Are you looking for a way to easily gain faction reputation in World of Warcraft? Well look no further. We have found a WoW guide that will let you impress your guildmates by being able to attain the latest gear enchants, purple items, and recipes very fast.
The guide covers all the factions from Wrath of the Lich King:
- Argent Crusade
- Ebon Blade
- Sons of Hodir
- Kirin Tor
- Kaluak
- Wyrmrest Accord
- Oracles
- Frenzyheart Tribe
The Guide also covers the factions in The Burning Crusade so if you stopped leveling at level 70, this guide will be useful for you.
Why do I even need rep?
We’ll tell you why! Many high end recipes, designs, patterns and enchants are only available to you once you have achieved a certain reputation level with the faction who offers them.
The nice thing here is that you will not have to try and figure any of this out on your own, we will tell you what each faction offers and what rewards you can expect for your character at all different levels of reputation. So, if you’re looking to get certain patterns for your tailor or armor enchants for your hunter, you will know EXACTLY which factions you need to build up reputation with. No guesswork, no endless hours searching the internet, it is all right there in the guide for you! We have done all the research, so you don’t have to!
Highlights of the Warcraft Reputation Guide:
- Tons of Content – Over 150 pages of highly detailed information.
- Easy to Follow – Every single reputation grind includes NPC names, coordinates and links to Wowhead for any further information.
- Totally Optimized – We will teach you exactly how to level ANY reputation in the shortest time possible. We know your time is valuable and we don’t want you to waste a single second of it!
- Easy Download – We have compiled the guide into an easy to download pdf format so there are no long drawn out installation processes to go through, just download and start earning rep. It’s that simple!
- Get it NOW – Instant access! As soon as you complete your purchase you will have immediate access to download your guide. No waiting required!
I used this WoW guide for gaining Rep with the Sons of Hodir and now I am walking around with the Epic Shoulder Enchants! Everyone that inspects me with awe.
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DONOTCHANGE As I mentioned here, I have bought Brian’s guide to level my paladin from level 70-80 in World of Warcraft’s latest expansion: Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK). In this article, I’ll share my initial thoughts.
I have been using Brian Kopp’s Guide this past weekend and easily reached level 72. I’d estimate it takes a good 6-7 hours per level with my Ret paladin and that’s messing around a bit too, checking out the new instances (The Nexus & Utgarde Keep), respecing protection to solo shattered halls, etc. Turns out my protection gear isn’t as good as my ret gear so I gave up soloing SH after a few times. Brian Kopp’s game mod for the guide makes it extremely simple to use and works with the TomTom waypoint addon and Cartographer map addon so when the guide tells you to go to a waypoint it is automatically entered into those addons. This then displays an arrow telling you which direction to go, how far, and puts a way point on the map. Anyways, each step is displayed for you, map coordinates are automatically put in, NPC names are given. There is no simpler way to level in WotLK!
Update 11-29-2008: My fastest level so far was between 78 and 79. It took me about 4.5 hrs. Not bad! I think my epic flying mount helped quite a bit there.
Update 11-24-2008: After a week using the guide, and not playing 24/7 like some people, I managed to hit level 77! Not too bad.. I do have to say the Grizzly Hills is the biggest pain in the ass zone so far. It is much easier if you could use your flying mount! Level 73-74 took a fast 4.5 hours, I have to say the guide helped me speed through Dragonbait and I got to see the really cool cut scene that ends that zone. Good stuff!
I first got hooked on Brian Kopp’s Alliance Leveling guide when I leveled from 60-70, but back then there was no in-game mod. I had printed the .pdf and checked steps off as I finished them and had to enter in waypoints manually. Kind of a pain now that I’m spoiled by the in-game guide! One more thing, I printed out the guide for WotLK’s Howling Fjord zone but haven’t had a need to look at it since the ingame mod presents the info on the screen.
-Ringmaster (Khadgar)
]]>DONOTCHANGE There are three main suppliers of Warcraft Leveling Guides. Each of them will be updated for the Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) Expansion. The guides have their strengths and weaknesses and this article will review each of them from a World of Warcraft player’s perspective that has been playing the game since it was released in 2004.
