Dear Blizzard: Noblegarden Edition

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:11 PM

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Dear Blizzard.

I am a fan of your game for years.  And as a fan I think it's just as important to point out the great things you do for a game.  The opportunities you provide to make lots of gold in a game with simple techniques.   You provide us with events that will draw players to buy items to make their toons look good,  enjoy showing off and become powerful members of a online society.

Unfortunately then you have the holiday of Noblegarden.  Now please understand I personally enjoy some parts of it.  An Easter egg hunt for riches and prizes can be enjoyable.   To be able to purchase a Swift Springstrider and resell on the AH just for running around in circles picking up small colored objects (and the occasional not so colorful object) is both a privilege and honor.  

But where is the creativity in this?   The glorious battle that has become a part of the holiday tradition that you have created in previous holiday events.   No Epic boss to smack around like a toy pinata for prizes.   No epic quest taking us all over Azeroth and beyond to enjoy not just the gold,  but just how much work it is to make the gold.  

Noblegarden is presented as being about new beginnings.  Being knee deep in the Isle of Thunder dailies,  raid progression and leveling alt's have set players on a course to greatness.   It has become time for you,  our accepted digital overlords, to step up your game and give us a Noblegarden we deserve.

Or at least Garrosh in a bunny ear costume and pink tail.  

Good Luck or Good Hunting


Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ 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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Noblegarden: It wasn't that lucky for the rabbit

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 2:46 PM

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O Noblegarden.  How I loathe thee.    with the new loot table,  the greedy goblin in me started off being

mildly miffed.   I could only truly sell one item at a profit?   The [Spring Rabbit's Foot] being the one thing that I can sell for a profit.    Wait,  I can sell something?  Yay right?

Lets look at the math:

Most people will be grinding 500 of the [Noblegarden Chocolate] for the [Swift Springstrider].  Now this isn't that bad,   there are dailies I can do for extra eggs right?   Nope,  no dailies for extra eggs.

But the eggs are super easy to get right?  Drop off of mobs I kill right?   I can buy them right?   Trade them right?   Beg for them right?   Nope,  Nope,  and Nope (and I did say nope).   You have to pick them up yourself.   That's not a big deal,   there everywhere right?   Nein,  Nada,  you remember I said nope again?

4 places to get them.   Brill,   Bloodhoof Village,  Falconwatch Square or Razor Hill for the Horde (Azure Watch,  Dolanaar,  Goldshire or Kharanos for the Alliance).

So our player X grinds out 500 chocolates (510 if he's doing the daily quest for the [Egg Basket] that day).

Wowhead has the drop rate for any of the items available on the loot table (Loot table] of .5%.  So you have a .5% chance of having the [Spring Rabbit's Foot] drop from the [Brightly Colored Eggs].   Many people have reported having 4 or 5 drop while they are collecting the're 500+ eggs.  Making the odds pretty high that player x is going to have a basket full of  [Spring Rabbit's Foot] to sell.   

So for each [Spring Rabbit's Foot] that drops,  there is one more placed on the AH for sale.   The [Elegant Dress],  [Black Tuxedo Pants] and [White Tuxedo Shirt] also being on the collection table.   Your profits start to look bleak in the short term.

But,  being a patient greedy goblins.     With Mists of Pandaria being released later in the year,   and the pet battle system peaking a lot of interest.  Pets will be in high demand from the start.   So saving your unofficial rabbit collection in your bank,  to sell for later will be the best play for your sake.   

Also keep an eye for the sales war that tend to break out on the AH.   Where investing 100g would be goblin gold suicide,   buying them for 20g and setting them aside would be a wise decision.  Bringing this chocolate gold grinding goblin a tear to his eye.

And my favorite place to grind for chocolate?   The local Amish candy store.   Guaranteed I can get enough to buy something.   

Good luck and good hunting.

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@Dragonbearjoe" or leave a comment here. 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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