The WoW Gold Spot

MoP Leveling Guide Showdown

2013-02-10T13:16:00.001-08:00

Trying to figure out which of the top guide sites offers the best MoP leveling guide? You've come to the right place! I've used most of the more popular guides, leveling a large number of alts. Here's what I've got to say about the three top contenders for the leveling guide throne.

Joana's Horde Leveling Guide

7/10

Joana's Horde Leveling Guide is one of the best known guides on the internet for World of Warcraft leveling. Despite the name, the guide has expanded from its roots and now covers both factions from 1-90.

The guide comes with access to detailed videos, coordinates, and maps for each and every zone you'll be leveling in.

My biggest gripe in the past was that some classes will find soloing certain quests difficult, but that's less of a problem these days.

Pros
+Covers all starting zones
+Videos
+Map Mod

Cons
-Difficult in several areas for many classes
-Not as fast as later guides

You can get the guide by clicking here.

Zygor Leveling Guide

8/10

Zygor Leveling Guides came to the WoW guide party late, but since the beginning it has provided very high quality. It has the same level of professionalism and quality that my old favorite iDemise did, and for a while was my favorite. The Dugi Guides have since taken that place, but there aren't a bad choice.

Pros
+Fast
+Decently priced

Cons
-Faction guides are separate

Get it here, by clicking this link.

Dugi Guide's Ultimate WoW Guide

9/10

Dugi Guides came out a decent while after the first entries to the market had gained popularity, but they certainly made up for time lost with their incredibly well-made and professional leveling guides.
Unlike other guides on this page, the Ultimate WoW Guide is fully featured with sections on leveling, gold, profession, dailies, and more.

It also uses the power of mods to improve its efficiency, as any self-respecting guide does these days.

If you want best MoP leveling guide, it's either this or Zygor. I'd go with this for all the extra goodies.

Pros
+Fast
+Tons of Extras
+My personal favorite :D

Cons
-Costs more if you want guides for both factions, unless there's a sale on
Get it now, by clicking here.

The Advantages of Using a Bluetooth Gaming Headset

2013-02-08T11:42:00.002-08:00

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Troy_L_Thompson]Troy L Thompson

With today's video game titles, it's common to have many players part of the game. Whether this is Xbox live, popular PC titles, the Play station network, or others. Being able to communicate with other players is extremely important. That is why most will choose a Bluetooth gaming headset. While most wireless headsets will do the job of picking up your voice for other players to hear, some prefer to use a Bluetooth gaming headset because of the advantages that it tends to offer over other types. Find out what these are and why they are useful.

First of all, a Bluetooth gaming headset is not going to have all the extra cords that tend to get in the way or the problem of having cords that are too short. Thus, a Bluetooth headset uses a wireless technology that doesn't require cords. This is helpful when playing so that other people in the room won't trip over their own cords and won't get in the way of the keyboard or mouse when on a computer. This alone makes a Bluetooth headset worth the extra money.

Bluetooth headsets work with all consoles and computers. Since most computers today and consoles have Bluetooth technology, these types of headsets will work with the devices that you already own. Since Bluetooth is a standard for most devices these days, you won't have to worry about it not working. If you go to a friend's house who owns a different console than your own, you won't have to worry about your headset not working. You can also choose to use the Bluetooth technology when chatting online with programs like Skype.

Bluetooth is one of the highest quality wireless technologies to use. Whenever you speak into your Bluetooth gaming headset, the speech will be crystal clear compared to other types of wireless devices that choose to not use Bluetooth. For all practical purposes, a Bluetooth gaming headset has the range and clarity that you expect to have. There also won't be any interference issues from other devices which is also a good benefit.

Most of the highest rated wireless gaming headsets today use Bluetooth technology. This means when shopping for a Bluetooth gaming headset, you can feel confident in your purchase because the highest rated ones fall into this category these days. While some still use cords, most of the best ones use Bluetooth technology. In terms of design, these tend to look the best as well.

While there are other options to consider, a Bluetooth tends to be one of the better choices. Because of all the advantages that Bluetooth provides, many gamers today use Bluetooth technology with full confidence.

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Check out my new venture

2013-02-07T07:29:00.003-08:00

I've moved on from WoW Gold Spot, if you haven't noticed. I'm focusing my efforts on various internet marketing ventures, such as BabyGeek, a site that covers all sorts of baby development science, product reviews, and that sort of thing.

(Feel free to visit, though I'm not sure why you would want to).

WoW PvP Guide - 6 Points To Master To Win Virtually Any PvP Match

2010-07-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

By Vincent Gottfried

Did you had many duels and battlegrounds, but somehow always end up miserably? Then you definitely need a WoW PvP guide. Needles to say, PvP game is always unpredictable and the one who can act faster will get the upper hand; however, both you and your opponent are limited to a specific talent build and every talent build has its own benefits and drawbacks .Anyone who can take advantage of these factors is the winner.

Alright, the circumstances always change in battle and versatility is the key to victory in a PvP match, but rather than entering the match blindly and adapt your strategy later, would it be better to have a WoW PvP guide that will let you know:

1. The strength and weakness of every class in PvP. You have to make full use of your class strength and take advantage of other class weakness.

2. Tactics to win against specific class by using your class abilities. Needless to say, you cannot expect your opponents to move as you wish, however understanding the tactics to counter their dangerous skills quickly will put you in great advantage.

3. Arena is hard since something that you can use to dominate other class in a duel can easily be nullified by your opponent's teammate. When teamwork decide the outcome of the battle , you have to find out the best strategies that you can use against particular kind of arena team.