Joanna’s Horde Leveling Guide is one of the oldest guides around. This one focuses mainly on the horde side. Since I’ve played alliance, I don’t have much experience with it. All I can say is people have been very happy with it and the two other guide suppliers used Joanna’s guide ideas for the creation of their guides (formatting, map mods, layout, etc.) Hands down, this is the best horde guide out there.
Brian Kopp’s Guide is a very well written guide that I originally purchased to level 60-70. I followed the guide which I bought the day The Burning Crusade was released. Printed out the .pdf and installed the map mod. The guide proved to be invaluable for leveling my Paladin. Having the printed copy helped me by allowing me to check off the steps that I finished and the map mod clearly shows you where to go. Brian took the time to set waypoints for each of the steps. Needless to say I was one of the first to hit 70 in my guild, it took me about 2 weeks. I then leveled my Mage alt to 39 using the guide, played as a twink for a bit and then used the guide to get to 70. It was a very fast to level my alt, this was before Blizzard buffed the experience rate too. I am very happy with Brian Kopp’s guide and will more than likely use it again when Wrath of the Lich King comes out. There might be a delay between the release of WotLK and when Brian’s guide comes out, but it will be well worth it.
UPDATE (November 12, 2008): Brian Kopp’s Guide has been updated for WotLK so you can now level from 1-80 in that. I just purchased it and will post my results once I get the expansion! I had great success with his alliance guides and highly recommend them.. As I mentioned before, I did 60-70 in 2 weeks (real days) and 39-70 pretty quick too using Brian’s guide.
UPDATE (November 17, 2008): I have been using Brian Kopp’s Guide this past weekend and easily reached level 72. I’d estimate it takes a good 6-7 hours per level with my Ret paladin and that’s messing around a bit too, checking out the new instances, respecing protection to solo shattered halls, etc. Turns out my protection gear isn’t as good as my ret gear so I gave up soloing SH after a few times. Brian Kopp’s game mod for the guide makes it extremely simple to use and works with the TomTom waypoint addon and Cartographer map addon so when the guide tells you to go to a waypoint it is automatically entered into those addons. This then displays an arrow telling you which direction to go, how far, and puts a waypoint on the map. Anyways, each step is displayed for you, map coordinates are automatically put in, NPC names are given. There is no simpler way to level!
Team iDemise Leveling Guide - This guide looks very good and also has a map mod. They tout that they have the fastest leveling time out of all the other guides. The price is a little less too. They have guides for both Alliance and Horde so if I was playing both factions, I would get this one! Also, like the other guide suppliers they feature Lifetime membership. You will receive all updates for free and for the rest of your life! New versions of our addon are uploaded frequently and you will receive 70-80 when Wrath of the Lich King is released. This is good because the map addon that Brian Kopp uses had some downtime between patch 2.3 and 3.02. If it weren’t for some bad reviews about having to grind I would sriously consider buying this guide for leveling from 70 to 80.
In conclusion, any of the above three guides will get you to 80 effectively and efficiently. Alot of time has been spent developing those guides and each feature a money back guarantee. So if you are considering purchasing a leveling guide, you won’t go wrong by choosing one of the above.
-Ringmaster / Milenko, Khadgar - Look me up on the armory!
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Draenor has always interested me. Note that I didn't say Outland, which is a part of the former world Draenor. While Outland itself is very interesting in its own right, one of the things I find fascinating about Draenor is that we do not know what it looked like. While we have a good understanding of one large continent (of which most survived as Outland), we don't know the entirety of that continent, nor do we know whether or not any other pieces of the lost red world survived.
What we do know is that Draenor died when Ner'zhul, the former elder shaman and de factor ruler of the Horde remnants that survived Gul'dan's treachery and Doomhammer's defeat, tried to use stolen magical artifacts to open portals to new worlds, hoping to find one to lead his people to settle on. He did this because the warlock magics taught to Gul'dan by Kil'jaeden had effectively rendered Draenor unlivable.
While Draenor was the homeworld of the orcish people, who evolved there, it was not named by them. Rather, it was the draenei fleeing the Burning Legion who gave the world its name. Draenor means "exile's refuge" in the eredun language. In addition, it was the arrival of the draenei and the naaru that led to the entrenched ancestor worship of the orcish people, as K'ure's tomb in Oshu'gun (the remains of the draenei vessel) attracted the spirits of the deceased to it. In turn, these spirits deliberately created a religion among their own descendents that would venerate K'ure's resting place, weaving orc and draenei together spiritually.
