. If it happens in real life, it is probably illegal. So, with that in mind, it makes a lot more sense as to why so many people feel justified in scamming their fellow players in the game. After all, the worst thing that can happen to them is they get banned from the game. They aren’t putting much time or effort into the game to start with, right, so what does a ban do? Not much.

This is why you must watch out for scammers and cheaters. These people are too lazy to play the game themselves and ultimately are unwilling to put the time in that you have. They know that what they’re doing is okay in the eyes of the law and so they construct elaborate means to complete their scams without losing their accounts and feel okay with it.

The only thing you can do is to educate yourself in the means that scammers and cheaters use. If a scammer spends their entire time online trying to figure out how to scam someone rather than actually playing the game, you should spend at least a little bit of time trying to figure out how they scam someone, so you can enjoy the game.

World of Warcraft is rampant with sly little thieves and tricksters who craft scams designed to take the poor unsuspecting few for fools. Learn more about World of Warcraft Scams and what you can do to avoid it at http://www.wowscams.com

World Of Warcraft

2007-09-10T07:14:00.001-07:00

World Of Warcraft is an online multi player game which was created by Blizzard Entertainment Ltd. There is 10 million members playing online in a 'Realm' which is a world full of different characters. The amount you have to pay per month is £9.00! Which to some may seem alot of money, to pay per session overall in a year each member pays: £108, Blizzard Entertainment earns £1080,000,000 a year.

The World Of Warcraft game was is about 2 teams the Horde and Alliance which were in 2 wars before hand and now building up their cities and making a large army to fight their opposition but, the whole army is away at the war and its up to the online multiplayers to fight for their rights and their life. The whole aim of the game is unknown as it seems to be never-ending which is very good for the company so they earn more money as the game is growing and growing. You start in a safe area depending on your team The Horde or The Alliance. Horde known as the 'Evil Side' of the game consists of Trolls, Orcs, Tauren, Undead and Blood Elf's, each race has a special skill known as a 'Racial Passive Skill' like with the trolls 'Beserking' which enables you to have more rage and run speed increases.

Alliance consist of Gnomes, Dwarfs, Night Elf's, Draenie, and Human, as the same as the horde they have special racial abilities like with the Gnome's when trapped in a freezing/trap effect they can escape from it. The game starts in a small town where you have to complete quests for the people in the town to prove you are worthy of the alliance/horde side, every quest you complete you gain experience which then makes you gain levels the highest being 60 but 70 if you have the Burning Crusade expansion pack which includes a whole new island/world. The games cost £15 for the original game which consists of 5 disks which does take up approximately 6Gigabytes of your hard drive space and you need at least 512 Mb RAM to play as it is very realistic and takes up alot of memory to run the large programme.

The website for this massive online game is known as an addiction and considered suitable for ages 13+ as the game does involve swearing and fighting. My rating is definately 5Stars if you are looking for a game which gives you a sense of achievement and takes up spare time very easily.

The game can be accessed on a trial period and can be downloaded before bought on http://www.trywarcraft.com and the main site for WoW is http://www.worldofwarcraft.com

How To Master Auctions In World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:58:00.001-07:00

From the players that have made thousands of gold through selling others the crafted items here are some tips. These tips might be useful to you.

Determine Item Demand

You have to see what items the players will purchase. It can be simply done by making a list at the auction house for the bunch of items. You have to re-list an item at a cheaper rate or you can again try at the same price if it’s not sold. But if after numerous house-listing auctions you cannot sell the item then you must either decrease the price more or must stop trying to sell the item.

Check Other Sales

Check out other player’s price for selling before selling your item. Thus you will have more practical ideas for setting the price of your item. You must set the minimum bid for the item at the same price or cheaper price.

What Determines Price?

It is difficult to note all factors but some of the common guidelines are here:

- Demand – How much do the players need or want the item?

- Rarity of the item – Those items that are rare will be typically sold for more. Look for the different items, which are sought after by several professions, like Wildvine, Heart of Fire etc.

- Level of the item – The higher level items are sold for more money.

- Cost of sale to the vendor – The item price will be set above the price of the vendor by the players if the vendor is paying above the cost of the vendor.

- Auction house availability – the price may be taken down if there are many items in the auction house.

- Trade items – Typically the item will be sold for higher price if the item needs expensive or rare components.

- An individual’s level who is going to use the item (e.g., list of level-10 items for 20 gold cannot work because few players of level-10 have 20 gold with them).

Buyout Price

You must always have a buyout price. There are several players who don’t want to wait and need the items immediately. There are many players who are willing to give the higher buyout price only to get the item just when they want.

Create a Sales List

You may make a list of the items that you want to sell if you are selling the professional items that you make. Components that are needed to make those items can also be included. Your present price list must also be included.