4. Set the macros. This is essential for any player in PvP, yet surprisingly only a few know how to use this properly. By using a good WoW PvP guide, you can overcome this issue effortlessly.

5. The very best talent that you need to take. It's not funny to enter a PvP match with a PvE talent build. You will be wiped out in mere seconds.

6. The best gear to survive and bursting damage in PvP. Again, you will not survive long if you wear your PvE gear into a PvP match.

Below are a few examples on what you can study from a good WoW PvP Guide:

1. If you're a hunter, you'll learn how to use your Freezing and Frost Traps properly to help you maintain the space among you and your opponent. With this safe distance preserved, you also will learn how to dish the greatest DPS to win the match.

2. If you're a mage, you'll learn to use your spell to dish heavy damage while keeping yourself safe. Furthermore, using the right strategy it is possible to defeat the warlock class even though that certain class may be the hardest to handle for any mages.

3. If you are a pally, you will learn to use your healing spells and applying bubble properly in a group play. You'll also learn to use your small mana pool efficiently.

There are many different strategies that you can learn in a good WoW PvP guide. After practicing and mastering the necessary skills for some time, you'll find that you can even win a hard match with appropriate strategy and flexibility. - 34829

About the Author:

Check the facts of the most effective WoW PvP guide in a review of PvP Bible. Moreover, read ways to gather adequate gold to get your pvp gear at farming spots - the best you can get.

Find Out The Real Truth Regarding World Of Warcraft Gold Secrets Guide

2010-06-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

By Nathan Hendrix

If perhaps you're a newcomer to Warcraft, you will find out quite easily that to be able to purchase very good gear as well as equipments you need to have gold. With out gold, you more than likely won't be able to master all 80 levels. In some cases, you could have observed players that have so much equipment and a great deal of gold that they can control nearly anything in WoW. I've often asked myself how do these kind of persons become a huge amount of gold?

In the beginning, I thought that some people in Warcraft got this gold from 3 rd party resellers using the net. However, that is idiotic as it is against the tos for Wow. I heard that acting like this can easily get the account restricted.

After some research I came to the realization that there is a simple and lawful technique to make lots of gold. The simplest way is a book that I purchased named as, Gold Secrets. This informative guide is made by Luke Brown and he's made a level playing field for all WoW players.

In this book, Luke Brown presents players the same gold generating techniques which have been used to get him thousands of gold. Luke Brown gives the ideas and records it well in the Gold Secrets guide.

A great method which is reviewed in the guide, is tips on how to obtain gold with the Auction House. In case you know the secret tricks, this method will create plenty of the bling to select whatever gear you need.

In case you are at all serious about making huge amount of gold in Warcraft, and you'd really prefer to increase the quantity of gold in your own bags then I recommend that you find further details on Brown's Gold Secrets Guide. All the best in your quest of World of Warcraft domination. - 34829

About the Author:

Go to wow gold secrets guide to discover ways to create unbelievable amount of gold.

I'm back!

2010-06-05T01:48:00.001-07:00

Got all my stuff back today. :)

Again, a reminder to seriously consider grabbing an Authenticator. It'll protect you from 99% of hacking attempts, and Blizzard sells them at cost; if you have a good cell phone, you can even get a Mobile version for free!

So yeah, consider that.

My Advice On Multiboxing Software

2010-06-02T08:33:00.000-07:00

By Robert Smither

Multiboxing software is an application or suite which makes multiboxing in an MMO, typically World of Warcraft much easier and simpler then it might typically end up being. Without having program or hardware to do this, you need to use several keyboards or try and swap windows quick enough to do combat. That isn't a very effective solution for multiboxing.

Conventional multiboxing involves one pc per multiboxed character, with costly hardware to network it all together. Today most people can run several instances of World of Warcraft in unison on a single computer, and they also do not want to invest upwards of $5000 for a computer setup. For them, multiboxing software programs are great, and can make the approach to managing multiple characters quite simple and pain free.

The uses of multiboxing software are many, from resizing and switching windows to handling broadcast keys and graphic settings. Getting control of your WoW windows in multiboxing software is very important, given that screen real estate is precious. More powerful multiboxing software enables you to resize windows, have custom graphics settings for each, and have windows change size when you "focus" them.

Another fundamental part of multiboxing software is keyboard or mouse "broadcasting". What this means is sending your keystrokes or computer mouse actions to numerous windows. But for this to be effective you probably do not want to broadcast some of your keys all the time. The majority of multiboxing software has controls to customize this for your perfect setup.

A fun fact is that lots of people do not know that multiboxing by using software is allowed in Wow, due to blizzard's traditional position on third party software. Nonetheless, blizzard in fact encourages multiboxing, as long as you are not trying to automate it using a bot.

When you have made the decision you want to multibox you will have to choose which software to use. For the new multiboxer, take into account some software is very sophisticated and involves editing of scripts or files. I recommend simpler multiboxing options that still offer the features that you need. Things to bear in mind when searching for multiboxing software is being able to arrange windows, graphic settings, and finally mouse and keyboard broadcasting. These are fundamental core features you'll need in great multiboxing software. - 34829

About the Author:

Robert Smither has been a hardcore multiboxer since the days of everquest. Learn which multiboxing software he used to replace his $5000 hardware wow multiboxing setup.

Ouch.

2010-06-02T00:48:00.000-07:00

Going to take a moment and recommend people keep up with their computer security...and not use computers they aren't sure are safe; I really recommend picking up one of Blizzard's Authenticators.

