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Saturday, April 25, 2009

WoW Quest helper for wotlk patch 3.1.1

Many quest helping addons are now becomming compatible with patch 3.1.1.
Nowadays, using a quest helper to guide you through the quests is very common. People get tired of their old char and want to level up a new one, but who wants to spend ages leveling a new toon from 1-80?
Sure you can spend loads of money on a powerlevel service and risk getting banned from Blizzard but I as many others prefer using a quest helper, since it’s is an easy way up which works really well,
However, it can be a bit of a no brainer, just following the arrow accepting and following the quests without having to think. For newbies I recommend at least reading the quest text in order to get a bit of the storyline.
There are several free WotLK quest helping addons in development, but be careful where you download them because several has reported to contain trojans or account stealing functions. An example of a good free wotlk quest helper is one made by ZorbaThut and his team.
However, if you want to be 100% sure to get a professional developed, tested and trojan free Wotlk Quest helper that works for the latest wow patch 3.1.1, I recommend taking a look at Zygor Guides. I’ve personally tried quite a few of these in-game quest helpers and I must tell you that Zygor offer the most stable and easy to use experience for people in need of ultra high speed leveling.
Just remember to enjoy the wotlk storyline and don’t stare yourself blind on the leveling urge.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

How to Turn Herbalism into a Gold Machine

By Seth Symonds

If you are looking for a profession to use to make gold in WoW, Herbalism is a great option. You can start making money almost immediately in the herbalism profession which makes it great for newbies and advanced players alike.

If you are just starting out and have already decided you want to pursue Herbalism, I suggest you choose Undead as your race if you are with Horde and Human race if you are with the Alliance. Tauren are another good option as they start with a 15 point bonus in this profession.

Like Mining, the Herbalism profession offers opportunities to make big sums of gold in short amounts of time when used correctly. If money and gold are your driving factors, the best thing for you to do will be to combine the Herbalism profession with Mining. If you want to use Herbalism to create something of value, the best combination would be with Alchemy.

Before you start your profession you'll need to be level 5. Initailly you won't be able to search for any herb other than Silverleaf. You can find Silverleaf by hitting the "find herb" command which become active on completion of the Herbalism training. Silverleaf has more monetary value than copper so use this as a money making tactic when you first start out.

If you travel just a short distance from the starting area you'll be able to find the Silverleaf herb. If you spend 8 or so minutes gathering this herb you will have a complete stack which can be sold for at least 1 piece of gold in the auction house. It may not sound like much but for a brand new character that's pretty good going.

An important thing to remember is that the value of these types of herbs changes as the in-game economy changes. If you can't get much for your herbs one day, come back the next and try again. When you start out with the Herbalism profession you will spend a long time searching for these low value herbs, after a littler perseverance however, you'll soon be able to search for rarer herbs such as the Black Lotus and Ghost Mushrooms (search for these in the Hinterlands). These will allow you to make much more money much more quickly.

Herbalism is one of the most lucrative professions in WoW. It's a good option for those who want to make a lot of gold in minimal time and also for people who are just looking to make enough to get by. Keep working on your Herbalism skills and this profession will reward you big time.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wotlk Mage Profession Gains

If you have been playing Warcraft for a long time, you should know that Mage is a caster specialise in Burst Damage. You can find mage all over Azeroth. One thing mage focus on is magic. They learn magic that changes or creates.
Mages can use the magic to defeat their enemies or to strengthen the power of their allies.
Mage is undergoing changes too since Patch 3.0.8 is released. Among the changes include Profession gains:
Jewelcrafting: ᄇ spell power and -24 stamina (or -16 spirit) with rare gems. ჽ spell power and -30 stamina (-20 spirit) when/if epic gems appear.
You can use Prismatic gems to unlock your meta gem requirement, allowing you to skip the two blue/purple coloured gems.
Blacksmithing: ჲ spell power with rare gems socketed, ჺ spell power once/if epic gems get implemented.
Inscription ჱ spell power, ჷ spell power in the first 2 months when not Exalted with Sons of Hodir (daily grind)
Herbalism may offer something in the ჭ-40 spell power region via Fire Seeds if you can properly stack cooldowns.
Enchanting ჲ spell power, Leatherworking ჱ spell power, Alchemy ჱ spell power
Mining, Skinning, Tailoring, Engineering are currently not competitive options for Mage DPS.
For a full list of other mage updates check out this.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

DPS Gear For Death Knight - Head

There are many gears for Death Knight especially for DPS-ing and we will take a look at the gears available for head. If you have a Death Knight, be sure to check out the gears available as this is helpful when you advance in the game.
First of all, we have the Spiked Titansteel Helm. It might cost you a lot of Gold but you will get much improvement for strength, strike rating and hit rating. With metagem slot, it is excellent for the Chaotic Skyflare Diamond.
However, you can save some Gold through the Heroics. Get the Heroic Azjol-Nerub that doesn’t have hit rating but there is the 2-gem slot. You can also get the Loken in Heroic Halls of Lightning that can drop Planetary Helm. This is very powerful especially from strength and agility.
With these gears for head, your Death Knight is sure to be an excellent Death Knight. However, each Death Knight is different depending on how you play your Death Knight so be sure to play it as the way you want it. That is real important.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Wrath of The Lich King News

Blizzard continues to deliver great improvments to the World of Warcraft. The much anticipated WotLK Patch 3.0.8 is finaly live on the servers. It really brings a great deal of change and below we list of some the signigicant changes made.

