Many companies find the training of employees to be expensive and time-consuming. With very few exceptions workers in companies do not enjoy training. When you perform tasks in certain ways for weeks, months or years training to do them differently is often met with resistance.
When an employer wants to develop their employees and even groom them for management positions training is required. No matter what type of training a company wants to give its workforce it is always necessary to train staff members in team skills and train managers in supervisory skills.
Unfortunately training is often met with resistance and lack of enthusiasm by staff members and managers alike.
Many people are happy in their current positions and do not have any ambitions of moving higher (or at least don't want to put the effort in to secure a higher position). Due to the lack of desire to be trained most training courses in the workplace are ineffective or the skills taught are forgotten very quickly.
As a solution to these problems many business executives would be well advised to look at World of Warcraft (WoW). The Warcraft series may have started as a simple single player computer game but it has evolved into the largest and most successful multi-player online game of all time attracting millions of players worldwide.
Many top executives in the business world have openly praised WoW has the ability and innovative way of training mangers (albeit as a side-effect and not deliberately). Executives from Yahoo to individual entrepreneurs may advocate the playing of WoW but few managers in the business world have ever tried it. This simple fact highlights a rather surprising statistic - players of this game are not kids and teenagers but fall into a range of different age demographics.
Far from being the domain of kids World of Warcraft attracts young adults between the age of 23 and 39 who actively play for approximately twenty-three hours a week.
Although these facts may be interesting and enlightening your are probably wondering what on earth it all has to do with staff training in the business world.
More than you realise!
World of Warcraft rewards players with experience points which they need to progress throughout the game. Players accumulate these by performing a variety of quests that become more challenging as the game progresses. Players must reach level 80 from a starting point of 1 by training their character, completing tasks and by grinding.
The degree of complexity and challenge increases dramatically as you advance across levels. The completion of higher level tasks are rewarded with more experience points and better equipment within the game.
However this is not the only progression that occurs in the game. Social interaction is an intricate part of the game with entry into, or acceptance by, groups and guilds, that are filled with real people, being needed in order to fully appreciate the warcraft gaming experience.
In order to full enjoy the entire gaming experience team work is necessary and leadership skills are essential.
Forget those lame paint-ball type corporate team building events. Get everyone online and in world of warcraft. Consider instead getting your staff interested in world of warcraft and playing as a team. For only ten dollars a month each team member can be trained in team building, organisational and managerial skills.
Friday, 30 July 2010
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
WoW - Can You Get Addicted?
Anyone who has ever entered the online fantasy realm of Azeroth knows just how enthralling it can be. With a myriad of creatures, quests and paths to ultimate fame and fortune within the game it is no wonder World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG ever created.
Many people find World of Warcraft so exciting and captivating that they just don't notice the time going by. The path to levelling up your character takes you through grinding and questing and leaves you wanting to continue moving up. Due to the enthralling nature of this game it is therefore somewhat addictive.
We have all little addictions and all get caught up in different activities where we feel we could keep going. Luckily for most of us though these do not become problem addictions that take over our lives.
Although most people are sensible with their time and play WoW moderately there are many players who spend large amounts of time wandering through the realm of Azeroth. This I snot surprising as there are 111,000,000 active players currently! This is less of a problem for kids than it is for adults due to the internal clock and parental controls that come as part of the game.
An internal timer in the game works with parental controls that allows any parent or guardian to restrict access to the game once a certain amount of time has been spent in the online world.
This is advisable as a typical gamer can spend approximately 24 hours in Azeroth every single week. More hard core gamers will spend much, much longer. In fact it has been reported that some people have spent 24 hours playing the game in just one sitting!
Obviously becoming so engrossed in a video game, no matter how good it is, is not desirable and will have immediate and long-term effects on almost every area of your life. People who develop unhealthy addictions to games like WoW often find themselves without a job and with no meaningful relationships. In severe cases people can lose the ability to function properly in the real world and end up living their lives online.
Although such extreme cases are very few in number there have been reports of a few connected to World of Warcraft. I should add that anyone who gets so caught up in an activity that they find it extremely difficult to stop it probably has an addictive personality and would most likely find another outlet for their addictive behaviour.
The truth is World of Warcraft is just a game - albeit a great game. However, unlike other Pc games this game has been shown to help people to learn real world, usable skills like team building, team work, leadership and many others.
The main thing to remember, if you decide to play world of warcraft, is to enjoy yourself and let the rest take care of itself.
Many people find World of Warcraft so exciting and captivating that they just don't notice the time going by. The path to levelling up your character takes you through grinding and questing and leaves you wanting to continue moving up. Due to the enthralling nature of this game it is therefore somewhat addictive.
We have all little addictions and all get caught up in different activities where we feel we could keep going. Luckily for most of us though these do not become problem addictions that take over our lives.
