Patch 5.4: It's a Date? Maybe?

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:39 PM

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So one of the powers that be (Tom Chilton) in an interview on a german fan site (yes,  we are multicultural here) that the 5.4 patch has been pushed back to September 10th (11th for the gang in Europe).

This gives everyone about 2 1/2 weeks to get moving on finishing their goals leading up to the new patch.   This new date isn't etched in stone but the background downloader kicked in a couple of days ago so the waiting was upgraded to 'sooner if not later'.

With all the changes that are going to occur with the new patch,  finishing up your honey-do list becomes that much more important.   Even my list has a large amount to work on:

-   Max out Valor/Justice Points on Three toons

-   Max out Honor/Conquest points on one toon

-   Finish Dailies in Barrens for Radical Mojo for armor upgrades

-   Look for deals for gahzrooki

-   Buy supply of Exotic Leathers and Ghost Iron Ore/Bars to cover daily crafting burn

-   Finish off leveling two crafters to 90 (yes I have been slacking)

-   Prepare to craft new glyphs (need more inks)

-   Gear up two farmers to farm new areas with 5.4

-   Keep addons updated (more on this later in the week)

-   Work with TradeSkillMaster 2.1 (Definitely more on this later in the week)

All of this along with listing auctions and flipping for profit.   It will be a busy two weeks waiting for the patch to download.   What is on your agenda to get finished?

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbear @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice. 


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Distopian View Of Money

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:39 PM

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Mommar here.

First I will apologize for the Quarter word (or is that two silvers word) in the title.  But that describes the view I have from time to time having gold.

I"ve told my rags to riches story a couple of times here so I won't bore you with the details.   The short version is that I started this game knowing nothing,   stumbled, bumbled and made mistake after mistake to get to where I'm at now.

You've also heard me say time after time to find your own motivation.  Whether you are the gold thirsty goblin that never has enough.  Setting up your own goals to have every pet or every mount or own every piece of tier gear.   Whatever gets you to roll out of the proverbial gold making bed that day is entirely up to you.

There is a catharsis to starting at a minimum and building it up again.   There have been many players that have given up their vast fortunes and started all over for the challenge.  Saluting them I know that the fallback position of having a large bank account has kept me from taking this drastic of a jump.

As more and more new toys and items are dropped for people and made more available in the auction house,  there becomes a chance to decide whether that item is worth the time it took to make that gold.  A farmer that ends up with 1000g a day is going to value each and every gold piece a little bit more than someone who is generating 10,000g a day.  Each item becomes more or less valuable depending on the difficulty of obtaining it.

That same thought process goes to running instances and scenarios/world bosses to obtain items.   Where you cannot truly put a monetary amount on how much those boots of awesomeness were,  you can figure out a rough estimate of just how much time you spent to obtain them.   And just how quickly they will be replaced by something much more shinier.

This doesn't mean that it's hopeless to buy things from the Auction House.   Gold Goblins not only deal with pluses and minuses with gold.  But also just how much they can save depending on the item.   Have you looked to start a panda on a different server and then level them up to obtain the pets that are only available to them?   You get the enjoyment of trying something completely new,  and when you're done you can sell those pets for cash and prizes.   How are you dealing with the greens and even the purples that you obtain from running low end instances.   Do you just automatically drop them to be disenchanted,  or sell them for a few rounds to see what you can get.

Whether you make an instant decision on value,  or do a little research on an item.   Just how much of a value an item has is determined by the vlue you have for it yourself.  Keeping this in mind will help you price things better for mass consumption,  or for that big sale that noone believes you could have made.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Dailies, Weeklies, Now yearlies

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:32 PM

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Everyone has a certain amount of luck when it comes to playing World of Warcraft.  That last bleed you dropped on an epic boss that killed him just as everyone was dying.   That timely dodge that happens when you least expect it (first time I ever survived Murmur was by pure luck dodge just at the end).

But the bane of my farming existence has always been Ice Chip.  This is the pet that drops from the bag reward when you kill Lord Ahune for the first time every day.   The temptation was to just buy the thing from the AH (about 2200g) but then I always choose the more natural way to obtain many of my pets.

