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Breaking The Million Gold Barrier

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:58 PM

Mommar here.

Hopefully there was a pleasant Memorial day weekend in your past. Ending up playing around on Warcraft for a little bit on different servers than my main. Wanted to get a feeling for other economies than my home one.

One thing that always brings back memories is reading people's recollections of meeting their goals. When I first started WOW I thought 10,000g was a fortune. With that I could buy anything I wanted and play better in my guild. This was when Burning Crusade came out and money was more difficult to make.

The mountain felt like it moved each time I was about to reach my goal. I would hit the 9500g mark and someone would need a 'loan'. Or I ended up with a rough day of raiding and my repair bill came up to 100g or more. It was nerve racking trying to scale up that mountain and fall down just a little bit more.

I have told the story before of when things clicked money wise for me. A friend of mine offered me a pattern Pattern: Bracers of the Green Fortress. It was in high demand for plate tanking classes and the materials were easy to get. I sold a large amount of these for profit. This is when my thirst for finding deals and making gold really popped up.

After I broke my 10,000g set goal I knew that i could do better. Hitting 100,000 came about 3 months later after I added two more crafters to my lineup. As the expansions continued I increased the pile of gold I sat upon while still holding onto my beliefs in being honest in my trades and being loyal to my friends and guild mates.

My 1,000,000g mark was broken somewhere during the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. My Jewelcrafter brought in what could only be described as stupid amounts of gold just for a few button clicks. As my WOW career continued I found the need to make larger goals for myself. Instead of making number goals I changed to making goals for what each toon could create. I wanted each of my toons to be able to make a 1,000,000g by themselves. I still haven't accomplished this goal (11 toons with some of them having not leveled beyond level 5 makes this one a tough one to finish).

Blizzard introduced achievements which became a very popular quest for players who were burnt on the daily grind. Very few gold making achievements are listed, so the need to create our own became a form of self entertainment. Plus 1,000,000g is a nice round number to be able to say.

So when it feels that your goals are not achievable, keep in mind that anyone can make gold with the right knowledge and patience. If you need an example just look at me. I did it and when I first started I didn't even know you needed a shield for tanking (I miss my old guild sometimes).

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Rock Star Pricing

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:50 PM

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Mommar here.

As JMTC in snow bound camp Iowa starts to get into the Christmas spirit. The crew are drawn to the idea of pricing as it's found in the retail stores.

Most people don't search by who is listing an item. They look specifically for what is the cheapest they can get an item, and it's value to them. Whether it's a vanity pet or the sword of uber smackdown. Players want the biggest bang for their buck. Which is why undercutting of items becomes very popular.

But a shrewed gold goblin can determine exactly what pricing they are willing to go on an item. It's a very simple idea but has spectacular benefits. Determining your bare bones minimum profit point allows you to know exactly where you can price an item and still not lose gold. Then you can build your listing to exactly how much your server market is willing to pay for something.

Some items such as raw materials are more dependent on the ebb and flow of the server economy. Once one player starts to undercut for something like [Ghost Iron Ore] then there is a long line of players that will be undercutting to be the first ones to sell their items.

Individual in demand items can become much more important in the gold making arena. High quality items where there are only two or three of them on the Auction House can be manipulated more, keeping a closer line to your profit margin. Even listing a high sales item 10-20 times can net you a large amount of profit for just the 30 seconds or less of listing and relisting.

I have written the idea in stone that information is what determines your future Gold Goblin status. Being a rock star at pricing means to know exactly that breaking point where the economy will glance over your item and call it unbuyable. Or setting such a price that a player has to have it at exactly the cost that makes both you and them very happy with the purchase.

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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A Perfect Circle of Goblin Life
Addon Abandonment Issues
The Guild: Striking Tone For Sales
Controlling Your Reputation
Are You Experienced
Farming Post Patch 5.1
The Hours of Power
Profit Calculation 101: GPH
THIS IS GOLD MAKING!!!!
Prepping For Darkmoon Faire
Limited Item Is My Favorite Word
Patch Me Now
Old World Farming
Shake Off The Bad Days

Lorewalker This Way

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:23 PM

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Mommar Here.

I am very partial to the beauty and mythos of any expansion pack. Whenever I level my main through an expansion I tend to actually read all of the quest text. I will take time to watch all of the NPC speeches and cut scenes. It makes me level a little bit slower but I get the full enjoyment of the expansion.