Draenor was a world of its own, and we barely knew it. And it's not the only world we know about in the Warcraft cosmos with strange, unexplained mysteries.
Continue reading Know Your Lore: Otherworldly mysteries
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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
Draenor has always interested me. Note that I didn’t say Outland, which is a part of the former world Draenor. While Outland itself is very interesting in its own right, one of the things I find fascinating about Draenor is that we do not know what it looked like. While we have a good understanding of one large continent (of which most survived as Outland), we don’t know the entirety of that continent, nor do we know whether or not any other pieces of the lost red world survived.
What we do know is that Draenor died when Ner’zhul, the former elder shaman and de factor ruler of the Horde remnants that survived Gul’dan’s treachery and Doomhammer’s defeat, tried to use stolen magical artifacts to open portals to new worlds, hoping to find one to lead his people to settle on. He did this because the warlock magics taught to Gul’dan by Kil’jaeden had effectively rendered Draenor unlivable.
While Draenor was the homeworld of the orcish people, who evolved there, it was not named by them. Rather, it was the draenei fleeing the Burning Legion who gave the world its name. Draenor means “exile’s refuge” in the eredun language. In addition, it was the arrival of the draenei and the naaru that led to the entrenched ancestor worship of the orcish people, as K’ure’s tomb in Oshu’gun (the remains of the draenei vessel) attracted the spirits of the deceased to it. In turn, these spirits deliberately created a religion among their own descendents that would venerate K’ure’s resting place, weaving orc and draenei together spiritually.
Draenor was a world of its own, and we barely knew it. And it’s not the only world we know about in the Warcraft cosmos with strange, unexplained mysteries.
Continue reading Know Your Lore: Otherworldly mysteries
Know Your Lore: Otherworldly mysteries originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
When I try to think of what enhancement's most iconic ability is, a few come to mind. Windfury Weapon is a definite contender, and three or four years ago it would have been my default response. Seriously, though, what is Windfury other than a glorified auto-attack with an attack power bonus and a lower chance to miss? Likewise, Stormstrike could be iconic, but it's essentially a melee attack with both weapons with an electric graphic and a debuff. It's enhancement's Mutilate or Obliterate.
To me, Maelstrom Weapon is the answer. If there's one ability that encapsulates what enhancement is -- a brutal melee class that weaves instant spellcasts between their weapon strikes to harm their opponent or heal themselves -- I believe it's Maelstrom Weapon. It's enhancement's Death Strike, Arcane Blast, Chakra, or Raging Blow -- abilities that, at a glance, offer an insight into what makes the spec different from other specs in their role.
There's a problem here, though. If Maelstrom Weapon is enhancement's iconic ability, why is it currently so awful?
Continue reading Totem Talk: Solving the problem of Maelstrom Weapon
Totem Talk: Solving the problem of Maelstrom Weapon originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement, and restoration shaman. Once a lonely tauren shaman in a bad Scarlet Crusade-themed transmog set, Josh Myers is now a female dwarf shaman with pigtails who raids using all three specs on a regular basis. He kept the same transmog set, though.
When I try to think of what enhancement’s most iconic ability is, a few come to mind. Windfury Weapon is a definite contender, and three or four years ago it would have been my default response. Seriously, though, what is Windfury other than a glorified auto-attack with an attack power bonus and a lower chance to miss? Likewise, Stormstrike could be iconic, but it’s essentially a melee attack with both weapons with an electric graphic and a debuff. It’s enhancement’s Mutilate or Obliterate.
To me, Maelstrom Weapon is the answer. If there’s one ability that encapsulates what enhancement is — a brutal melee class that weaves instant spellcasts between their weapon strikes to harm their opponent or heal themselves — I believe it’s Maelstrom Weapon. It’s enhancement’s Death Strike, Arcane Blast, Chakra, or Raging Blow — abilities that, at a glance, offer an insight into what makes the spec different from other specs in their role.
There’s a problem here, though. If Maelstrom Weapon is enhancement’s iconic ability, why is it currently so awful?
