Moar Money! Week 1

Week 1. It's really interesting how the first week is either the most educational, or it ends up screwing you over completely. For me it was the first, thank god.

Now lets cut to the chase: I was able to nearly quadruple my gold count, landing myself at 3061 gold. Not bad for 3 days of AH eh?

Now for my little secret: The only things I sold were vanity pets and Primordial Saronite. Obviously the Saronite is a big ticket item, as I was able to sell all 4 of my for 1.1k gold. I bought 2 of them for 900 gold. That factors out to be a 2.6k profit. As for the vanity pets, I only sold the pets easily available in Dalaran. It is truly amazing how much profit you can make off of the stupidity/laziness of other players. I made a solid 200 gold in profit from those.

Now those of you who have a keen eye are going to notice "Woh. He made a fairly decent profit this week, yet he is left with only 3k." Yup. I had a solid 5k late friday night. But saturday i blew 1k on Runecloth turn ins to finish the Ambassador achievment, and another 1k on various mounts to get to 50 mounts (Yay me.)

All in all, a 2.2k profit for the week is not bad. Obviously I have much to learn, and hey, maybe 10k by next weekend sounds good? The only thing standing in my way is the farming of a Mechano-hog.

Wish me luck!

Moar Money!

Money, who DOESN'T want more! Well after five years of being poor in the Warcraft Universe, I've decided to embark on a journey to hit the far off GOLD CAP.

Honestly, hitting the gold cap has been something I've wanted to do for years. However I simply haven't had the knowledge or resources to do so. Until Saturday. I decided I would -finally- download auctioneer and start messing around with the auction house. I made a solid 800 gold.

My starting point: 822 gold 35 silver and 16 copper.

I will -only- play the auction house on friday, saturday, and sunday, since I'd rather devote most of my play time to more entertaining endeavors. So every weekend I'll post an update with my current gold count, and how I made the money that week. I'll also post a screenshot of the excel spreadsheet I'm tracking all this in. Hopefully, by August 15th, 3 months after I started this journey, I will have come close to the gold cap. Can a casual wow player do it? We're about to find out.

We're Back: And heres a Contest!

Hey guys!

Sorry I took a few days break there, got hooked to another game, but i'm back now! And I'm here to announce a Contest!

Here's the deal:

All you have to do is link us on a website, forum etc. Post a link to where you linked us, and you'll be entered in the drawing. The winner will win a Papa Hummel's Old Fashioned Pet Biscuit, a special TCG item that makes your vanity pets larger!

If you spam you WILL be disqualified! (However, posting on multiple sites is not prohibited, but you will only be entered once.)

So go out there, link us, and enter for your chance to win!

Cataclysm Leaks

Just a short post for now:

Many of you know that there have been a LOT of Cataclysm links today. If your interested, check them out at the link below.

***HEAVY SPOILER ALERT***

Fun Screenshots and more!

***HEAVY SPOILER ALERT***

Now personally, I'm amazed. Not gonna spoil it for all of you, but wow. They blew my mind.

Anyway, gonna post a daily thoughts some time tonight!

Contest to come soon! Keep checking the blog!

-Galv

Role-playing. Give it a shot!

Role-playing, one of the three main categories to choose from in Warcraft. Sadly, this is one of the less popular categories, though I’m here to tell you why I think YOU should try role-playing! The main reason why many, including myself, enjoy role-playing is because of the community. I cannot express how amazing the friendships are that you build through role-playing, both in character, and out of character. The community on a role-playing server is simply amazing. Weekly events, fun get togethers, and chances to develop your characters story, and further it.

Now, role-playing isn’t for everyone, and I respect that. BUT if you are more focused on PvP you can integrate RP into that. For example, my guild The Shadarim (Shout out!) is an RP-PvP guild, meaning that our role-playing also centers are daily PvP action with a group of alliance guilds. This makes for some interesting interaction, and it does help build our friendships and story. There’s also an abundance of RP-PvE guilds, progressing through dungeons to further their group story.

