There are more and more people joining the ranks of World of Warcraft every day. Nobody can get enough of this game and there are plenty of reasons why. In WoW, you can escape the realities of everyday life. Just relax, do a few dailies to make a little gold, and just have fun with friends – not a bad way to spend an evening. And as you do this, you’ll naturally make gold over time. 

However, there may come a time when you want to get a little more out of the time you spend in the game. There are items that cost 20,000 gold, and surely you want those items. This means that in order to get the most out of your WoW experience, you’ll have to make gold as quickly as possible.

The Basics

But how do you do this? There are several things to keep in mind when trying to make gold quickly in WoW by doing dailies. You probably already know that daily quests award you with gold for completing them. And initially, in WoW, items do not cost that much gold to purchase. But eventually, the items become very expensive, especially the best of the best items you’ll want to get when you hit level cap. So, you need a game plan to be able to afford all the items you want, if you want them before the end of time.

Focus on Gold

When you want to build up a stockpile of gold quickly in WoW, you have to supplement your regular activites with activities designed specifically to make you a lot of gold. Doing dailies is a great way to make a lot of gold quickly. All daily quests pay out gold when you complete them. The key is to pay attention to the amount of gold each daily rewards you with when you complete them. You should also take time into consideration when trying to make gold fast in WoW using dailies. If you can make 200 gold, but it takes you 5 hours to do it, that’s not very much gold per hour. There are good ways to make a lot of gold per hour, such as optimized speed gold dailies runs.

There are guides available that will lead you step-by-step through completing speed gold dailies runs, among other cool things. Zygor’s Dailies & Events Guide is one of those guides. Save up your gold from completing speed gold dailies runs every day and you’ll be well on your way to making gold fast in WoW and buying those expensive items you want. Want to get your copy of Zygor’s guides? Click Here!

Let me start by saying this: I have reviewed the WoW guides on Killer Guides.  I love them.  I reviewed their entire WoW package, and even though it costs $89 for the entire set of WoW guides, I would recommend them to anyone.  They cover absolutely everything, they are updated constantly, and they will show you things that you didn’t know before about WoW, a specific class, professions, shoot, you name it!  So, when I saw that they had out a FFXIV guide, I thought, sweet!  And, I assumed that it was the same high quality that I had come to know from Killer Guides.

I was wrong.

Upon paying $30 for the FFXIV guide and downloading it, I first noticed that there are only 45 pages to it currently.  Ok, well, the game just came out, so let’s see what’s inside and then make a call right?  Well, most good game guides out there offer at least 80-100 pages, if not more.  So, to me, anything less than say 75 pages is a bad sign.

I scroll through the FFXIV guide from Killer Guides and I notice that the vast majority of this “strategy guide” is made up of areas of the game that just cover the different classes available to you.  There are only two pages devoted to getting started in the game and the game basics, then six pages devoted to the different classes and what they do, then the majority of the guide is made up of pages over skills, traits, and abilities.  I understand that this information belongs in a strategy guide – but when Killer Guides is marketing this FFXIV guide as a “leveling guide” for FFXIV, well, this is where you’ll be majorly disappointed.

The leveling section of this FFXIV guide is only four pages long.  Yep, you read that right – four pages.  That can’t even begin to cover getting out of the first area.  When I read through that part of the guide, I thought, Wow, this is terrible.  I can’t believe that someone would spend $30 on this.  It’s listed as a “leveling guide” on Killer Guides, but in no way, shape or form offers up anything that will help you level.  It goes a little into the levequests, and then two pages worth of the actual quests that you can get.  Nothing more than that.  It will not help you level up, it will not help you at higher levels, nothing.

I have to say that I am severely disappointed in the FFXIV leveling guide from Killer Guides.  Although their WoW guide package is excellent, this FFXIV guide falls way behind what it should be.  If you’re in the market for a FFXIV guide, don’t buy this one until it get a major update and actually provides the information that you really want.