For the best advice on mastering auctions, we recommend getting a great gold guide on the internet - but make sure it is one that shows only legal techniques, nothing that can get you kicked off the game!

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WoW Horde Leveling Guide 1-70 Tutorial

2007-09-10T06:50:00.003-07:00

First, some words about me. I play the Horde. I now have 3 level 70 characters. And I have over 100 days playtime.

I have tried for a long time to find a good leveling guide for World of Warcraft on the internet. Because leveling to 70 takes a lot of time.

First I tried to make my own guide, but then I stumbled upon "Joana's Leveling Guide". I bought it for a cheap price and tried it out. And I managed to get my 1-70 leveling time down from about 25 days to 8 days. I was amazed how fast it actually was. Actually, I think Joana has made it in a little over 4 days. But I am not quite as good as her. Therefore I say that anyone can make it in 8 days (playtime).

I know many think grinding is the fastest way to level up, but it's not. Joana uses the quest + grinding tactic. Witch actually is, without a doubt, the fastest. The guide comes with video of the whole process. Links to all quests she does. Both to Thottbot and Allakhazam. She also draws a map of where you should run at all times. It covers the starting location for all classes. Even the bloodelves.

So take my word for it and try out the guide. I promise you wont be disappointed.

To find it, you can follow the link below. In this page you also find a link to a great alliance guide as well. I have not tried it myself. But those who has, says it's about the same as Joana's guide.

Jan Bakke
http://www.levelingguides.com

Common Uses and Misuses of Bots in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:50:00.001-07:00

World of Warcraft is easily one of the most popular compute games to come along in this decade. That also happens to make World of Warcraft one of the most easily targeted instances of shortcuts and cheating by players around the world. Players who use cheats, hacks and scams are commonplace as they want to finish the game quicker and get further without putting in quite as much time.

Blizzard has done their part to keep the use of these cheats and hacks to a minimum, and the terms of service that every player agrees to before logging into their accounts after an update outline exactly what might happen if a player cheats. Regardless, various World of Warcraft bots are used on a regular basis to make certain aspects of the game slightly easier.

What is a Bot?

A bot is essentially a simple piece of software that makes takes over the job of basic interaction between the game and player, cutting out a few of the less desirable tasks that players must perform to level up in World of Warcraft. Often, bots will bypass simple tasks such as fighting lower level characters or seeking out mining and herbalism veins.

A player who has only put a couple of hours into World of Warcraft can reach level 60 or 70 with only the smallest input of time and energy. Of course, Blizzard immediately turns to crack down on this rampant use of Bots to cheat in World of Warcraft. Thousands of players have been banned outright for their use of Bots and the risk is still high for anyone still considering using one.

The Long Term Effect of Bots

Because they’ve become a target for Blizzard, Bots have also started developing rapidly to overcome their detection methods and make it easier to track down and ban players who are cheating in World of Warcraft. This creates higher quality bots as well as third party services designed to offer the same quick leveling and gold creation services without the immediate risk of using software to cheat. Of course, those that use leveling services in World of Warcraft are just as at risk as anyone else of losing their account for cheating – though it is slightly harder for Blizzard to track this activity.

Ultimately, it’s important for you, as the gamer, to read through the Terms of Service every now and then to realize that many of the actions you might be considering are in fact no allowed. If you utilize these methods and your account is banned, the writing is right there telling you that you agreed not to do it. It’s also important to realize when other players might be utilizing bots or cheating in World of Warcraft, especially if it is affecting you directly; then it is vital to inform someone of that activity.

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How To Farm Gold In World Of Warcraft - 14 Easy Ways To Gold In WOW

2007-09-10T06:49:00.003-07:00

There are many ways to farm gold in World of Warcraft. Here are some easy ways:

Nestled in the small valley in the South middle edge of the Badlands Zone, you can farm normal rock elements. Grey loot is dropped at every kill, and you can get 50 silver to 1.5 WoW gold.

Elemental Earth is also dropped (one in 17 times) and sells at the AH for 1-3 WoW gold a piece.

Farm elemental slaves on the West side of the Alterac Mountains to get 1-3 WoW gold for a piece of the Elemental Earth dropped one in 15 times.

Elemental Exiles on the South West Arathis Highlands will give Elemental Eaths, which will fetch 1-3 WoW gold.

Farming will also get you gold: the Arathi Highlands will get you 30nps of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers (times are not often camped). If you are AOE class you can get more than 1-5 WoW gold. As the Alliance, you can farm for 30-40nps of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers, to get 1-5 WoW gold per hour.

In the North West corner of the map, in Tristfall Glades, is the Secret Scarlet Monastery Graveyard – this can get you 2-6 silver kill.

