Just My Two Copper - WoW Gold Guide

Mommar here.

Patch 5.1 is on the horizon, and it brings a new wrinkle to the pet battle game.

With the new patch there are stones that will be dropping from wild pets and pet tamers that will allow you to upgrade pets. Many of the are BoP so won't be able to be resold (though the upgraded pets will be able to be upgraded).

The stone that should be looked at for investment purposes is the Flawless Battle Stones. These are the only stones that are being added into the game that are BOE. Their investment potential is going to be based on three different criteria.

1. Strength of Pet Battles on the Server.

Just like investing in PVP or PVE items for resell. A server has to have a strong pet battle scene to be healthy. The best way to look at this is at http://www.wowprogress.com and see where your server ranks. If your server is weak on pet battles, then the sales opportunities for Flawless Battle Stones will be low.

2. Cost and rarity of stones

Even in a healthy pet battle scene on a server, some players are stingy on reselling items. This will be the first item other than caged pets that will be available for sales on the open market. Players might want to hold onto them and see just where the market lies. Or instead of sales, use the stones to strengthen their own pet army.

3. Auction house issues.

Many of the auction addons had difficulty handling caged pets. This had to do mostly with the way that Blizzard tagged the cages to be different that the uncaged pets for sale. It is possible that with this stone there may be issues of listing or buying them. So be prepared to update your addons as quick as possible or even look to buy and sell these and other items sans addons.

This will be a good opportunity to get a piece of the pet battle pie. Upgrading gear has always been a part of Warcraft, and upgrading your sales will put more gold in your goblin pocket.

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.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Posted by J.E. Douglas at 11:54 AM

Hello. My name is Johnny Cash.

Ok, so it's not Johnny. But you have to admit he has an awesome name to use for an intro.

Veterans of World of Warcraft will reminisce about the good old days of earlier expansions. Sometimes you will also hear the war stories of players who were with the original launch of the game years ago.

Even todays players who play the game between expansions will talk about the changes and the 'good ole days' of the expansion gaming when they started. One of the most significant changes has been professions and how they are leveled.

The profession level and difficulty has become increasingly less and less with each expansion.

Vanilla Wow - 1-300
Burning Crusade 300-375
Wrath of the Lich King 375-450
Cataclysm 450- 525
Mists of Pandaria 525-600

Each profession has added certain quirks for leveling (Cataclysm was the first one that required to open up a higher level zone to complete profession leveling). But as the changes occurred, it seems that the material needs to maximize profession points have decreased.

Take for instance Blacksmithing. Using Kaliope's guide you need 12.5 bars of Ghost Iron and 1 spirit of Harmony. Also included in this is the need to open of the Vale of the Eternal Blossoms at 87 to purchase the PVP recipes. This is the same mechanic that was used with the Cataclysm expansion to keep players from just sitting in a home zone and maximizing professions.

So what does this mean for Gold Goblins? The easier that leveling a profession becomes, the quicker that the profession can become viable for high end sales (PVP armor, Epic Crafted items etc). The other side of the goblin coin is that it makes for more competition. Jewelcrafting when it first started was a rich goblins game. Players had to invest a large amount of gold from the start to be viable in the market. Now it has become much easier to be swimming in jewels and money.

So selection of markets based on the server needs becomes very important for your own personal cartel.
Looking at the auction house and seeing what items are listed can give you a good idea of what
professions have already become flooded. If Jewelcrafters exist everywhere with overstocked items
on the auction house. Look to maybe level your Blacksmith or Leatherworker. In 2 to 3 weeks many
players will be looking to start PVPing. And all of those will need starter PVP gear. Perhaps you have
a stronger raiding community that needs to have potions and flasks at the ready.

Basing what profession to level is necessary to be maximizing your personal cartel profit lines. A short
look at what is needed server wide can place more gold in your greedy goblin pockets.

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 "@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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I Am No Dunce

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 9:27 AM

Marvelous Madstone of Immortality

Being on the edge of gold goblin money making tactics can be a slippery slope. One persons opportunity can be seen as taking advantage of others.

I've always been a proponent of playing on the lack of motivation of players to get certain items. The posting of basic materials easily gained from vendors like Ice Cold Milk or Dust of Disappearance has been a stable income for many gold goblins.

Where the line to me must be crossed is the out and out attempt to fool players, especially new players, into purchasing items that are completely worthless.

