Cool video on installing addons for MS Vista. This one is for Auctioneer, but will apply to pretty much any other addon you find. Auctioneer, of course, is what you will be using if you want to make any serious amount of gold in WoW.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Death Knight Stats And More
As everyone know the Death Knight is a work-in-progress and will be tweaked for awhile, yet. This post deal with some of the upcoming changes to the DKs:
WoWFix.com : Upcoming Death Knight ChangesMany death knight glyphs have been changed. In many cases the negative consequences were removed. New death knight sigils are now available, primarily from vendors, including a tanking-oriented sigil. ...
Here's a excellent article on DK stats and which ones you want and don't want. The poster points out that that there's still a lot of theorycrafting to do, but that these are the best estimates so far.
I've seen a lot of people asking these questions as we've been getting into the expansion: Now that I am trying to gear by Death Knights, what stats should I get? What's good for a Death Knight? Which armor should I take. We've started getting in that somewhat in the last few columns, with advice on reputation gear and starting zone gear, but I figured today we should delve a little bit more into the why of Death Knight stats.
Here's the rest: Lichborne: A Death Knight statistics primer
If you haven't started a Death Knight yet you might want to check out this free Death Knight leveling guide for their starter area (covering levels 55-58.) Not that the starter area is difficult, but sometimes it's nice to have a helping hand and the price is certainly right.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Wrath of the WoW Leveling Guide
First there was “Vanilla” WoW. With the level cap of 60 and fondly (?) remembered by old timers. Then came the Burning Crusade, with its 10 new levels, new dungeons, new continent (the Oultands) and new gear (rendering much of the old gear obsolete, even the epic stuff.) With it came the Blood Elves and the Draenei.
Now we have Wrath of the Lich King. Wrath brings with it another 10 levels, another whole new continent to explore, new dungeons, new gear (which will obsolete our current gear,) and, of course, the Lich King himself.
Unlike the Outlands, the new continent, Northrend, doesn’t have any level requirement. If you want to send your level 1 explorer there then go for it. Mobs start at level 68 so if you actually want to fight something, then bring along a character of a little higher level. If you’re not high enough level yet then you should get to work.
For the intrepid explorer, who likes to poke around in all the new nooks and crannies of a new area, Northrend offers lots to see and do. If you’re the type who like to level a little faster be aware that the quests in Northrend, like all the other WoW quests, will send you all over the place. A little organizing of your quests will be needed to make your leveling efficient.
As usual, when you hit any new area and start grabbing quests you will note that they send you in all directions, some are local and some send you to other zones. Make a note of which quest sends you where and then figure out the most efficient path to hit those quests. If one, or some, of them take you to the big city wait until you have others in that city and/or you are going to be there anyway, Your class training is one example.
Once people started hitting level 60 they immediately noticed that quite a large number of experience points were needed to hit 61. The same is true for the new levels. 70-71 is something of a long haul, especially if you aren’t organized. If you approach thing willy nilly you will find that each level will take a long time.
Grinding, of course, is something that can be done, but with the loooong levels from 70 onward it seems to me that this will be extraordinarily dull. Take whatever stash of Mountain Dew, pizza, and tunes that you laid in for your pre-70 grind fests and triple it.
You will find that some people hit 80 very quickly after starting Wrath. They don’t do it by grinding or by doing quests randomly. The fastest of them will have leveled characters in the beta test, probably more than one, so already know the routes. Some will use a leveling guide, written by someone who’s done the 70-80 route, probably several times, and laid it all out.
One thing that will help you on your travels is to grab a WoW addon called “Cartographer.” This addon lets you set waypoints which are a big help in finding your way around whichever zone you happen to be in. Grab a quest, locate the area that you want to be in, set a way point, and follow the arrow on your main screen. Cartographer also has the maps for the battlegrounds and the dungeons.
Need info on a quest that the quest log just doesn’t provide? Thottbot.com has details on all of the quests, of any level. Have a question about where to go or what to do? Thottbot.com has the answers. Make it a point to read the comments under the quest data. That’s where the really juicy info is located.
If you haven’t already made that 70-80 (or 1-80) run yet then things can get a little confusing from time to time. If you treat yourself to a pre-written leveling guide then you can eliminate the confusion and just level. These guides are put together by people who have already been there and done that and learned to do it in an efficient manner. A guide will point you in the right direction, tell you where to go and what to do, and cut a whole lot of time off of your leveling speed.
Better yet is if that guide acts as part of the game itself. So not only do you know where to go and what to do, you’re reminded of all the details that you need to know about the quest. Better yet is if the guide updates itself. So once you finish a quest the guide updates to the next one, automatically, resetting the waypoint arrow as well. Even better is if the guide remembers where you left off. If you leave the game for a couple of weeks, or don’t play a certain character for a long time, the guide will pick up right where you left off.
Best yet is if you never have to leave the main screen, look at your quest log, consult Thottbot or any other website, and can just go from quest to quest, bang, bang, bang. Zygor’s Guide does exactly that. It’s a fully automated in-game guide that will get you leveled faster than anything else out there, because it eliminates all the time spent looking things up.
Zygor’s in-game leveling guide answers all the above concerns and its automation is head and shoulders above any other in-game guide available. To see exactly how it works and how much it will speed up your leveling take a look at these videos and the review of Zygor’s Leveling Guide. Get the edge over your friends and hit 80 long before they’re even close.
Now we have Wrath of the Lich King. Wrath brings with it another 10 levels, another whole new continent to explore, new dungeons, new gear (which will obsolete our current gear,) and, of course, the Lich King himself.
Unlike the Outlands, the new continent, Northrend, doesn’t have any level requirement. If you want to send your level 1 explorer there then go for it. Mobs start at level 68 so if you actually want to fight something, then bring along a character of a little higher level. If you’re not high enough level yet then you should get to work.
For the intrepid explorer, who likes to poke around in all the new nooks and crannies of a new area, Northrend offers lots to see and do. If you’re the type who like to level a little faster be aware that the quests in Northrend, like all the other WoW quests, will send you all over the place. A little organizing of your quests will be needed to make your leveling efficient.
As usual, when you hit any new area and start grabbing quests you will note that they send you in all directions, some are local and some send you to other zones. Make a note of which quest sends you where and then figure out the most efficient path to hit those quests. If one, or some, of them take you to the big city wait until you have others in that city and/or you are going to be there anyway, Your class training is one example.