• Roll a DK Anywhere - With the release of 3.0.8 players will be able to roll Death Knights on any realm as long as they have a level 55 somewhere. This is a welcome change for many players on higher population realms that opens the option to go to other realms and start their DK’s. Many of the old restrictions still apply but we are happy to see this one be a thing of the past.
• New Graveyards - More than 60 new graveyards have been added to Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. This will sure make it less of a haul to get back to your corpse should you die in areas affected by this.
• Death Knight Boost - Death knights will notice a boost in the effects of their Blood Aura and Blood Presence abilities as they are returning them to their beta state. This will double the healing effects of these spells.
• Reputation Rewards - A change has been implemented so that killing mobs required for gaining reputation with a particular faction will yield the same amount of rep. regardless of your character’s level. I have to say I think this change is pretty sweet and I am excited about it for the alt I just started…I may even return to Outland to finish up some rep. grinds on my main.
• Swimming Druids - A Druid’s aquatic form is now available from the Druid Trainer at level 16. This comes as quite a relief to anyone running up another druid who has had to run the quest in the past. I did it once and it was a royal pain! The line of quests will still be available, but they are no longer a prerequisite to obtaining aquatic form.
• More Talented Shaman - With this patch Shaman will see the arrival of a new talent called “Shamanism”. This is available on the elemental tree and causes your lightning bolt and lava burst spells to gain additional bonus damage effects.
• Feral Druid Weapons - All weapons will now have the potential to grant feral attack power based on their dps which means many new weapons will now be options for the feral druid. All druids will be able to see the feral attack power an item will grant them, but other player classes will not see this information. Since polearms can now also be trained by druids, this will open many doors for this class and broaden their weapon capabilities considerably.
• New Paladin Ability - Paladins are getting some love here too. With 3.0.8 they now have an ability called “Hand of Reckoning” which will be available from their class trainer at level 16 and will enable them to taunt an enemy from up to 30 yards and also cause holy damage to the targeted foe.
• “Yummy” New Food and Drink - A new recipe for “Worg Tartare” is now available for purchase with Dalaran Cooking Awards. This food will give it’s consumer a hit rating and stamina bonus. If you’re looking for something to wash it down with, try the new recipe called “Kungaloosh” which is available from the Washed up Mage in the sewers of Dalaran once a cook has completed the quest “The Taste Test” in Scholozar Basin this is a mana restoration drink that will also get you tipsy.
• Hunter Nerfs - Sadly, today is the day Hunters have been dreading. With this patch two of the main attacks most hunters use are getting seriously nerfed. Steady shot will go from rewarding 20% attack power as damage to rewarding only 10%. Volley is also taking a hit in the form of a 30% reduction in damage across the board for all levels of the ability.
• Cool Spells Now Shareable - Mages will now be able to cast Slowfall on other players and Priests will be able to share Levitate with others.
• Wild Growth - This is a favorite spell of any good Druid healer. With this patch they decided to plague this ability with a 6 second cooldown. This will likely impact raid healing for Druids, it will be interesting to see how much of an impact it has.
• Enchanting - There is now a new enchanting recipe available for purchase from Vanessa Sellers in Dalaran. The recipe is for a plus to stamina on bracers.
These are just some of the great news in the patch. To see the complete patch note, visit Blizzards official site.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Northrend - The Setting For Wotlk

Yes, Northrend is the setting for Wrath of The Lich King (the latest expansion).
Northrend has a similar size compared to the previous setting in The Burning Crusade. There are 10 zones being highlighted in Northrend with one zone combined with Borean Tundra. A few of these zones are much bigger than the others as well as the zones in The Burning Crusade.
The story begins here.


The zones in Northrend:
Howling Fjord (68 – 72) : this is where you will probably start off
Borean Tundra (68 – 72) : this is also probably where you will start off
Dragonblight (71 – 74)
Grizzly Hills (73 – 75)
Zul’Drak (74 – 77)
Sholazar Basin (76 – 78)
The Storm Peaks (76 – 80)
Crystalsong Forest (77 – 80)
Icecrown (77 – 80)
Wintergrasp (Outdoor PvP)
Coldarra (Shares the same map as Borean Tundra, but is marked with the larger font designating it as a separate region).


The dungeons available are:
Utgarde Keep
Azjol-Nerub
Ahn’kahet
Ulduar
Naxxramas II
The Nexus
Icecrown Citadel
Drak’Tharon Keep
Chamber of Aspects
The Violet Hold


Now, there are many native species in Northrend. Among those that you need to pay attention would be Northrend giants, Storm giants, Mammoths, Walruses and others.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Quest Helper for Wotlk

Quest Helping addons is really useful when speed leveling in WoW, however some people think they spoil the fun of the game. This because in the eagerness of leveling, people don’t even read the storyline just quickly accept the quest and off and away following the arrow to the next location.

Sure I like to level fast and recommend using quest helpers, just don’t use them to the extent that the joy of the game itself becomes a second priority.

There are several free WotLK quest helping addons in development, but be careful where you download them because several has reported to contain trojans or account stealing functions. One good example of free wotlk quest helper is Rasters Wotlk Quest Mod.

However, if you want to be 100% sure to get a professional developed, tested and trojan free Wotlk Quest helper that works for the latest patch 3.0.8, I recommend taking a look at Zygors Guides. I’ve personally tried quite a few of these in-game quest helpers and I must tell you that Zygor offer the most stable and easy to use experience for people in need of ultra high speed leveling.

Just remember to enjoy the wotlk storyline and don’t stare yourself blind on the leveling urge.
Take a look at Zygors Guides Today!