Joana's Leveling Guide

Super Power Lvl Tailor 0-225 In Under 12 Hours

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:00:05 +0000

Hello all you budding tailors out there, this is a guide from 0 to 225 tailoring in under 12 hours without spending a single dime (should even come out a bit ahead). This came about as a way for my retired priest to generate some money since skinning was doing me no good sitting in IF all day. I decided to make a guide out of this and set a few goals for myself at the same time. I betmyself I could get to 150 in 6 hrs TOTAL time including collecting the mats. That worked out so well, I figured I'd go for 225 in 8 hours (that didnt work out so well because of the MASSIVE amounts of silk needed). This is equally friendly for BOTH factions.

There are some prerequisits so lets start there shall we?

REQUIRED

High level main (preferabley 60)
Alt that is at least 20 (your tailor)
12 hours of play time

MY SET UP

60 Rogue main (farmer)
45 Priest (tailor)
My rogue is also an enchanter for DEing all the green drops to save on bag space/down time.

THE STRAT

0-120 minutes

I started out in The Barrens at Agama Gor grinding on level 17-20 Bristlebacks. I chose here becasue of the sheer numbers of mobs in a reletively small area. Also, because of their level, I knew they would drop both linen AND wool. This proved to be a huge key in the success of this strat. I stayed here for exactly 2 hours with about 15 minutes of AFK for bathroom, booze and kids. In 105 minutes of solid grinding I collected the following items.

gold: 1g 43s
Cloth: 7.11 stacks
Wool: 6.15 stacks
Greens: 17
Patterns: 3 (including elixir of giant growth formula..sells for about 30g on my server to Alliance)
DE: 22 soul dust, 9 greater magic essence, 1 sm glimmering shard, 2 lesser astral essence

120-140 minutes

IF to empty bags and send cloth/wool to tailor

140-200 minutes

Raven Hill Cemetary ***NOTE: it was a mistake to come here, very inefficient
I just did repeated laps in the catacombs killing alll the level 26-30 undead in there. I ran into some competition which slowed me down a bit so I left after only an hour.

gold: 1g 89s
Wool: 2.1 stacks
Silk: 3.10 stacks
Greens: 8
DE: 3 greater astral essence, 4 greater magic essence, 8 soul dust, 2 moonstone

Not happy with my silk production I headed to STV since it was close by. Here I found silk heaven.

200-320 minutes

Ruins of Zul' Kunda (just West of Nessingwary's Expedition)

This place is just huge and crawling with level 33-36 trolls who are silk machines. I stayed here for about 2 hours like I did in The Barrens and it paid off nicely.

gold: 2g 78s
Wool: 2.2 stacks
Silk: 7.2 stacks
Greens: 2
DE: 3 lesser mystic essence

320-330 minutes

IF to send wool/silk and log for the evening. So in 5 1/2 hours I collected the following items

Cloth: 7.11 stacks
Wool: 10.17 stacks
Silk: 10.12 stacks of silk
Greens: 27

330-400 minutes

Crafting at IF and SW

At around 160 or 165 two things became GLARINGLY aparent. 1: the silk part of tailor SUCKS and 2: I needed more silk. Back to the rogue I went and back to STV for more trolls.

400-460 minutes

Ruins of Zul' Kunda (part 2)
Wool: 1.1stacks
Silk: 5.5 stacks
Greens: 0

460-610 minutes

Hoping that was enough silk to get me to mageweave (it was…barely) I headed off to Tanaris for some Ogre raping. Dune Maul Ogres level 45-47 for decent mageweave producers but Im sure there is a better source out there. In just under 2.5 hours of grinding them I came up with the following goodies.

Silk:2.18 stacks
Mageweave: 5.17 stacks
Greens: 2
DE: 1 greater eternal essence, 2 lesser eternal essence

Then I packed it in and headed to IF to mail the stuff and log.

The last little bit of time I spent was crafting (about 1 hour) and it took me right up to 225 with a few scraps of wool, silk and mageweave left over. Total time: Approximately 11 hours and 45 minutes.

Now for the grind portion. What good is a collecting strat without a grind strat to go with it. I tried to always grind on orange items for the skill up and as I got into silk I made sure to always (when possible) craft green items for DE purposes. Here is the list.

1-35: bolt of linen cloth
35-45: linen cloak
45-60: heavy linen gloves
60-82: reinforced linen cap
82-103: bolt of wool cloth
103-110: grey wool ? (I didn't write it down…lol)
110-118: woolen cape
118-125: white woolen dress
125-145: Bolt of silk cloth
145-157: Azure silk hood
160-170: silk headband
170-175: formal white shirt
175-185: bolt of mageweave
185-205: green silken shoulders
205-220: black mageweave legs
220-225: black mageweave gloves

And there you have it. 0-225 tailoring in under 12 hours and it didn't cost a dime. In fact, if you include all the stuff I DE'd I MADE about 30g profit from the grind.

ENJOY!!