I bring this up because I was recently hacked; I let a friend who isn't as picky about what sites he visits use my account to try out some different classes at level eighty and BAM, a week later I'm hurting. An authenticator would have saved me a lot of headache; despite what you may here, it's all but impossible to hack an account using one.

Anyway, just wanted to share that in the hope that maybe serve as an object lesson for someone else. :)

Secrets Of Deathknight PVP

2010-05-29T11:51:00.001-07:00

By Alex Shiltron

Knowing your moves is the foundation of good Deathknight PvP. Some of your most important moves are your spell interrupts. The basic spell interrupt is Mind Freeze. Most talent lines reduce the cost of this spell, making it a fairly low cost option, particularly when compared to the interrupts of other melee classes. Another option is Strangulate, which has great range but a long cool-down of two minutes. Save at least one of your interrupts for a coordinated healer lockout in group PvP. When using Mind Freeze, it's important to make sure you lock out the spell school you intend to: for healers it's always holy or the nature line of spells that are for healing. When it comes to damage dealing spell casters, try to lock out their favorite line.

Deathknight are masters of controlling and restricting enemy movements. Chains of Ice is a powerful slowing spell, and classified as such for the purposes of other classes' snare resisting talents - for example, Chains of Ice doesn't activate the Arms Warriors' second wind talent. The spell can be used effectively in combination with Deathgrip to keep an enemy away from your healer almost indefinitely. Watch out for Gnomes though, who can break free of Chains of Ice with greater ease than other races. Deathgrip can also be used to position enemies in front of a stationary hidden ally to execute stealth combination attacks. Another viable tactic is to use Chains of Ice in combination with Deathgrip to keep ranged enemies within melee range, where you can overwhelm them with strike attacks.

Next up for ways to improve your PvP skills is to get a handle on your baseline defensive spells. The most powerful of these is Icebound Fortitude, which with its glyph offers a 40% damage reduction shield. Another powerful baseline move is Death Pact, which consumes one of your undead minions and restores 40% of your health - think of it as a Deathknight's answer to the Paladin's Lay on Hands spell. For protection against magic there is Anti-Magic Shell, which baseline shields you from 75% of incoming spell damage for five seconds; when improved with talents you can gain full protection from magic and unlock Anti-Magic zone.

In addition to baseline defensive spells, which are all improved by their respective talent lines, are talent unique spells. The most potent of those spells is arguably Rune Tap from the Blood talent tree. Rune Tap, with full talent support and its related glyph, becomes a potent 30% self heal, as well as a 10% group heal on a very quick 30 second cool-down. In Frost we find Unbreakable Armor, a spell that boosts your armor by 25% and your strength as well - it does give a noticeable edge in melee versus melee combat situations. Last but not least, we have the most popular talent line, Unholy, with its two unique defensive spells, Anti-Magic Zone, which absorbs roughly 20,000 damage from spells with a bubble shaped dome that you can hide group members under, and Bone Shield. Bone Shield offers a slight damage increase and a 20% damage reduction on a one minute cool-down.

Professions can be used to get an extra edge in battle, with jewelcrafting and blacksmithing being a popular combination since you get superior gems and free sockets to set them in. Engineering is a strong overall profession that gives you a nice mix of additional powers, like nitro boosted boots, rocket launching gloves, parachutes and even a mind controlling feature for your helmet. Alchemy is another good choice, particularly for battleground enthusiasts, since flasks last though PvP deaths. In terms of picking your stats, other than of course stacking resilience for PvP, the popular Arena Junkies site has this to say on stat priority: "Hit capping (roughly 5%), spell penetration capping (approx 135 rating), strength, crit, agility/haste".

In terms of popularity for PvP, Unholy is the current top dog. The talent line can be vastly improved by dipping slightly into Blood for improved Rune Tap, not only giving you more use for Blood runes but giving you fantastic healing potential. However, it's a definite trade off, as you'll have to sacrifice your improved powers over ghouls in order to make this variant viable. Unfortunately in PvP, due to the frantic nature of battle, you won't really have much of a rotation, so instead focus on key-binding the attacks that have been most enhanced by your chosen talent line. Any talent tree can be somewhat viable for PvP, but Unholy is generally considered to best play to the strengths of the Deathknight class. - 34829

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Warcraft Enchanting - A Look Forward To Cataclysm And Level 525 Illustrious.

2010-05-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

By Paul Rone-Clarke

Players can choose enchanting as one of their two primary professions in Warcraft. It's not he easiest or quickest to level, but it can be one of the most rewarding.

The process of enchanting requires ingredients made by destroying or "disenchanting" uncommon (or better) weapons and armour that you find. Destroying the item itself in the process.

For some, the act of finding loot, then destroying it to make enchanting ingredients seems a very hard step to take, but it does have an upside.

There is an upside to this vandalism though. The ingredients that these items disenchant into are often worth more than the items themselves. As Warcraft has matured, many lower level greens and blues do not fetch much at auction, so disenchanting them to sell can actually be a benefit.

Another major advantage is that high level, every player looks to "buff" his or her equipment with the very best and most expensive enchantments in every item slot. Undoubtedly this will be the case with Enchanting 525 Illustrious as well.

So while this may be an expensive profession to level, it will reap massive rewards once you are done.

With two options for most loot at low level (sell the item itself, or the ingredients it disenchants into) it all seems good. So I have to mention one massive ongoing cost, perhaps the biggest cost in the game.

The enchanters rod is perhaps the most expensive "tool" currently in the game. In fact on some servers it might possibly be the most expensive item in the game, easily costing more than Epic flying mounts.