While I was doing my daily search on the Auction House for deals I saw a player had started to list items from the vendor in Shattrath City named Griftah. The engineers became very familiar with this vendor because he was the one that sold the Hula Girl Doll for their Epic Turbo Charged Flying Machine. He also carries some items of comedic value including:

Problem Solving Pendant

A fool is born every minute according to Mr Barnum, and as gold goblins we look for many fools to line our coffers. But I do believe that there is a limit to how much foolishness we can play with. Reputation becomes very important for money making opportunities. The balance between profits and your good name can be stunted if taking advantage of players occurs too often. Players may overpay for a crafted item in the excitement of finding it. They may slip up and pay for an item at exorbitant prices. These are the choices that either can be given mercy (by refunding the cost back) or pocketed as being a lesson learned for the player. What I cannot see as being advantageous is to actively try to fool another player.

This may sound hypocritical because one of the natures of being a Gold Goblin is to take advantage of players and purge their pockets of gold. But just the same as learning new lessons in gold making, it is our responsibility to keep a specific standard of honor. Stepping over that honor to make more gold takes a little bit of the fun out of the game for someone else.

Everyone has a choice, whether you believe in an anything goes atmosphere or that there are areas not to delve into. That's the nature of playing in Warcraft. Everyone chooses how they will conduct business. But keeping an eye on your reputation for being a straight shooter or a con artist becomes just as important as finding that next gold piece.

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 "@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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Posted by J.E. Douglas at 8:00 AM

MOP: Powerleveling Leatherworking in the Vale

Self: What do Waffles have to do with materials to save for Mists of Pandaria?

Another voice in head: Nothing. But who doesn't like Waffles?

Self: Good Point. Continue on

When looking to save items to resell for Mists of Pandaria there are some general rules to apply. These are the same rules that I've used in trying to create my personal Warcraft fortune and help you build yours as well.

Rules of the Road:

1. Don't put your eggs in one basket

Any type of investment strategy must include diversity. Whether you look to store a lot of Netherweave or Furs or Leathers. Including multiple areas of investment will always pay off.

2. Don't overextend yourself for a 'big deal'

Don't spend all of your current gold on investing going into Mists of Pandaria. There are always going to be opportunities to invest up to the day the gates open. So if a deal looks like it's too good for you to afford, then walk away from the deal.

3. Keep your materials liquid.

If you invest in cloth, keep it in regular stack forms. It may be tempting to fold them into bolts of cloth or into heavy versions of leather. But the more liquid you keep your assets, the easier it will be to sell when the demand hits. Enchanters should keep the majority of their investments in their normal form (shards, essences) though to save space some enchants that are known to be good sellers for levelers can be crafted ahead of time (Fiery Enchant, Weapon Agility, Weapon Strength).

4. Keep track of where everything is at.

I use an addon that's within the Trade Skill Manager add-on. It helps to know who is holding all the items I need for a specific enchant. Even if you are just using a piece of paper and a pencil, knowing where items are will save you time and frustration.

5. Buy first for yourself, then to sell.

If you are going to invest in a new character, built enough to power level your toon from the start, then look to invest to sell. There are excellent power leveling guides available that will give you exactly what you need to get your professions up to 520-525 level. From there you have a distinct advantage to not have to be at the mercy of sellers.

6. Know what your items are worth.

Keeping track of materials is hand and hand with what an item is worth. An item you buy at 5g now, with the expectations are selling it for 50g is good to know. Guessing will only frustrate you and cut into your profits. Look at past performances for investment opportunities.

7. Don't just use one source of information.

Hate to break the news gang, but I can be wrong from time to time. Just as every player and every writer on the Warcraft Blogosphere. All of these investments are our opinions, and we might lose. That's the enjoyment of investment potential. If we could just be right all the time we could print our own money.

8. Enjoy investment and sales.

This is fun if you let it be fun. It also can become too serious if you start losing your temper over why something isn't selling. Ultimately things will sell. Sometimes you just have to be patient.

That's it, the rest of the week will be starting my list of investments broken down between professions and other specifics. Stay Tuned

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Posted by J.E. Douglas at 8:00 AM

Shuffle Up and Deal Those Inscriptions

Mommar here.

With the patch of 4.03 there was a big change with the transmutation speciality. Up to the patch release last week it required 4 Truegold transmutes to finish the quest. While there was nothing in the patch notes there was a change that required now 4 living steel to finish the quest line.