General Acme Part 3-User Interface

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:09 +0000

So you decided to enter the vast kingdom of Azeroth? You may wonder
how do I level? How do I make money to afford gear and skills? How do
I use the interface that they provide? Well here is a guide to follow!
Just follow some of the simple strategies I've laid out for you and
you'll do just fine!
Index
# Part I-Introduction to World of Warcraft, MMORPG, and getting started-Covered in index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=26838&categoryid=20
# Part II-Leveling and gaining Experience-Covered in index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=26838&categoryid=20
# Part III-Making
Money-index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=26667&categoryid=20
# Part IX- Using the Interface/Controls-Covered in here
# Part X-Interacting with others-Covered in Part 4
# Part XI-PVP and Raids-Covered in Part 4

# Part IX- Using the Interface/Controls-

World of Warcraft has a very easy to use interface, I have found out
of all interfaces I've used World of Warcraft has been the easiest to
adapt to! World of Warcraft also uses a WASD(First person shooter
movement) style movement for easy adaptation after clocking in long
hours of Counterstrike. They have it in clear view and your not going
to need to read the manual to get started with this game!
# For your UI, I suggest grabbing a UI mod such as
http://cosmosui.org which I am 100% comfortable with.
Cosmos is easy to use and legal to use unlike most UI modifiers in
other games. While using cosmos they have incorporated adding a second
bar for the mages and priests out there who just don't seem to have
enough space!

* Cosmos has incorporated games into its UI also so while
your traveling or waiting for a buddy to sign up you could play a
little Tic Tack Toe or Four in a row.
* For the fishers out there (great for making money) They have
incorporated a easy fishing which you right click to cast and fast
cast which you will cast as soon as you reel something in!
* For my Healers out there, they have a HUD (Heads up Display) that
keeps you current on your team member's health and your health so you
don't have to glance to the left side of the screen.
* For everyone they have put in a mod that tells you your experience
per hour at your current level, you're current experience per hour
this session. It also tells you the average time till next level after
collecting the data from everyone else that has completed that
level(Must be using most recent version AKA alpha not even beta which
crashes a lot just to warn you).
* You can also upload your equipment profile to thottbot (
http://www.thottbot.com ) to view it online here is
Stifler's(http://thottbot.com/index.cgi?p=Stifler.Bleeding_Hollow]
http://thottbot.com/index.cgi?p=Stifler.Bleeding_Hollow) I do
not use this mod due to how it is unstable at times when looting a new
item and can bog down your system performance.
* Last but not least one great reason to get cosmos is for /gotocorpse for those of you lazy like me I hate making a corpse run! Cosmos incorporated that neat little command which will run you to your corpse for you!

# The regular UI is also great for those of you who are scared of using a UI modifier. It is also easy to use and is easy to set up for those who have never played a MMORPG and may have stuck to FPS.
# The regular UI has basic components which include the Action bar, the Character portrait, the Experience Meter, latency bar (Ping), and the mini-map.

* The Action bar which is used for casting or using certain skills is located in the lower left hand corner of your screen. For quick casting use keys 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,-,= or basically the top row of your keyboard! I suggest memorizing where you put what for convenience while in battles.
* The Character portrait can tell you important things like your current health and Mana/Rage/Energy which is very important while waging your epic wars so you do not have to make a corpse run!
* The experience meter is another great thing that World of Warcraft has in an extremely convenient place. Whether you’re about to log out and you want to check how much experience you have to go before your next level or your mid run it is only a glance a way no needing to open up your character screen!
* Then you have the latency bar, not much to say but this can quickly decide if it is worth staying on! Green is for go in my mind, yellow is for okay but take caution and red is for forget it I’ll be on xbox if you need me!
* Last but certainly not least you have the mini-map, first let’s look at the word mini which means small and map which means basically an object used for navigation. The mini-map doesn’t take up your whole screen and make it easy to follow group members.
* Wrap Up-Make your UI work for you not the other way around, Cosmos is a great interface with a lot of ways to customize it!

Eve of the Leipzig Games Convention: setting up the booths

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:11 +0000

is looking pretty spiffy this year, and I'm really looking forward to it, considering how much of a downer E3 turned out to be. Anyway, the good folks at 1UP have posted a new bunch of photos from the site of the Leipzig event as the booths are being set up for the big shebang tomorrow.

My personal favorite are the promotional figures for Lego Batman made up entirely of Lego blocks. Several major booths worth of noting is the not-little-but-big LittleBigPlanet booth, Blizzard's World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Mirror's Edge. You can see who else is coming to the show by clicking on the pics below.

For more pics from the site, follow the source link below. As expected, there's no sign of Nintendo, who has decided to go on a roadshow rather than join the rest of the group.

Source: wow.qj.net

Wrath of the Lich King: video preview of Calendar System
Well World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion is finally going to come out in a few weeks. bet you're looking forward to the pre-release patch that's going to come real soon.

One of the biggest changes in the Wrath of the Lich King is the new Calendar System, which will be offered in the pre-release patch. Here are the features we can expect when the Calendar System gets released:

Pre-existing events, like holidays and raid lockouts, will be on there by default. You can select what sort of events you want to see on your own calendar.
Any user can create events viewable to their guild and/or to a user-selectable list of invitees. Events can be of various categories, like "PvP" or "Raid."
If you send someone an invite, their calendar icon (on the minimap) will flash. They will then be able to RSVP to the event with whether or not they're coming.
Events to which people have RSVPed show the total number and number of each class; very handy for raids. You can invite people to a party or raid straight from the calendar interface if they're online.