The reason for this is, at each level of advancement, the enchanters tool or "rod" needs upgrading. From a simple copper tube to begin with, to a Titanium based rod with some very expensive reagents in by the time you reach level 450. Each upgrade also requires that the previous rod is "destroyed" in the process, meaning that by the time you max out this profession you may have spent around 10,000g gold on the rod alone. How much will the Enchanting 525 Illustrious rod cost?

But look on the bright side. High level enchants can go for between 500 gold and 1000 gold. So once you have scaled this peak, the rewards are there, and will keep coming.

Not ideal for a first character, but a great profession choice for an alt once you have a rich main. Good luck to Enchanting 525 Illustrious. - 34829

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My Advice On WoW Multiboxing

2010-05-17T14:02:00.001-07:00

By Robert Smither

There has never been a better time for you to multibox in wow. It's actually simpler then ever before to level a team of characters and gear them out, with faster leveling and bigger rewards.

If you have been playing WoW for a time you could be becoming sick and tired of raiding, player vs player, or arenas. You've leveled plenty of alts to 80 throughout the very same quests. WoW multiboxing helps make the experience of playing wow, brand new and fresh again. Running several characters at the same time and working out the perfect casting rotations and key configurations is a new challenge you haven't had in quite a while. The reward is after you completely decimate a five man dungeon or clean up in a bg.

WoW multiboxing is great for the loot fiend. Running 5 mans you get to keep all the loot and emblems for your own benefit, and gear out your own team extremely quickly. You will also be able to go dungeon farming whenever you like, on your terms.

To properly multibox you will need some type of software to assist you to control your characters. Wow multiboxing software programs are permitted by blizzard provided that it isn't a bot. Attempting to multibox without multiboxing software program is virtually impossible (imagine attempting to swap windows manually and cast spells with multiple characters).

Most of the people doing wow multiboxing make use of macros as well as key broadcasting to control their characters successfully. Basic macros like follow and focus are perfect for multiboxing and are considerably more exact then trying to send movement keys or TAB to all of your characters. Being a multiboxer you will soon learn the best macros for doing trading, releasing your corpse, or vendoring. These kinds of macros can easily be found using google or on multiboxing web sites.

So what's the disadvantage of multiboxing? You are going to have to pay for each account you wish to multibox a character on. That means up to five wow accounts, so this is a significant cost, but still much less then all kinds of other hobbies, like golfing where equipment and memberships can cost hundreds of dollars.

Overall though wow multiboxing is a superb hobby, that will make world of warcraft feel like a whole new game. With new challenges, and greater rewards, you'll have a lot of fun. Should you just want to test it out, sign up for some world of warcraft trial accounts. - 34829

About the Author:

Robert Smither has been a hardcore multiboxer since the days of everquest. Find out how he accomplishes wow multiboxing with one powerful application.

Guaranteed Warlock Pvp Strategies for Success

2010-05-16T14:28:00.001-07:00

By James Sides

New players in World of Warcraft are faced with a variety of challenges none the least of which is learning the different aspects of the game. For example, new players are not just faced with figuring out PvE (player versus environment) but they also must figure out how to win at pvp (player versus player). The PvE aspect is a bit easier is a bit easier because the encounters you will face are not going to change. You can practice and you will always know what is coming next. The real challenge is mastering Pvp because it is always changing. This is something that I have been able to figure out and as such I've been a master at Warlock Pvp for three years.

Warlocks, like other casters, have the distinct disadvantage of being able to wear only one type of armor; cloth. Cloth can provide some great stat boosters such as extra spell power but they provide almost nothing in the way of actual protection. If you are caught by a melee class such as a rogue or a warrior you are as good as dead. Make sure you are always aware of an escape route to prevent this from happening.

The second thing to remember when it comes to Warlock Pvp is that you don't have to stop to do damage. Unlike nearly every other class in the game you have the ability to stay mobile yet still do devastating amounts of damage. For example, one of my favorite strategies is to run away and constantly LOS my opponents only peaking my head out to throw up dots. This is so very frustrating to your enemies and often time they will get in a hurry and do something stupid which you can then capitalize on to win the match. Just remember, NEVER stop moving.

The third and final tidbit of advice I can offer new Warlocks has to do with pet usage. You should already realize by now that your pet has the ability to absorb 5% of the damage caused to you which in essence increases your hp by 5% but your pet also has key abilities for winning matches. For example, your fel hunter should never be put on auto-cast. It is imperative you save your spell lock for the right moment. For example, to interrupt that game saving heal by the opposing team. Master your pet and you will master warlock pvp.

So I know Wow gamers like myself do not like to read walls of text so I assume you probably skimmed over this article but just in case I decided to wrap everything up for you. The short of it all is that you need to 1) master you pet 2) stay mobile and 3) never ever let a melee class close the distance on you. Those three steps to success have allowed me to dominate arenas and warlock pvp for years. I hope they do the same for you. - 34829

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Want to find out more about Warlock Pvp, then visit James Sides's site where he offers a free Warlock Pvp Guide for your needs.

Leveling a Mage; Spec and Glyph Advice!

2010-05-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

So you want to level a mage but aren't sure where you should start with regards to talents? Don't worry, the mage leveling specs included here will tell you all you need to know to get from level ten to level eighty without ever wasting a talent point.

We'll be starting with Arcane spec, as it is the most bang for your buck until about level thirty. This spec's use is simple: Spam Arcane Missiles, Frost Nova and run away if you need to.