Although most people are sensible with their time and play WoW moderately there are many players who spend large amounts of time wandering through the realm of Azeroth. This I snot surprising as there are 111,000,000 active players currently! This is less of a problem for kids than it is for adults due to the internal clock and parental controls that come as part of the game.
An internal timer in the game works with parental controls that allows any parent or guardian to restrict access to the game once a certain amount of time has been spent in the online world.
This is advisable as a typical gamer can spend approximately 24 hours in Azeroth every single week. More hard core gamers will spend much, much longer. In fact it has been reported that some people have spent 24 hours playing the game in just one sitting!
Obviously becoming so engrossed in a video game, no matter how good it is, is not desirable and will have immediate and long-term effects on almost every area of your life. People who develop unhealthy addictions to games like WoW often find themselves without a job and with no meaningful relationships. In severe cases people can lose the ability to function properly in the real world and end up living their lives online.
Although such extreme cases are very few in number there have been reports of a few connected to World of Warcraft. I should add that anyone who gets so caught up in an activity that they find it extremely difficult to stop it probably has an addictive personality and would most likely find another outlet for their addictive behaviour.
The truth is World of Warcraft is just a game - albeit a great game. However, unlike other Pc games this game has been shown to help people to learn real world, usable skills like team building, team work, leadership and many others.
The main thing to remember, if you decide to play world of warcraft, is to enjoy yourself and let the rest take care of itself.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Joining a Warcraft Guild
Although World of Warcraft may be a game that is exists exclusively in the digital realm of bits and bytes in the virtual world of online computers it is never the less a place where social interaction is just as important as it is at any mall or teenagers house. In fact this social interaction isn't confined to just teenagers. Although in the virtual world of Azeroth you will find a great many heavy metal fans that love a good sci-fi series there are players from every walk of like and every age group.
The social interaction occurs on many levels within the Warcraft online realm not least of all when a player joins a guild.
Guilds are conglomerations of like minded players who work together for a common goal that also benefits each of the guild's individual members. I suppose a guild is like a gang or an army of players who all share the same ideals and goals and want the same outcome. They are a society dedicated to one and other.
There are many different guilds within the Warcraft world and each one has different objectives and different recruitment criteria.
Whatever guild you want to join they will wish to know your level of commitment to world of warcraft. Before approaching a guild or even accepting an invitation from one you should know how many hours per week you plan to be online playing and what you expect from guild as well as what you are prepared to offer.
Often it is a good idea to start your own guild so that the guild to which you belong suits your needs. Be prepared to take some steps and make some mental plans before you embark on building your own guild. When you start recruiting members for your guild you must have a clear and precise vision of what your guild is being formed for. What are the guild objectives and what strategy does the guild plan to use to reach those objectives?
You should set out clearly whether your guild plans to become one of the largest and most imposing or wishes to remain small and only fairly active.
Determine whether your guild's style of play will be PvE (player versus environment) and geared towards helping each other level up or if it will be PvP (player versus player) and focused on Arena tournament teams and the like.
Get your recruitment process right and you could build a very strong guild in a very short time.
The social interaction occurs on many levels within the Warcraft online realm not least of all when a player joins a guild.
Guilds are conglomerations of like minded players who work together for a common goal that also benefits each of the guild's individual members. I suppose a guild is like a gang or an army of players who all share the same ideals and goals and want the same outcome. They are a society dedicated to one and other.
There are many different guilds within the Warcraft world and each one has different objectives and different recruitment criteria.
Whatever guild you want to join they will wish to know your level of commitment to world of warcraft. Before approaching a guild or even accepting an invitation from one you should know how many hours per week you plan to be online playing and what you expect from guild as well as what you are prepared to offer.
Often it is a good idea to start your own guild so that the guild to which you belong suits your needs. Be prepared to take some steps and make some mental plans before you embark on building your own guild. When you start recruiting members for your guild you must have a clear and precise vision of what your guild is being formed for. What are the guild objectives and what strategy does the guild plan to use to reach those objectives?
You should set out clearly whether your guild plans to become one of the largest and most imposing or wishes to remain small and only fairly active.
Determine whether your guild's style of play will be PvE (player versus environment) and geared towards helping each other level up or if it will be PvP (player versus player) and focused on Arena tournament teams and the like.
Get your recruitment process right and you could build a very strong guild in a very short time.
Friday, 23 July 2010
Understanding The Power of Warcraft
After the success of their Warcraft series that began in the early 90's Blizzard decided in 2004 to unveil their newest game - world of warcraft.This game, unlike the others in the warcraft series that were solo player games, was an online game. With world of warcraft players can enjoy the same type of gameplay offered by the other Warcraft games but instead of being isolated and alone in the game world they are surrounded by thousands of other players. These players are often separated physically by thousands of miles and even country boundaries.