Once people started hitting level 60 they immediately noticed that quite a large number of experience points were needed to hit 61. The same is true for the new levels. 70-71 is something of a long haul, especially if you aren’t organized. If you approach thing willy nilly you will find that each level will take a long time.
Grinding, of course, is something that can be done, but with the loooong levels from 70 onward it seems to me that this will be extraordinarily dull. Take whatever stash of Mountain Dew, pizza, and tunes that you laid in for your pre-70 grind fests and triple it.
You will find that some people hit 80 very quickly after starting Wrath. They don’t do it by grinding or by doing quests randomly. The fastest of them will have leveled characters in the beta test, probably more than one, so already know the routes. Some will use a leveling guide, written by someone who’s done the 70-80 route, probably several times, and laid it all out.
One thing that will help you on your travels is to grab a WoW addon called “Cartographer.” This addon lets you set waypoints which are a big help in finding your way around whichever zone you happen to be in. Grab a quest, locate the area that you want to be in, set a way point, and follow the arrow on your main screen. Cartographer also has the maps for the battlegrounds and the dungeons.
Need info on a quest that the quest log just doesn’t provide? Thottbot.com has details on all of the quests, of any level. Have a question about where to go or what to do? Thottbot.com has the answers. Make it a point to read the comments under the quest data. That’s where the really juicy info is located.
If you haven’t already made that 70-80 (or 1-80) run yet then things can get a little confusing from time to time. If you treat yourself to a pre-written leveling guide then you can eliminate the confusion and just level. These guides are put together by people who have already been there and done that and learned to do it in an efficient manner. A guide will point you in the right direction, tell you where to go and what to do, and cut a whole lot of time off of your leveling speed.
Better yet is if that guide acts as part of the game itself. So not only do you know where to go and what to do, you’re reminded of all the details that you need to know about the quest. Better yet is if the guide updates itself. So once you finish a quest the guide updates to the next one, automatically, resetting the waypoint arrow as well. Even better is if the guide remembers where you left off. If you leave the game for a couple of weeks, or don’t play a certain character for a long time, the guide will pick up right where you left off.
Best yet is if you never have to leave the main screen, look at your quest log, consult Thottbot or any other website, and can just go from quest to quest, bang, bang, bang. Zygor’s Guide does exactly that. It’s a fully automated in-game guide that will get you leveled faster than anything else out there, because it eliminates all the time spent looking things up.
Zygor’s in-game leveling guide answers all the above concerns and its automation is head and shoulders above any other in-game guide available. To see exactly how it works and how much it will speed up your leveling take a look at these videos and the review of Zygor’s Leveling Guide. Get the edge over your friends and hit 80 long before they’re even close.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Zygor's Guides
Zygor's Guides are totally in-game leveling guides for Horde and Alliance. No switching from game to website or document, no switching back and forth from game to map, just fast leveling with no distractions.
Learn more about Zygor's Guides here
Learn more about Zygor's Guides here
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Wrath of the Lich King on Amazon
Amazon.com has the upcoming WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King available for pre-order. The date this thing is due to arrive is on November 3, 2008. Details are here: Wrath of the Lich King Pre-order
I fully expect that the iDemise guys will have a level 70-80 leveling guide update very soon after the expansio goes live, especially if they're in the beta. Since it'll be a free update you're covered if you grab your copy now. Here's the iDemise review.
I fully expect that the iDemise guys will have a level 70-80 leveling guide update very soon after the expansio goes live, especially if they're in the beta. Since it'll be a free update you're covered if you grab your copy now. Here's the iDemise review.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Funny WoW Videos
Posted on the Azeroth Cookbook: The Five Funniest WoW Videos. Don't think they're funny? Have a better one? Post a comment on that site and let them know what your choice is!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The Cunning Blade Quest
WoW Rogues, at level 10, can do an optional quest for the legendary Cunning Blade, a green dagger that's not really legendary and isn't quite as nice as some that you'll find on the Auction House.
Still, it's a fun little quest to do, it's different for every Rogue race, and if stuff isn't dropping off the AH for you, then go for it.
Here's a complete walkthrough of the quest for every race in WoW: Level 10 Rogue Cunning Blade Quest
Still, it's a fun little quest to do, it's different for every Rogue race, and if stuff isn't dropping off the AH for you, then go for it.
Here's a complete walkthrough of the quest for every race in WoW: Level 10 Rogue Cunning Blade Quest
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Massive Warcraft Gold Blueprint
Admittedly, the best gear in the World of Warcraft really doesn't require much cash (other than a flying mount.) It requires time and effort. You go on many high end raids and finally get your rights to those nice purple drops, or you farm reputation with one or several factions and grab the rep gear for low prices, or you do endless battlegrounds or arena battles for gear that costs zero gold, just lost of points.
But even at the level (70) where you're doing all that stuff you'll want to pay for the repair bills, consumables, gear for alts, etc. Those enhancements for your uber arena gear don't come cheap, either.
While you're leveling up you might even be keeping an eye on the auction house for interesting items (such as that level 38 epic mace I just bought for my 39 Rogue.)
So you're going to have certain requirements for some pretty decent amounts of gold, even without the gear. Depending on your tastes and how many alts you're feeding (and twinking) you might even have a use for a massive amount of WoW gold.
That's where the Massive WoW Gold Blueprint comes in. You'll learn how to make Massive gold in WoW and you'll do it without turning your high level characters into farmers. Check it out.
But even at the level (70) where you're doing all that stuff you'll want to pay for the repair bills, consumables, gear for alts, etc. Those enhancements for your uber arena gear don't come cheap, either.
While you're leveling up you might even be keeping an eye on the auction house for interesting items (such as that level 38 epic mace I just bought for my 39 Rogue.)
So you're going to have certain requirements for some pretty decent amounts of gold, even without the gear. Depending on your tastes and how many alts you're feeding (and twinking) you might even have a use for a massive amount of WoW gold.
That's where the Massive WoW Gold Blueprint comes in. You'll learn how to make Massive gold in WoW and you'll do it without turning your high level characters into farmers. Check it out.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Druid Quest Guide - The Power over Poison
One of the early Druid quests in the World of Warcraft is the Power over Poison quest chain. This is a rather long and involved series of quests, much like all of the Druid quests, that gives you a spell to remove poison effects from your target.
It's the Cure Poison spell. This is an instant cast spell good up to a 40 yard range, and it cures 1 poison effect on the target.