Arcane (20 Points)

Arcane Focus - 3/3
Arcane Stability - 5/5
Arcane Concentration - 5/5
Magic Attunement - 2/2
Spell Impact - 3/3
Torment the Weak - 2/3

After you hit level thirty, we're going to want to respec to Frost: you get more control, and more damage per mana than you do from any other spec. This will take you all the way to level eighty (and further, if you want to PvP).

Frost (51 Points)

Frostbite - 3/3
Improved Frostbolt - 5/5
Ice Floes - 3/3
Ice Shards - 3/3
Precision - 3/3
Permafrost - 3/3
Icy Veins - 1/1
Arctic Reach - 2/2
Frost Channeling - 2/3
Shatter - 3/3
Cold Snap - 1/1
Cold as Ice - 2/2
Winter's Chill - 3/3
Shattered Barrier - 2/2
Ice Barrier - 1/1
Empowered Frostbolt - 2/2
Fingers of Frost - 2/2
Summon Water Elemental - 1/1
Enduring Winter - 3/3
Chilled to the Bone - 5/5
Deep Freeze - 1/1

Arcane (20 Points)

Arcane Subtlety - 2/2
Arcane Focus - 3/3
Magic Absorption - 2/2
Arcane Concentration - 5/5
Spell Impact - 3/3
Improved Counterspell - 2/2
Torment the Weak - 3/3

For Glyphs, you're going to want Glyph of Eternal Water as soon as you get your Water Elemental, but otherwise I'd recommend Evocation and Ice Armor. Frost is just as simple as Arcane; simply spam Frostbolt until the enemy gets close, then Frost Nova, run away, and start over. Nothing will survive to get close to you a second time except maybe Elites. And once you have your Elemental, even they won't stand a chance.

And this is common sense, but make sure to always use your cooldowns effectively; no point having them sit around ready-to-go for five or ten minutes when you could use them two or three times in that period of time.

I hope this guide has helped you to figure out a little bit about Mage leveling specs.

Just a quick note...

2010-05-03T08:57:00.000-07:00

I know I've been a bit lax about updates lately, but don't worry, I'll get back to writing soon; been putting a lot of time in on my alts, getting a better feel for some classes I haven't played much so I can give even better advice.

In the mean time, be sure to check out my articles over at Ezinearticles.com to hold you over until updates pick back up!

Inside Secrets Of The WoW Hunter Class

2010-04-21T05:47:00.001-07:00

By S W Allen

The truth is there is no one class that is better than the rest. Each class has abilities and talents that are good in certain situations.

I like the WoW hunter class. They are not the up front action class such as the Rogue or Warrior class. They are excellent on solo quests as well as pull extremely well.

These particular skills are not used much during group activities.

In PVP the Hunter class does really well against Rogues but Druids can be really difficult. The thing about PVP is that you will get better with practice. The truth is that no one is going to be able to tell you what works.

An interesting move that they can do is called the jump shot. Usually this is accomplished when outrunning an opponent. While running they will jump and turn 90 degrees then fire and resume running. Sounds cool right, your timing has to be perfect. Well not perfect but really good as it involves using the mouse and keyboard controls in an organized fashion.

Until you master the jump shot just use strafe fire since this doesn't slow you down.

The Hunter's main purpose in the group is to just stand in the back and deal out as much damage as you can fast as possible. There are a few more jobs that your good at but 9 times out of 10 that is what you will be asked to do.

Hunter's can also lay down freeze traps. The wonderful thing about freeze traps is they work on all the creature in the game. It freezes the first creature that it touches.

Hunter's are also good at pull. Take one creature out of the fight with a freeze trap then use Hunters Mark on another and watch them go at it.

Hunters have the Scouting ability. They know if an opponent is close without actually seeing it.

These are just a few of the skills and abilities of the WoW hunter class. - 34829

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I have been involved in playing World of Warcraft for quite a few years now and I really enjoy the WoW Hunter class. In my humble opinion(and it is very humble) it is the best class in the game. Click here for Free information on the WoW Hunter class.

Fastest Way to Level in WoW

2010-04-18T11:50:00.000-07:00

Many World of Warcraft players quickly become sick of leveling. If you aren't already an expert, leveling takes way too damn long. Even if you are fairly good, at leveling, you likely aren't leveling as fast as you could be.

So, what is the fastest way to level in WoW? Well, the short answer is questing. But not all quests are created equally. To know which ones to do, you'll need a leveling guide.

These guides give strict instruction on which quests to do, in which order. But not all guides are created equally, either.

So the question "What is the fastest way to level in WoW?" becomes "Which WoW leveling guide is the fastest?"

The popular contenders are Joana's Horde Leveling Guide for Horde players, its very similar counterpart Brian Kopp's Alliance Leveling Guide for Alliance players, and Team iDemise's Alliance and Horde Leveling Guides for either side.

There are other guides out there, but these are the ones I've used that are contenders for the title of "Fastest Way to Level in WoW"/"Fastest WoW Leveling Guide".

Now, I could go into a bunch of the pros and cons of all these guides here, but I won't since I already did that elsewhere.

Instead I'll just say it: Team iDemise is fastest. Assuming ideal conditions, any of these three guides will get you to 80 in very similar times. But the iDemise guide is the only one that actually CREATES the ideal situation. It eliminates the need to go back and forth checking the guide by putting everything in-game with a mod, and it helps make sure you are using the ideal talent build for quick leveling, a factor many don't take into account.

So there you have it. The anwer to the question "What is the fastest way to level in WoW?" is answered with the question "Which WoW leveling guide is the fastest?" which is finally, in turn, answered with Team iDemise's guide. I hope this article has helped you accelerate your leveling some!

Is Buying Gold Cheating?