Farm the Scarlet Monastery Chests and locked chests for large knapsacks – 1.25-2 WoW gold each, and occasionally you might get a blue item instead of a knapsack (one in 11 locked chests). Look also in the graveyard library and armory – but not the Cathedral. You can easily get 8 locked chests and 10 regular per hour. Use a Rogue to pick the locks, or with a 150 blacksmith skill you can use Gold Skeleton Keys.

Farm Warpwoods (North side of Felwood Zone near the alliance flight parth person) and Deadwoods (just South West of Warpwoods) for 2-10 silver rare herb drops (these will get you 1-5 WoW gold each). At the AH, Living Essence sells for 1-1.5 WoW gold.

Farm the stockades in Stormwind City for easy greens and wool – every other kill is worth 3-5 pieces of wool. A stack of wool at the AH can fetch 77 silver to 2 WoW gold.

West of the alliance/horde flight points is the twilight hammer elites in the Searging Gorge – you can make 10 WoW gold per hour off the coin drops (2-16 silver per kill), and 5-20 WoW gold per hour for the green and mageweave drops (3-5 mageweave cloth per drop).

In the Western shore of Westfall, there is a small outpost of trappers who have a 35% drop rate for linen cloth.

When you enter Azshara from Ashenvale, on the left side of the road you’ll see Shadowsong Shire. You’ll be able to farm the ghosts there for mageweave, green drops and random chests.

The Southern part of Eastern Plaguelands will see plenty of Plaguebats, which you can farm for Evil Bat Eyes (up to 2 WoW gold per piece) – especially during the Darkmoon Faire.

Also in the EPL, Carrion Grubs and Carrion Devourers have a high drop rate for Laval acid, which can fetch up to 7 WoW gold!

Hopefully, this will get you some World of Warcraft gold quickly, but even better – easily! Good luck and happy gold farming!

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Tips for Beginners in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:49:00.001-07:00

World of Warcraft is one of the deepest online environments ever created and for that reason more than a few million people have taken up residence there. There are thousands of tips and tricks to help you enjoy the game a little better, so let’s take a look at some of the basics out there that will help you right away to have more fun when getting started.

Reading Your Quest Journal

This is almost a no-brainer, but there is a journal that keeps careful track of what you are doing and how much of it you have done. If you simply type “L” you open your quest journal and have instant access to all of your current quests. It keeps you from earning the scorn and insult of your fellow gamers for asking unnecessary questions. The quest journal not only keeps track of what you’re doing, but where you need to be going.

Talk to City Guards

In every city there are NPC guards everywhere. They are perfect for finding directions to things in the massive cities of Azeroth. They not only give you immediate directions to wherever you are going, but they put a little flag on your map to remind you later and keep you from bugging anyone else. If you have any questions that seem slightly too simple to harass other players with, ask a city guard and you should be able to get to where you’re going.

Trade Skills Have Complements

Don’t randomly choose skills and professions when you get started. If you do, you risk missing the chance to choose the chosen complementary skill and maximize your efficiency. If you choose blacksmithing for example, the complementary gathering skill is mining. If you chose herbalism instead though, you would need to purchase all of your blacksmithing materials from a vendor or another player, wasting large sums of gold in the process.

Auto Run is Useful

Many people don’t realize or see that they can turn auto run on easily with the Num Lock key. It keeps you from holding down the run key though and will save you large amounts of time and energy when you’re trying to chat, check your inventory and run at the same time.

Quests are Not Stuck on Race

One thing many people get wrong about the game is that they are stuck with the quests designed for their race. You are not required to only take the Night Elf quests if you are a Night Elf. No matter which race you are, you can utilize any of a variety of different quests from across Azeroth. If you were a human or dwarf for example, you can travel to Teldrassil where quests are easier and quicker to complete. For new players, that means a much quicker approach to the leveling up early in the game.

For those interested in getting started in World of Warcraft there are hundreds of things that could help you. The best thing you can do though is to simply talk to your fellow players and get a little advice. It will make you feel a lot better if you don’t make a fool out of yourself or waste hours of valuable time.

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Learn How To Power Level In World Of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:48:00.005-07:00

Power leveling has become very popular for players in the World of Warcraft. The lower levels of the game can be quite boring, particularly for more experienced players, so players want to work their characters through those levels as quickly as possible. There are several ways to power level, depending on your character, so this guide is only meant to provide the basics that are useful to any player on how to power level in the World of Warcraft.

Add-ons

Downloading and installing add-ons can be one of the biggest assets for those seeking to power level. Add-ons are third party programs that do no violate the terms of service, but that can make the player’s life easier. There are several possible add-ons, but a player favorite is Cosmos, a module that contains and/or controls several add-ons.