Once created by the hands of man, the Guardians soon turned against their creators. After suffering heavy losses, the people of Taborea banded together to turn back the Golems. Their workshops were forgotten, but in the deepest depths, the ancient creatures survived. Gathered around their leader ‘Protector Andaphelmor’, countless Guardians watch over their long forgotten treasures within ruins destroyed by lava flows.

The new raid dungeon in the bowels of the earth will demand much of players. Only the most exceptionally experienced and equipped 12-person raid parties should venture into the ‘Hall of Survivors’. Only these groups will be able to carry out the demanding tactical combat required to go up against eight bosses in total. Equipped with powerful abilities, each of the eight bosses can dispatch unprepared adventurers within seconds.

A sneak peek of the new raid dungeon, ‘Hall of Survivors’ which is launching with ‘The Elven Prophecy’ on September 15th can be seen on the official Runes of Magic website: www.runesofmagic.com/us/videos.html

Runes of Magic – A Free-to-Play Game Full of Magic and Adventure
Runes of Magic has redefined the standard for free-to-play MMORPGs in terms of gameplay, fun and quality. It features an exciting, multi-layered story, driven by more than 2,000 quests set in the atmospheric fantasy world of Taborea. To date, Runes of Magic has attracted more than 1.6 million registered users, making it one of the most successful titles in the free-to-play segment, and a must play game for all fans of MMOs and RPGs.

Runes of Magic features a unique dual class system enabling players to combine one of eight primary classes with a secondary class. The result is a deep player experience that expands upon the game’s deep customization offering. There are two different playable races, Elves and Humans, from which players can choose. Each dual class combination produces its own powerful elite skills. Another popular feature is the opportunity to furnish your own completely individual virtual home, and guilds can construct guild castles, which can be expanded with additional buildings. Thanks to comprehensive crafting and reputation systems, gripping PvP features, deep customization and demanding dungeons, Runes of Magic has something for everyone.

Taiwanese developer Runewaker regularly expands the game world with new free content and challenges.

Runes of Magic Features
- Dual class system with eight classes and unique elite skills
- Individual furnishing of player housing and guild castles
- In-depth story experienced through above 2,000 quests laced with epic quest-lines
- Gripping Player-versus-Player duels in arenas and on the battlefield
- Easy travel using portal stones and a wide range of rideable animals
- Challenging boss-combat in dangerous and extensive dungeons with up to 36 simultaneous players
- Entertaining mini-games offering variety to the hero’s routine
- Dynamic crafting and customization of items
- Regular comprehensive free updates with new game content
- New style ‘Pet’ system with levelable companions for all classes
- Free-to-Play: No monthly subscriptions, free to download the game

Before you start your Aion power leveling, you need to take some time to learn the controls, how to move, how to fight, how to loot, and so on.  This should only take you about 10-20 minutes, and you should learn it rather quickly with the first few quests that you take on.  Don’t worry if you feel like you are stumbling around at first, every MMO gamer feels that way when playing a new MMO game for the first time.  When you learn these basics, then you can move on to the other areas of Aion power leveling that will really get you flying.

Once you have the basics down pat, look at which quests you need to be doing as you start your Aion power leveling.  This should be pretty easy to learn, but here are some of the ways you can determine what is good for power leveling and what isn’t in Aion:

Number 1: take a good look at the quests that are available to you and see which ones offer the best experience for you.  Normally these are the quests that will have you kill several types of one mob over and over for the quest, thus helping you in your Aion power leveling as you get the experience from killing the mobs and then from the quest itself.  There will be quests that offer you experience for just delivering something or going to a certain area, which are also good.  But, there are some that won’t help you much at all and actually will waste your time.  Keep an eye out for these quests, and just do them if and when you have time.

Number 2: this is one of the harder aspects of Aion power leveling, or any power leveling for that matter, that you will have to get used to – don’t spend all your money on upgrading your gear constantly.  Here is why, as you power level your toon, you will always be getting better gear as you go.  Use this gear to upgrade with and sell the rest.  You don’t have to have the best gear for Aion power leveling, just keep the gear that you have repaired.  When you get to the top, then you can worry about ensuring that your gear is the highest that it can be.

