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
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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.)
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