2010-04-15T06:21:00.001-07:00

Over ten million people worldwide play World of Warcraft. The game is plenty of fun, but it suffers from the same problem MMOs have since the dawn of time; too many time sinks. The game requires work-like devotion to leveling, and even when you finish that you have an endless amount of gold grinding, rep grinding, and every other kind of grinding imaginable waiting for you. People play WoW for fun, so it is no wonder many try to reduce the amount of 'work' they are required to do to play it.

When people want something, it is inevitable businesses will evolve to try to supply it. So of course any number of sites exists offering to sell in-game gold for real cash. However, this is against the rules of World of Warcraft, breaking its Terms of Service. So it is against the rules...but is buying gold wrong? The socially acceptable answer is 'yes'. But this question is complex, despite what everyone may tell you.

The first thing we have to consider, and the subject brought up by opponents of gold-buying, is whether or not it is cheating. Well, in World of Warcraft, all the best things are unavailable for any amount of gold; so I can't see how you receive an unfair advantage. You won't have to spend as much time doing the boring work of farming for gold to afford enchants and consumables, of course, but this is skillless work; the only thing it requires is time, and I think it is correct to say whether you work in-game or out the effort is the same. So I cannot agree that it is providing any noteworthy advantage over your fellow players.

The second thing then to consider is what negative effect gold buying has on the game as a whole and your fellow players. I think it is safe to say that no matter what anyone says, gold buyers can't wreck an economy that easy; gold sellers have been around in every MMO, and the makers have learned how to compensate with gold sinks that remove the money from circulation-ironically, these gold-sinks are a major reason people often buy. So this is a non-issue. The question of obnoxious in-game spam is a non-issue; such sites are indisputably ruining the game, and should not be bought from. This does not make all gold sellers bad, it only means that obnoxious salespeople are the same in any industry.

Becoming a World of Warcraft Gold Generator. Auction House Domination

2010-04-05T03:44:00.001-07:00

By Paul Rone-Clarke

The capital cities in Azeroth are where you can find the auction houses. It's here that the most potential for profit and loss in Warcraft exists. The reason is the variability in price that you will find in here. One day Mageroyal is 5 silver apiece, the next it's 10.

It is these variations that give you the potential for profit, and of course for loss. The NPC vendors do not give you a variable price, the amount of Warcraft gold they pay per item is fixed. It's a fair price, but if you have uncommon or better items to sell, they will rarely give you the best value for them.

Playing the auction house properly is something you should not try and do until you have taken the time to understand the variations. Is 2G for Borean leather a good price or a bad price? Unless you track prices over a period of time you won't know.

The first step would be to download and install Auctioneer. An addon you can get from Curse.com. This has a scan function that records every asking price for every item at auction. Before you start your career as a floor trader, spend a few days running the scan once a day to collect good data. Carry on powerleveling until you have about ten scans worth of data.

If you run this scan once a day (or once every two days) until you have run it about 10 times, you will have a good idea of what people are asking for certain items.

Once the scans are complete, Auctioneer will have worked out the average asking price for every item if found. When you open the auction house GUI you will now see a percentage displayed on the right. This is the ratio of that items asking price to the average that auctioneer has found in its scans. 150% means it's 50% over the average asking price, whereas 50% means it's half the average asking price.

Using this information, you can make decisions on which items to trade in. Following the simple real-world rule of buy low, sell high.

But I should mention some big shortcomings with Auctioneer.

As I mentioned, Auctioneer records the asking price, and not the selling price. People ask stupid amounts of gold for trash sometimes. Have you seen trash items in the auction house for 1000 gold or more? It happens all the time. This can massively skew the figures that auctioneer is collecting for you.

Another issue is the fact that the game changes all the time. Items are useful, and then a patch is issued that makes them worthless. Perhaps they were part of a crafting recipe that is no longer the best available. Or the stats for an item have been changed. Blizzard increase and decrease drop rates for items all the time. In a matter of days rare items become common and worth far less, or the opposite can happen. Auctioneer will not tell you this. If you have invested heavily in one or two items, a patch can wipe out loads of your profit of you don't know what's coming up

In summary, auctioneer is a good tool as long as you understand its limitations. It is not the only key to making Warcraft gold, but it does have a role to play. So if you plan on becoming a World of Warcraft gold generator, then download this addon now, but remember you will need more than this tool to make you gold rich. - 34829

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How to Balance Power Leveling with Becoming A World Of Warcraft Gold Generator.

2010-04-03T05:41:00.001-07:00

By Paul Rone-Clarke

So, you want to be a World of Warcraft gold generator do you? Everyone seems to want to succeed and be rich in the world's number one MMORPG. However, so few actually succeed. They spend time laboriously gold farming rather than leveraging skill and knowledge.

After hours of gold farming, you might be tempted to buy gold through one of the many adverts you see online offering cheap gold. Be warned, Blizzard take a dim view of gold trading in Warcraft. The first time they spot you may be suspended from the game. A further breach of the rules will see your accent banned for good.

So, the gold farming goes on, alongside it a search for that elusive World of Warcraft gold generator. The need for gold is even more acute for those who are powerleveling. When rushing through, power leveling your equipment is obsolete before you know it.

What works then? Simply, the systems that get "under the hood" of your Warcraft server's economy. Systems that forgo the gold farming tips and actually take a peek at the way the gold economy works on your sever and compares that to the real world

Websites offering cheap gold might seem like a solution, and a quick look at the old fashioned systems that promise to make you a World of Warcraft gold generator might seem a safe way to go. But think about this. How do people in the real world make masses of money? It's not with labouring. The grafters in the real world are not the mega rich. Likewise, in Warcraft the gold farmers are not he ones who are really rich. It's the pros. The people who took the time to understand how the system works and then leverage some simple repeatable skills to their advantage.

