Prepping For Darkmoon Faire

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 8:00 AM

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The Darkmoon Faire is less than a week away.  Not much has changed since the introduction of Darkmoon Island.  

With patch 5.1 there is an introduction to a few new pets,   a new battle trainer daily.  But most important this is going to be the first Darkmoon Faire that the corresponding cards will be upgradeable.

Every Darkmoon Faire since the introduction of the expansion has ended up with many of the materials used to craft the Darkmoon Faire decjs become highly in demand.   Herbs used to create become super scarce during this time.  From the Pandarian herbs used to mill out Starlight Inks to the cards themselves.  

This next week leading up to December 2nd your prime goal should be to both gather and purchase herbs for resell.  For Scribes,   continuing to do your daily Scroll of Wisdom creation will become paramount for your gold goals.

Keep in mind that upgraded cards will become BOP and non-tradable so unless you want to use it for personal use,  don't be tempted to give buyers and extra jump on an upgrade.

I'm continually asked what addon I use for most of my auctioning.   One of the addons I use continually is the Trade Skill Master addon.  One of the large benefits of this addon is both the shopping addon and the destroyer addon.  I use the shopping addon to get a good idea of just how much it would cost me for every ink i will use in a project.   It will give me an average price based on the cost of a stack of the item I'm purchasing.

The destroyer module makes milling/disenchanting/prospecting a one button operation.   This saves me time (and we know time is money) in production of materials for crafting.

A fair warning,   the entire module is very intricate and there is a high learning curve.   Reading the website,  the tutorials,   practicing and then reading everything again will keep you from listing items for 5 cents accidental.

In the next 4 days being prepped to sell the products used to create cards will net you a good chunk of change towards your gold goblin goal.

So be ready and prepared and let the crafting begin.

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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Time Is Money Brewfest Edition

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 5:45 PM

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One of the things that I find for holidays and events is to make sure that I'm using my time as wisely
as possible.   With the different quests that are available on the first day,  as well as continuing days
of Brewfest.   So finding the fastest method to get quests done is very important.

One of these quests is the There and Back Again Daily that's just outside of Brewfest central.

The entire quest is timed to get as many trips to and from the barrel holders and back.  Each time you complete the quest you receive the Brewfest Tickets.   Last year they changed the route so that it is
no longer a straight line but curves along the pathway.

If your wanting to cut some corners.   There are a couple of different paths that can be taken.
One is to wrap just under the Dranosh'ar  Blockade area.   You can cut along the hill and up a little bit giving you about 2-3 seconds of extra time against running around the building entirely along the normal road path.



Brewfest path 1

I usually avoid jumping through the tables themselves because if I mistime the jump my
momentum stops and it doesn't save time)

Brewfest Path Part 2

After this turn you want to line yourself up to run right along the Apple Barrels to reset the
exhaustion timer for the mount.   It's important to rub right up next to it or even jump along it.
Some players have been reporting that the collision detection is not the greatest.   If you miss this
barrel then you will want to swing behind the barrel thrower to use that apple barrel to rest your
timer.

Brewfest Patch Part 3

If you reset your timer on the way across via the apple barrel then you should be able to turn around
just right in front of the barrel thrower.  He will launch the barrel and it will follow you even if your running away from him.  (A personal mini game I will play is to see just how far I can get before the
barrel catches me).


Brewfest Path Part 4

Once you have everything lined up just retrace your steps back,  and go around the back of the
delivery tent to use the apple barrel there (your timer does not reset after delivery of the barrel).

Map Overview

My suggestion would be to try this path a few times without the need of the timer on a ground mount
to get acclimated to the fastest way to get there and back.   Hopefully this short of a route can add 4-6 more deliveries to your quest than the normal road path.

There are more shortcuts to your routes for Brewfest.   Cutting down the time to do dailies will allow you more time to level your characters and enjoy the other non quest play that is the Brewfest holiday.