Of course, words just aren't enough sometimes, so here's a video of the calendar system in action. Check back for more updates on World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King.

Source: wow.qj.net

Wrath of the Lich King: video preview of Calendar System

admin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:30:04 +0000

's Wrath of the Lich King expansion is finally going to come out in a few weeks. bet you're looking forward to the pre-release patch that's going to come real soon.

Pre-existing events, like holidays and raid lockouts, will be on there by default. You can select what sort of events you want to see on your own calendar.
Any user can create events viewable to their guild and/or to a user-selectable list of invitees. Events can be of various categories, like "PvP" or "Raid."
If you send someone an invite, their calendar icon (on the minimap) will flash. They will then be able to RSVP to the event with whether or not they're coming.
Events to which people have RSVPed show the total number and number of each class; very handy for raids. You can invite people to a party or raid straight from the calendar interface if they're online.

Of course, words just aren't enough sometimes, so here's a video of the calendar system in action. Check back for more updates on World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King.

Source: wow.qj.net

World of Warcraft PTR 3.0.2 arriving soon

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:07 +0000

's Public Test Realm has taken the backseat in favor of the Wrath of the Lich King beta, it doesn't mean Blizzard has totally ignored the test server altogether. The European servers have recently been wiped to make room for the new 3.0 build of the PTR, according to Blizzard poster Tigole.

Tigole also mentioned that some patches were on the PTR for over two months already and should receive some major testing once it goes live. In addition, 3.0.2 will be sure to arrive some time before Wrath of the Lich King 2.0.1, similar to when the pre-Burning Crusade patch was implemented a month before the actual expansion was released.

Since there are still a lot of people trying out the WotLK beta, this means people who want to test out the new updates in the PTR will have a lot of free space on the Realm to do so. Also, Tigole mentioned that none of the classes are done, so anyone willing to sign up for the PTR will be more than welcome.

Source: wow.qj.net

Leipzig: Games Convention 2009 dated, GC 2008 sets record
With the Leipzig Games Convention 2008 finally closing its curtains, we now get confirmation that next year's event has already been scheduled. The announcement was made via press release by Leipziger Messe GmbH CEO Wolfgang Marzin: GC 2009 will be held from August 19 to 23, also in Leipzig.

Along with the announcement, we hear of a survey conducted to this year's event's visitors, asking them if they'd want to see another GC next year.

Among all the visitors - whether trade exhibitor or part of the general public (some of which have travelled from half way across the world just to see the show) - a vast majority of about 90 agreed.

This makes me think of what the outcome would have been if a survey like this were conducted at the end of this year's E3, but moving on…

GC 2008's success is proven by the sheer number of visitors who dropped in: over the four-day period, some 203,000 people came in. Compared to last year, the number of software and hardware companies from around the world who participated in the Leipzig event have increased, from 189 to 234.

Source: wow.qj.net

The Recently Deceased Part 5

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:13 +0000

[56] A Matter of Time
Objectives : Kill 15 Temporal Parasites
Rewards : +15 Intellect, +4 Stamina, +4 Strength, +3 Spirit Cloth Shoulders

To get this quest, you need to venture into the Ruins of Andorhal and find Chromie the Gnome. If you have a look at the map below, where the #6 is, there is a small path that leads into the main part of the zone. If you approach the ruins near there, it's the quickest route. Chromie is located at the top of the 'inn' like building just below the #6 but you will have to fight your way in. If you were to come from the west path, you want the first full building on your left.

Once you have found Chromie, collect this quest from her and the head back out of the ruins, around to the east side. You want to head roughly to where #7 is marked on the map, along the edge of Andorhal Ruins, not far from the Writhing Haunt. You are looking for tall wooden structures that will have a blue glow to them.

Fight your way close to the towers and then use the Temporal Displacer to uncover the Temporal Parasites. Most times you will get two parasites come through, occasionally you will get three. Also, sometimes when you get two and kill them, a third one will spawn on it's own. You can only use the Temporal Displacer once at each silo, once the blue glow disappears, you need to move onto another glowy one. Once done, head back to Chromie.

[56] Counting Out Time
Objectives : Locate 5 Andorhal Watches
Rewards : Attuned Dampener - Inflict 525 to 675 arcane damage on the attuned target, and lower the damage it deals by 25%.

The second quest from Chromie sends you in and around the Ruins of Andorhal to find some Watches. You can get all 5 without having to wander very far from the building she is in, just keep your eyes open for wandering elites. The watches are inside 'Small Lockbox's' and there is usually one in the corner of every ruins, just have to check all corners.

Note that the reward is a one use item, but the quest is repeatable (no xp second time around) if you want more. After you have collected your 5, head back to Chromie and hand in.

[56] Unfinished Business
Objectives : Kill 2 Scarlet Medics, 2 Hunters, 2 Magi and 2 Knights
Rewards : XP!

Kirsta Deepshadow gives this quest, and unless you have been to her before, she can be quite tricky to locate. The easiest way to get to her is to head up behind the Dalson's Tears farm, where you should eventually enter Northridge Lumber Camp. If you run up the west cliff wall of the camp, you will find the safest route with only a few spiders and wolves.