Here's the whole walkthrough of this quest chain:
It's the Cure Poison spell. This is an instant cast spell good up to a 40 yard range, and it cures 1 poison effect on the target.
Here's the whole walkthrough of this quest chain:
- For Horde Druids - Power over Poison Quest
- For Alliance Druids - Power over Poison Quest
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Team iDemise Leveling Guide Update
TeamiDemise, a professional Counterstrike gaming group, moved into the World of Warcraft and they've applied their professional gaming skills to a leveling guide. You can see our review of their original leveling guide here: Team iDemise Leveling Guide Review
That kick butt guide has now been updated.
Previously the guide was integrated into your main map using the Map Notes addon. Now they've brought it out to your main screen.
Here's a screenshot with just the main guide window open (see below for the smaller window.) Click the image for a bigger picture.
In this window you can easily find out where you should be leveling by hitting the LRAZ button. So if you're a level 1 Troll, then you pick the 1-10 ranges and then the starting area.
If you're coming in as a level 45 Priest, then you pick the 40-49 range, then the zone appropriate to your level. In this case it would be Feralas.
Hit the "Display" button and you're good to go. It'll list the first quest in the area, where you need to go, and what you need to do. Finish the quest, check the box, hit the next button, and you'll have that detail.
The iDemise guide will group your quests, so you'll be doing 2 or more in any one area. A waypoint arrow is automatically set for one of the quests in the group, though you can go into your main map and set any other waypoint that you prefer.
If you look closely you'll see some red letters at the bottom of the guide. This is your exact location. This might come in handy if you need to come back to an exact point sometime.
In addition...
Here's a screenshot with all the windows open. You have the main guide window (seen above) plus...
+ The drop down menu where you can learn where you should be leveling
+ Pro tips - iDemise includes a number of tips to make youir gaming more efficient. I think they could expand on this, but the ones they provide are quite good.
+ The options menu - Currently you can only adjust the transparency of the main guide.
+ A talent build. The guide notes which class you are and will provide a very solid recommended talent build for your character. You don't have to use it, but this is a great thing for players unfamiliar with the class.
The guide window can be minimized and moved anywhere. Restore it to full size anytime you like, check off what needs to be checked, then reduce it.
Note the green waypoint arrow at the top of the screen. This is set automatically.
Points are also automatically placed on your main map, so you can always see where you are in relaltion to where you have to go.
Flexibility - You can pick here you want to go and what you want to do. Don't want to do a particular quest? Skip it and go to the next one. Want to do one that isn't mentioned? Go for it.
Good memory - Log out and come back in and the guide will remember where you left off. That's a big improvement over the old version or a PDF or website guide.
Free updates - When you grab your copy of the guide you'll be entitled to free updates for the life of the guide.
Got questions? You'll also have access to a forum where you can ask questions and kick ideas around with other guide users.
Quibbles
Oh, by the way, the iDemise Leveling Guide is available for both Horde and Alliance.
Get your copy of the TeamiDemise 1-70 Leveling Guide here.
That kick butt guide has now been updated.
Previously the guide was integrated into your main map using the Map Notes addon. Now they've brought it out to your main screen.
Here's a screenshot with just the main guide window open (see below for the smaller window.) Click the image for a bigger picture.In this window you can easily find out where you should be leveling by hitting the LRAZ button. So if you're a level 1 Troll, then you pick the 1-10 ranges and then the starting area.
If you're coming in as a level 45 Priest, then you pick the 40-49 range, then the zone appropriate to your level. In this case it would be Feralas.
Hit the "Display" button and you're good to go. It'll list the first quest in the area, where you need to go, and what you need to do. Finish the quest, check the box, hit the next button, and you'll have that detail.
The iDemise guide will group your quests, so you'll be doing 2 or more in any one area. A waypoint arrow is automatically set for one of the quests in the group, though you can go into your main map and set any other waypoint that you prefer.
If you look closely you'll see some red letters at the bottom of the guide. This is your exact location. This might come in handy if you need to come back to an exact point sometime.
In addition...
Here's a screenshot with all the windows open. You have the main guide window (seen above) plus...+ The drop down menu where you can learn where you should be leveling
+ Pro tips - iDemise includes a number of tips to make youir gaming more efficient. I think they could expand on this, but the ones they provide are quite good.
+ The options menu - Currently you can only adjust the transparency of the main guide.
+ A talent build. The guide notes which class you are and will provide a very solid recommended talent build for your character. You don't have to use it, but this is a great thing for players unfamiliar with the class.
The guide window can be minimized and moved anywhere. Restore it to full size anytime you like, check off what needs to be checked, then reduce it.Note the green waypoint arrow at the top of the screen. This is set automatically.
Points are also automatically placed on your main map, so you can always see where you are in relaltion to where you have to go.
Flexibility - You can pick here you want to go and what you want to do. Don't want to do a particular quest? Skip it and go to the next one. Want to do one that isn't mentioned? Go for it.
Good memory - Log out and come back in and the guide will remember where you left off. That's a big improvement over the old version or a PDF or website guide.
Free updates - When you grab your copy of the guide you'll be entitled to free updates for the life of the guide.
Got questions? You'll also have access to a forum where you can ask questions and kick ideas around with other guide users.
Quibbles
- I did manage to lose the guide once. I had the minimized window near the bottom of the screen and when I maximized it the window moved offscreen or otherwise disappeared. I haven't been able to repeat this, despite many tries, so I think it was a one time thing. Logging out and then back in fixed it.
- It's not automated. oooo... big issue, right? You do have to check things off and hit "next". It'll let you pick where you want to go and what you want to do, or skip.
- That IS a really big window, isn't it? For most of your quests it will be a mostly empty window. Fortunately, you can minimize it at any time.
- There are a few typos and there may be some small errors (the author requests feedback,) but in our testing it's pretty solid and the typos aren't significant.
- No lengthy grind sessions. This guide is all quests. In our experience you'll probably find yourself a little ahead of the guide at most times. On rare occasions you might have to grind for a bar of XP. 99.9% of the time you'll be questing and leveling fast.
- Fast leveling - This guide just feels fast. Our expert used the old guide from 20 to 70 with a Blood Elf Pally and loved it. Now it's faster, since there's no switching back and forth to a map or setting waypoints. I'm running a Troll Rogue with the guide and I'll post times to several levels later. I'm not a speed leveler so you should easily be able to beat any time I come up with.