Cosmos features a cooldown count for a character’s abilities, a census bar that shows a complete census of the current faction side of the server, UI mods that constantly provide your current coordinates, and an option that shows when creatures are in or out of range. All of these features make for faster, easier play.

Time Wasters and Savers

Auction House – The Auction House can be a major time waster for anyone trying to power level. You can save time by using an alternate character to handle Auction House transactions. The alternate can purchase needed items for your main character, as well as selling items for the main character. It can be handy to keep an alternate where they have easy access to a mailbox.

Professions – Choosing a profession and obtaining training can make World of Warcraft more fun, but they are a waste of time for anyone trying to power level. Skip the professions and training if you want to level faster.

Supplies – Before going on any quests, be sure you have food, water, and ammunition. In addition, make sure any needed repairs are made to your equipment. This keeps you from having to return to town to restock. Keep in mind that there are different levels of food and water, so make sure you have the food and water for your level.

Auto Looting – Be sure to turn on Auto Looting. Auto Looting automatically loots corpses, saving you the time of having to run to every corpse to retrieve items.

Quests

Many players will recommend grinding for power leveling. Grinding is when a player finds areas full of mobs that are easily killed, but spawn faster than they are being killed, and then proceeds to kill as many mobs as possible. For some players, this may be a quick, easy way to level up, but it can actually be slower and much more boring than quests.

When a player completes and quest and hands it in, they receive experience points, or xp. The xp received for completing a quest is much higher than it is for making kills, so players who embark on quests can actually level up faster than players who focus on grinding.

Additionally, the quests provide more entertainment for the long-haul than the endless killing involved in grinding. To level up even faster, pick several quests in the same region so you can complete more than one at a time.

Whether grinding or questing, it is possible to power level in World of Warcraft. Using add-ons and time savers, while avoiding time wasters, will make leveling up faster and easier. I hope this basic guide on how to power level in World of Warcraft has helped you out... happy gaming!

A World of Warcraft Gold Guide

2007-09-10T06:48:00.003-07:00

Gold is essential to success when playing World of Warcraft. The currency of the game, gold is necessary for purchasing equipment, obtaining training, and buying and selling at the auction house. Fortunately, there are several ways to earn gold in World of Warcraft.

Professions

In World of Warcraft, characters learn trade skills and crafts, which are known as professions. Deciding early on a profession allows the character to continuously level up as the game is played. Of the available professions, skinning is probably the easiest to start and one of the fastest ways to earn gold. Skinning simply involves killing animals and then skinning them. The hides can then be sold to vendors and other players. Since there is no initial investment, the gold earned from selling hides is all profit.

For those who are not interested in skinning, there are other professions available. Whether the character crafts, harvests, or provides a service, the profession can earn gold. As characters level up and gain more experience in their profession, they are able to produce items or provide services that are worth even more gold.

Grinding

Not all players enjoy grinding, but it is a quick way to earn gold in World of Warcraft. Grinding requires finding an area full of mobs, or mobile objects, that can be killed one at a time but spawn faster than they are killed. By killing and looting in such an area, players can easily obtain gold and items that can be sold. Targeting lower level mobs makes grinding go faster, which produces more loot more quickly. Some of these areas even have reoccurring chests and/or elite items, both of which can make it quicker and easier to get more gold.

Quests

A quest is a task given to a character, typically by a non-player character although some fixed or dropped items may generate quests. Quests are a great way to earn gold in World of Warcraft because the reward for many quests is gold. Even if the quest reward is an item, it can generally be sold.

Buying and Selling

Once players have earned some gold, they can begin buying items at a low price and selling them for a profit. If players are willing to take the time to research items, they can make a great deal of gold by buying items when the market is low or buying high demand items at lower prices. Watching the Trade Channel is an excellent way to find great deals on items for resale because players often try to compete with the Auction House by offering lower prices. Offering a Buyout price in the Auction House also helps when earning gold by buying and selling because some players will pay more for an item if they can buy it now instead of waiting for the auction to end.

Mounts

In World of Warcraft, characters are able to purchase mounts. Having a mount increases the character’s ability to earn gold by increasing their speed. Mounts allow characters to harvest faster, as well as providing quicker travel from place to place.

Different methods of earning gold work better for different characters, but any character can earn enough gold to meet their needs in World of Warcraft if they are willing to put some effort into it.

Phishing and Email Scams in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:48:00.001-07:00

Like any of the dozens of other internet scams, phishing has been around for as long as people with ill-intentions have known it to work. There are dozens of different methods to take someone’s identity, financial information, or login passwords, but Email Phishing has long been the most successful and for that reason World of Warcraft scammers have taken it up just as readily as anyone else.