When I was hunting for the Reigns of the Raven Lord from Sekketh Halls I had the most horrendous luck.   Before it was able to be soloed I had to drag a couple of friends with me.   On what had to be the 110th time it dropped,  but I gave my partner a shot to win it and they beat my roll.  Many dents were left on my desk after that.  Finally after about 6 months of work,   going day by day running the instance I was finally able to watch it drop.   I did my nekkid run around all of the major horde cities in celebration.

So why am I telling you all of this self induced misery?   Because I am not the only pet person in the game.  But many are just as willing to pay the price of the auction house or trade chat for a pet.  The Ice Chip as well as the pet that is available from the Darkspear rebellion quartermaster are difficult to obtain,  and will be worth gold in your pocket.   Not just now but later on in the future.   For the Darkspear rebellion pet those will be much more valuable when they won't be available to the masses.   Same with the Ice Chip that once the Fire Festival is finished it will be in demand til the next holiday.

Yearly events can bring quick gold in your pocket,  but the savvy and always thinking gold goblin will measure the quick profit of today vs the possible future profits when items are more limited.  

Now time to go and beat on Lord Ahune again today.   Whats my name... yeah that's it

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Bye Bye... I Will Take Your Gold Now

The Barrens Feel So So Barren

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:22 PM

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One of the parts of Mists of Pandaria I have enjoyed the most is the epic storyline with how much of a pain in the butt Garrosh has become.   From when he took over as leader of the heart and a small 'skinning' raid to the beginnings of the epic conclusion to the storyline sometime in the future.

Patch 5.3 brought the next step to the Garrosh's quest for a refocusing of the Horde to Durotar and the Barrens.   Since I was busy playing on another server with low level characters I had not taken a look at the storyline til a couple of days ago.

Your first steps start with a letter (the post office department in Warcraft has to be losing money somewhere) that takes you back to Pandaria.   After finishing a couple of quick scenarios you're sent off to talk to Vol'jin in Sen'jin Village.

I"m not going to bore you with the details other than most of these directed quests are relatively easy.   But after you talk to Vol'jin the first time if you look a little bit to your left you will see my favorite word.   Quartermaster.   Quartermasters always have interesting things that might bring more profits to my pocket.  And this one is no different.

So as I was thumbing through the different items most of them were personal bind on pickup gear that probably wouldn't be able to be resold.  But then I stumbled upon an interesting little item.

Gahz'rooki's Summoning Stone

Okay.  So this suspiciously looks like a new pet.   New Pet generally gives good profits.  Especially for players who don't participate in storylines.   It requires one Radical Mojo which can either be obtained from the weekly quest provided after finishing the directed plotline.

But look at the logic here.   This is going to be one of those areas that will end up disappearing sometime in the future.  At some point the Darkspear rebellion will no longer be in rebellion (at least we hope so) and that means no more quartermaster.  Oooo I am starting to like the sound of this one.   Disappearing quartermaster,  possibility of a rare pet that won't be obtainable anymore (anyone hugging their Spirit of Competition yet?

So what to do,  what to do.   A quick jaunt over to Theunderminejournal gives me the average mean of 700-1500g per pet.  Not a bad profit for about an hour and a half of work.  But I look at what the future might bring.   How difficult would it be to start to finish a dual profit campaign.   700g is nice but I like to be a gambling person.  And at some point there will be a new influx of players who want this pet.  

So I started working the auction house to see just how much on my home servers they were going for.   Not surprisingly they were hitting the average cost of around 900g.   I can invest a few thousand gold to flip the market and end up with my favorite Zero Balance Investment strategy.

This was my thought process from just a simple idea of what the future might bring in a pet.   The other items are very similar (if you notice,  the items from the Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster are BOE,  it's the mojo that is BOP) you can drop some of these on the Auction House for the extra lazy players as well.  

Profiting from a simple plot driven storyline,  and learning how to take advantage of new areas becomes second nature once you have done it once or twice.   Just keep an eye on your server and see if the economy can support it.   And as always your milage may vary so don't go too deep in the hole just to end up on the other end of a bad deal.  Sometimes just taking the gold and run is as good of a strategy as any.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

My Favorite Addon
I Need More Fun Sales
Toxic Sales
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Why Warcraft Needs Microtransactions
The New Face of Opportunity
Bring Out Your Pets
Bring On The Next Wow Killer
The Value of Material Assets
PVP Sales Are Not Kind To Me
Finding A New Rhythm
Breaking The Million Gold Barrier
Bye Bye... I Will Take Your Gold Now