- Talents - As mentioned above the talent builds are cool. Yours may differ and you certainly aren't required to use theirs, but it's nice when playing unfamiliar characters.
Oh, by the way, the iDemise Leveling Guide is available for both Horde and Alliance.
Get your copy of the TeamiDemise 1-70 Leveling Guide here.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The Complete Rogue Lockpicking Guide
While I was leveling my Rogue I came to realize that it might be cool to level my lockpicking skill, as well. The guides I found elsewhere were ok, but I still had some questions.
So I wrote my own. Actually, the one linked below is a rewrite. If you're level 16 and just starting to pick locks, or if you're 70 and getting tired of the snickers when you can't open someone's box, then you'll find what you need in the guide. Here it is: the Rogue Lockpicking Guide
So I wrote my own. Actually, the one linked below is a rewrite. If you're level 16 and just starting to pick locks, or if you're 70 and getting tired of the snickers when you can't open someone's box, then you'll find what you need in the guide. Here it is: the Rogue Lockpicking Guide
Friday, June 6, 2008
Joana's Horde Leveling Guide Reviewed
If you play the Horde site (good for you!) and you'd like to take the fast route to 70 then you should check out Joana's Horde Leveling Guide.
While this is an online ebook (and some guides are entirely in-game these days) I think you'll like the speed that you'll get to 70 and all the extras that come with it. In addition to the leveling guide you get:
For more info check out this detailed Joana's Horde Guide Review
While this is an online ebook (and some guides are entirely in-game these days) I think you'll like the speed that you'll get to 70 and all the extras that come with it. In addition to the leveling guide you get:
- Lots of tips on how to level faster
- A Hunter talent build
- Coverage of the Hunter class quests
- Hot Keys for Hunters and Warlocks
- Links to Thottbot and related sites for every single quest in the guide, for really in-depth info.
- Videos covering not only specific quests, but the entire 1-60 leveling run ( a 1-70 video is in the works.)
- User submitted guides (22 of them) covering all classes and which provide tips and tricks and builds for all those classes.
For more info check out this detailed Joana's Horde Guide Review
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Massive Wow Gold Blueprint is Live!
Well, it's live if you're reading this after 12 noon (PST) on he 27th.
Here's the link to get your copy
The launch period for the Blueprint lasts until June 2. While you'll be able to snag a copy after tha there are three reasons to act before June 2:
1) The $30 discount - Yep, the price goes up on the 2nd.
2) The "Gold Speed Run 2" - You can join the Author of the Blueprint on this: it's a speed run to 1000 gold in 30 days, with all new characters. You'll get ALL the details for this and the already completed "Gold Speed Run 1."
3) Four Q&A sessions about the Blueprint: Anything goes, as long as it's about making Gold in World of Warcraft, and the Blueprint method itself.
So hop on over, grab your copy, and join Jon on the 2nd Speed run to 1k gold!
Here's the link to get your copy
The launch period for the Blueprint lasts until June 2. While you'll be able to snag a copy after tha there are three reasons to act before June 2:
1) The $30 discount - Yep, the price goes up on the 2nd.
2) The "Gold Speed Run 2" - You can join the Author of the Blueprint on this: it's a speed run to 1000 gold in 30 days, with all new characters. You'll get ALL the details for this and the already completed "Gold Speed Run 1."
3) Four Q&A sessions about the Blueprint: Anything goes, as long as it's about making Gold in World of Warcraft, and the Blueprint method itself.
So hop on over, grab your copy, and join Jon on the 2nd Speed run to 1k gold!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Massive WoW Gold Blueprint Contest
The Massive WoW Gold Blueprint is a step by step guide to making massive WoW gold, but it's not free. Do you need a free copy? Do you deserve a free copy of the Gold Blueprint?
As you may know, Jonathan Kinens has released four videos and an audio (ansewering lots of questions about the Blueprint) and now he's gone just a bit nuts.
He's going to give away two free copies of this thing, along with all the bonuses, to someone who does the best job of telling him why they deserve it. Not in an email, but in a blog post.
First though, a little test: Once you click through any of the video links below, you have to find the blog. Don't worry, it's so easy that even I was able to do it. So find the blog, find the contest post, and leave a comment telling Jon why you deserve to have the free copy of His Massive WoW Gold Blueprint.
Here are those links:
So again, click through, find the blog link, find the contest post, and enter!
As you may know, Jonathan Kinens has released four videos and an audio (ansewering lots of questions about the Blueprint) and now he's gone just a bit nuts.
He's going to give away two free copies of this thing, along with all the bonuses, to someone who does the best job of telling him why they deserve it. Not in an email, but in a blog post.
First though, a little test: Once you click through any of the video links below, you have to find the blog. Don't worry, it's so easy that even I was able to do it. So find the blog, find the contest post, and leave a comment telling Jon why you deserve to have the free copy of His Massive WoW Gold Blueprint.
Here are those links:
So again, click through, find the blog link, find the contest post, and enter!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Massive World of Warcraft Gold Blueprint
What's a WoW Gold Blueprint? It's a new product coming out that is a blueprint for making a ton of gold in the World of Warcraft, starting from level 1. You don't need to be high level, you don't need to have a Sugar Daddy or other high level characters.
You just follow the step by step blueprint and you'll make massive amounts of gold. I've been using a couple of these techniques for awhile, but I still picked up some new stuff.
In fact, you can check out the latest free video which will show you how to use the Auctioneer addon to make gold with the Auction House. Click here to watch.
Then make sure you sign up for his notification list and click through to his blog, where you'll be able to see the other videos in the series:
Here's that link again, check it out before he takes it down.
You just follow the step by step blueprint and you'll make massive amounts of gold. I've been using a couple of these techniques for awhile, but I still picked up some new stuff.
In fact, you can check out the latest free video which will show you how to use the Auctioneer addon to make gold with the Auction House. Click here to watch.
Then make sure you sign up for his notification list and click through to his blog, where you'll be able to see the other videos in the series:
- The gold blueprint
- Cashing in on the Darkmooon faire
- The prarie dog run
Here's that link again, check it out before he takes it down.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The TeamiDemise Leveling Guide
TeamiDemise is a professional Counterstrike gaming group. They've earned plenty of cash by killing many opponents in Counterstrike and now they've come over to WoW, as a team.
Imaging these guys in WoW PvP... Talk about a brutal premade.