Number 3: when Aion comes out, there will be several different addons that you can download to help you with your Aion power leveling.  As the game is out for a while, more addons will be developed to help you with maps, quest items, and more.  So, you want to make sure that you have the most up-to-date addons when Aion power leveling as they will always help you instead of making you learn everything from scratch.

Number 4: there are already some Aion power leveling guides that are starting to pop up around the web.  What you want to do is make sure that you don’t spend a ton of cash on one that isn’t worth it.  There will be all different types of Aion power leveling guides out there that won’t cost you an arm and a leg, say under $40 US.  These are the Aion power leveling guides that you should buy, not ones that will cost you hundreds of dollars.

Armed with these four simple tips, you will easily be able to do your own Aion power leveling like a pro.  But, make sure that you take the time to learn the game a bit before you hit it hardcore.  Read the free guides out there, the FAQ’s on the game’s site and more, and you will swiftly learn about the different ways that you can easily start your Aion power leveling journey.

Background:
“We are the preservers of the balance, now and forever, as Malfurion lies in the Dreaming. Never forget this.” – Kal of Dolanaar

WoW Druids are keepers of the world who walk the path of nature, following the wisdom of the Ancients and Cenarius, healing and nurturing the world. To a druid, nature is a delicate balance of actions, in which even the smallest imbalance can create storming turmoil from peaceful skies. Druids draw their power from this wild energy, using it to change their shapes and command the forces of nature. Traditionally druids chose the path of a specific animal totem. Since the invasion of the Burning Legion, however, most druids have undergone a number of reforms, including encouraging the study of magic from all totems. Druids who do this are known as Druids of the Wild.

History:
According to the Tauren lore in World of Warcraft, Cenarius instructed them first in Druidism, as recounted in their myth Forestlord and the First Druids. It was in fact Malfurion Stormrage who was the first mortal druid, and Cenarius’s greatest student. It is likely though that Cenarius may have met and befriended the tauren.

He would lead the night elves through the War of the Ancients and the long years that followed. With the creation of the World Tree Nordrassil, the kaldorei druids were bound to Ysera, and her realm, the Emerald Dream, in which they spent centuries of their immortal lives. The Cenarion Circle was formed as the governing society of druids, based in the sacred Moonglade in World of Warcraft.

Locked in slumber in their barrow dens for generations, the druids awoke to meet the threat of the Burning Legion during its recent invasion. After Archimonde’s defeat, the druids chose to remain in the waking world and help to rebuild their shattered lands. The Legion’s attack left a terrible scar on the natural order, and the druids seek to heal it.

The night elf druids were recently joined in the Cenarion Circle by the Tauren. During the war, Malfurion had befriended Hamuul Runetotem and taught him of druidism. Hamuul later became the first tauren to join the Cenarion Circle and later the archdruid of the Tauren race.

Cenarius is the patron entity of all druids. However, each group of druids has its own special patrons and some even have the ability to transform into a being that looks like their patron. Many druids will take on an animal companion based on their patron.

WoW Druids belong to many different organizations including the Cenarion Circle, Cenarion Expedition, Druids of the Claw, Druids of the Talon, Druids of the Wild, Druids of the Fang, Druids of the Antler and Druids of the Grove.

Overview of the WoW Druid Class:
The core abilities of a Druid in World of Warcraft consists of three single-target and one multiple-target mage-like damage spells, four single-target and one multiple-target priest-like healing spells, a Cat Form containing basic damaging special moves similar to a rogue, a Bear Form yielding armor and health similar to a Warrior, poison and curse cleansing spells, and a range of utility spells like various travel forms, crowd control and a nice group buff. Spending talent points in the talent trees allows druids to specialize their play style as they see fit.

Balance Druids in World of Warcraft specialize in their assortment of damage spells and special abilities including an additional Moonkin Form, turning them into an efficient ranged spellcaster that is somewhere between a mage and a shadow priest in play style, they lack true AoE capabilities but excel at nuking single targets as well as providing effective off-healing and crowd control support for their group or raid. The Burning Crusade brought the Balance tree enough power to make a properly geared balance druid decent competition with the caster classes for top DPS position.

