KFC Ain't Got Nothing On Me

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:41 PM

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Mommar here.

During my adventures in leveling my goblin shaman,   I arrived in the Hinterlands.   I had run these quests before on one of my mains to obtain the Loremaster title.  Having run this area before I was not as surprised about the lower amount of quests than was available pre-cataclysm expansion.

As I was killing worgs for one of the opening quests a OOX-22/HL Distress Beacon dropped for me.   This is one of the three that are necessary to obtain the Mechanical Chicken Questline.

So after finishing the escort quest for the  OOX-22/HL Distress Beacon (at that level it wasn't that difficult) I continued to level.   Leaving a mental note I needed to finish the other two parts of the questline to obtain my new mechanical fowl.

Remembering that the other two parts of the quest are found in Tanaris (OOX-17/TN Distress Beacon)
and in Feralas (OOX-22/FE Distress Beacon) I knew I would need to make sure to visit those areas.   Since all three are random drops from mobs in those zones I had allotted a certain amount of time for grinding.  

So why did I make the mental note to get this item?   I already have this on three of my characters,  but it's a very rare pet to obtain (most players don't have the patience to finish all three items plus the final trip to Booty Bay for the turnin).   With the Pet battles becoming available with Mists of Pandaria, rare pets can equal big profits both for collectors and trainers.

So I did a little searching for some information.  I knew that a couple of my toons didn't have the pet on them and wanted to see if I had completed any of the sections of the three quests.   A macro had been published in multiple journals to identify which ones of these quests had been completed.

The macro to check your progress is

1.  Type/copy/paste

/run f,z=CreateFrame('frame'),{[485]='The Hinterlands',[351]='Tanaris',[2766]='Feralas'};f:RegisterEvent('QUEST_QUERY_COMPLETE') 

2.   Type/copy/paste

/run local s,t;f:SetScript('OnEvent',function() t=GetQuestsCompleted();for c,v in pairs(z) do if t[c] then s='' else s=' not' end print('You have'..s,'found OOX in',v) end end);QueryQuestsCompleted()

(You should create two macros for this so that you can continually check your progress on all your characters.  One macro will cause the functions to not work properly)

(Courtesy of the Stormspire forums Mechanical Chicken Guide)

This pet is a Bind on use pet,  but if you learn it you won't be able to trade it as cageable (you can battle with the pet,  but it won't able to be traded).  So your best bet is to sell it on the AH as a standard pet.   This is one of these pets that ultra collectors want and are willing to pay a good hefty sum for them (5000 to 10000 isn't unheard of on some servers).

The Stormspire guide does talk about how to set up a group to farm the pet.   To give them some link love I will ask you to go read that on there forums (it's an interesting read).

Continuing my progress with my shaman (I still detest running Maraudon),  I was enjoying both the leveling experience again and also finding new places I had forgotten to be able to make gold at.  

Returning to old world areas can many times spark ideas that are tried and true.   And returning to those ideas can shore up Gold Goblin pocket-book as the Cataclysm expansion comes to an end and we welcome the invasion of the pandas with Mists of Pandaria.

Good Luck and Good Profiting


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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Its not being lazy, it's being unmotivated

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 7:25 PM

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Players tend to find the easiest way between two points.    Whether it's getting a port to a new city from mages or having another person with a two person mount take you to a new spot.

But when it comes to us gold goblins,  we depend on the unmotivated players to buy items to use for
crafting.   Players either end up not knowing where something is found,  or not wanting to run all the
way to the vendor to buy it for themselves.   And all of this "convenience" comes at a price.   

These are sometimes simple items on the Auction House such as Plain Wooden Staff that is used to create the level 85 staves

Silver Inlaid Staff
Rosethorn Staff

Even in Mists of Pandaria these simple sticks will be used for the two upgradable staffs that are made by scribes (these staffs are bound to account)

Ghost Iron Staff  upgrades to Inscribed Tiger Staff
Rain Poppy Staff upgrades to Inscribed Crane Staff or Inscribed Serpent Staff

(The staves are only upgradeable by scribes,  but able to be passed to any toon on the same account)

Many times players will look for Dust of Disappearance on the AH instead of purchasing it from the vendor themselves.   This will undoubtedly apply similar to Tome of the Clear Mind during the Mists of Pandaria expansion.   Players looking to change glyphs or to change talents will want many of these items on the spot..  Convenience always equals extra cash from the Auction House and from players.

Items such as the Warbot Iginition Key that players can buy in Dalaran and the major cities at the toy shops are selling for 2-4x their cost from the Auction House.   All for the sake of convenience to the player,  and profit to the seller.

There is a long list of these items that you can resell for a profit.  Vendor recipes (check here for a list)
all the way to Techniques sold to scribes from Dalaran and Twilight Highlands.   Players pay a premium price to save time and effort.

An argument can be easily made that this is taking advantage of the players.  That gold goblins should not prey on the uninformed or the unmotivated.  But Convenience stores have been doing it for years.   Paying 2-3 dollars extra for your favorite adult beverage instead of going to the local grocery store.   How players decide to make their gold is up to you.   Caveat Emptor (Let the buyer beware for the Latin uninformed) must be the guide for your sales.

Bumping up your sales with these items can add a bridge to your other professions.  The bridge that leads to more profits,  and more enjoyment of the gold you make.

Good Luck and Good Hunting


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