While it might not be as dangerous to fall for a World of Warcraft phishing scam as a Paypal or Bank of America scam, it is equally as frustrating. Hours of your life have been put into your characters online and for someone to come along and take them from you is incredibly upsetting. For that reason as well as the other scams mentioned, you should know exactly what to look for when reading any email about your World of Warcraft account.

First off, the rules about what phishers are allowed to write to you, legally, are rather hazy. For example, certain words and phrases are copyrighted by Blizzard and cannot be used in an email for the purpose of scamming. However, other phrases are not. Generally, it doesn’t matter what they say as they are taking your information and performing fraud, but many scammers try to stay in the legal grey area as much as possible, so they will take the time to utilize alternate words in their emails. This includes things like ‘Blizzard E’ instead of ‘Blizzard Entertainment’. Watch for any phrases or words that don’t’ match up with what you traditionally receive. The template might be identical with a slight switch in the wording.

Next up is the email address itself. Blizzard has its own domain and no one else can use that domain. If you get an email from anyone but Blizzard.com, you know you’re getting a phishing email. Don’t reply. This is a simple matter of paying attention. Never click through a link on any email unless you’re sure it is legitimate. Instead, if an email asks you to click a link, type in the website address directly and login that way. It’s much safer.

Finally, always read the entire contents of the email. Phishers will often try to scare you into giving away information that you should never give away in the first place. They might tell you your account has been hacked and that you must send your login information so it can be confirmed as yours. They might pretend you’ve done something wrong and ask you to login to a fake address where they will take you information.

Never let these threats scare you as they are often ploys to get your information. Secondly, never give out information in an email. Blizzard, like every other responsible company out there will never ask for you personal or login information via email. It’s against their Privacy Policy. Keep an eye out and you should be able to steer clear of scams in your email and keep your account information safe.

World of Warcraft Gold Guide

2007-09-10T06:47:00.003-07:00

Having enough Gold in World of Warcraft is one of the most important aspects of the game. Gold has a major effect on your game play. Gold of course has their common known usage in a mmorpg game which is used to buy and sell items from vendors and other players. In world of Warcraft, gold can be used for training. To learn new skills you are required to pay the trainer a fee. Alot of gold would be required to perfect your character. Here are some tips to help you farm World of Warcraft Gold.

Grabbing a profession early in the game can most definitely have its advantage. You are able to level up your profession easily and gain its benefits. 2 professions we highly suggest starting with is mining and skinning. As you kill animals and other creatures in World of Warcraft you can easily skin the animals and sell them to vendors or other players with a nice load sum of profit. You are also leveling your profession as well. While you're out leveling your character I'm sure you will kill a numerous amount of mobs that you can skin. The mining profession is another great profession. You will oftenly run into caves which may have some very prosperious mineral ores. Some minerals are very popular in the game and are highly demanded.

Questing in World of Warcraft is unlike any other MMORPG released. Quests are one of the biggest advantages you can have in the game. While you're out leveling grab a quest each time you get. Only takes a matter of seconds. Not only will you receive EXP from killing the mobs in the quest but you will also gain additional EXP from completing the quest along with some nice items and money. A great bonus added to help players level faster and get richer of course.

Gears in World of Warcraft can get quite expensive. Alot more expensive than just training. From levels 1-40 I highly suggest not investing any money on buying gears or items. Low level characters are not too gear dependent. The quests should be able to provide you just about everything you need. Save the extra gold you have for higher level gears.

Certain types of mobs tend to have better drops than others. From what we've noticed so far, humanoids tend to drop more gold and items than any other creature in the game. So while you're out leveling away, try to kill as many humanoids as you can.

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Risks of Buying World of Warcraft Gold

2007-09-10T06:47:00.001-07:00

When you’re getting involved with a game like World of Warcraft, the importance of making gold and setting yourself up for success is paramount. Unfortunately, one of the most important things you can do is also one of the most boring at times. Constantly farming and killing monsters or searching for items throughout the countryside are not the most entertaining ways to enjoy your video gaming time. So, many people have taken to producing and selling and others to buying gold as a real world commodity. Unfortunately, it’s not all good times with buying and selling gold offline. There are both real world and game world consequences for doing so.

The Gold Farmers

The gold farmers, as they’re called in the game world, are often working in foreign countries on a full time basis, building up characters and their gold stash for resale on websites and up until recently on eBay. They’ll work 24-hours a day, every day of the week building gold stashes to be resold. Gold farmers can be anyone though and if you’re considering farming or buying farmed gold, the risks are plentiful.

Why Buy Gold?

Buying gold with real world money for a virtual world may seem counterintuitive to most people, but it’s not completely baseless. There are numerous reasons why someone might turn to a website and their credit card to get ahead in game. First off, the entire game is made up of the gathering of items and gold.