The obvious problem is that Living Steel is not available til the doors to Mists of Pandaria open in three weeks. This leaves a lot of planned alchemist levelers at a loss for words. Many players were working on their army of the Transmutation alchemist to take advantage of the demand for transmutes on the open market (those that used their Truegold transmute gained a lot of gold from just selling the timer itself, or collecting the materials needed and transmuting Truegold for resell.

Up til now most major changes like this occurred the day of the patch release. When transmutation specialist went from requiring Primal Mights to Truegold it occurred on the release of the patch to open up Cataclysm. Many expected something similar with Mists of Pandaria and got caught with their Truegold pants on the ground.

This is one of the reasons why leveling and prepping professions up to their maximum now becomes more and more important to players. Gold goblins who had worked on their toons and finished up their specialist (whether it was potions, transmutation or flasks) ended up being ahead of the players that waited til after the patch.

Where it's spoiled milk to cry over, and Blizzard probably will not reverse it's decision to go in this direction, it is important to be prepared before the actual release update for Mists of Pandaria is released. Hot fixes and patching can happen at a moments notice. And where 99% end up being beneficial, something such as this transmutation change can cost a gold goblin a lot of money.

Three weeks to go. Time to get excited and getting those last adjustments to your toons and professions finished before it's too late.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:16 PM

But Uncle... I didn't know

Mommar here.

It's just a little bit over three weeks before the panda infestation begins. With this expansion pack there seems to be less of a feel of excitement than any of the previous ones. It could be the overhaul of the talent tree. Or the pet battles in the future. Or one of several parts of Mists Of Pandaria that are feeling a little lackluster to many.

For me and the house of JMTC, we are excited with the new expansion. I"m looking forward to new places to view. New lore to read and to enjoy and new character classes. But the one thing that does creep into view is motivation to make gold.

I'll be honest with you faithful readers. I could stop making gold and buy just about anything I want on the open market. I have done the route of giving gold to players, and buying items for everyone so they could enjoy. There is a mountain of materials in guild banks with my toons name on them ready to buy and sell at a moments notice. So making more gold is not a motivation buy itself.

What does motivate me is the thrill of the hunt. I enjoy finding deals and sharing it with other players (yes my gang of goblins that includes you). From the smallest deal to the deals that can rake in a large amount of gold for your coffers. It's what motivates me to continue and make gold (and give it away from time to time).

One of the big things that motivates me will be the Black Market Auction House. I was sorely disappointed when the Olympics in China gave the Spirit of Competition pet. For some strange reason I only got this pet on my hunter toon and not my main raiding toon. It was one of the few pets that I didn't have on my main, and I always was saddened that he didn't have it. The combination of all the pets was nice to see, but I've had many ask where I got the pet and if they could get it.

In theory the Black Market Auction House is supposed to make extremely rare items available. It's a very controversial subject because players who had earned these items the 'right way' will see them on others that just paid gold for them. Others welcome another chance to purchase mounts and pets that otherwise they would never be able to have for their collection.

This motivates me as it should you to make gold now. Having a goal of one or two items that are on your must have list will keep the gold making blood flowing. As your dragging through this months Darkmoon Faire dailies, and even through making gold through your professions. Keeping your goal in mind will get you through the grind.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Three rules for barking in Trade

Three rules for Barking in Trade

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 4:00 PM

Selling your professions on the open trade channels can be tricky. There are a lot of traps that new players (and even experienced players) will fall into. Here are a couple of the ones I've seen that can tank a new trade chat career in a heartbeat.

1. Know what your selling.

This may seem like an obvious idea. But listing "have everything to craft" usually do not get people to drop what they are doing and run to your feet. If you have Jewelcrafting, offering a blanket statement of 'I have everything' ends up falling flat. Specifics will drive the market towards you. Rewriting a statement to 'Epic Cuts, 250g a piece' gives much more definition to what you're selling.

2. Watch grammar and spelling mistakes

We all fall into the grammar and spelling trap. Getting excited while typing and hitting the enter key. then discovering that the misspelling monster has escaped and ransacked your brilliant advertisement. Having your normal advertisement in a macro will help keep from basic mistakes. Having multiple barking messages will keep things from being busy.