The Feral tree enhances both of the druid’s melee forms in World of Warcraft, allowing them to tank and melee DPS more efficiently. The talents in this tree usually enhance both forms equally and specialization into one of the two roles depends mostly upon gear. Feral druids are effectively a warrior and a rogue with the ability to heal themselves to boot. Lack of downtime between fights and flexibility in their armor and DPS are their strong points.

In World of Warcraft, the Restoration Druids take points in improving their assortment of healing spells and also in special abilities including an additional Tree of Life Form. They are powerful healers, however they lack out-of-combat rezzing capacity, because the druid resurrection spell Rebirth has a 30 minute cool-down (at the same time being the only in-combat rez castable on others). Restoration Druids have the best heal over time spells. Together with their very high mana endurance (and their limited rez capability) this makes them arguably the best backup healers in raids.

A properly specced and geared WoW Druid is capable of fulfilling any of several roles in a group. Druid players need to be aware that this versatility also bears a danger – it may be difficult to keep focused, but mostly there can tend to be a great deal of doubt on the part of other players that a class can actually be as flexible as it is possible for Druids to successfully be. Hence they are not always welcomed in groups as they should be, though Burning Crusade and Blizzard’s official endorsement of the Druid as one of their ‘tapped’ tanking classes in World of Warcraft has helped legitimize the Druid class as something other than a healer to the populace in many ways. Indeed, it is not uncommon at all for a Feral Druid in Karazhan to vary their role in the group almost from room to room, moving from Main Tank, to Off-Tank, Melee DPS to Healing, and do them all successfully. All of these role changes can even happen over the course of a single fight in the game of World of Warcraft and can help any group out massively.

The ability to spec to completely different roles makes WoW druids a smart and flexible class choice, if you tired of performing one task, you need not create another character to fulfill another role, you simply respec to a new one at little cost and considerably less effort.

Druids are quite an uncommon class in World of Warcraft, believe it or not. Many find them difficult to level, while others proclaim them the best soloing class in the game. Moreover, since the druid population is extremely low, there have been fewer examples of a well played Druid for other players to have experience of and emulate. In order to truly fulfill a hybrid role, druids require several complete sets of gear above and beyond any “resist sets” that most classes will possess. This is always expensive in time, bag space, and gold. Unlike most other hybrid classes, a Druid does not begin as a true hybrid with some abilities in each of their domains, instead they acquire utterly new branches of ability when they advance to certain specific levels. Thus a druid is only “complete” at comparatively high levels in World of Warcraft. This can make the very early game for the Druid more difficult than for other classes. However, once mastered, the WoW Druid is one of the most formidable classes in the game with much to contribute to any group, and can be extremely rewarding and enjoyable to play.

Another nice feature about playing druids in World of Warcraft is their ability to travel faster. Druids do not need to buy a flying mount though they are still required to purchase Expert riding skill, instead they gain flight form through druid trainers. Artisan riding skill is required to start the quest chain for the epic flight form.

1. Through a quest at level 16, druids gain their aquatic form allowing them to breathe and travel at normal speed under water.
2. At level 21, two talent points can be put into Feral Swiftness making the cat form 30% faster than normal running speed (Dash can boost this for 15 sec up to 70% at lvl 65).
3. At level 30 the travel form is gained, which is 40% faster that normal run speed.
4. At level 68, Flight Form becomes available in Outland. This form is just as fast as a normal flying mount, but has the additional advantage that it’s an Instant Cast spell, allowing the Druid to avoid falling damage (if not in combat) by shifting to flight before hitting the ground.
5. After completing a quest chain, druids gain Swift Flight Form which is as fast as an epic flying mount (again with zero cast time).

Races
The Druid class is the most limited class concerning races. Only one race per faction can become a druid:

Night Elves
Tauren

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Only 4 Gamers – Only 4 Gamers also receives quite a few jobs – specifically worldwide jobs – not only in US. Furthermore the guide has no age limits, so you can get involved no matter how old you are. I found customer support to be OK – all questions where answered within 3 days – not bad. A benefit of Only 4 Gamers is that it is a one off- upfront fee for a lifetime membership.