The outlandish success of WoW was never seen before its release and has never been seen since. It took the entire industry by surprise due to the speed of its success.
Nearly three years after its first release, World of Warcraft had a staggering 8 million subscribers giving them a massive 50% MMORPG market share. Now Warcraft has 11,000,000 active players and is by far the largest game of its kind in the world.
In 2004 the gaming world changed forever with the release of world of warcraft and it has never really recovered from the shock. This unique and wonderful application of the MMORPG idea has taken the gaming industry to new levels. World of Warcraft is truly a phenomenon.
This is even more impressive because playing warcraft online doesn't come cheap. With an initial outlay of approximately $70 (about £45) for the game itself and then an additional $15 (£10) monthly fee playing world of warcraft can be costly!
Most people think that eh above type of fees just to enjoy a video game are unreasonable and they would refuse to partake in the game. However, 11 million people disagree and eagerly part with their monthly fees every 4 weeks just to get to enjoy their Warcraft experience.
Would you like to level up your WoW character from 1 to 80 in less than a week? Then find out about the powerful zygor guide.
Warcraft seems to have an appeal that no other online game has. World of Warcraft has a huge slice of the online gaming market. WoW has a whopping sixty-two per cent of the online gaming market and is a monster in its field. All other games in this market have to share the remaining thirty-eight per cent of the market share making them minnows beside a whale.
The success of world of warcraft is due to a great many factors. I could easily spend a few pages explaining these factors and isolating several key components of the Warcraft approach to online gaming but that would never let you fully understand the power of this game. To get a thorough comprehensive of World of Warcraft and understand why 11,000,000 pay to play it you really have to try it out and experience its wonder for yourself.
Without any cost to you, other than a computer and internet connection which you probably already have or you wouldn't be reading this, you can try WoW free for a month.
When you finally get to experience what it is like to wage war on computer generated and real people controlled characters will you comprehend what it is like to play world of warcraft!
Are you interested in maxing out any WoW profession? Then check out the secrets in jewelcrafting guide.
The outlandish success of WoW was never seen before its release and has never been seen since. It took the entire industry by surprise due to the speed of its success.
Nearly three years after its first release, World of Warcraft had a staggering 8 million subscribers giving them a massive 50% MMORPG market share. Now Warcraft has 11,000,000 active players and is by far the largest game of its kind in the world.
In 2004 the gaming world changed forever with the release of world of warcraft and it has never really recovered from the shock. This unique and wonderful application of the MMORPG idea has taken the gaming industry to new levels. World of Warcraft is truly a phenomenon.
This is even more impressive because playing warcraft online doesn't come cheap. With an initial outlay of approximately $70 (about £45) for the game itself and then an additional $15 (£10) monthly fee playing world of warcraft can be costly!
Most people think that eh above type of fees just to enjoy a video game are unreasonable and they would refuse to partake in the game. However, 11 million people disagree and eagerly part with their monthly fees every 4 weeks just to get to enjoy their Warcraft experience.
Would you like to level up your WoW character from 1 to 80 in less than a week? Then find out about the powerful zygor guide.
Warcraft seems to have an appeal that no other online game has. World of Warcraft has a huge slice of the online gaming market. WoW has a whopping sixty-two per cent of the online gaming market and is a monster in its field. All other games in this market have to share the remaining thirty-eight per cent of the market share making them minnows beside a whale.
The success of world of warcraft is due to a great many factors. I could easily spend a few pages explaining these factors and isolating several key components of the Warcraft approach to online gaming but that would never let you fully understand the power of this game. To get a thorough comprehensive of World of Warcraft and understand why 11,000,000 pay to play it you really have to try it out and experience its wonder for yourself.
Without any cost to you, other than a computer and internet connection which you probably already have or you wouldn't be reading this, you can try WoW free for a month.
When you finally get to experience what it is like to wage war on computer generated and real people controlled characters will you comprehend what it is like to play world of warcraft!
Are you interested in maxing out any WoW profession? Then check out the secrets in jewelcrafting guide.
Thursday, 22 July 2010
How World of Warcraft Saved My Life
Computer games can be highly addictive. Every parent in this age of technology fears their child may be spending too much time on a computer. Worrying about a child's dependence on computer games is a concern that is often justified. Obesity and lack of fitness amongst children is growing every year and to a large extent it is due to the technologies that are so available to the younger generation.
Lack of exercise and obesity are not just problems for the youth of today. Adults of all ages are getting bigger as they rely more and more on technology and get less and less exercise. Just like it is with kids the root of this problem can often be found in the personal computer.
Although this all sounds rather depressing it isn't all bad. After all the personal computer has made our lives a lot easier and brought with it many benefits.