3. Timing and humor is everything.

Some of the best trade channel barking adds I have seen included a small amount of humor. Naming your 'business' or taking on a character will allow you to stand out in the crowd. Also don't get into the habit of spamming your advertisement every 10 seconds. Advertising dozens of times a minute only ends up making you look desperate. It also tends to bring on the ire of the trade chat community. Their appreciation of massive amounts of blurred typing on their screen is sorely lacking.

Bonus Rule

4. Scan out your competition and the demand.
Barking your trade at 3 in the morning will not have as much success as plying your professions in the middle of the busiest time on your server. The more access to customers you have, the better your profits will be.

Bonus on the bonus rule

5. Sell for a set price and not just 'for tips'.

There are generous players out there. Ones that over pay professions for crafting items. Unfortunately they are few and far between. You have more players that tend to have the belief that they do not owe anything but a small amount of gold because 'it didn't cost you anything to make it but a few seconds'. What a player is paying for is the opportunity to have something crafted without them having to wait for hours and hours for someone to make it for them. Or it to appear on the AH. Opportunity and convenience always cost money in the real world.

There are more things that can be learned from Selling your profession items in trade chat. Just keep in mind the things that work, and eliminate the things that do not work. And you will be dominating the gold making scene in trade chat as well.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Breakfast Briefs

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 11:12 AM

Mommar Here.

As I'm munching on my breakfast muffin (banana nut), I was thinking about the last week and what occurred. There are so many things going on with the new patch that it's difficult to keep track without extensive notes. And to be honest, it's enjoyable at times just to discover things without having them typed up on a web page.

Seeing that the Truegold cooldown had been removed on my alchemist was a pleasant surprise. Where there isn't a huge demand in epic crafted item (Looking for Raid has made getting epic pieces much easier), it makes Truegold collection easier for crafting Vial of the Sands.

There were some very subtle changes in the major cities. Finding the monk trainer in Orgrimmar was amusing (since monk class isn't available for play) so they looked extremely lonely. I had started leveling a goblin (yes, I know I'm late but thank you 11th slot) and remembered just how frustrating it was to run everywhere. Flipping over to the new mount/pet tab and having non of them available to ride like the wind on was slightly depressing.

I've always said that when leveling the best combination to have is two gathering professions. Later on switch to powerleveling professions when needed. Having added my new toon into one of my level 25 guilds I belong too gave me a lot of opportunities to gather more materials. Bountiful Bags added a lot more materials to my bags. Tied along with my Gnomish Army Knife I didn't run into any ruts that sometimes happen when gaining points in the professions.

It was nice to see the main cities start to become busy again. Trade chat was more active with players looking for the new glyphs (including the ones that aren't released until Mists of Pandaria). And the occasional crafted gem. It was nice to get back into trade barking and answering requests.

World of Warcraft is a game (yes, I know you already knew that) but sometimes even I forget that I pay 15 dollars a month to play it. It's not just about making gold and dominating the auction house front. It is just as important to spend time with friends and enjoy a little bit of pixel on pixel violence.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

Post Patch Weekend Arrives

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 4:08 PM

It's Mommar fellow goblins and goblinettes:

The first weekend of a new patch is always the stress test on markets. This is many times when the casual players start to return with gold and items on their mind. The next three days will tell the story
on just how successful that the patches were as far as the gold economy.

It's been up and down for many players on servers. Some have been reporting excellent sells in the glyph markets and other items, while others are struggling, mostly do to players not returning back
as expected. Commodities such as ore and cloth are still depressed (good investment potential for when
the main event opens on September 28th.

Just keep in mind to look for new opportunities to take advantage of. Don't get into a mental rut and just
assume that if you don't have the item to craft that you can't make gold. Flipping items on the AH such
as Ink and even basic dust from vendors can rake in profits just as easily as manufacturing the item
itself.

Also keep an eye on the players that are still dumping their extra products on the AH. Multiple guild
banks and in special need of spring cleaning. What might seem like junk now could be valuable to
levelers. Keep an eye on items that are faction turn ins for reputation.

Firewing Signets and Arcane Tomes are inexpensive right now. As new players progress through the old player areas, these turn in items could sell for good profits.

Make sure to keep an eye out for your expenses as well. Demand always picks up on the weekends
and holidays. So items will sell well, but crafters might see an increase in raw mineral cost. Look
before you leap on what you buy and what you craft.

Paying attention on the weekends and knowing what to buy puts you above the game and ahead of the
other goblins in the race.

Good luck and Good Hunting
(and stay safe this weekend).