There is ridiculously high demand for rare and epic items and no one quite has enough time to build up the bank to buy them. So, with so many players in the game and so much demand for items in a limited space, players can charge as much gold as they want. For those that would rather enjoy the game and not spend their time farming gold, it might seem easier to simply buy 100 gold offline and use it to buy what you need in gold.

The Risks

Blizzard doesn’t like some things in their games. One of the main things they dislike and is highlighted in numerous places throughout their Terms of Service is the real world buying of gold from offline vendors. So, they reserve the right (and often use it) to delete the account of anyone caught doing so. Hours of your life go into building up your account. It has both time and money invested into it and if you get your account deleted, you’re losing a lot of your game life. You’ll need to buy a new one. Not only that, but you’re giving your credit card number away to an unknown entity who will supposedly deliver gold to you in game. Identity theft is a major risk.

Most of all, you’re risking the compromise of the entire game by buying gold from farmers that destroy the economy by overharvesting. Throughout the game world you might notice mass extinction and a dearth of items. This is because of the characters who are only online to build up their gold stash and resell it elsewhere.

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Choosing Between the Aldor and Scryer in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:46:00.005-07:00

With the introduction of The Burning Crusade expansion pack to World of Warcraft and the great big world of factions and reputation points, the dilemma of choosing between Scryer and Aldor has become something of a hot topic in Azeroth. Both factions dislike each other, meaning you’re left to choose only one of them. If you choose one and decide later to switch over, you’ll be working on it for a good long time, switching your allegiances.

The most important items you receive from either faction are likely to be the Recipes and Inscriptions. They are both unique depending on your faction and might make or break your decision as to which side to choose. The other items you acquire are largely substandard compared to any other items you might receive in raids and from looting, so you shouldn’t concern yourself with how they might affect your decision.

As for actually raising your reputation with either side, it’s relatively simple. Either side will take tokens dropped by Burning Legion and Shadow Council mobs in Nagrand, Blade’s Edge Mountains, and Terokkar Forrest. However, when you offer the tokens to one side, the reputation gain immediately lowers your reputation with the other side. This is why you want to be sure which side you’re choosing before you start turning in tokens.

So, the difference between the two factions and their offerings is not as great as some people think except in very particular instances. For example, the Scryer offer a fairly good boost to critical strike chance, something that Rogues are probably very interested in. On the other hand, Aldor offers additional damage, something that warriors might be more interested in. the items themselves are almost meaningless and can be purchased from the Auction House.

If you, for some reason, decide you’ve made the wrong choice and work towards switching your allegiance to the other side, it will take a very long time to complete the grind and do so. The differences however are not quite as great as you might think and while some people who are trying to build absolute maximum characters might make the switch, most of the rest of you will notice only a very small difference.

For those that might have lowered their reputation to below Friendly with one faction and want to regain it, either because they changed their minds or because they are trying to get all of the recipes, there is a quest to help you do so. In the Lower City, there is a specific quest that either side can pursue that will allow you to raise your status back to friendly with a faction. The friendly status itself is 250 reputation for one side and negative 270 for the other.

Regardless of your decision, you’ll likely find that the Aldor/Scryer additions to the game make for a great way to grind and build up your character in the new expansion areas of the game. Choosing between them may seem important, but the task itself is where the real fun lies.

Peng Joon is an avid World of Warcraft gamer and frequently writes about World of Warcraft strategy, guides and tips. Visit his website at http://www.thewarcraftguide.com to find out more.

How to Improve your PvP Skills in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:46:00.003-07:00

Player versus player action in World of Warcraft is very exciting and one of the best ways to obtain some of the best equipment and armor in the game. There are some simple things you can do to dramatically increase your skill in this aspect of the game.

Relaxed Play

This is, hands down, the most important thing you can do when playing pvp action in warcraft. Try to take the long-term view that you will be in hundreds of combat situations and you will be resurrected hundreds of times. So don’t worry about this. Focus on what you will learn in the combat encounters. Try to think of your next hundred resurrections as a learning experience. Combat in Warcraft is very frantic and often only lasts five to fifteen seconds. If you are calm during these encounters you will be able to make clear decisions and choose effective spells, buffs, and damage skills.

Set up your tool bar for PvP action

Player versus player action is much different than normal game play and you have to use a very different set of skills to be successful with it. One of the dramatic differences is the need to capture and control your opponent. When playing against a game generated beast or humanoid you typically stand and fight and the movements of the foe are predictable. But if you face another player you may be facing running, jumping, circling, toe-to-toe bashing and a whole host of weapons and spells. So you have got to tailor your defense and offense to this very different set of challenges. I recommend you set up at least three different sets of tools for pvp. The first set would be for facing tanks and close fighters where you would focus on breaking down defense and dealing fast damage. The second tool bar would be for the ranged fighters where you would want to slow, stun, control, close in and deal damage. The third tool bar set up would be for large melee action where there are a lot of players in a small area. You would set up a lot of area of effect spells that would damage multiple opponents and buff multiple allies.