Gamer Testing Ground – Gamer testing ground is another video game tester job guide. In general the job offers seem to be more frequent and of higher pay with gamer testing ground. This is dependent on the gaming platform of choice – Xbox 360 games tend to fetch a higher rate while PC games tend to have the lowest rates. The key to success is to be able to test games across multiple platforms. The level of customer support is good- this is very important as you are dependent on feedback and advice from the site in order to secure the right video game tester job. One drawback however is that you need to be over 18 years of old to be eligible for any of the video game testing jobs at Gamer testing ground.

Overall, it is very difficult to get a video game tester job direct from a video game company. This is why you find so many video game tester job guides available on the internet. You need to be careful because there are plenty of scam guides out there. Always make sure the product comes with a money back guarantee, so that you can test the legitimacy of the video game tester jobs which are offered to you after joining.

Most virtual economies are in place in online multiplayer games, like massive multiplayer online games, or even in multi-user dungeons or in life simulation games like second life. In the popular game known as second life, players can own real estate that they can turn into a house or business. These players can even become virtual millionaires if their ventures go well, which can lead to actual money made in the real world economy, like, say, if that player sold there business for real money to another player. In this case, some virtual economies actually have the ability to make money for real people in the real economy.

There are many other games where virtual currency plays a huge part in real world economics, like in world of warcraft. If you search for it, you can find websites of companies that will not only sell you in-game gold and merchandise for real money. You can also purchase, with real life money, a character profile of any level you want though it may cost you.

Some companies are so extensive, that they have a vast customer service database, and offices where workers labor, in game, to build profiles, acquire money, and push the edge of virtual economy so close to the lines of our own economy that it is almost ridiculously how well the lines blend together. I heard one story about a guy who played ultima online, and the story was really quite incredible.

He stated the game as a blacksmith, and made money by forging steel swords and chain mail armor for his clients. In order to keep his clients coming back, he had to up his level to grandmaster so that he could make better weapons. He also made an archer character who could fetch animal skins for his blacksmith, and then a mage that would increase the archers levels, making him better. So, you see, he had a whole business operating, in this veritable virtual economy of ultima online. Before it was all said and done, he was the proud owner of a tower, one of the best houses available to build in ultima, and had a key spot on the new continent.

This feat did not take mere months to achieve years of staying up late at night, clicking and double clicking, scraping and saving, had bought him this castle. In real life, the ultima blacksmith was a carpenter. When asked why he would work so hard for something that was not real, he said it did not seem like work because he enjoy it so much.

In order to reach the instance, you must travel across the Borean Tundra until you reach Amber Ledge. A dragon will then fly you across a massive chasm and into Coldarra. From there, it’s just a short ride down the hill and you will find the entrance to The Nexus.

Ormorok the Tree Shaper is a rather easy fight. Basically, it is a tank and spank. Ormorok looks a lot like Tavarok from Mana Tombs but his encounter is more similar to Hungarfen in the Underbog (watch out for the mushrooms!).

With a competent group of players, there should be no reason your party cannot kill him in the first attempt. Heroic mode, on the other hand, might be a little more difficult!

Ormorok the Tree Shaper’s abilities:

Trample: inflicts normal damage to nearby enemies plus anywhere from 2,400 to 2,700 points of damage.

Spell Reflection: he can reflect magical spells, and can perform the spell reflect four different times throughout the encounter.

Crystal Spikes: similar to the random mushrooms that Hungarfen spawns, these spikes will radiate out from Ormorok’s feet in four different directions.

The spikes appear very small at first, and that is the time for players to simply move away from them to avoid their explosive damage. After a few seconds, the spikes will grow much bigger and then erupt. The spikes will damage all nearby party members plus knock them into the air if they are unlucky enough to be standing directly on top of one. The damage dealt is around 3,000 hit points.

The spikes not only deal direct damage to players, but if you are not paying attention and you get caught on top of one of them when it erupts, you will get tossed into the air and receive fall damage as well as the spike damage.

