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A new way to level in WoW

natalie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:28:39 +0000

One word: Battlegrounds! Yep, as of Patch 3.2, you can now gain experience in PvP battlegrounds like Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, and Alterac Valley. So now, in addition to power-leveling through questing, you can also earn XP by completing battleground objectives. Here are some tips for gaining experience:

Warsong Gulch

Capture the enemy’s flag
Kill an enemy flag carrier
Killing any enemy player
For every flag your team captures, you get experience, regardless of whether you win or lose.

Arathi Basin

Capturing a base
Killing any enemy player
Completing battleground quests
Number of resources at the end of the game, regardless of win/loss

Alterac Valley

Number of your faction’s resources left at the end of the battle
Killing any enemy player
Completing battleground quests
Killing the enemy Captain
Burn towers and bunkers
Freeing your team’s Wing Commanders
Capturing mines
Collecting supplies to turn in for quests

So, if you like battling other players, include battlegrounds in your bag of leveling tricks!

Review: Zygor Guides vs Warcraft Pros

natalie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:50:37 +0000

I’ve tried a lot of the World of Warcraft guides out there and I’m here to tell you they are not all created equal. You have to know what you’re looking for and do a little research before you can find the best power-leveling guide. In this post I’m going to compare the Zygor Guide with the Warcraft Pros guides so you can understand the differences between them and decide for yourself which one is best for you. (Of course I have my opinion, but I’ll leave that for last!)

In my opinion, these WoW guides are geared for entirely different types of people. Zygor is definitely better for people who wish to power-level, while Warcraft Pros is more for people who wish to experiment with different kinds of classes.

	Zygor	Warcraft Pros
Power Leveling	Focused on leveling to 80 in quickest time possible	Focused on class play style and strategies instead of leveling
In-Game Mod	Custom in-game mod that guides you to all your quest destinations and tells you what you need to kill next	NO in-game helper mod. Must read the books.
Talents	Level-by-level Talent trees	General Talent recommendations
Items	Nether Drake mount guide	Promises to help you get gold & high-level items
Professions	Inscription guide	N/A
Faction-Specific	Alliance & Horde versions	N/A
Price	$50	$27 for one class $77 for all 10 classes
Guarantee	Yes	Yes
Updates	Free lifetime updates	N/A

Bottom Line: My opinion is that Warcraft Pros is more of a guide for people who like PvP or want to try a new class that they’ve never played before. On the other hand, the Zygor guide can help people of any class power-level faster and does it easier because the in-game add-on points the way for you, rather than flipping the pages of a book next to your monitor.

10 World of Warcraft abbreviations you need to know

natalie — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:29:04 +0000

If you’re a new player who just started playing World of Warcraft, you’ve probably seen a lot of abbreviations in chat that you might not understand. (Obviously, I’m not talking about common ones like LOL or OMG.) There are some terms that are unique to WoW and sometimes asking what they mean can be embarrassing. No problem, I learned a lot about WoW the hard way and I enjoy helping new folks. Read on for your personal decoder ring…!

Term	Usage	Meaning
Bio	“BRB, I need a bio break.”	A euphemism for going to the bathroom, but phrased in a less descriptive (and less gross) way.
FTW	“Druid healing FTW!”	Stands for “For The Win.” It means something is great. Its corollary is FTL (For The Loss) which means something is a bummer.
LF LFG LFM	“LF tank for Wailing Caverns.”	It stands for “Looking For,” with variations like Looking For Group (LFG), Looking for More (LFM), Looking for 2 More (LF2M), etc. This means that someone needs more folks to help with a dungeon or a quest. Maybe you can help them!
WTB	“WTB Peacebloom.”	Usually seen over Trade chat, it means “Want to Buy” or “Want to Sell” (WTS), just like on Craigslist.
NPC	“There are three NPCs at the top of the tower.”	Also called a “mob.” Stands for “Non-Player Character” and it means any of the computer-controlled creatures in the game.
AoE	“The mage’s AoE can kill all those mobs at once.”	Stands for “Area of Effect” which describes the damage a spell can do within a radius of the caster. So, instead of hitting just one monster, the spell hits all monsters near the person who cast the spell.
Pat	“Don’t let the pats around the corner catch you off guard.”	Short for “patrol,” which is a special kind of NPC who roams around an area instead of staying in one place all the time.
Pug PUG PuG	“I hate going through dungeons with pugs.”	No, it’s not a cute little doggie. It stands for “Pick Up Group” and it happens any time you join a group of other players that you don’t know.
Pots	“Bring some healing pots to the instance.”	Short for “potions.”
PvP	“I think world PvP is harder than battleground PvP.”	Abbreviation for Player vs. Player, which means you’re fighting other people like yourself instead of NPCs. (Fighting NPCs is called PvE: Player vs. Environment.)

I hope this list has helped you out a bit. I’ve got tons more of these tips coming up on this blog in future posts. I’ve also written up my story of getting to level 76 in just a few days of game time, which might help you out too.

Other resources:
- Check out my 3 simple tips for reaching level 80 faster.
- Go here for the ultimate source for even more leveling hints.