While running up this side, keep one eye on the mini map as you should be able to see the 'path' leading down to Kirsta there before you actually come upon it. You are looking for a dip in the cliffs that leads down to a cart, Kirsta will be kneeling behind it. Alternatively, you can run up the path leading to Hearthglen till you get to the tower and then go cliff jumping…

Once you find her, she will give you this first step. The Medics and Hunter's are best found at the Scarlet Crusade's base camp, the first camp you killed at. The Magi are best found along the path to Hearthglen along with some Knights, but if you have trouble getting those, look around the Lumber Mill. Once done, return to Kirsta.

[57] Unfinished Business
Objectives : Kill Huntsman Radley and Cavalier Durgen
Rewards : XP!

The next step requires you to take out two important members of the Crusade. They are both found along the path to Hearthglen so you need to make your way out and around. You can bypass the group of mobs at the very base of the camp, because even if you get agro, by the time you get near the first named, they drop off.

About half way up the path you want to keep your eye open for a bit that leads up into the mountains, it will be on your right. Up that little path there, you will kill a couple of mobs before finding Huntsman Radley and her pet pooch at the end. Most likely you will have one add in the mix, but if you fear the pet and Seduce the add, you can take them out no worries.

Further up the road you will come upon a tower, and that is where Cavalier Durgen will be hanging out. Clear the mobs at the bottom and then just wait, eventually durgen will not only wander down to the bottom of the tower, he will wander right out front. Pull him back and kill him, but beware he does hit hard and fast, sometimes a bit of a shock to those not prepared.

[58+] Unfinished Business (Elite)
Objectives : Enter Hearthglen and find a high vantage point from which you can see the town and gauge the Scarlet Crusade's forces
Rewards : XP!

Now, although this is an elite quest, and you are about to run into an area full of elite mobs, you can do this! When you come to the end of the path, you will find Hearthglen. There will be a mob at either side of the main entrance, along with a third one just inside. I have drawn up a map (a very bad one lol) to help explain where you need to go a little better, but you basically want the tower that's just near the front.

If you use your eye to learn the way, you enter the main gates, follow it around to your left and you are already beside the tower you need. You can also go around to the right, but there is a stable with additional mobs on that side. There will also be mobs inside the tower, but if you summon your Voidwalker before entering, you can utilize the sacrifice shield to run up the tower.

If you have a Nifty Stopwatch (Badlands quest), this will come in handy too. You only need to make it to the top of the tower to complete the quest, so once you're up there you can jump off and make your way back out the main gates to safety. I think all in all I lost about 30% of my hitpoints, and that was from the jump more than the mobs. For 6200xp at level 57, it was worth it.

Winterspring

Started at level 57
Finished at level 58

With Western Plaguelands out the way, you could head over to Eastern Plaguelands, but with both Winterspring and Sithilis starting to go green now, I chose to go there first. I chose to do Winterspring first as Sithilis mobs, although around the same level, can be a bit harder.

[54] Chillwind Horns
Objectives : Collect 8 Uncracked Chillwind Horns
Rewards : XP!

[56] Wild Guardians
Objectives : Kill 15 Raging Owlbeasts and 15 Ragged Owlbeasts
Rewards : XP!

These two quests can be done while running around the zone. Chillwind Horns is the follow on from the Burning Steppes quests, after you completed the Broodling Essence. There are three different types of Chillwind Chimaera around the zone; Fledgling Chillwind, Chillwind Ravagers and Chillwind Chimaeras. All three will drop the horns, however I had the best rate with the 'fledgling' which was nice as they are the lower level ones.

You will find the Fledgling Chillwind along the west side of the zone, usually higher up in the rocky part than along the flat part near the path. Up there is also where you will find the best population of Ragged Owlbeasts. Both mobs will be mixed in and around with Bears, Yeti's etc so you will just have to kill everything (yay xp!)

For the Raging Owlbeasts to complete Wild Guardians (which comes from Felwood btw) you want to head just north of Everlook. They are basically all around the area up there, ranging quite wide.

[56] Threat of the Winterfall
Objectives : Kill 8 Winterfall Pathfinders, 8 Den Watchers, and 8 Totemics.
Rewards : XP!

[56] Winterfall Ritual Totem
Objectives : Take the Winterfall Ritual Totem inside Timbermaw Hold and see if one of the furbolgs there will find a use for the item.
Rewards : XP!

[56] Winterfall Firewater
Objectives : Bring the Empty Firewater Flask to Donova Snowden
Rewards : XP!

All of the above three are done in the same area, however the last two come from items that drop so you will only have the Threat of Winterfall which comes from Donova Snowden. If you are still working on your Timbermaw faction, these furbolgs, like their cousins in Felwood, will assist that.

Just over the path from Donova you will find Frostfire Hot Springs, and the furbolg's you need. While killing these you may be fortunate enough to have a Winterfall Ritual Totem drop, which like the one from Felwood, you hand into Kernda inside the tunnels. Almost a high enough drop rate to guarantee you will see one is that Empty Firewater Flask, which you return to Donova.

[56] Falling to Corruption
Objectives : Search the Deadwood furbolg camp in northern Felwood for a clue
Rewards : XP!

After you give Donova the Empty Firewater Flask, you need to duck into Felwood, to the cauldon at the very back of the Felaw Village, the camp at the very top. If you are coming in from the path you want to head to the left of the water area there, and at the back you will find the largest of the camps, and in that camp the cauldron you need.