Set up a routine that you practice and use on every encounter

I play a warrior so I have a routine that I do upon first encounter. It is a charge, a hamstring, a step through and turn, then a heroic strike. In a few keyboard strokes I have stunned, slowed, and dealt significant damage to my opponent before he has even had a chance to respond. You should set yourself up a series of keyboard strokes and practice them over and over again until it is flawless.

Use the Game Resources

A lot of people approach pvp in a haphazard way but understanding some of the options of the game is something you really should do. It will dramatically improve your playing. Make sure that in the game play options screen you set display enemy cast bar to on. This will allow you to see what spell your targeted enemy is about to cast. And when you are in graveyard waiting to be resurrected be sure to take a look at your combat log so you can understand what type of damage you took during the melee. This will help you to decide which armor, weapons, rings, and trinkets will be best for you.

Player versus player action in World of Warcraft is fast and furious. It is also the only way to get some of the best armor and weapons in the game. You can significantly improve how fast you get these items by staying calm, setting up your tool bar correctly, and using the resources that come with the game.

The author has blurred the line between reality and Warcraft by building himself a virtual reality chamber in his living room where he plays warcraft after work.

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Raiding Essentials in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:46:00.001-07:00

Raiding is a key component of the upper level end game mechanics for certain players. Raids are a chance to show up with as many as 40 different players to take on a particularly high level instance or to fight the opposing faction in a massive PvP battle. By working together, you can share everything from loot to experience and quest completion in a Raid Instance. The only way to reach these particular dungeons is to use a raiding group.

Getting Started

While it might take longer to recruit the right amount of people, starting a raiding group is just as simple as gathering a normal party. After you have enough people to take on a raid, you must change your group to a raid group though. There is a simple button that you can push in the Raid menu that allows you to do just this. Every dungeon has a different raid volume maximum so make sure to check first before snagging 40 people and heading to the instance portal.

Completing Quests

While in the midst of a raid party, the only quests you can complete are the special raid quests your party has decided to take on. You cannot kill monsters or collect items for collection quests while in a raid party, nor can any of your companions.

Gaining Experience

Similar to the amount of experience you gain while in a normal party, you get substantially less experience while in a raiding party. While each enemy yields significantly more experience than normal enemies, you are splitting that experience with the rest of your 20 to 40 person party.

Building a Raiding Group

Everything in a raiding party is shared. You have a special talk channel, you share experience and loot and the quest completion goes to everyone, similar to a normal dungeon. However, each raiding party is subdivided into groups of 5. When you join a raiding party, the game will automatically assign you to one of these smaller parties. Only after everyone is situated can the raid leader move people around.

Each of these smaller groups is given their own chat channel as well and you can only see the other four members of your group on your map. Group spells and effects cast by Paladins, Shamans and Warlocks will only extend to the members of your five person group. It’s usually important for a raiding leader to choose members for each of the smaller groups based on what abilities they have to share with the rest of that group.

Improve your World of Warcraft raiding experience by buying the best available epics before venturing into the instances. Find out more at www.thewarcraftguide.com.

Buying Gold in World of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:45:00.003-07:00

The single most valuable currency in the World of Warcraft game is gold. Just one piece of gold is equal to one-hundred pieces of silver and 10,000 pieces of copper. Earning gold in gameplay is usually done via hunting, questing or crafting. When you hunt and kill, you can acquire whatever your enemy drops and sell it to vendors. When questing you can earn both money and items. Through crafting you can create items to sell to vendors.

Typically in role playing games a lot of the fun comes from the challenge of having to attain certain levels of currency in order to purchase items or powers that you want. And part of the fun in that is figuring out where the best route to getting big money lies. For instance, if attaining WoW gold you obviously have a choice. Would you prefer to put in the effort of killing lots of enemies or are you the type who’d like to craft a lot of items and sell them.

WoW gold can be attained in another way, however. Let’s call it the lottery effect. Instead of working hard and investing wisely and becoming a millionaire, you buy a hundred lottery tickets a week in the hope that one day your numbers will come up. You don’t have to expend much effort, you just have to spend money. Well, you can acquire gold in World of Warcraft in much the same way. You can do it the old fashioned way. No, not earning. Buying it

There are many, many sites on the internet that allow you to buy WoW gold for a price. Prices vary slightly, but typically get cheaper if you buy in bulk. Many point to the practice of being able to actually buy currency and weapons and the like as having been the downfall of similar games such as Diablo 2. Others say that it’s very tough to build up large caches of gold unless you have a big chunk of time to dedicate to playing and since some players do actually have a life, they are the ones at the disadvantage.