Frenzy: when you get Ormorok down to 25% health, he will enrage and start causing significantly more damage to your tank. It’s highly recommended that you save your cool downs for his Frenzy effect, especially in Heroic mode.

Your tank should simply keep Ormorok in the center of the area where he is initially standing. There’s no need to kite him or spin him around. The rest of the party should fan out in a semi-circle and be prepared to avoid the spikes. Other than that, there is nothing really tricky to this fight. Move away from the spikes and keep your tank healed.

When you tackle Ormorok in Heroic mode, it is recommended that the entire party stand directly underneath him. Why? Because there are no spikes at his feet, and the spikes on heroic mode can do significant damage to any player who isn’t paying attention.

Another suggestion for heroic mode is to assign a ranged DPS to tackle the adds that he will summon. Their hit points are only around 2,000; they can be killed quickly. His adds will root your healers if they are not eliminated immediately.

He drops a couple of decent DPS plate items as well as a nice agility fist weapon, and that’s in normal mode. In heroic, he drops more DPS gear for plate, mail, and cloth wearers. He also drops a nice DPS ring that will benefit warriors the most. Of course, which class will benefit the most from a drop is always debatable!

In order to reach the instance, you will need to find your way to Amber Ledge first. From there, a dragon will fly you across a rather large chasm and into Coldarra. Anomalus is not too difficult of a fight, and the encounter rings quite similar to The Curator in Karazhan.

His abilities:

Spark: hurls magic bolts at a random enemy. Inflicts approximately 2,000 points of Arcane Damage.

Create Rift: “tears the fabric of space” and creates a Chaotic Rift near Anomalus (within 60 yards).

Chaotic Rift: will periodically cast Chaotic Energy Bursts. The bursts are similar to chain lightning and will inflict Arcane damage to three party members in succession (the damage dealt is less for each new character).

Charge Rift: Anomalus will focus his energy into the Chaotic Rifts and increase their attack range and the speed at which they spawn Chaotic Mana Wraiths.

Arcane Attraction: Increases Arcane damage taken by approximately 2000 for 10 seconds.

Melee Attack: Inflicts approximately 2,000 points of damage.

Chaotic Rift Abilities:

Chaotic Energy Bursts: as mentioned above, these bursts are very similar to chain lightning. They will inflict approximately 300 points of damage to the nearest target and then jump to two more targets in succession. Damage is cut in half for each jump (very similar to chain lightning).

In addition to Chaotic Energy Bursts, Chaotic Rift’s will also spawn Chaotic Mana Wraiths. The Wraiths will cast Arcane Missiles at nearby players.

The speed at which Chaotic Rifts spawn Chaotic Mana Wraiths will increase substantially when Anomalus casts Charge Rift.

The Basic Strategy

This fight doesn’t need to be complicated! Your first goal is to get him to 75% health. Let your tank build some aggro and then everyone should nuke him to 75%, at which point he will cast Rift Shield and make himself immune. He will then cast Create Rift.

Anomalus will cast Create Rift at 75%, 50%, and 25% health. When this occurs, the entire party must focus on killing the Chaotic Rift and then the Crazed Mana Wraiths it spawns. If your party can remember to focus fire on the Chaotic Rifts first, and then the Crazed Mana Wraiths, your encounter should be a breeze.

An important note to mention to all party members is that he will spawn Chaotic Rifts at 25% intervals, so there is no need to focus DPS on him while there is a Chaotic Rift present. In fact, if you DPS him while a Rift is present, you stand the chance to deal with two Rifts at the same time if you lower his health by another 25%.

Essentially, the moment a Chaotic Rift appears, all DPS on Anomalus should stop because it will only make things more difficult as the fight progresses if you try to DPS Anomalus too quickly.

There is a quest that must be completed on Anomalus’ platform. It is called Postponing the Inevitable. After you kill the boss, stand on the edge of the platform where Anomalus was standing (behind his initial position). Then you must click on your “Interdimensional Refabricator” and you quest will be completed.