Start Making Gold in Azeroth – Warcraft Wisdom

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Welcome, fellow knowledge seekers. I am Professor Paleo, and I am here to help guide those thirsty for the yellow substance that fuels all our lives: gold. Today, we shall witness a royal display of learning from the highness herself, The Gold Queen. Let’s begin our journey to start making gold in Azeroth shall we?

 

Journey to Making Gold

The Gold Queen has recently published a post stating Where to Start Making Gold in Warcraft and makes well known the proper venues to begin. She first urges us to discover what it is in Azeroth that we enjoy whether it be farming materials, auction house playing, or more. Next, she wants you to think about the world you would like to invest in, “Servers, and your buyers, are all different.” Understanding the enviroment you wish to partake in is half the battle. The Queen even has you covered for the things you should never do as a potential gold expert.

 

Correlating Combinations

Moreover, the Gold Queen desires for your river of gold to overflow. She lists the many opportunities you may have that you do not even realize you are capable of.

 

The Gold Queen's immense ways to start making gold knowledge is present in these few suggestions.

The Gold Queen lists ways you can service others and earn gold.

Acquainting one’s self with these roles, and more that is listed, is a near impossible approach to gold collecting failure.

 

Grow and Succeed

In conclusion, The Gold Queen finishes things with the reminder that as with life you are not guaranteed immediate success. In order for you to learn and improve as a prospective acquirer of gold, you will taste the bitterness of defeat. Tis only a requirement of life, but fear not because even the well experienced players have their bad days. You will overcome the difficult trials and construct a stockpile rivaled to that of the greedy goblin: Gallywix! For now, explore all that The Gold Queen has to offer here!

 

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Hiding Your Helm in Legion – The Starting Zone

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Good morning students, welcome to class! Oh, dear. Look at all these dreadful helms you are wearing. It’s no wonder you were choosing to hide them. I bet you are all interested in learning how to hide your helm using the new Transmogrification system, aye? Well, let’s get to it!

 

Locate a Transmogrification Vendor!

There is one in Stormwind and one in Orgrimmar, and they look like this:

This is one of the two NPCs available to remove your helm & other items.

 

Ask a guard for help with locating these.. ahem.. enterprising beings.

 

Removing Your Helm.

When you click on the Transmogrification vendor, a new window will appear, that has many improvements over the old menu.

 

Step one when taking the helm appearance off.

 

On the left side of the window, you can select which armor slot you would like to change the appearance of. Let’s do something about those eyesore helms you kids are wearing! Click on the “head” slot. All of the appearances you have unlocked for the head slot will appear on the right side of the window. The first option in the list is what to choose if you wish to “hide” your helm item.

 

Step two when taking the helm appearance off.

 

Yes, that’s much better! Well.. for most of you. Now, all that’s left is to click the “apply” button and pay the vendor! Yes, you must pay the fine lad for his services. Items in the twisting nether aren’t cheap, you know.

 

Hiding other pieces of armor.

With this new Transmogrification system,  you can no hide your shoulder and cloak gear as well! Simply repeat the steps we just went over, this time choosing either the shoulder or back slot on the left side of the window and wa-lah! Don’t forget to remove that helm, so all your eager faces can be seen!

 

Good Show! Now that I can see your bright and shining faces, eager to learn, let’s continue with the more lessons!

 

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The Legion Glyph System – The Starting Zone

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Well, this is a right pickle, isn’t it, class? It seems that the Glyph Interface has disappeared! Don’t panic! Glyphs are still around, but they are used differently in the Legion expansion. Let’s remain calm, take our seats, and learn about how to use the new legion glyph system!

 

What Are Glyphs for?

Before Legion, glyphs were a way for players to modify how a spell works. They were available in “major” and “minor” varieties, and many of them granted players powerful benefits. In Legion, however, they are only found in one variety, and only add cosmetic effects to your spells. We will see an example of this a little later.

 

Obtaining a Glyph.