Continue reading Totem Talk: Solving the problem of Maelstrom Weapon
Totem Talk: Solving the problem of Maelstrom Weapon originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
When you think about Azeroth as of right now, in a way, the stage has been set for some massive changes to the status quo. I mean, seriously, contemplate the following:
- Ragnaros the Firelord, ruler of the Firelands and mastermind behind the invasion of Mount Hyjal and power behind the Molten Core, has been ultimately defeated in his own demesne, and the fire elementals are now scattered and leaderless. They pose little threat to the world for some time to come.
- Likewise, Al'Akir's servants can call for his aid, but he's not likely to answer, having himself been deposed and slain alongside his son Thunderaan and even powerful servants like the Conclave of Wind and Prince Sarsarun. The air elementals are even more disrupted than those of fire.
- Neptulon the Tidehunter may not be dead, but he's currently missing, having been seized by Ozumat and taken elsewhere, his ultimate fate as yet unknown. The naga invaded the elemental plane of water itself and may well still be there alongside the faceless ones.
- While Therazane the Stonemother herself endures (the only elemental lord to still rule a plane), Deepholm itself has suffered much throughout the Cataclysm. Not only did Deathwing shatter the World Pillar (it was repaired, but for a time the Maelstrom threatened to collapse into Deepholm and Azeroth along with it), but wars broke out between the Twilight's Hammer and the servants of Therazane as well as the stone troggs and the earthen. Meanwhile, a titan designed waygate leading directly to Uldum was found.
- With all of this, one might almost forget that the Destroyer himself, Deathwing, has met his own end at last. In addition, the four remaining dragon aspects (Nozdormu, Alexstrasza, Ysera and Kalecgos) have lost some measure of their former titan-bestowed power -- at least their immortality, and possibly more. With Deathwing's death, the Twilight's Hammer cult (the main instrument of the Old God's will on Azeroth) has also suffered greatly, their forces destroyed, their leaders such as Cho'gall, the Twilight Prophet and lesser lights like Warmaster Blackhorn.
Continue reading Know Your Lore: Fire stolen from heaven, fire stolen from hell
Know Your Lore: Fire stolen from heaven, fire stolen from hell originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 02 May 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
When you think about Azeroth as of right now, in a way, the stage has been set for some massive changes to the status quo. I mean, seriously, contemplate the following:
- Ragnaros the Firelord, ruler of the Firelands and mastermind behind the invasion of Mount Hyjal and power behind the Molten Core, has been ultimately defeated in his own demesne, and the fire elementals are now scattered and leaderless. They pose little threat to the world for some time to come.
- Likewise, Al’Akir’s servants can call for his aid, but he’s not likely to answer, having himself been deposed and slain alongside his son Thunderaan and even powerful servants like the Conclave of Wind and Prince Sarsarun. The air elementals are even more disrupted than those of fire.
- Neptulon the Tidehunter may not be dead, but he’s currently missing, having been seized by Ozumat and taken elsewhere, his ultimate fate as yet unknown. The naga invaded the elemental plane of water itself and may well still be there alongside the faceless ones.
- While Therazane the Stonemother herself endures (the only elemental lord to still rule a plane), Deepholm itself has suffered much throughout the Cataclysm. Not only did Deathwing shatter the World Pillar (it was repaired, but for a time the Maelstrom threatened to collapse into Deepholm and Azeroth along with it), but wars broke out between the Twilight’s Hammer and the servants of Therazane as well as the stone troggs and the earthen. Meanwhile, a titan designed waygate leading directly to Uldum was found.
- With all of this, one might almost forget that the Destroyer himself, Deathwing, has met his own end at last. In addition, the four remaining dragon aspects (Nozdormu, Alexstrasza, Ysera and Kalecgos) have lost some measure of their former titan-bestowed power — at least their immortality, and possibly more. With Deathwing’s death, the Twilight’s Hammer cult (the main instrument of the Old God’s will on Azeroth) has also suffered greatly, their forces destroyed, their leaders such as Cho’gall, the Twilight Prophet and lesser lights like Warmaster Blackhorn.
Continue reading Know Your Lore: Fire stolen from heaven, fire stolen from hell
Know Your Lore: Fire stolen from heaven, fire stolen from hell originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 02 May 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
That's not my problem, however.