So don't try gold farming, It's a slow and boring way to make World of Warcraft gold. The best way is using market driven methods. Also bear in mind that the market and the tools change as Blizzard update the game. The method needs to change as well. An old gold making system will either be very inefficient, or not work at all

The perfect system allows you to be the powerleveler you want to be, and have plenty of gold to support you without taking time out of the game just to farm for it. This might seem like a hard balance to find, but find a method that suits you, a system that uses your knowledge and abilities - not your valuable time. - 34829

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5 Things you Need to Know About WoW and Warcraft the Movie.

2010-04-02T00:10:00.000-07:00

By Paul Rone-Clarke

Let's take a first look at what is happening "under the hood" of the first Warcraft movie. Many of the outline details are now available, so let's see what we can expect.

Sam Raimi, the director of Evil Dead and Scream is to direct the movie. He is a keen Warcraft "follower" apparently, and is keen for the movie to keep to the lore of Warcraft. This shows how seriously this movie is being taken. Other film game tie-ins often have unknown or niche directors. Warcraft the movie is going to be a major product.

It is being written by Robert Rodat, He of "Saving Private Ryan" fame. Looking through Robert's resume, it seems that action will play a very large part in the movie. However expect some pretty moving personal moments as well. Ryan was a rollercoaster of emotions. Fear and frustration (the stabbing scene while his buddy whimpered on the stairs still drives me mad today).

The location for most scenes is likely to be New Zealand. Again, the precedent is set with films like Lord of the Rings showing that this spectacular landscape can certainly become a realistic fantasy backdrop. It's not difficult to imagine an "Azerothian" feel.

The earliest possible release is late 2011. That's almost two years time. It is far more likely however that the film will be out in 2012. Why? Because this reviewer feels that whatever the expansion after Cataclysm is, it will be out in late 2012. My betting the two will be released together, and there will be a synergy between them. Expect Lore to be advanced and concepts inter-changed between the film and whatever the fourth expansion turns out to be.

At this early stage, one thing dopes seem certain. The film will be action based (as opposed to quest based) though whether we have Alliance verses Horde or either verses Scourge - or indeed a mixture of the two - remain to be seen. Of course, we could always have a new entity introduced just for the film.

So far no names have been mooted for the leading role (or roles). It is unlikely that the film's producers have even got around to deciding themselves yet

Legendary Pictures (Batman Begins, 300) are behind this movie. Good news in itself. There is no shortage of experience in making top quality action movies there then! Expect this to be a top notch production.

Now this site is up and running properly again, we will take the time every so often to keep you up to date with the progress of this movie. Expect star Bio's and location shots as soon as we can get hold of them. - 34829

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A Guide for New Warlocks

2010-03-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

So you want to level a warlock but aren't sure how you should start? Well, look no further, as this newbie warlock guide will tell you everything you need to know to be running around cursing everything in no time. We'll discuss race choices, what kind of gear you should look for, and the basics of warlock DPS.

The first thing you're going to want to decide on is your race. If you already have a race you like the look of, just go ahead and choose that, as racial abilities aren't that big a deal in the long run. That said, human and undead are the two best races for Player versus Player combat, and gnome and orc are the best raiding races. Pick whatever you like, though, as it really doesn't matter anywhere near as much as player skill, gear, and other things.

Next lets talk about gear. It can be confusing figuring out what you should gear for as a newbie of any class, and warlock is no exception. In general, though, while leveling you should aim for the following:

Enough hit rating to have ~4% increased hit chance so you don't miss (it takes more the higher your level is)

Spellpower and Shadow Damage

Spirit, Crit Rating, and Haste Rating

If you have to decide, Spell Power, Shadow Damage, and Hit are all worth about the same, and the rest is worth about half that per point. You'll notice I didn't mention Stamina or Int; these stats are both pretty subpar; your pet will be taking damage, not you, and Int isn't very good for Warlocks compared to other stats (it's worth maybe a tenth of what Spell Power is worth, per point).

So now you're geared and ready, so how do you play exactly? Warlock is pretty simple. You basically want to just toss your DoTs on the enemy and let you pet tank. The first levels can be rough because you don't have a pet, but things get easy as soon as you get one. At low levels, you want to generally use Immolate, then Curse of Agony, then Corruption. Then you can just wand the enemy down (speaking of which, buy a wand as soon as possible!). Between your pet and these spells, the enemy should die very fast!

A few last tips: Don't use Fear except in emergencies; all to often you'll pull extra enemies as the monster runs around. Be patient; don't burn all your mana spamming Shadowbolt, it's quicker to wait and let your dots work so you don't have to drink so often. Always carry food and water, so you can recover quickly from nasty fights. Sell EVERYTHING that is white quality or better on the Auction House; this will provide you with enough gold to keep well-geared.

I hope this newbie warlock guide has told you enough to get you into the grove of things as you level!

How To Grind Gold In WoW - A Review of Gold Guides

2010-03-02T03:53:00.000-08:00

Looking for the best guides on how to grind gold in WoW, but not really sure where you should start? We'll discuss some of the top gold farming guides around, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and how they measure up to one another. Be sure to check back frequently, as this is a work and progress and I'll be adding more guides as I test them!