If you do this quest during the day, you can usually find people clearing the furbolgs for faction so you can just duck in and grab the cauldron when it's free. If there is no one there you may need to seek help as you tend to get the entire camp in one hit. After the cauldron, head back to Donova once again.

[56] Toxic Horrors
Objectives : Collect 3 Toxic Horror Droplets
Rewards : XP!

For a Winterfall quest series, I seemed to be heading into Felwood a lot. For the Toxic Horror Droplets you need to head back into Felwood to the Irontree Woods and locate the Toxic Horrors, the big elementals around the water. I got all three droplets from the first three I killed, however it's finding the three that is the hardest part as there seemed to be a constant stream of people after them. Once you do have them, head back to Donova.

[57] Winterfall Runners
Objectives : Find the Winterfall Runners and stop them from delivering their shipment to Winterfall Village.
Rewards : XP!

You may have seen these guys through your travels in Winterspring. They are three furbolgs that wander up and down the path, and now, it's time to kill them. I was already 58 by the time I came to this step and as they were 3 level 57's, I made good use of fear. They tend to be easiest to find along the main path from Felwood to Everlook.

After you have taken all three down and looted the package head back to Donova. Now, when you hand in you will have some Winterfall Ambusher's spawn, for what I'm not entirely sure. I got taken a little by surprise but managed to kill all three, only to find they aren't lootable and I got zero xp.

[56] Are We There, Yeti?
Objectives : Collect 10 Thick Yeti Furs
Rewards : XP!

Just out from Everlook you will find Ice Thistle Hill's and lots of Yeti's. I had a pretty good drop rate with these and found no need to enter the cave you will find at the top there, although you will need that for later steps. Once you have your 10 furs, return to Umi.

[56] Are We There, Yeti?
Objectives : Collect 2 Pristine Yeti Horns
Rewards : XP!

Heading back to Ice Thistle Hills, you can choose to hunt outside, or enter the caves. You are hunting the Patriarch's and Matriarch's as they are the only ones that will drop the Horns, and the caves do seem to have a higher population.

[58] Are We There, Yeti?
Objectives : Take Umi's Mechanical Yeti and scare her friends with it
Rewards : Mechanical Yeti! Use: Summons a mechanical yeti that will protect you for 10 minutes.

Now comes the fun part! You will find Legacki in Everlook just left of the Inn, Sprinkle in Gadgetzan and Quixxil in Marshal's Refuge, Un'Goro Crater. When you get close to them, right click the yeti to release it and watch it chase them around. Once done, return to Umi in Winterspring.

[58] Winterfall Activity
Objectives : Kill 8 Winterfall Shaman, 8 Winterfall Den Watchers, and 8 Winterfall Ursa
Rewards : 4 Reward options… none of which are very good (only 1 cloth)

Just as you enter Winterspring from Felwood, you should find Salfa, he'll be guarding the entrance to the tunnel. You need to head over to Winterfall Village to find these mobs, and the Ursa's will give you the most trouble as there seem to be only one or two in the entire camp. The hardest part of this quest is finding the mobs alive as it seems everyone and their dog hunts here.

[58] Wild Guardians
Objectives : Kill 13 Moontouched Owlbeasts
Rewards : XP!

A follow on from the earlier Wild Guardian's quest, the Moontouched Owlbeasts are found along the eastern wall. They can also be found further south, however I had no problems getting the 13 killed.

[59] Wild Guardians
Objectives : Kill 10 Berserk Owlbeasts
Rewards : XP!

[59] Guarding Secrets
Objectives : Take the Blue-feathered Necklace to Trull Failbane at Bloodvenom Post.
Rewards : XP!

You probably saw a lot of the Berserk Owlbeasts while killing the Moontouched so shouldn't have too much trouble. While you are killing these you will most likely have a Blue-feathered Necklace drop, they can drop off the moontouched, however I had each one drop from the Berserk Owlbeasts. All you need to do is hand this in at Felwood and then in Thunder Bluff. Very easy.

That was me done with Winterspring!

Silithus

Started at level 58
Finished at level 59

[55] Deadly Desert Venom
Objectives : Collect 8 Stonelash Scorpid Stingers and 8 Sand Skitterer Fangs
Rewards : XP!

[55] Securing the Supply Lines
Objectives : Kill 15 Dredge Strikers
Rewards : XP!

You can do both of these quests around the North East part of the zone as the mobs are all over. I did a big arc around from the top of Cenarion Hold around to Southwind Village to complete the following quest.

[55] The Spirits of Southwind
Objectives : Free the spirits of 8 Tortured Druids and 8 Tortured Sentinels
Rewards : XP!

You will these at Southwind Village and you should find enough around the bottom that you don't have enter the main part. When you kill each one, you will 'stir the nearby silithid' which spawns between one to three mobs right on top of you. You get XP for each one it spawns which is nice, but sometimes it can be a juggling act when you get three.

Once I had completed all three quests, I headed back to Cenarion Hold to see what was next.

