Update on the Blog

Just wanted to make a quick post to everyone about the status of the blog this week. I've been working 12 to 15 hour days trying to complete a nightmare of a project at my work. For those of you that work in I.T. you will understand that something always seems to go wrong.

So with that said I haven't been able to write any scheduled posts the last several days because there has been no time in my life to do so. I actually used up all my backup posts this week that I normally keep in case I'm out of town or if I'm busy. The project ends tomorrow so I can begin working on new content again.

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RP Gold with Formal Dangui

Get the gift that soo many role players want this Winter Veil, the Formal Dangui! That is if you are lucky enough to catch this being spawned on the vendor. This is a big ticket item that can sell for thousands on an role playing realm and still sell for a good amount on non RP realms.

The Formal Dangui is a common chest piece that is sold by the vendor, Geenia Sunshadow in Moonglade. This item is extremely rare and has been guesstimated to have 1 to 2 month respawn timer. Now that makes it extremely rare and highly valuable.

So what does it hurt to have an alt camped there in Moonglade? I have my low level druid camped right next to the vendor so I can log in and quickly check. If you want a character to easily get to Moonglade you can level a druid to 10 then purchase the teleport to Moonglade spell.

Now I have not sold one of these personally but these items do sell, especially on RP realms. When I do obtain one I will sell it for thousands of gold. I think there should be no problem selling one of these for 1k to 2k gold on a regular realm. On RP realms the Formal Dangui can sell for several thousand gold. Don't believe me? Do a search on google about this item, there is posts on realm forums of players looking to buy this chest piece for thousands of gold.

So for the chance of logging in a couple times per day on your alt to find this item you could open up the chance for a huge chunk of gold. I would suggest selling this in trade chat detailing how rare it is plus you can avoid the big auction house fees as well.

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Big Profits Reselling Throat Piercers

This is a great method to make gold off the twink community and a even better method if you can sell these on the alliance side. Throat Piercers are a horde only vendor item that is the best throwing twink item for 19 and 29 rogues. You might even have some warriors buy this item if they can't obtain a throwing item with strength.

Rare and Valuable

Throat Piercers are a rare limited supply item that has a random spawn timer, but usually only a few hours, on the vendor Eralen in Tranquillien Ghostlands. Since they are rare you can resell these for 50 to 100 gold depending on your realm's demand. These will sell for much more on the neutral auction house since these are horde only. I have an alt camped at this location so I can always pick these up each day.

Picking up for Alliance

There is a way to get this over to alliance but it does require two accounts. You can create a death knight on horde side then run them over to this vendor, buy the item, take it to the neutral auction house, buy it with your second account on alliance or have a friend buy it for you.

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Sticking to a System

Just like making money in real life you have to work hard and find a system that works. I'm not talking about a dead end job but actually being your own boss or finding an income that can be very flexible to work around.

Finding a System

The same ideas can be applied to making gold in WoW. Every realm is different and every realm varies in populations. But regardless of those facts you can make gold on any realm. Let's say for example that you make a steady income just flipping items on the auction house compared to professions on your realm. Then that is a system that works for you! You may find reselling vendor items on the auction house is very lucrative so you make an easy profit in doing so taking you to financial freedom in WoW. You never have to worry about raid repairs or paying for item enhancements ever again.

There is many different techniques for making gold and several of these methods work really well but that doesn't mean that they will work for you on your realm. You will need to test these methods out and find the one that works best for you. I make the majority of my gold from inscription and jewelcrafting but I only dabble in enchanting markets because there is just insane competition on my realm. Why waste my time getting frustrated with enchanting when I can make ridiculous gold in the other two markets? If I get some revenue from enchanting then great! Just more to add to my pile but I don't put all my effort into that market.

Questions for Comments

What markets work best for you? What issues have you encountered on your realm? Any methods you've read just flat out fail on your realm?

Admiral's Hat - Tailoring Gold

The Admiral's Hat is an old school money maker for tailoring because the mats are easy to get. Typically this hat can sell for 40 to 50 gold each and mats are cheap unless there is no elegant long feathers on your auction house. Most players have no idea what their real value are so they will put them up for nothing but in the case that there is no supply you can farm Gryphons in the Hinterlands. If you happen to be leveling and pick these feathers up, resell them for 6 to 8 gold each.

Now the only sticker is getting the pattern since it's a limited supply item, it's found on a pirate named Cowardly Crosby in Stranglethorn Vale just south of booty bay on the coast. The item has a 2 hour spawn timer so you may have to camp this vendor to get a hold of the pattern. Even if you're not a tailor you can pick this plan up and resell it for 40 to 100 gold easy.

Players are always wanting to look like pirates and this is a big piece of the wardrobe and any auction house player will not want to do without(If they are over lvl 43). So always expect a demand on this item for some easy gold. Try advertising these babies in trade chat for some quick sales!

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World PVP, ah, those were the days

Today is one of the rare times that I deviate away from gold making and talk about another subject in WoW. I was digging through my archive of screenshots on my PC and I found one from about a year ago that brought back some great memories of world PVP.

The screenshot above is an image of myself and my guildies where we had just killed everyone with a pvp tag in Ironforge. Years ago our realm was alliance heavy but things have changed, there is hardly anyone on alliance anymore. So we did the right thing by showing up at 9pm to represent!

For someone like myself who has loved world pvp I have been slightly unhappy the direction WoW has taken away from World PVP over the years even though there was some half hearted attempts to bring that back in WOTLK. I hope there is some new world pvp areas in Cataclysm but probably it will be as lackluster as wrath.

Wintersgrasp is a cool zone but it still has that battleground feel, I guess nothing beats an epic fight at a town or the feeling that you pissed off the whole area and they have to call for help. Then seeing 20 level cap players fly into a zone all at about the same time to defend our attack. That was the days. I love nothing more than this scenario where you are only fighting for pride, fun, and maybe because you enjoy frustrating other players. No rewards either, just good ol' pvp.

Questions for Comments

What was your most memorable pvp moments? Do you miss classic world pvp?

Make Easy Starter Gold With This One Tip

I always see low level characters in capital cities begging for gold or sending tells asking for a few gold, so I figure this would be a great topic to address. This won't make you rich but this will for sure help you buy your talents, low level gear, and any other goodies you want.

What we are looking to do is flip a vendor item in your capital city. We want to get to the nearest fishing supply vendor, Shanky in Orgrimmar or Catherine Leland in Stormwind. We are wanting to buy the item Strong Fishing Pole. This item costs 9s but we can easily resell it for 10g or more, I've had it sell for 20g!

Why This Sells?

What makes this item so valuable is because it is a limited supply item, but you should have no problem picking one up off the vendor, and because it has +5 to fishing skill. Players will lookup on the auction house for anything to boost their fishing and 10 to 20 gold is drop in the bucket for most players that are level capped. It may not resell quickly but normally it will sell throughout the day, so a few hours. You can rinse and repeat this process to keep a stream of gold coming in while you level so you can keep upgrading your gear. By the way! There is NO competition on the auction house for this item.

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