With Mists of Pandaria the Lorewalkers faction was introduced. If you take a quick look at their quartermaster as many tend to do to see what loot they can acquire, they really do not seem to have much. A couple of useful trinkets for that bane of all existence Archaeology, and a nice shiny mount called the Disc of the Flying Red Cloud.

Nothing to get all that excited about unless you like interesting lore, and shiny new mounts. There are multiple easy ways to obtain exalted with the Lorewalkers. Multiple add-ons and guides on how to make it very quick and painless (between one and two hours depending on your travel speed and accuracy). The main point is to complete stories from different parts of the main areas on Pandaria. Some of the items are only found in the level 90 Valley of the Eternal Blossoms. The Vale can be opened at level 87 but will not have any active quests until Level 90. Some players reported being able to enter this area earlier via bouncing around the mountains as well.

After you get all of the items (many of them are around packs of mobs so you will have to run in and then run out quickly with your tail tucked between your legs), you end up with items in your mail to turn into Loremaster quest giver . Each turn adds a ton of reputation to your Loremaster credits and after turning all of them in, you have Exalted and access to the Flying Disc.

As I was leveling my first toon I started picking up some of the different lore items as I was in areas. If I saw one I would pick it up and read it and then move on. You can always wait til level 90 with flying to make things much easier on yourself.

After reaching level 90 I added an add-on to my pack called Handynotes. Along with handynotes is a companion add-on called Handynotes Lorewalkers which added site markers to where all of the items are found on the mini-map. You can always use one of the multiple maps that are online to find the points manually (the gang at Wowinsider have an excellent guide). I also used this questline to finish up my Pandarian Explorer achievement.

Either way not every quest is about loot or gold. Sometimes it's just fun to run around and sniff the roses, pet the trees and look under rocks and see what stories are there. There is always room for making gold tomorrow.

No, I did not name my flying cloud disc Nimbus. His name is Cadillac because Gold Goblins always ride the best.

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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When Numbers Lie
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Must Have Farming Equipment
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Trick or Treat Time
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Trick or Treat Time

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 11:52 AM

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Its that time again. Hallow's end is here for all the trick or treaters. Hallow's end is my 2nd most favorite holiday of the Warcraft year (you just can't beat Brewfest for the beer).

Not much has changed this year. The weapons and gear are of ilvl 470 quality and the minimum level requirement is 89 to get into the headless horseman fight. As always this is a good chance to get some raid quality gear for a few minutes of work.

Also added this year is the Pandaria trick or treat baskets. Trick or treating has arrived in Pandaria. The geniuses at Ice-veins.com have written up a good guide for all the events during Hallow's End.

One thing to keep in mind with the Pandarian buckets is that if you haven't done the quest hubs in that area the bucket might be phased out. This will obviously be a problem for lower levels that are looking for chances to gain quick xp.

As always wand charges will be popular, though ever year since their introduction there have become more and more scarce opportunities for sales. This might be your year to give back to the gang and give some free wand shots. Yes, I know. sacrilegious to many gold goblins but still it's only a few gold. For those starting out their gold goblin questing this is the best opportunity to obtain gold between wand shots and running out for trick or treat gold.

The new pandarian trick or treat bucket coordinates are

Vale of Eternal 35 78 Mistfall Village
Vale of Eternal 87 64 Shrine of Seven Stars (inside at innkeeper)

Townlong Steppes 71 58 Longying Outpost

Kun-Lai Summit 54 83 Westwind Rest Kun-Lai Summit 62 29 Zouchin Village Kun-Lai Summit 64 61 The Grummle Bazaar Kun-Lai Summit 57 60 One Keg
Kun-Lai Summit 73 92 Binan Village

The Veiled Stair 55 72 Tavern in the Mists

The Jade Forest 42 23 Tian Monastery
The Jade Forest 56 24 Sri-La Village The Jade Forest 46 44 Dawn's Blossom The Jade Forest 55 63 Jade Temple Grounds

The Jade Forest 45 84 Paw'don Village The Jade Forest 60 83 Pearlfin Village The Jade Forest 48 35 Greenstone Village

Valley of the Four 84 20 Pang's Stead Valley of the Four 20 56 Stoneplow

Krasarang Wilds 76 7 Zhu's Watch Krasarang Wilds 51 77 Marista

Dread Wastes 56 32 Klaxxi's-vess Dread Wastes 55 71 Soggy's Gamble

Coordinates from wowhead.com)

There are two pets that are available during the holiday

Feline Familiar
Sinister Squashling

Both are tradeable so look for many of these to be on the Auction House. Saving two or three in your bank for later in the year can rake in some extra profit. Even if you have learned the maximum three of the pet you can set aside the rest to relearn once you have caged and sold one from your collection.