They've also written a leveling guide that's pretty cool. Like Joana's Guide and Brian's Guide it uses the Map Notes addon to allow one to quickly locate each and every quest in the guide.
So what's cool about the iDemise guide? The entire guide is in-game. They've taken the map notes system and written it up as Step 1, Step 2, etc... You enter a zone appropriate for your level, click step 1, set a waypoint, and off you go. Then hit step 2, which just happens to be nearby, and so on... Also included, with the notes and waypoints, are quest tips, lots of "do this, here" notes, and professional gameplay tips.
Edit: the iDemise Guide has been updated for more in-game goodness. Go to this post for details -> iDemise leveling guide update
This image is a partial screenshot of their Ironforge map. Note the steps, which areas to go to for which levels, and the tips provided with the steps.
No more alt-tab switching to the PDF guide, now you can go from 1-70 without leaving the game. Our resident expert, who's been playing since beta, and who's played enough of all aspects of the game to be seriously burnt out, says the iDemise guide made the game fun again. Pretty high praise.
They also claim to have set a number of speed records and our expert agrees that you can go pretty fast with their system (He's matched Joana's speed previous to this.)
One more thing is that Brian and Joana's guide focus on the Hunter, well known for its solo leveling speed, and the iDemise guide doesn't. Play whatever character you like, the iDemise guide will get you leveled fast.
Now, if you're the type of player who likes to print out pages from a guide, put them onto a clipboard, and check them off as you do them (which I did with Joana's Guide) then you'll have to get past that or this isn't the guide for you.
There's also one big minus from the point of view of the newer player. The iDemise guide assumes you already know your way around the world. Now I can get around fine on the Horde side, since that's where I've been running through Joana's guide, but alliance side was new. My wife and I rolled Night Elves, ran through the iDemise guide to the point where we'd done all the quests, and then it tells us to go to Dun Morog.
But says nothng about how to get there. I know, you find that funny as did our 15 yr old expert (darn teenagers ;) ) but we didn't know what connected to what or why we wanted to go to Dun Morog. (Why go to the Dwarf starting area???)
We finally found out, once our expert stopped laughing, and made our way to Loch Modan, Ironforge, Stormwind, and eventually to West Fall. Where a level 37 Hunter invited us into his guild and then ran us through most of the Van Cleef instance (up the the ship.) Ok, it wa a little outside the guide (heh) but we got some nice greens, useful blues, and gained a level.
So in my view those are the two hits against the guide - the little one that you can't put it on a clipboard (and no links to thottbot, etc.) and the bigger one (for some of us) that there's nothing that tells you how to get from area A to area B, whereas Brian's Guide has pictures and Joana's Guide has pictures and videos.
Having the entire 1-70 leveling guide in-game though is just damn cool, though. And since it's based on the map notes system you can edit the notes for your own needs (as you can with the others.) Check out the TeamiDemise leveling guide here (it's for both Horde and Alliance.)
Imaging these guys in WoW PvP... Talk about a brutal premade.
They've also written a leveling guide that's pretty cool. Like Joana's Guide and Brian's Guide it uses the Map Notes addon to allow one to quickly locate each and every quest in the guide.
So what's cool about the iDemise guide? The entire guide is in-game. They've taken the map notes system and written it up as Step 1, Step 2, etc... You enter a zone appropriate for your level, click step 1, set a waypoint, and off you go. Then hit step 2, which just happens to be nearby, and so on... Also included, with the notes and waypoints, are quest tips, lots of "do this, here" notes, and professional gameplay tips.
Edit: the iDemise Guide has been updated for more in-game goodness. Go to this post for details -> iDemise leveling guide update
This image is a partial screenshot of their Ironforge map. Note the steps, which areas to go to for which levels, and the tips provided with the steps.
No more alt-tab switching to the PDF guide, now you can go from 1-70 without leaving the game. Our resident expert, who's been playing since beta, and who's played enough of all aspects of the game to be seriously burnt out, says the iDemise guide made the game fun again. Pretty high praise.
They also claim to have set a number of speed records and our expert agrees that you can go pretty fast with their system (He's matched Joana's speed previous to this.)
One more thing is that Brian and Joana's guide focus on the Hunter, well known for its solo leveling speed, and the iDemise guide doesn't. Play whatever character you like, the iDemise guide will get you leveled fast.
Now, if you're the type of player who likes to print out pages from a guide, put them onto a clipboard, and check them off as you do them (which I did with Joana's Guide) then you'll have to get past that or this isn't the guide for you.
There's also one big minus from the point of view of the newer player. The iDemise guide assumes you already know your way around the world. Now I can get around fine on the Horde side, since that's where I've been running through Joana's guide, but alliance side was new. My wife and I rolled Night Elves, ran through the iDemise guide to the point where we'd done all the quests, and then it tells us to go to Dun Morog.
But says nothng about how to get there. I know, you find that funny as did our 15 yr old expert (darn teenagers ;) ) but we didn't know what connected to what or why we wanted to go to Dun Morog. (Why go to the Dwarf starting area???)
We finally found out, once our expert stopped laughing, and made our way to Loch Modan, Ironforge, Stormwind, and eventually to West Fall. Where a level 37 Hunter invited us into his guild and then ran us through most of the Van Cleef instance (up the the ship.) Ok, it wa a little outside the guide (heh) but we got some nice greens, useful blues, and gained a level.
So in my view those are the two hits against the guide - the little one that you can't put it on a clipboard (and no links to thottbot, etc.) and the bigger one (for some of us) that there's nothing that tells you how to get from area A to area B, whereas Brian's Guide has pictures and Joana's Guide has pictures and videos.
Having the entire 1-70 leveling guide in-game though is just damn cool, though. And since it's based on the map notes system you can edit the notes for your own needs (as you can with the others.) Check out the TeamiDemise leveling guide here (it's for both Horde and Alliance.)
That WoW Druid Quest Thing
So my wife started a Night Elf Druid and bumped into the Druid Bear Form Quest. She found it a bit confusing, as any new player will, so did some research, found her answers, and wrote up her own guide. This is for the level 10 bear form quest and has a walkthrough for both Horde and Alliance characters.
It's on squidoo: WoW Druid Quest Guide (Bear form)
It's on squidoo: WoW Druid Quest Guide (Bear form)
Enjoying my WoW Rogue
Sometime back I made a post about a Blood Elf Rogue that I'm working on. The point of that post was that I'm using Joana's Guide for the leveling and Valkor's guide for the cash.