WoW Schools' Reaching Gold Cap

www.wow-schools.com
Content: 10/10
Clarity: 8/10
Regular Updates : 9/10
Customer Support : 10/10
Price : $57
Overall Rating : 9/10

Reaching Gold Cap is quickly becoming the most popular gold guide out there, and for good reason: It's the best. It covers pretty much everything you need to know to make a metric ton of virtual gold, and even covers the aspect of gold earning that it doesn't really consider worthwhile. If you're willing to pay the price, it's the best guide available.

Dugi's Ultimate WoW Guide
www.ultimatewowguide.com
Content : 8/10
Clarity : 9/10
Regular Updates : 7/10
Customer Support : 5/10
Price : $37
Overall Rating : 7/10

The Ultimate WoW Guide is an old favorite for gold farming, and it still has a substantial reputation for quality that hasn't faded over time. A great guide for anyone looking to get a great bang for their buck, or who don't care to use the somewhat exotic methods of WoW Schools.

Druid Gold Farming

2010-02-22T01:39:00.000-08:00

Druid is probably the single most versatile class in the game, even moreso than the other hybrid classes in the game. Unfortunately, that same versatility makes it a little difficult to determine the best way to do simple things. Today, we're going to talk about Druid gold farming. Druid has two good DPS specs, but we'll focus on the more solo-efficient spec, Feral. Not only does Feral have very high DPS, it has virtually no downtime unless you have a series of particularly bad pulls, thanks to the efficiency of its mana usage (for healing only).

So, here's the spec I recommend for druid gold farming: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#0ZxGMcfrbbeR0IzAkbgczb:NcoVMz

And now that we have the spec, lets discuss damage dealing and tactics. Dealing damage is pretty straightforward:

Pounce -> Faerie Fire (Feral) -> Mangle -> Shred -> Rake -> Rip or Ferocious Bite (depending on how much health the enemy has left)

Most enemies should die after one round of this, but for the few that survive, another Mangle or two should end them. If you face too many enemies that are lasting a long time (unlikely unless you just hit level eighty), it's important to slip an early Savage Roar in there, too. Though for the most part, you won't need the extra damage of Savage Roar or any extra Mangles.

A few more tips: Pick your pulls carefully, be careful about players from other factions if on a PvP server or farming in Wintergrasp, use your flying mount to move between mobs unless they are close enough together to make the cast time a waste, use cooldowns often.

Feral is actually a pretty damn complicated melee DPS spec, but fortunately you get to avoid most of the headache involved in raiding during your druid gold farming; enemies don't last so long that you need to juggle a bunch of bleeds and buffs for maximum damage.

I hope this guide has helped you out some; if it wasn't in-depth enough or you need more gold-earning tips, then I'd suggest getting a dedicated gold guide. Check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.

DK Gold Farming

2010-02-21T01:06:00.000-08:00

So you've got yourself a Death Knight you want to use to farm some gold, but aren't sure which spec is optimal? Well, to be honest you can do fairly well with any DPS spec, but one spec in particular is ideal for DK gold farming: Blood. Blood allows for decent health return, eliminating the need for downtime, and is handy for it's ability to kill two mobs simultaneously with little problem.

We'll be using a typical DPS spec: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jfVMVh0Icfkf0stZfMbhxc:AILVm

Now that you have the spec, time to discuss the fun part: killing mobs. Blood is a pretty straightforward spec, and you typically won't make it very far at all into your rotation. Whenever possible, grab a few mobs at a time; they won't be able to hurt you enough to matter, and you'll kill that much quicker.

Rotation: IT, PS, HS, HS or Pestilence (depending on number of mobs), DS, DC, HSx4, Pestilence to refresh diseases, DS to get more death runes

DK gold farming is actually pretty simple! Heart Strike and your diseases will be hitting multiple targets, so again, pull as many enemies as you feel is convenient; just don't waste time trying to gather too many enemies, as it is often faster to dispatch a smaller number of mobs, mount up, and quickly move to the next set.

Other than that, just use your head. Use your cooldowns intelligently; don't blow Dancing Rune Weapon on a half-dead target; heck, if you're killing enemies fast enough I'd advise not using it unless you have a few healthy targets ready to burn. Same goes for your Ghoul. Be smart about using your cooldowns, and you'll greatly increase your kill speed overall.

I hope this little guide to DK gold farming has helped you out some. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.

Shaman Gold Farming

2010-02-20T01:15:00.000-08:00

Shaman being one of the less commonly played classes of World of Warcraft, it can be difficult to find good information on how to do various things. This post will discuss the ins and outs of shaman gold farming. We'll be using an Elemental spec for this; the incredibly high opening burst an elemental shaman is capable of makes it very easy to burn down mobs in no time at all.

First, lets get a workable spec. Something like this should do quite nicely : http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#hihVqcdhtGf0Ao0xgco:MkIVcm

Once you have the spec, it's time for a cast order. Well, guess what? Shaman gold farming as Elemental is almost insultingly easy.

1.Flame Shock
2.Lava Burst
3.Lightning Bolt until enemy dies, maybe use a Frost Shock if the cooldown ends in time.

That's it. That's all you have to do. Just make sure to keep Water Shield up and Thunderstorm on cooldown to keep your mana supply healthy, and you'll be tearing through enemies like they're tissue paper. Don't bother with totems, they're a waste of mana when you're farming, and will often end up slowing you down.

Other than that, keep little things in mind; for example, running from mob to mob can be a waste of time. Use Ghost Wolf or your mount to get from mob to mob, depending on the distance required. Don't try to farm locations where you are constantly fighting for each and every mob; either find another location or come back later.

As you can tell, shaman gold farming is incredibly simple. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.