WoW player gets to level 80 without dying

natalie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:19:57 +0000

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As unbelievable as it sounds, a Warrior managed to get from level 1 to level 80 without dying once. That’s an incredible feat! Apparently this wasn’t her first character, so she was able to use her main to buy some nifty items that helped get her out of some scrapes. Some bloggers have even taken up the challenge to try it themselves.

However, there was a catch. She didn’t actually avoid death while leveling. Instead, when she died, she had to delete her character and then reactivate it to reset the tracking on number of deaths (which you can view on your Statistics tab in-game).

Technically, she didn’t cheat according to the Terms of Service. But it sure sounds like a pain in the neck to get what turns out to be a dubious accomplishment. I mean, if you have to find loopholes, you didn’t really accomplish anything, did you? I’d much rather level legitimately and have fun while doing it.

3 simple tips for reaching level 80 faster

natalie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:41:08 +0000

Getting to level 80 is a grind; no one’s going to argue with that. It took me almost two years to level my first World of Warcraft character to 80 just so I could see the Wrath of the Lich King content. It took so long that I thought I might never level another character again! Fortunately, along the way, I picked up some really simple ways to level faster. And this time I was able to get to level 76 in a matter of days, not weeks, of in-game time.

Tip 1: Visit all three starting zones for your faction

If you’re Alliance, do all the quests in Dun Morogh, Azuremyst Isle, Teldrassil, and Elwynn Forest. If you’re Horde, make sure you pick up all the quests in Mulgore, Tirisfal Glades, Eversong Woods, and Durotar. You’ll get to level 5 quickly by doing the quests in your race’s start-up area. But before heading out to higher level areas, make the trek to the other two lowbie zones and do all their quests too. You get almost as much XP and the quests go much faster and easier because you’re stronger than the mobs.

Tip 2: Don’t do group quests

Just because a quest is there doesn’t mean you have to do it. Especially group quests. It takes time to round up people or wait for a group to form so you can go tackle Hogger. You can get a lot of other quests done in the time that you’d otherwise be waiting on other people which easily equals the same XP . Of course, if a group falls in your lap, don’t hesitate to jump in.

Tip 3: Kill mobs (and do quests) that are 2-3 levels below you

The XP difference between killing green-level mobs vs. yellow- or orange-level mobs is negligible. On top of that, you can kill many more green-level mobs during the same time period and with much more ease. There’s also less chance that accidentally pulling too many mobs will kill you when they are lower in level.

I found these things out — and a lot more cool stuff — when I tried this guide. I even wrote a special page that tells you how I did it, if you want to know more.

Switching factions over new Druid forms?

natalie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:54:11 +0000

Blizzard recently announced that they are going to refine the artwork for cat and bear Druid forms for both Tauren and Night Elves. Big Bear Butt has posted some pictures with his comments on the proposed artwork. I have always thought that the Night Elves got the better deal on the current artwork but the new skins make the Tauren look really cool now.

It’s conceivable that people who like to play Druids may now want to roll one on the opposite faction if they like the new forms well enough. However, switching from Alliance to Horde or vice versa is tricky stuff if you’ve primarily played only one side. The starting areas are completely different. The higher-level areas may have similar quest types but completely different quest givers and, what’s more, unfamiliar flight paths.

I found it extremely confusing once I got to Stranglethorn Vale as Alliance after leveling my main on Horde. I kept heading to the wrong camps and getting killed! Finally, I wised up with a new approach and things went more smoothly.

World of Warcraft Leveling Tips to Help You Hit Level 80 Fast

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:33:25 +0000

The game of World of Warcraft is ever expanding with the release of patches, and content for the game. The latest expansion the Wrath of the Lich King allows players to level from 70 to 80 now which for many players has added some needed freshness to the game. Though there are a number of guides out there to help you level up to 80 faster, However I feel that leveling can also be done without a guide so I wanted to focus on a few World of Warcraft leveling tips that can help you do just that.

1. Get a bigger bag.
Nothing is more frustrating then when you are about to leave for a quest or when you find yourself far away from town discovering that your bag is full. So as soon as you get a chance make sure you get a bigger bag this really helps cut down on the amount of trips back to town just to empty out your bags.

2. Consider add-ons that will save you time.
Some of the best add-ons available include the carbonite quest, auctioneer and my favorite auto profit. Auto profit is very useful as it sells the items which you would have classified as gray junk to the vendor and it does all this in just one click. This is extremely useful, as it saves a ton of time, which can then be spent leveling. The carbonite quest works more or less like a quest helper with better mini maps and a really good quest tracker.

3. Get your mount as fast as you can.
It is important to remember that traveling on a mount increases your travel speed thus cutting down on wasted travel time. So even for those players in the higher level zones’, upgrading your mount is just as effective for over over level 60 players as getting your first mount was at level 40

Of course there is a lot more World of Warcraft leveling tips but there just isn’t the time and space to cover all those in just one article. I suggest to learn more visit our site we cover a lot more WoW leveling tips as well review many of the leveling aids out there, so that you can reach level 80 faster then all your friends.

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