World of Warcraft Gold Strategy Guide.

Rich with examples, detailed breakdowns, and step-by-step instructions, this book gets down to the nuts and bolts of gold making, to help you become a World of Warcraft gold tycoon. This book is for every World of Warcraft player who's tired of scrapping for gold or has ever wanted to be the on...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Dekker, Eric
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1:Setting Up Your Gold-Making Empire; Setting goals; Why goals help you keep your head in the game; Setting up your main banking character; Choosing your bank alt; Choosing a character name; Choosing your character's operating city; Choosing a character class; Whether or not to remain anonymous; Setting up your bank alt; Managing bags on your bank alt; Using banks for storage; Storing items in mailboxes; Dealing with hate mail; Picking your first professions.
  • Optimal profession pairingProfession priority; Leveling alts; Filling empty profession slots; Leveling professions; Secondary professions; A warning against gold-buying and other Terms of Service infractions; Gold-buying; Botting; Item duplication; Scams; Summary; Chapter 2:Earning Your First Gold; You need to spend gold to make gold; Reselling vendor pets; Neutral vendors; Pets from in-game events; Faction-specific vendors and pets; Fishing; The Tillers, farming, and Sunsong Ranch; A copper saved is a copper earned; Costs associated with the Auction House.
  • Milking every copper from daily activitiesDaily quests; Player versus Player (PvP); End-game Player versus Environment (PvE); Raiding; Gold Dragon Killer Points; Dungeons; Leveling; Summary; Chapter 3:Exploring Your Major Income Sources; Farming; Gathering; Mining routes; Herbalism routes; Skinning; The concept of manufacturing; The shuffle; Pricing; Summary; Chapter 4:Using Your Professions Effectively; Alchemy; Learning new recipes; Potions; Flasks; Elixirs; Transmutes; Masteries; Blacksmithing; Armor; Item enhancements; Enchanting; Engineering; Inscription; Glyphs; Shoulder enchants.
  • EquipmentTrinkets; Jewelcrafting; Gems; Leatherworking; PvP gear; PvE gear; Item enhancements; Tailoring; PvP gear; PvE gear; Item enhancements; Summary; Chapter 5:The Tools of the Trade; TradeSkillMaster; Installing the add-on; Starting TradeSkillMaster; Module Options; Auctioning Groups/Options; Shopping Options; Crafting Options; Mailing Options; Module Features; Accounting; AuctionDB; Item Tracker; Crafting Professions; Crafts; Materials; Options; The TSM Auction House tab; The Undermine Journal; The realm page; The item page; The seller page; Summary.
  • Chapter 6:Understanding and Profiting from Market BehaviorHow gold behaves as a currency; Gold sinks; The Black Market Auction House; Repairs as a gold sink; Auction House cuts as a gold sink; Market cycles; Daily cycles; Weekly cycles; Patch cycles; The patch effect on bot programs; Expansion cycles; Holiday seasons; Supply-and-demand; The relationship between raw goods and finished products; Wealth disparity; Game holidays; Summary; Chapter 7:Expanding and Streamlining Your Empire; Time management; Daily routine; Time investments; Inventory; On-hand inventory; Stockpiles; Economy of scale.