My problem is that I'm an irascible old grump who kind of enjoys it when a group is full of jerks so I can just be as big a jerk back. And lately, that's not happening. I've had nothing but good behavior from you guys. Even the runs where the tank can't hold aggro or the healer doesn't seem able to keep us up or the other DPSers seem to have forgotten where their buttons are, everyone's so apologetic and civil about it that I have to wonder: What happened to all the buttheads? I mean, I'm the guy who used to get heroics with tanks who had a racist macro on their Avenger's Shield! I'm the guy who couldn't zone into a dungeon without the tank asking me if I had a tank set on me, or the healer telling us all that he or she was simply too drunk to type and was gonna try and remember his or her keybinds.
Did those people all leave? Because lately, everyone's being so nice that I'm kind of confused. When I cut loose on Archibishop Benedictus, people go out of their way to compliment me. When I slapped on a shield and taunted the adds when the tank died on Queen Azshara, the group praised me. Praised. Who are you people, and what have you done with my usual pickup groups? If this keeps up, I'm going to have to be nice to people by default.
How are your pickup groups progressing?
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.
Breakfast Topic: The insomniac's dilemma originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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That’s not my problem, however.
My problem is that I’m an irascible old grump who kind of enjoys it when a group is full of jerks so I can just be as big a jerk back. And lately, that’s not happening. I’ve had nothing but good behavior from you guys. Even the runs where the tank can’t hold aggro or the healer doesn’t seem able to keep us up or the other DPSers seem to have forgotten where their buttons are, everyone’s so apologetic and civil about it that I have to wonder: What happened to all the buttheads? I mean, I’m the guy who used to get heroics with tanks who had a racist macro on their Avenger’s Shield! I’m the guy who couldn’t zone into a dungeon without the tank asking me if I had a tank set on me, or the healer telling us all that he or she was simply too drunk to type and was gonna try and remember his or her keybinds.
Did those people all leave? Because lately, everyone’s being so nice that I’m kind of confused. When I cut loose on Archibishop Benedictus, people go out of their way to compliment me. When I slapped on a shield and taunted the adds when the tank died on Queen Azshara, the group praised me. Praised. Who are you people, and what have you done with my usual pickup groups? If this keeps up, I’m going to have to be nice to people by default.
How are your pickup groups progressing?
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider’s Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW’s third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.
Breakfast Topic: The insomniac’s dilemma originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
But it's worth considering: Did that convenience that I so love come at too high a cost? Did being able to fly over obstacles keep me from appreciating how much detail went into the zones? Did it ruin world exploration, something that a lot of players got a lot of enjoyment out of for a great deal of vanilla WoW's run? Did incorporating flying mounts into Azeroth, in addition to forcing a complete redesign of the world, also end up stripping out interesting and cool places you had to really work at to find and visit? Let's discuss the pros and cons.
Continue reading Did flying mounts ruin Azeroth?
Did flying mounts ruin Azeroth? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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But it’s worth considering: Did that convenience that I so love come at too high a cost? Did being able to fly over obstacles keep me from appreciating how much detail went into the zones? Did it ruin world exploration, something that a lot of players got a lot of enjoyment out of for a great deal of vanilla WoW’s run? Did incorporating flying mounts into Azeroth, in addition to forcing a complete redesign of the world, also end up stripping out interesting and cool places you had to really work at to find and visit? Let’s discuss the pros and cons.
Continue reading Did flying mounts ruin Azeroth?
Did flying mounts ruin Azeroth? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
I have been running heroic Azjol-Nerub once a day for a week now. Every day, I zone in, kill everything in my path like an unstoppable juggernaut of death, reach Anub'arak himself and crush his carapace with wrenching blows from my two gigantic swords, then peel open his husk to find the same exact drops, none of which are a plate helm. It's annoying, because it only takes five minutes to do but I can't devote, say, a half hour to doing it six times because it's a heroic and locks me out for an entire day. I find this absurd. I especially find it absurd because it's not as if older heroics get a lot of at-level use nowadays. People who ding 80 don't queue up for heroic Azjol, they go to Hyjal or Vashj'ir.