In summary, role-playing isn’t for everyone. If your more creatively inclined, you’d probably appreciate role-playing more, versus someone who enjoys bashing in skulls and slaying monsters. But hey, it can’t hurt to try something new can it? So head over to a role-playing server (Moon Guard, Wyrmrest Accord, and Farstriders are your best bets. Avoid Goldshire.) and try it out! We’d love to see you there, and the community is most welcoming! Who knows, you may make a friend or to.

Daily Thoughts: The wait

Happy cinco de Mayo to all those who give a crap! Any reason to eat mexican food is a win in my book. Anyway...

Cataclysm, coming soon to a store near you!

The problem is, WHEN is it coming? This is a fact that still remains unknown, and for guilds, this can be fatal. I have led guilds for around five years, and unfortunately I've experienced what I like to call the "dead-zone" far to often. What I call the "dead-zone" is basically the time of nothingness between expansions. The life cycle of Expansion A has come to an end, and the life cycle of Expansion B is coming soon. So what do you do?! Thats the problem. Why raid? All the gear you earn will be replaced soon enough. Sure, there are lore nerds like myself who raid to see the story unfold, though if your a hardcore raider, chances are PvE is your primary focus, RP second. Basically, most guilds cannot cope with nothingness, and they simply implode, while the stronger, more tight knit guilds will look to the future.

Fortunately, Cataclysm gives us a lot to plan for. New raid system, guild currency, guild talent trees. The ENTIRE guild system is being revamped, so a strong guild will be looking ahead, and preparing for that. So if your a guild leader or guild officer, maybe you should begin to look to the future. Think ahead. Make your guild stronger and more tight knit, so that come Cataclysm, you can conquer the new challenges and build your friendships even more.

Just my daily thoughts :)

-Galvon

Daily Thoughts: New Screenshot of the Day

By now, the majority of you have probably seen or heard of Blizzard's new Screenshots of the Day, and how they are all coming from Cataclysm. Personally, everyday I eagerly await the new screenshot, and thus far my favorite would have to be the Blasted Lands screenshot (image below).

I gotta say. I really do enjoy how Blizzard is doing this. Seeing a piece of the expansion early and getting to see how our beloved game is getting better and better is a real privilege. The screenshots look fantastic, the game is looking better and better, and I cannot wait for Cataclysm.

What do YOU think about the new Screenshot of the Day?

Welcome to the Quest Giver!

Hi everyone!

At this point if your reading this, you heard about it via the Warcraft forums or another forum. So I'd like to welcome you to my blog, The Quest Giver. Now here's a quick overview of what I'll discuss on this blog:

Primarily, I will focus on Warcraft. I'm an avid WoW fan and have played since launch. I'm proud to say I have never played a Night Elf Hunter, but instead play a Tauren hunter, level 80. Yes, I love the Horde but I will also discuss the Alliance perspective as I've always loved the Alliance lore etc. So if your an Alliance player, fear not! I will provide content for you!

Second, I'd also like to take a post or two a week to discuss what I'm going to label "The Geek Corner". Here I'll discuss upcoming Movies, Games, stuff a geek like myself will be looking forward to, and hopefully this can make the blog a bit more enjoyable.

Finally, a bit about me. As mentioned, I play a level 80 hunter, and a level 80 Death Knight, currently working on a Druid and Shaman. Though I've never been a huge fan of professions, I've recently jumped into those and will discuss my experience in a future post. I've played WoW since launch, and have stuck with the character I made day one. Have I had my regrets? Of course. Am I happy with where I am now? You bet.

Well now the Dungeon Finder just popped so I suppose it's time to go hit up Oculus, everyone's favorite dungeon :). I hope you'll all read this blog at one time or another, and enjoy it! I'd love feedback, which can be sent to questgiverblog@gmail.com

Happy Questing!

-Galvon