Buying WoW gold is a touchy subject. On the one hand just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Another consideration is that online games by definition allow for the possibility of those buying things like gold to get easily ripped off. If you do make the decision to buy gold, make sure you check out the seller and do all you can to assure yourself they are a responsible, honest company.

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Easy Gold In WoW - How To Make Easy Gold In World Of Warcraft

2007-09-10T06:45:00.001-07:00

Making easy WoW gold is possible, with a few pieces of information. Beware purchasing gold from offline sources, however - they can result in your account being stopped, and you could lose everything you've worked so hard for online. Sometimes, if it is too good to be true, it probably is. Shortcuts aren’' always an easy way out.

You need to know where the auction houses (AH) are – and there are three kinds. The AHs for the alliance are located in Stormwind City, Ironforge and Darnassus. The Horde AHs are in Undercity, Orgrimmar and thunder Bluff. Asking a guard to take you to the neutral AHs in Tanaris, Booty Bay and Everlook if you wish to buy or sell an item from ‘the other side’.

Some specific ways to make easy gold include: If you are Alliance, in the Mage Quarter area of Stormwind, you can purchase the Elixir of Shadow Power Potion recipe for one gold, and sell it for about 4-5 at the AH. If you are in Darkshire, the building East of the inn has Bright Yellow Shirt pattern and Dark Silk Shirt patterns, which you can buy for a few silver but sell for a few gold. The Merchant District of

Booty Bay you can pick up the Swashbuckler’s Shirt Pattern for a few silver and sell for it about 5 gold. Learning about the game can help you in your quest for gold, and this will become easy – but it is not quick if you only play for an hour or two a day.

However, you will eventually learn what to do and where to go so that you can kill as many characters as possible to get their items to sell. Or, you’ll learn what rare and valuable items are needed by which professions so you can sell them for inflated prices.

Remember, too, you can use potions and skills when you acquire them to pull dead players from the graveyard, and steal their money and items. On certain levels and in certain regions, you can purchase items cheaply which will be very valuable to others in other regions and on different levels – so you can ask a high price.

Enchanted items fetch a higher price, so enchant something before you sell it (if you’re capable), or sell the enchantment to an Enchanter and then sell the disenchanted item, making two lots of profit.

When you complete a quest you can usually choose what reward you want, and if you choose carefully you can make a huge profit when you on-sell the item. Or, you might even get a bag of gold as a reward, and save yourself the trouble of selling something to get it!

If you really can’t be bothered working for gold, and you have something you can offer, try begging – it has worked for others. Lazy and pathetic, but a way to obtain gold nonetheless.

You can work for your gold, but not as hard as others, by choosing who you hunt. Don’t go for targets that will yield very little – go for targets that will get you as much gold as you can per hit.

Making easy gold can be, well, easy. If done carefully, it can see you making more than your playing partners. Just don’t tell them your secrets.

Gavin Roberts has been hooked on the game World of Warcraft since it's launch and has been obsessed with learning new tips and techniques for making massive amounts of easy gold. Check out his website now for two free tips for making easy gold in the World of Warcraft now... Please visit http://ryseup.com/wow/

Leveling In World Of Warcraft Shouldn't Be Difficult Discover The Fastest Routes In The Game

2007-09-10T06:38:00.001-07:00

Leveling your character used to be hard

With all of the expertise of the most elite players nowadays, you shouldn't continue to struggle from level to level. All of us were there at one point, so everyone knows how much of a pain it is to kill monster after monster just find out they didn't drop anything worth while and you get 80xp per kill.

If you haven't already tried any leveling guides then its time to stop grinding and time to start playing! I have personally reviewed all of the top leveling guides for World of Warcraft and have discovered the best two on the internet.

The first guide I will review is for Alliance

Included in this guide are step by step instructions to guide you through every step all the way from level 1 to level 70. You will receive pictures of every location you should go to next. You will also receive a map mod that will places coordinates on your in game map so you can follow the coordinates provided in the guide to make leveling that much faster!

Every character I start now on the Alliance side is always leveled using this method. If you wish to view more details on the Alliance Guide, simply click here.

Now on to the Horde side

Although I don't normally play on the Horde side, I have leveled 3 level 70 characters on an alternate server using the guide I am about to explain. The Horde leveling guide contains all of the same things as the Alliance side. As a bonus though, you will also receive 35+ hours of video footage of the author leveling their level 1 character all the way up to level 70 every step of the way! This alone is a very informative resource. For more information on the Horde leveling guide, click here

David Clow is a avid MMORPG gamer who constantly strives to provide the most up to date tips and tricks for World of Warcraft. More tips can be found at http://www.wowgoldez.com