So here's an update. I'm currently at level 65 and have 380 gold on the character and about 1100 on the auction house mule. I'd show you a link to the Armory stats, but that site isn't working right now. (But here's a cool character creator sandbox I found.)
/played shows 13 days, 14 hours, 40 min, 6 sec. All solo. Not too horrible, especially since I'm one of those players who likes to explore a bit. I've spent a fair amount of time sneaking through instances and looking over the next hill. Yeah, I'm a newb, get over it. ;) I haven't done any PvP, out side of mutual ganking, and no raids or group instances, so I don't have the hot gear.
Still, for this being my first character past level 8 I'm quite happy with the pace and have enough cash that I can get whatever I need.
Joana's 1-70 Horde Leveling Guide has made the whole trip to 65 (so far) easy. Someone who wasn't totally new to the game and who just blasts through the guide, without all the side excursions, should be able to get close to Joana's record leveling times. Want to break those records? I think you'd better have a pretty polished game.
As you may know, every quest in Joana's Guide has a link to one of the WoW databases (eg: Thottbot) and everything has a video. In fact, you can watch his entire speed run on video. I've found a couple of those videos quites useful and have used the links more than once.
With the Valkor's guide tips I have my epic chicken mount and have bought plenty of gear, some of which has been replaced with Outlands gear. I expect to be able to buy my epic flying mount at 70 without too much work.
Of course, the dedicated gold grinders will have a lot more gold and the people who know the game well, and are more focused, will level faster with the guide than I will.
For the person who's doing the game solo, or mostly solo, then I strongly recommend Joana's Guide (for the Horde.) Valkor's Gold Guide has lots of tips which I've found to be quite useful, even for low level chars, so check it out.
So here's an update. I'm currently at level 65 and have 380 gold on the character and about 1100 on the auction house mule. I'd show you a link to the Armory stats, but that site isn't working right now. (But here's a cool character creator sandbox I found.)
/played shows 13 days, 14 hours, 40 min, 6 sec. All solo. Not too horrible, especially since I'm one of those players who likes to explore a bit. I've spent a fair amount of time sneaking through instances and looking over the next hill. Yeah, I'm a newb, get over it. ;) I haven't done any PvP, out side of mutual ganking, and no raids or group instances, so I don't have the hot gear.
Still, for this being my first character past level 8 I'm quite happy with the pace and have enough cash that I can get whatever I need.
Joana's 1-70 Horde Leveling Guide has made the whole trip to 65 (so far) easy. Someone who wasn't totally new to the game and who just blasts through the guide, without all the side excursions, should be able to get close to Joana's record leveling times. Want to break those records? I think you'd better have a pretty polished game.
As you may know, every quest in Joana's Guide has a link to one of the WoW databases (eg: Thottbot) and everything has a video. In fact, you can watch his entire speed run on video. I've found a couple of those videos quites useful and have used the links more than once.
With the Valkor's guide tips I have my epic chicken mount and have bought plenty of gear, some of which has been replaced with Outlands gear. I expect to be able to buy my epic flying mount at 70 without too much work.
Of course, the dedicated gold grinders will have a lot more gold and the people who know the game well, and are more focused, will level faster with the guide than I will.
For the person who's doing the game solo, or mostly solo, then I strongly recommend Joana's Guide (for the Horde.) Valkor's Gold Guide has lots of tips which I've found to be quite useful, even for low level chars, so check it out.
Friday, March 7, 2008
WoW Mining and Gold Making
Mining is one of the easiest ways in the World of Warcraft to make some extra gold. All the ore you'll ever mine sells well and for a good price. If all you do is mining and the routine gathering of monster loots through your questing then you'll do fine in the money department.
Here are some quick tips and a short WoW mining guide. If you really want the heavy duty guide, covering every last aspect of WoW mining and engineering, then you should take a look at this killer mining and engineering guide.
Here are some quick tips and a short WoW mining guide. If you really want the heavy duty guide, covering every last aspect of WoW mining and engineering, then you should take a look at this killer mining and engineering guide.
WoW Cooking Guide, From 1 to 375
Looking to level up your cooking in Wow? Either all the way or just to get past a certain point? Then check out this WoW cooking guide and see if it helps.
One of the reasons to cook in WoW is to get the buffs, but there are also a couple of other interesting wow recipes. One will turn you into a pirate and the other will let you breathe fire.
One of the reasons to cook in WoW is to get the buffs, but there are also a couple of other interesting wow recipes. One will turn you into a pirate and the other will let you breathe fire.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Blizzard Pwns Peons4Hire
The debate about buying gold, items, and leveling in games such a World of Warcraft has been going on for quite some time, and not only in WoW. Some feel that it damages the game, other argue otherwise.
One group, In Game Dollar, was known for very aggressive in-game marketing of their products. While I didn't bump into them I've heard people describe some of their tactics. Beside being a direct violation of Blizzard's terms of service these tactics sound really annoying and would certainly damage one's enjoyment of the game.
So Blizzard took them to court over the issue and Blizzard won. Virtually Blind says:
One group, In Game Dollar, was known for very aggressive in-game marketing of their products. While I didn't bump into them I've heard people describe some of their tactics. Beside being a direct violation of Blizzard's terms of service these tactics sound really annoying and would certainly damage one's enjoyment of the game.
So Blizzard took them to court over the issue and Blizzard won. Virtually Blind says:
Blizzard’s lawsuit against virtual item and power-leveling company In Game Dollar (doing business as Peons4Hire) has settled, resulting in a permanent injunction that essentially shuts down In Game Dollar’s entire World of Warcraft operation. Though no monetary damages are specified, the injunction represents a complete victory for Blizzard.
The rest of the story is here.
Friday, January 25, 2008
WoW Fans Level up With Dell Computer
You've heard of the deal between Dell and Blizzard, right? In a nutshell, these two have combined efforts to make the Dell XPS M1730 Notebook PC. Custom World of Warcraft artwork and whatnot, bonus items, you can even align it with the Alliance or the Horde.
You can read the news release here
And you can visit Dell, and see the comp, here.
You can read the news release here
And you can visit Dell, and see the comp, here.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Is There a Tauren Chef in the Kitchen
Massively.com has an interesting post regarding my wife's WoW cookbook. They say...
By the way, if you want to check out Ironforge Bread Pudding, hop over to theWoWcookbook.com.