Both are sold for 150 Tricky Treats by toy vendors in the major cities. If you run your toons through all of the different trick or treat buckets you will end up with around 300+ treats. This should allow you to buy 1 of each of the pets for your collection or for resell. Just keep in mind that everyone will be doing this so the market will be fierce during the event. This might be an excellent opportunity to take the pet and train them to a higher level for more value.

Where many times we talk about the monetary quests and opportunities but this is one of the most fun events that Warcraft has on it's agenda. So run out with your favorite mask and go boo to someone. It's a holiday, I will bring the smores.

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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Resetting The Plan
Discipline In the Ranks
The Professions Race To 87
Junk In The Trunk
I bought My Gear on Ebay

Go and Kill the King

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:12 PM

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Sometimes I like to take a step away from giving gold tips and add some other tips in the mix. It may not put gold in your pocket, but it will make your game life slightly easier.

With Mists of Pandaria the Have Gift Will Travel guild perk will be changing to Ride Like the Wind. The new guild perk will increse speed on the flight paths (right now it's listed at 0% so it's undetermined exactly how fast it will be).

So why is this important to us? Because everyone wants the For the Alliance/For the Horde achievmeents and the Reins of the Black War Bear for their collection. And the changing of this Guild perk will remove a very useful tactic for raiding a major city.

Currently the best strategy I've seen for killing all for faction leaders is to sneak rogues into all four major cities. Have them sit there and then summon the raid to the Faction leaders area. Kill the leader then escape from the city. By the time the group is reformed outside then the next rogue can summon to the next kill spot. If done quickly enough the achievement is yours, and your on your way to your mailbox to collect your mount.

I have been very suprised that Blizzard didn't gimp this perk more during the cataclysm expansion. But now that they have changed it, it is a perfect time to take advantage of the amount of wowcations that players are taking before the MOP expansion.

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.

Past Entries

No Ream First Achievement For You

Tipping Point

Pre expansion dusting and scrubbing

The world is your oyster

Selling for Dummies

Iron Sharpens Iron

It's Elemental Dear Goblins

Four words to rock your head (enchants)

Trade Channel Boredom, bring on the dailies

Preview of upcoming events

Gold to burn

I'm gonna tell you a secret

Life with no AH

Yakity Yak

The Auction House Blues

O Brother Where Art thy professions

Come Back Players... Come Back

Measuring the AH of a "Wow Killer"

Gold: It makes a player better

Get thee to an Engineer

Darkmoon Faire Returns.... Much rejoicing

Prepping for MOP: Dinner Improbable

O Brother, where art thy professions

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 1:43 PM

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If you have been a reader of this journal from the days of Markco til now, there have been a staple of suggestions to new and experienced gold goblins. Largest of these being to have maximum profession scores as soon as possible.

But many times it skirts over why this idea becomes necessary. With MOP just on the horizon, it becomes that much more important to understand why a max profession is important for gaining gold.

First it gives you access to the best crafting items on the market. The faster that you have the best recipes available and crafted, the more profits become available. Players, especially with extra cash on hand, look for the best items they can purchase. And many are willing to pay extravagant prices to obtain these glittery swords, shields, chest pieces etc. Quicker crafting and placing on the Auction House will provide higher profits. As more and more crafters reach these top levels, and these items become more available, the profits begin to dwindle.

Alchemist and tailors when at maximum level have transmutation items become available. In Cataclysm, Transmute: Truegold was a continual money maker for alchemist. While tailoring with their Dreamcloth transmute became available at the 500 point level Both were money makers during the entire length of cataclysm.

Another reason for maxxing out your professions is achievements. MOP is introducing account wide achievements, one of them being max professions with all the professions over the account. So those with multiple professions can have an achievement that many won't be able to reproduce for an extended period of time.

Even your gathering professions are beneficial to max out. Besides the ability to mine, skin or pick herbs anywhere. You also have benefits to your player themselves. Mining adding more stamina, herbalism giving you a self healing ability and skinning adding critical strike. All three can be beneficial to any of the different Race/Class setups.

The first look at making gold is always going to be try to max your chosen professions as soon as possible. This gives you access to the best recipes and best money making opportunities.

Good Luck and Good Hunting