[57] Noggle's Last Hope
Objectives : Gather 3 Stonelash Pincer Stingers, 3 Stonelash Flayer Stingers and 3 Rock Stalker Fangs
Rewards : Major Healing Potion / Major Mana Potion

[57] Stepping Up Security
Objectives : Kill 20 Dredge Crushers
Rewards : Major Healing Potion / Major Mana Potion

[57] Desert Recipe
Objectives : Look for information about cooking Sandworm Meat at the Twilight's Hammer camp
Rewards : Smoked Desert Dumplings Recipe

For these three you want to head west out of Cenarion Hold, and again the mobs you need are pretty much everywhere. I made my way to the Twilight's Hammer camp first, killing any mobs I passed on the way. I'm not sure, but you may need cooking to pick up the 3rd quest.

What you are looking for is a sandy cookbook and I found mine on a table next to a 'Wind Stone'. Once I had the book, I made my way south east to the edge of Hive Regal, that is where I found the best spot to hunt the Scorpids and Spiders.

The Stonelash Flayers are the greeny / blue scorpids, while the Stonelash Pincers are more yellowy. The Rock Stalkers are the tiny spiders. I found just out from Hive Regal was a good spot that had all three so I hung there for a while, before making my way back to Cenarion Hold. Of course I killed any Dredge Crushers I passed, you can't miss them, they are huge!

[60] Secret Communication
Objectives : Collect 10 Encrypted Twilight Texts
Rewards : XP!

There are probably lots of little spots that people go to for these, however not very familiar with Silithus, I made my way north to Twilight's Run, well actually, just in front of it. I had zero problems single pulling all the mobs around the edge, and had a fairly ok drop rate. I have heard some horror stories about drop rates, only hindered by the fact these are farmed by lots of different people.

[60+] Dearest Natalia
Objectives : Question the inhabitants of Bronzebeard's Encampment
Rewards : XP!

Although marked with an Elite tag, this quest is extremely easy and in no way dangerous. When you arrive at the Encampment you will see two Dwarves there, all you need to do is have a chat with them. The following step sends you into the Hive Regal which IS full of elite mobs, and as such I didn't do.

[58] Noggle's Lost Satchel
Objectives : Retrieve Noggle's Satchel
Rewards : 2 x Elixir of the Mongoose OR 2 x Elixir of the Sages

Just behind the Bronzebeard's Encampment, you will see a path heading up into the mountains, Noggle's Satchel is up there. On this path however, is Deathclasp, and he's got that name for a reason! There is a quest to kill him, however he is elite, comes with two adds and stuns… after being completely mauled by him, I skipped that quest =p

Both him and his entourage wander, so you can do some nifty moves and easily skip past him. The Satchel is about half way up, on your left. Grab and run like the wind bullseye! (Sorry just watched Toy Story 2)

[57] Kitchen Assistance
Objectives : Create 10 Smoked Desert Dumplings
Rewards : XP!

(Again I'm not sure if you need cooking for these quests). After you have returned the sandy cookbook, Calandrath asks you to create 10 Smoked Desert Dumplings. The Sandworm meat drops from the… you guessed it, Sandworms.

[58] The Twilight Mystery
Objectives : Collect 8 Twilight Tablet Fragments.
Rewards : XP!

For this quest you want to head up the very North West part of the zone, where you will find the Elementals guarding the area. Overall I had very little trouble with this quest.

With only elite quests left, and a little sick of all the people, I called it a day for Silithus.

Eastern Plaguelands

Started at level 59
Finished at level 60

I was actually almost to 60 by the time I left Silithus, but as I didn't want to grind the last quarter, I made my way to Eastern Plaguelands. If you have the flight path, you can take a bat there, but as I came in from the Zepplin anyway, I just ran through Western Plaguelands. The firsts quests I got were from that side of the zone anyway…

[56] Blood Tainted Skies
Objectives : Slay 30 Plaguebats
Rewards : XP!

[56] Carrion Grubbage
Objectives : Collect 15 Slabs of Carrion Worm Meat
Rewards : XP!

[56] Demon Dogs
Objectives : Kill 20 Plaguehound Runts, 5 Plaguehounds and 5 Frenzied Plaguehounds
Rewards : XP!

You collect all three of these quests from Tirion Fordring who is found up along the river that joins the Plaguelands. I tend to grab these and just do them as I run around, the mobs for all three are everywhere. All the grubs can drop the meat, however the 'slugs' over to the east can have a better drop rate, sometimes two at a time.

The Plaguebats and Plaguehound Runts are more over to the west side of the zone, but there are so many of them you really shouldn't have any troubles. For the frenzied and normal plaguehounds, you want to head futher east.

[55] Sister Pamela
Objectives : Find Pamela Redpath
Rewards : XP!

[55] Pamela's Doll
Objectives : Find Find Pamela's doll
Rewards : XP!

The first step I had from Winterspring. You will find Pamela in Darrowshire, at the ruined house right at the back. Once you speak to her, she will ask you to retrieve her doll, which is in three parts. The head, the left side and the right side can spawn in any of the other three houses and when you get right click each part, you will spawn 1 or 2 ghosts.

Kill the ghosts, loot the doll parts and right click to combine once you have all three.

[56] Auntie Marlene
Objectives : Speak with Marlene
Rewards : XP!

[56] Uncle Carlin
Objectives : Find Carlin Redpath
Rewards : XP!