Have you ever found yourself playing World of Warcraft when you found yourself overcome with a desire for Redridge Goulash or Beer Basted Boar Ribs? No? Well, neither have I, but I have to say that Tauren Chef's Unofficial World of Warcraft recipes have me intrigued anyway....Personally, I don't think $19.97 is too high a barrier to entry, especially since you can download it immediately, but people differ. Anyway, it seems to be getting some good reviews, so we're pretty pleased.
Here's the rest
By the way, if you want to check out Ironforge Bread Pudding, hop over to theWoWcookbook.com.
World of Warcraft Gold Limit Found!
Wow, there does seem to be a limit to how much gold one can have on any one character. Wired Blog Network says...
Now how the heck did they find that our? Did some character actually hit the limit? Yow. Now, for most of us that number is a dream. we'll never get close. Even if you follow everything in Valkor's Gold Guide it'll take you a looooooong time to hit that point. It's a nice thought, though...
According to Internet sources, the limit is currently set at 214,748 gold, 36 silver, 48 copper, and once reached will prevent you from receiving any more cash.
Now how the heck did they find that our? Did some character actually hit the limit? Yow. Now, for most of us that number is a dream. we'll never get close. Even if you follow everything in Valkor's Gold Guide it'll take you a looooooong time to hit that point. It's a nice thought, though...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Hunters and Rogues
Ah yes, the easy classes they've been called. Still fun, though.
So I made up a Blood Elf Rogue and am following Joana's Horde Guide to the letter. Well, mostly. I'm also taking plenty of tips from Valkor's Gold guide. So at level 22 I think I'm pretty decently equipped, am making levels and gold at a good rate, and am avoiding PvP like the plague (for now.)
What? Avoid PvP? Bah! You n00b! Whatever. It's a test of Joana's guide and there's nothing about PvP in the guide since PvP has nothing to do with leveling (though the PvP gear is pretty sweet...)
Joana covers each of the starting areas for the Horde races, so you get the step by step detail regardless of what race you choose.
At level 22 (Rogue) I have 40 gold, +40 add to Agility, nice adds to the other stats, 16 slot bags, and I am not mooching off any other characters or mains (which would kill the point of using the guides, right?) You may well have better, but this ain't bad. I've made a lot of it by selling skins and ore, but there's a lot of other stuff you can do to build your cash stash.
Now I have a case of Altaholism, just like most of the rest of you, so it's not like this Rogue is going to get to 70 tomorrow, but I'm pretty happy with the pace so far. It's way faster than normal. If leveling's your priority then the guide is a big help, because it lays out everything in a very organized manner and tells you exactly where everything is. Go here, do this, boom boom boom level fast.
What about the Hunter? We have a trio that sticks together, two Hunters and a Rogue, also mostly sticking to Joanna's guide. Plenty of trips into town and the AH, though, and we're easily distracted. One of the Hunter's is completely new to WoW, and gaming in general, so the Hunter is perfect for her. If you're doing speed runs the Hunter is the way to go.
They're actually the class of choice for Joana's speed leveling runs (When Blizzard pops a new server Joana does a speed run to 70, the goal being to be the first on the server to 70, He usually succeeds by a wide margin.) Mostly because they're the easiest to solo.
Snag your copy of Joana's 1-70 Leveling Guide here and get leveled fast.
Edit: Made it all the way to 70 in about 15 days /played time, which isn't bad for my first character to make it past the newb area. I used those thottbot and video links in the guide. Next run through will be a lot faster.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Romulo and Julianne
Romulo and Julianne, an homage to the original Romeo and Juliet, is an event in the Opera House in Karazhan. Of course, the original Romeo and Juliet didn't take a group of high level players and tear them into tiny little bits, either.
So there are some small difference here...
Take a look at the Romulo and Julianne guide and see if it doesn't help you turn the tables on this pair of nasties.
Here's Illuminati putting R & J in their place:
So there are some small difference here...
Take a look at the Romulo and Julianne guide and see if it doesn't help you turn the tables on this pair of nasties.
Here's Illuminati putting R & J in their place:
World of Warcraft Grinding Spots
It's a grind, dude. It really is. Endless mob mashing until you hit level whatever, or go insane. At least pick up the appropriate kill a bunch of these quests, which'll give you the quest XP and rewards.
Now, of you're grinding for loot, raw materials, etc., it isn't quite so bad. If you're a mage (see below) you can learn to kite masses of mobs, kill 'em all, and loot. This can be very quick if you know what you're doing.
So here's a basic wow grinding guide, with the what and where. Gear and loot is up to you.
Gnome mage A of E grinding in Tanaris. Does anyone really play gnomes? Well, anyway, here it is:
While grinding has it's points, questing will get you leveled faster unless maybe you're an expert at that A of E grinding stuff...). So here's the best horde leveling guide and this one's the alliance leveling guide.
Now, of you're grinding for loot, raw materials, etc., it isn't quite so bad. If you're a mage (see below) you can learn to kite masses of mobs, kill 'em all, and loot. This can be very quick if you know what you're doing.
So here's a basic wow grinding guide, with the what and where. Gear and loot is up to you.
Gnome mage A of E grinding in Tanaris. Does anyone really play gnomes? Well, anyway, here it is:
While grinding has it's points, questing will get you leveled faster unless maybe you're an expert at that A of E grinding stuff...). So here's the best horde leveling guide and this one's the alliance leveling guide.
The World of Warcraft Warrior Guide
So you want to be a warrior. This means you like pain, suffering, and being just a little behind everyone else?If you have the right gear and you're fighting the right things you'll be ok. Warriors are more gear based than most of the other classes, so you'll need to learn the gold grind (or have rich friends) to keep yourself in the right gear.
Collecting PvP honor points and arena points will also get you into good gear, but you're going to die a lot until you get that gear.
Still, if you want to be a warrior, and/or you think I'm full of kodo droppings, then here's the warrior guide and here's the really killer warrior guide!
Happy hacking!
WoW's Shadow Priest
If you're a little more Darth Vaderthan Luke Sky Walker then the Shadow Priest may be right up your alley.Really, it all depends on what works best for you. How you desire to play your character determines which character you make and which path you follow. Well duh. Most people don't roll Priests for the massive damage dealing and killing capabilities, but some do, and if so Shadow Priest is the one for you.