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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The Tripping of Theramore

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 8:00 AM

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The pre Mists of Pandaria event called 'Theramores Fall' became available to players on US servers on Monday.   It was an interesting preview to the new scenario mechanics that Blizzard is introducing 
with MOP.

For walk-throughs (to prevent spoilers)  

Alliance Version
Horde Version

Both versions offer interesting perspectives of the event.   Most of the runs I did on my characters
worked better if we stayed together as a team instead of trying to go separately.    The Mobs are geared with many elites running around that can splat a player alone very quickly.

The items dropped from the Spoils of Theramore (it arrives in your bag at the completion) range from 354 Epic items to Fireworks.   Unfortunately in a week the fireworks will end up having more value than the weapons and gear itself.  Still the gear does have some old school looks which might go well with transmog gear.  

Theramore Arcanist's Hat                                            Skirmisher's Spear
Squallshaper's Hat                                                      Overseer's Handaxe
Rok'nah Hag's Hat                                                      Marine's Rifle
Rok'nah Skirmisher's Helm                                          Captain's Cutlass
Rok'nah Raider's Helm                                                Staff of the Faithful
Rok'nah Wolfstalker's Helm                                         Grunt's Greataxe
Rok'nah Wolfcaller's Helm                                           Marksman's Blade                                 
Silver Circlet                                                              Archmage's Staff                                                           
Black Circlet                                                              Sailor's Scimitar
Golden Circlet                                                            Blood Guard's Shield

You can run the scenario multiple times and receive a new Spoils of Theramore.   Horde players get a Mini Mana Bomb in their mail while alliance players get an interesting new banner to plant.

All of the items including the spoils themselves are BOP (originally they were able to be traded but only contained fireworks after trading).   The scenario itself will give players a taste of what is to come later in MOP when full gearing scenarios open up.

After this week this entire 3 person test will only be available to level 90 players.   It's not sure whether
the gear will be updated to level 90 gear or remain at level 85 as it is now.   If the gear upgrades it will 
be another way for players to gear up their toons for Heroics.

My personal feelings were that the scenario itself was a little lackluster.  I expected something epic 
with the introduction of Mists of Pandaria.  Those that were around with the opening of the gates of 
AQ or the opening Lich invasion before the beginning of the Wrath King saw an epic quality event.  This
left a lot to be desired and will end up have the feeling of just another loot run.

Still I suggest players give it a try,  before you read the spoilers to get a taste of the storytelling that will
occur during Mists of Pandaria.

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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The 5.04 Roundup

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 4:10 PM

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I wonder if I couldn't get away with starting to refer to myself in third person.   Probably not,  the Mommar just doesn't have the same ring to it as 'The Situation',  and I don't like spray tans.

As we're all waiting patiently for the servers to be up and running,  there has been a lot of activity on
the blogosphere (c'mon dictionaries,  you gave F-bomb a definition?).   Many updates about play styles
and guides on quick setups.

A couple of them are not as well known.  But they have done a really good job of getting the basics out there without a lot of clutter.

http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/ has an awesome write up on quick starting your characters for glyphs and spell rotations.   Give them some link love as you're waiting for the magic time frame.

Wowinsider.com has a nice write-up on add-on survival (here's a hint,  update them all) here

The consortium websites are furiously busy with updates on information and bugs found here.

There were a couple of last minute additions to the patches that were very interesting.  If you like to
be on the cutting edge of a storyline.  The battle for Theramore will open up for level 85 characters
for exactly 1 week starting September 18th.   No real information on any special achievements or bonus
items if you participate.   But why not give it a try. 

Inscriptionist should keep an eye on their Minor research and Northrend research timers.   There is a lot
of questions on what will be available when the patch goes live.    Glyphs might easily be available for 
training.  If they are,  grab them quickly in case you get players stacking up for their special panda 
monks.

Also with the achievements,  mounts and pets combining be prepared for a lot of wonkiness if you're 
using a custom user interface.  Now is a great time to look to start with a clean interface 
(curse.com have some excellent ones).   Starting from scratch might be the key to keeping 
things up to date.  

Loooking forward to seeing you on the servers soon

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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