After you have returned the doll to Pamela, she asks you to seek out her Auntie and Uncle. Auntie Marlene is actually in Western Plaguelands, at Sorrow Hill which is just south east of the Ruins of Andorhal. There is a house just next to a graveyard and you will find Marlene inside, usually upstairs.

After you speak to Marlene, you are given a second step; A Strange Historian. Joseph's wedding ring is found outside in the graveyard, there will be one grave you can loot. When you have the ring, take it to Chromie. I didn't do the next part…

Carlin Redpath can be found at Light's Hope Chapel, which is also where you will find the flight path if you haven't already grabbed it.

And that…dinged me 60! There are lots of other quests available that I didn't do, and it just goes to show you really can solo your way to 60.

And Ladys And Gentlemen, That is the end

Blizzard's take on MMOs for consoles; no WoW for consoles

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:30:03 +0000

's J. Allen Brack and Tom Chilton, they squashed every console gamers' hopes of seeing the highly acclaimed MMO, World of Warcraft, boxed neatly inside a console. Also discussed were several other topics regarding the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King, as well as other new content for the game.

Chilton was also rather excited about the new achievement system that they will be introducing soon. It will definitely give players something to strive for and extend their gameplay even further.

When asked about the hardest challenge the developers have encountered so far, Brack answered that the insertion of the new Death Knight class was the biggest hurdle they've faced. However, with the beta phase for WotLK well underway, modifications are still being made to the new character class before its official release with the new expansion.

One of the more interesting things they discussed was Blizzard's take on MMOs made for consoles and social networks. This doesn't necessarily mean gamers should hope for a console version of WoW soon. Brack specifically mentioned while this may work with other MMOs, this setup wouldn't really work with World of Warcraft. I guess this just means we'll just have to play WoW as it was meant to be played: on a PC.

You can view the full interview conducted by play.tm by following the link found below.

Source: wow.qj.net

Dyack: EVE Online 'unparalleled' compared to World of Warcraft
Do spaceships and mining for minerals on distant planetoids beat the unparalleled synergy of orcs, humans and night elves? In the eyes of Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack it does. During an interview conducted by videogaming247, Dyack weighed both Blizzard's World of Warcraft and CCP Games' EVE Online on what he considered the superior MMO game.

Dyack admitted to trying out WoW for nearly a month when he told himself, "You know, I've got to stop this". He then came the conclusion that compared to EVE Online, the latter had more depth in terms of content and gameplay. Here's a quote from Dyack regarding his opinion on the Sci-Fi MMO game:

I was really, really big into EVE Online. I love EVE Online, and actually for me personally I actually think it s a better game. I know it s a lot harder core, but the depth of it s unparalleled and I love it. But I have to stop, force myself to stop playing those games because it takes so much time.

He was also relieved about finally finishing the development for Too Human. He said that this meant he now has time to play games of all sorts. Anyway, that apparently is his two cents regarding what he considers the better MMO title.

Source: wow.qj.net

Easy Mana Thistles

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:30:02 +0000

1) Travel to Terokkar Forest
2) Go to 22.10 and look for a subzone. (The Barrier Hills)
3) Use your flying mount to get there.
4) You will easily find 3-4 mana thistles w/ a fast respawn.

World of Warcraft Arena Season 4 will end soon

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:45:04 +0000

forums in Europe, Season four of the Arena will end in less than two weeks, on October 14.

Once Season 4 ends, teams and ratings will carry over so that players still get to earn points and purchase gear until Wrath of the Lich King launches on November 13. Also, note that October 14 is only a tentative date, as Wryxian explains:

We re currently planning to end the fourth Arena season on October 14, 2008, and as always — this date could easily change.

This Arena Season is only ending in respect to the ladder, meaning we'll be taking a snapshot of the season's ladder and then go through our normal process to determine who is eligible for the end-of-season rewards. This process should take approximately one week.

It's very important for players who feel that they may be eligible for the arena-specific title and/or Armored Nether Drake to refrain from transferring their character to another realm between the date outlined above, and when the end-of-season rewards are physically awarded.

Source: wow.qj.net

Wrath of the Lich King Talent Calculator: upcoming Hunter changes

Blizzard recently updated the Wrath of the Lich King's Talent calculator, which revealed numerous changes and adjustments to the Hunter class. Here's hoping we see these changes implemented soon. Here are the changes:

Beast Mastery

Focused Fire (Tier 2) - Updated stats/description: All damage caused by you is increased by 1/2 while your pet is active and the critical strike chance of your pet's special abilities by 10/20 while Kill Command is active. (was the critical strike chance of your Kill Command ability).
Pathfinding (Tier 3) - Updated stats/description: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 4/8 , and increases your speed while mounted by 5/10 . The mounted movement speed increase does not stack with other effects. (old version: Increases the speed bonus of your Aspect of the Cheetah and Aspect of the Pack by 4/8 )
Masters Call (Tier 3) replaced with Aspect Mastery.
Aspect Mastery moved from Tier 10 to Tier 3, and changed to 1 rank: Increases the mana returned from your Aspect of the Viper by 10 , reduces the damage done to you while in Aspect of the Monkey by 10 and increases the attack power bonus gained with Aspect of the Hawk by 50 .
Spirit Bond (Tier 5) - Updated stats/description: While your pet is active, you and your pet will regenerate 1/2 of total health every 10 sec and increases healing done to you and your pet by 5/10 . (old version did not have the increase healing part).
Animal Handler (Tier 6) - Updated stats/description: Increases your pet's chance to hit by 2/4 and reduces the cooldown of your Master's Call ability by 5/10 sec.
New Tier 10 Talent - Seperation Anxiety: When your pet is greater than 20 yards from you or is out of line of sight of you, its damage is increased by 2/4/6/8/10 , and when you and your pet are within 20 yards of each other, you and you pet's movement speed is increased by 2/4/6/8/10 .