Aspiring Shadow Priests should understand one thing, even if you have shadow form and all nice damage spells, sometimes you actually do have to heal, like when in a party, or you're about to die, the holy and discipline tree's do exist for us dark siders.
Finally, not all endgame guilds, dungeons, etc. require shadow priests, obviously we bring some things to the table, but don't count on that spot not having been filled by one of the many already existing 70 priests who've gone shadow.
That said, here's a shadow priest guide that'll get you started on the dark side and give you a good idea of the gear you'll need to get, but if you want to rule you'll look into snagging a the Killer Guides' Priest Guide.
World of Warcraft Blacksmithing
So ya want to be a blacksmith? What are ya, a Dwarf?
First, save yourself a TON of money over the long term and get the mining skill. That way not only can you make a ton of cash by selling ore you'll also be able to provide raw materials for your own (and your guild's) blacksmithing without having to buy the stuff off the Auction House.
Second, learn to use the Auction House. All of the good Gold Guides have a ton of tips on how best to use the AH to make your character rich. If you're not already an AH expert then you should grab one.
Next, find the local mining trainer and buy the apprentice mining skill. Ask a guard if you don't already know in which corner the trainer is lurking. Then grab yourself a pick, head to the kills, er... hills, and start mining. Sell your stacks of ore (in stacks of 20) on the AH. Rinse and repeat.
As for what to mine, what you need to to get to what skill level, and what you need at each skill level, here's a full wow blacksmithing guide that'll take you all the way to skill rank 375 and give you an estimated list of materials required to get there.
Happy smithing!
First, save yourself a TON of money over the long term and get the mining skill. That way not only can you make a ton of cash by selling ore you'll also be able to provide raw materials for your own (and your guild's) blacksmithing without having to buy the stuff off the Auction House.
Second, learn to use the Auction House. All of the good Gold Guides have a ton of tips on how best to use the AH to make your character rich. If you're not already an AH expert then you should grab one.
Next, find the local mining trainer and buy the apprentice mining skill. Ask a guard if you don't already know in which corner the trainer is lurking. Then grab yourself a pick, head to the kills, er... hills, and start mining. Sell your stacks of ore (in stacks of 20) on the AH. Rinse and repeat.
As for what to mine, what you need to to get to what skill level, and what you need at each skill level, here's a full wow blacksmithing guide that'll take you all the way to skill rank 375 and give you an estimated list of materials required to get there.
Happy smithing!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
WoW Mining Guide
You do know that buying gold is, according to Blizzard's terms of service, illegal, right? Which is why you'll want to develop certain tradeskills, mining among them.
You can sell the ore you pick up on the auction house for prices much higher than you'll get from the vendors. Make it a regular routine: mine where you can, make a stack, sell it, rinse and repeat. Soon you'll have a lot more gold than your pals.
Also, the ore you mine is used in the Engineering and Blacksmithing tradeskills. If you're able to mine your own ore you won't need to buy it off the auction house. This will save you a ton of cash.
Here's a complete wow mining guide which will take you up to the max skill level possible.
Don't want to bother with earning gold by mining? Buying gold can get you banned (ask around, it's true) so our recommendation is a good gold guide which will give you the who, what, where, when, and why of making more gold than you can spend.
By the way, one of the tradeskills in WoW is cooking. Here's a cookbook which takes that WoW cooking and brings it into real world kitchens.
You can sell the ore you pick up on the auction house for prices much higher than you'll get from the vendors. Make it a regular routine: mine where you can, make a stack, sell it, rinse and repeat. Soon you'll have a lot more gold than your pals.
Also, the ore you mine is used in the Engineering and Blacksmithing tradeskills. If you're able to mine your own ore you won't need to buy it off the auction house. This will save you a ton of cash.
Here's a complete wow mining guide which will take you up to the max skill level possible.
Don't want to bother with earning gold by mining? Buying gold can get you banned (ask around, it's true) so our recommendation is a good gold guide which will give you the who, what, where, when, and why of making more gold than you can spend.
By the way, one of the tradeskills in WoW is cooking. Here's a cookbook which takes that WoW cooking and brings it into real world kitchens.
Ninjoo's Shaman Class Guide
The Shaman is the Jack of All Trades, class. If you like variety and aren't concerned so much with being the ultimate in any one area, then the Shaman might be right up your alley.Shamans are indeed an interesting class, in fact they're one of the more hybridized classes, which just means they depend more upon a mixture of abilities than almost any other class, except for maybe the Paladin or Druid.
Shamans present the interesting bonus of being able to summon totems, essentially little buffing posts that provide something similar to a paladin's aura, except in a limited range around the totem itself rather than the shaman. The upside is that you can have 4 of different elements going at the same time. This can be amazingly useful if you need to be stationary in your battle.
Obviously the ability to not only have 4 different totems out, each giving some rather nice buffs, but also the ability to heal, melee, and throw out some nasty damage spells, makes Shamans a fun, and challenging, class to play.
Utilizing all of theses to an effective degree will take some time, experience, and personal skill, but any good shaman will find it rather easy and insinctive eventually.
You'll find a Shaman guide here, which will hit a lot more detail, but if you want to get your Shaman to rule you'll want to treat yourself to the Killer Guides Shaman Guide.
Shade of Aran
WoWwiki says:The Shade of Aran is a boss in the abandoned tower of Karazhan. He is the spirit of Nielas Aran, the father of Medivh - the previous occupant of Karazhan.
He is located in the Guardian's Library, which is a small, circular room (about 45 yards in diameter), with one door that closes and locks as soon as the fight begins.
The Shade of Aran is an optional boss. However, after he is defeated, a teleport to his room becomes available from Berthold the Doorman, and all trash mobs from the Curator to Aran (exc. one pack outside Illhoof's door) cease to respawn.
So, it's a very good idea to kill him. (The trash above his library is linked to Netherspite.)
For a good guide on how to send Aran to the great beyond check out this Shade of Aran guide.
There are also some pretty good Aran mashing tips in the comments on Thottbot.
How to Finish High King Maulgar
King Maulgar and his vicious High Council are the beasties in charge of the ogres of Blade's Edge Mountains.
This is the first 25 man raid encounter of the Burning Crusade. Most people consider this to be a pretty tough encounter (expect those who've already mastered it.)
As usual the mobs here will wipe your group, repeatedly, unless you have the right gear and use the right tactics.
The High King Himself, in all his, ermmm... glory.
Here's Stratics on How to kill High King Maulgar
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