Nowadays, these older dungeons serve purely as repositories of fashion, clothing dispensers we run in order to assemble a look. Well, okay, some of them also serve as a source of frustration when a mount doesn't drop. At any rate, what purpose does it serve to lock up these dungeons behind the mantle of 'heroic' and apply the lockout to them when no one runs them when they're anything like a challenge anymore? There's already a system in place that keeps you from running a dungeon too many times within an hour, that should be sufficient for these dungeons. I understand leaving raid lockouts in place, but not five mans.
Yes, there could be twinking imbalances here for people who froze their XP, but frankly, if some level 70 or 80 twink can get a level 85 or 90 (in Mists) to carry him to gear, it doesn't really bother me. We've already stated numerous times that the game isn't balanced for PvP at lower levels, let's embrace it. These dungeons aren't heroic anymore, let's let reality reflect the changing game and more importantly let's let me get my freaking hat.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.
Should transmogrification change the way lockouts function? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I’ve admitted to my transmogrification habit on a few occasions now. One of the things that it’s brought to my attention is that I really, really hate heroic lockouts on content I can easily solo. Like all Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King heroic five man dungeons, for instance. Let me tell you a true story.
I have been running heroic Azjol-Nerub once a day for a week now. Every day, I zone in, kill everything in my path like an unstoppable juggernaut of death, reach Anub’arak himself and crush his carapace with wrenching blows from my two gigantic swords, then peel open his husk to find the same exact drops, none of which are a plate helm. It’s annoying, because it only takes five minutes to do but I can’t devote, say, a half hour to doing it six times because it’s a heroic and locks me out for an entire day. I find this absurd. I especially find it absurd because it’s not as if older heroics get a lot of at-level use nowadays. People who ding 80 don’t queue up for heroic Azjol, they go to Hyjal or Vashj’ir.
Nowadays, these older dungeons serve purely as repositories of fashion, clothing dispensers we run in order to assemble a look. Well, okay, some of them also serve as a source of frustration when a mount doesn’t drop. At any rate, what purpose does it serve to lock up these dungeons behind the mantle of ‘heroic’ and apply the lockout to them when no one runs them when they’re anything like a challenge anymore? There’s already a system in place that keeps you from running a dungeon too many times within an hour, that should be sufficient for these dungeons. I understand leaving raid lockouts in place, but not five mans.
Yes, there could be twinking imbalances here for people who froze their XP, but frankly, if some level 70 or 80 twink can get a level 85 or 90 (in Mists) to carry him to gear, it doesn’t really bother me. We’ve already stated numerous times that the game isn’t balanced for PvP at lower levels, let’s embrace it. These dungeons aren’t heroic anymore, let’s let reality reflect the changing game and more importantly let’s let me get my freaking hat.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider’s Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW’s third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.
Should transmogrification change the way lockouts function? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
My first suggestion to you is, when you're playing WoW, start clicking on books. There are books all over the game world, in various dungeons, out in the open, hidden away in corners in inns and cities. If you see one, click on it. Hidden in all these books are stories about the world of Azeroth. You can get surprisingly caught up on the basics just via this exercise. Also try to click on plaques on statues and in structures. The statues in front of Stormwind have small plaques on them that tell you exactly who these are statues of and why they were placed there.
Continue reading A beginner's guide to getting started in WoW Lore
A beginner's guide to getting started in WoW Lore originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Truth is, I enjoy World of Warcraft’s lore, which is why I write about it for the site alongside Anne Stickney. But I understand why a setting that’s been around since the original Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans can be daunting to new people trying to understand what’s going on. Why does the human king have scars on his face, and why is this orc with giant tusks on his shoulders so upset about everything? Never fear, it’s really not all that complicated. Here, we’re going to discuss some ways for people who haven’t really had a chance to get invested into the lore to start figuring out who those people are and what they’re on about.
My first suggestion to you is, when you’re playing WoW, start clicking on books. There are books all over the game world, in various dungeons, out in the open, hidden away in corners in inns and cities. If you see one, click on it. Hidden in all these books are stories about the world of Azeroth. You can get surprisingly caught up on the basics just via this exercise. Also try to click on plaques on statues and in structures. The statues in front of Stormwind have small plaques on them that tell you exactly who these are statues of and why they were placed there.
Continue reading A beginner’s guide to getting started in WoW Lore
A beginner’s guide to getting started in WoW Lore originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.