Marksmanship

Improved Stings (Tier 4) - Changed from five levels to three, stats changed: Increases the damage done by your Serpent Sting by 10/20/30 and the mana drained by your Viper Sting by 10/20/30 . In addition, reduces the chance Stings will be dispelled by 10/20/30 .
Trueshot Aura now affects the whole raid. Rapid Recuperation (Tier - Updated description: Reduces the mana and focust cost of all shots and abilities by you and your pet by 20/40/60 while under the effect of Rapid Fire, and you gain mana equal to 50/100/150 of the damage you do under the effect of Rapid Killing over 6 sec.
Marked for Death (Tier 10) - Updated stats/description: Increases the damage done by your shots and the damage done by your pet's special abilities by 2/4/6/8/10 , on the marked targets, and increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Aimed Shot, Steady Shot, Kill Shot or Chimera Shot by 2/4/6/8/10 .
Chimera Shot (Tier 11) - Updated stats/description: You deal 125 weapon damage (was 150 ), refreshing the current Sting (old version consumed the current Sting) on your target and triggering an effect. Serpent Sting unchanged. Viper Sting - Instantly restores mana to you equal to 60 of the total amount drained by your Viper Sting. Scorpid Sting - Attempts to Disarm the target for 10 sec. This effect cannot occuer more than once per 1 minute.

Survival

New Tier 2 Talent - T.N.T: Your Immolation Trap, Explosive Trap and Explosive Shot have a 5/10/15 chance to stun targets for 2 secs when they deal damage, and increases the critical strike chance of your Explosive Shot and Explosive Trap by 5/10/15 .
New Tier 4 Talent - Lock and Load: You have a 33/66/100 chance when you trap a target and a 5/10/15 when you Sting a target to cause your next 3 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot spells to trigger no cooldown, cost no mana and consume no ammo.
New Tier 5 Talent - Hunter vs. Wild: Increases you and your pet's attack power and ranged attack power equal to 10/20/30 of your total Stamina.
Clever Traps (Tier 3) has been removed.
Deterrence is gone, and Deflection is now required for Counterattack.
Deflection moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3 and changed from five ranks to three (2/4/6 ).
Trap Mastery moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3. Description is not finished yet.
Survival Instincts moved from Tier 5 to Tier 2.
Improved Feign Death renamed to Survival Tactics and moved from Tier 4 to Tier 3: It now reduces the cooldown of your Disengage ability by 2/4 sec. (instead of reducing the damage you take during feign death by 15/30).
Survivalist (Tier 3) - Updated description: Increases your Stamina by 2/4/6/8/10 . (old version: Increases total health by 2/4/6/8/10 )
Surefooted (Tier 4): It now reduces duration on movement impairing effects by 16/25/50 .
Wyvern Sting (Tier 7) range increased from 5-35yd to 4-41yd. Nature dot duration reduced from 12 sec to 6 sec.
Potent Venom renamed Noxius Stings (Tier 8): If Wyver Sting is dispelled, the dispeller is also afflicted by Wyvern Sting lasting 16/25/50 of the duration remaining, and increases all damage done by you on target afflicted by your Serpent Sting by 1/2/3 .
Readiness (Tier 9) cooldown lowered from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.
Hunting Party (Tier 10) - Updated stats/description: Your Arcane Shot, Explosive Shot and Steady Shot critical strikes have a 20/40/60/80/100 chance to restore 2 mana, 10 energy, 4 rage or 10 Runic Power to all members of your party. The cooldown of this talent has been removed.
Explosive Shot (Tier 11) range increased from 5-35yd to 4-41yd, and it now does 416-486 damage and then 104-121 fire damage to all enemies within 5 yards of the target every second for 2 seconds.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King beta talent calculator released

Source: wow.qj.net

GOLD DUPE!

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:45:24 +0000

Dupe gold in WSG
At the end of WSG after all 3 caps, sometimes you cannot leave the BG and will eventually disconnect. If your scoreboard says '-2s till battlegrounds will close', you know your game is bugged. *You need this to happen before you will be able to do the dupe*

* You can then exit out of the scoreboard.
* Trade your friend and put in the amount of gold.
* You log out and log back in. *Not the person you traded the gold to*
* Your friend with the gold will finally get disconnected. You both will have the same amout of money!

-You have to be next to each other when the game ends.
-I have not tested with items, only with gold.

For the BG to get bugged like this it basically needs to crash. It happens very rarely but it does happen.

Which of you accepts, trader, receiver or both?
Both of you accept and then only the trader logs off and logs back in.

Do you log off with the trade window open? or closed?
Does not matter.

Does the reciever leave the trade window open while you log off, or close it?
Does not matter.

Does the reciever do ANYTHING after the trader logs off? or stands still until disconnect?
Stand still until disconnected.