Glyphs are made by the good ladies and chaps who have the Inscription profession. You can find glyphs on the auction house, or perhaps a charitable Scribe can make one for you. Such nice folk, those Scribes. You will need to do some research outside of class to identify which glyphs are appealing to you.

 

Using These Glyphs.

Once you obtain a one, look for it in your bags. They look similar to this:

Image of a glyph found in a backpack.

 

Now, open your spell book, and right click on the glyph. The spell that the glyph will affect will become highlighted in the spellbook,  as such:

 

Display of how the Heart of the Crusader glyph can be selected - part 1

 

Then, click on the spell, and the glyph will be consumed! The spell in your spellbook will now have a mark, indicating that it has been used.

 

Display of how the Heart of the Crusader glyph can be selected - part 2

 

Splendid! This spell now has a cosmetic effect! It will keep this effect until you apply a different glyph to it, should there be one available. Let’s take a look at what this glyph did:

 

A cosmetic glyph for paladins that adds a sparkle effect.

 

Remarkable! This one seems to have given the Paladin class mounts a sparkly glow! Paladins are always finding ways to get more attention!

You can glyph as many spells as you want, but you can only apply one to each spell. You can remove glyphs by applying Vanishing Powder to it, which is available at a reagent vendor. If you simply want to switch glyphs, just apply the new one to the spell, and the old one will be erased.

Tonight’s homework will be to discover which glyphs are a right fit for you and your character! Don’t forget to work on your other lessons!

 

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Who is Blingtron? – The Starting Zone

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Hello again, class! It is time again to have a lovely educational dissertation! Doesn’t that sound delightful? Now, if you would all kindly take your seat, we shall get started. This week I would like to discuss a special little guy that seems to be raising the eyebrows of some new residents of Azeroth. Just this week I was taking my daily stroll through the busy streets of Stormwind when I saw someone new to our land asking “What is this thing?” They were asking about a friend us veterans love to see known as Blingtron.

 

What Is Blingtron?

Blingtron is a special daily quest that is made by engineers. Citizens with the engineering profession can learn this mechanical marvel and then place him anywhere they choose to. This is why Blingtron seems to be in a different place every time you see him. As I said, he is a very special daily quest!

 

Blingtron standing giving his daily.

 

So He Is a Daily?

Yes, and no! He is a daily quest, but is a daily quest per account! If you do the quest on one character then all other characters on that account will be ineligible to accept the quest.

 

What Will the Quest Give Me?

The quest rewards a gift box that contains many different goodies. Sometimes it is a grey trash item. This may seem worthless, but is actually great for selling on newer characters who might need extra gold. Sometimes you will be given crafting materials needed for certain professions. Occasionally, and very rarely, you may even receive a pet or a mount normally crafted by an engineer!

 

Blingtron quest text that's seen whenever Blingtron has a daily.

 

Sometimes He Looks Different. Why?

There are different versions of Blingtron! Blingtron 4000 was all the rage as adventurers explored Pandaria. However, as new threats loomed over Azeroth and adventurers moved on to Draenor, our friend needed an upgrade! The new Blingtron 5000s started to be deployed throughout the world. Remember, class, you may choose to accept a gift from only one Blingtron a day! You will simply have to choose between the 4000 or 5000!

 

Do Blingtrons Fight?

Yes! Blingtrons are very territorial and will fight to the death with any other Blingtron in their reach. Sometimes he is reported to have fought with other mechanical friends as well!

 

Blingtron standing aside adventurer.

 

And there you have it class. I hope you enjoyed our little introduction to our friend Blingtron. I hope you have the pleasure of receiving a gift soon. They do come in beautifully wrapped packages! I do believe it is time to dismiss class, but always remember I, Professor Thaddeus Paleo, shall always be here after class if you have additional questions!

 

Do not forget to keep up your studies! Until next week, class dismissed!

