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Peter's WoW Noob Tips Page


04-06-2008 wowgoldgathering
  • If someone tells you they have a spell that will raise you ten levels then ignore them, they are trying to con you.
  • If you are about to start a major trip against lots of monsters with big loot, make sure there is space in your inventory! You don't want to be deciding what to destroy when deep in the enemy lair.
  • If you are wondering why some characters have a cool glow on their weapons it is because the weapons have been enchanted. An enchant may, for example, permanently increase the amount of damage the weapons does. If you want this then either talk to an enchanter or become one yourself. Some enchanters will enchant weapons for free if you supply the materials as it helps them increase their enchanting skill without the hastle/expense of getting the materials.
  • If you have a locked box that needs opening either:
    • ask a rogue player to open it
    • ask a blacksmith to open it with a skeleton key. If they try the key and it says 'failed attempt' then try a few more times. If the key is not suitable for the lock the game will tell you that you don't have the skill.
      • A silver key is good for a bronze locked box
      • A gold key is good for an iron or steel locked box
    • an enginner might be able to blow it open with a seaforium charge but don't quote me
  • If you see someone dealing with an animal, don't always assume they are trying to kill it. It may be a hunter trying to train it and they will be very annoyed if you intervene and kill it. You can tell if the player is a hunter but there's no sign of a pet and there are little hearts flying around.
  • The European servers are often down for maintenance every other Wednesday morning so you get at least six hours break a fortnight.
  • You can only play if your copy of the game has the latest patch installed. The patch will download automatically when you start the game but it can be very slow, it can take all night to download a major patch. If you are installing the game from CD, it is quite likely that you won't be playing till the next day.
  • Microsoft's slogan for Windows Vista is "The Wow Starts Now". This has nothing to do with World of Warcraft which runs fine on Windows XP. The hardware requirements of the game are not high and it will run on a laptop.
  • You can install the game on as many pc's as you like. However you can only log in on your account on one pc at a time so if you want to play as two characters at the same time you will need to open two accounts. All the game information like the state of your characters, the layout of your action bars and keyboard bindings is stored on the server and will be the same on each pc you play on.
  • The combat log is very useful for analysing how effectively you are fighting. It will tell you how much damage each of your effects is doing, what damage you are taking and how good your armour is. If someone whispers you while the combat log is open the chat tab will flash.
  • Want cheap bank space? Create a new character, move him to the nearest bank, mail him some stuff that needs storing and let him hold it in his bank account. It costs 30 copper to send mail so you need to plan carefully here. You can call the character Natt West or Lloyd Teasby (geddit?).
  • Mining farming spots:
    • Copper: Dun Murogh (sp?), Loch Modan
    • Tin: Loch Modan
    • Iron: Arathi, Badlands
    • Mithril: Arathi, Badlands
    • Truesilver: Badlands
    • Thorium: Winterspring (many rich veins)

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