 

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Questing in Azeroth – The Starting Zone

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Hello class.  Welcome back for another informative lecture about Azeroth. Let’s get started, shall we? Today I would like to talk about one of the first things you will experience here in Azeroth. Quests!  There are many many jobs to be done here and many many quest givers are anxious for your help completing tasks. There are a few things about questing that you need to know about.

 

Questing Types

Warcraft Dun Morogh dwarf with a yellow exclamation point above his head indicating they have questing to do.Sometimes while you are adventuring across Azeroth you will notice Non-Player Characters (NPCs) who desperately are in need of your assistance. You can see the desperation in the form of an exclamation point above that person’s head!  How often you can help them depends on the color of the exclamation point. A yellow exclamation point means that the quest giver will give you this quest one time. Once you complete the quest he or she will either give you a different quest or send you on your way. On occasion, a quest giver may ask you to complete the same quest multiple times. Sometimes you can repeat it again in the same day, for example if you are bringing them something to help improve your reputation with them. However, questing some of these goals will only repeat once a day. These quests are called daily quests and are indicated by the exclamation point being the color blue instead of yellow.

 

Warcraft chef Robby Flay with a blue exclamation point above his head indicating they have daily questing to do.
 

Questing Objectives

A quest objective is the term given to the object or requirements that the quest giver has asked for. Sometimes you will be asked to collect certain objects. Other times you will be asked to kill a certain number of enemies. On occasion, it is a mixture of both killing and collecting. Some quests are as simple as talking to another NPC.

 

Image explaining Warcraft Questing UI.

 

How Do You Find Your Questing Objective?

Image explaining Warcraft questing map interface.A detailed summary of what the quest giver is asking you to do and why is always in the text given when you talk to the NPC. They will tell you their problem, and how you can fix it including directions you will need to get the job done. If you still find yourself lost, don’t worry class, there is more help! If you will look on your mini map you will notice a yellow arrow pointing you in the correct direction. When you get to an area that has the quest objective, there will be a blue outline around the entire area in which you can find exactly what you’re looking for.  This information is also available when you open your map which can be done by pressing the “M” key on your keyboard (if you are using the key binds as they were when you first entered Azeroth).

You can turn this information on or off by going to your map and turning quest tracking on or off. If you would like to adventure through Azeroth without the visual cues telling you which way to go, that is always an option.

 

Image shows questing UI and how to track and abandon quests.

 

Completing the Objective

Stormwind knight with a question mark above his head indicating questing is complete.Once you have done everything that the quest giver has asked of you it is time to turn in the quest. Sometimes you are asked to return to the same NPC and other times it is to someone new. You will know that a NPC is ready to discuss your payment by the question mark above their head. Talk to the NPC, and you can complete the quest.  You are often given a choice between different rewards you can accept. Although, sometimes the reward is chosen for you. While you are leveling up in Azeroth questing is a great way to build up gold, to get gear (pieces of armor and weapons), earn experience points, or reputation with certain factions.

 

The Log of Questing

Your quest log can be found in your user interface and has an exclamation point on the button. But what is it, you ask? The quest log is a list of all the quests your character is currently working to complete. You can read a recap for each quest reminding you what you need to be doing, see what zone the questing is located in, and what level it is intended for. They are also colored based on the difficulty you may have while trying to complete the quest. Grey indicates a quest is below your level while yellow is usually just right. Another option you are given in the quest log is the ability to abandon a quest. If you find yourself with a full quest log and many are below your current level, you can always abandon the quests. You can go back and reaccept the quest later if you so choose.

 

Quest log interface and how it works while questing.

 

What Is a Group Quest?

Sometimes questing requires multiple people to complete depending on what or where the quest objectives are. If the quest giver is asking you to kill an enemy that is considered too hard for one player it will add the number of suggested players to the bottom of the quest in your quest log.

 

Quest details showing questing in a group quest.

 

I hope this lecture has been helpful, class. Remember,  if you have any additional questions regarding questing, I will be glad to stay after class to address them.  Study up hard, pupils!  Class dismissed.

 

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