Most people who never play games on a computer believe them to be merely an entertainment tool. Some think they can even be dangerous. Although many games are just created for entertainment purposes and serve for little else than a means to spend some time in a pursuit that pleases you there is a one popular game that may offer much, much more!
World of Warcraft is such a popular online computer game that has so many members it has been openly blamed for ruining lives and breaking up relationships. The most hardcore World of Warcraft gamers can spend up to 16 hours a day playing online absolutely obsessed with the game and totally immersed in the fantasy life it offers.
It should be noted that very serious cases of Warcraft addiction only happen to people who display addictive personality traits and this type of addictive behaviour is unlikely to occur in you unless you have an addictive personality - in which case you will most probably become addictive to something else anyway! People with addictive personalities tend to become obsessive about mist things they do. There addictive behaviour is rarely confined just to video games and bleeds into many different aspects of their lives.
From the eleven million players who are current subscribed to Blizzard accounts almost all of them play world of warcraft in moderation and just as a fun pastime.
Although WoW seems like just another computer game there are some things that would suggest it is otherwise. Fortune 500 executives and business leaders from across the globe have commenting on warcraft's original way of training employees and managers. In fact many of them play the game themselves because they say it helps to develop real team working skills and teaches people, resource and time management skills in an enjoyable and highly entertaining environment.
Although any parent would be happy to learn that there child is learning valuable and highly prized real world skills through simple enjoyment of an online video game on at least one occasion warcraft skills have been used to save lives!
A young boy called Hans Olsen from Norway knows only too well the benefit of playing world of warcraft when it comes to real world skills. Hans found himself in a very dangerous situation when a moose attacked his sister. Hans immediately put his World of Warcraft training into effect.
In the first attack the moose did what any animal will do and targeted the weaker of the children going for Han's sister.He used a ploy known in WoW as taunting where he deliberately drew the attention of the attacking moose to himself so his sister could get away.
The tactic was success however Hans was now in a situation where the moose was targeting him and he needed to do something fast. Although extremely scared and uncertain if it would work Hans tried another warcraft tactic and allowed his body to go loose and limp while he dropped to the ground pretending to be dead.
Fortunately for the young boy the angry moose assumed he was dead and having no more reason to believe his territory was being invaded it wandered off in the forest.
Lack of exercise and obesity are not just problems for the youth of today. Adults of all ages are getting bigger as they rely more and more on technology and get less and less exercise. Just like it is with kids the root of this problem can often be found in the personal computer.
Although this all sounds rather depressing it isn't all bad. After all the personal computer has made our lives a lot easier and brought with it many benefits.
Most people who never play games on a computer believe them to be merely an entertainment tool. Some think they can even be dangerous. Although many games are just created for entertainment purposes and serve for little else than a means to spend some time in a pursuit that pleases you there is a one popular game that may offer much, much more!
World of Warcraft is such a popular online computer game that has so many members it has been openly blamed for ruining lives and breaking up relationships. The most hardcore World of Warcraft gamers can spend up to 16 hours a day playing online absolutely obsessed with the game and totally immersed in the fantasy life it offers.
It should be noted that very serious cases of Warcraft addiction only happen to people who display addictive personality traits and this type of addictive behaviour is unlikely to occur in you unless you have an addictive personality - in which case you will most probably become addictive to something else anyway! People with addictive personalities tend to become obsessive about mist things they do. There addictive behaviour is rarely confined just to video games and bleeds into many different aspects of their lives.
From the eleven million players who are current subscribed to Blizzard accounts almost all of them play world of warcraft in moderation and just as a fun pastime.
Although WoW seems like just another computer game there are some things that would suggest it is otherwise. Fortune 500 executives and business leaders from across the globe have commenting on warcraft's original way of training employees and managers. In fact many of them play the game themselves because they say it helps to develop real team working skills and teaches people, resource and time management skills in an enjoyable and highly entertaining environment.
Although any parent would be happy to learn that there child is learning valuable and highly prized real world skills through simple enjoyment of an online video game on at least one occasion warcraft skills have been used to save lives!
A young boy called Hans Olsen from Norway knows only too well the benefit of playing world of warcraft when it comes to real world skills. Hans found himself in a very dangerous situation when a moose attacked his sister. Hans immediately put his World of Warcraft training into effect.
In the first attack the moose did what any animal will do and targeted the weaker of the children going for Han's sister.He used a ploy known in WoW as taunting where he deliberately drew the attention of the attacking moose to himself so his sister could get away.
The tactic was success however Hans was now in a situation where the moose was targeting him and he needed to do something fast. Although extremely scared and uncertain if it would work Hans tried another warcraft tactic and allowed his body to go loose and limp while he dropped to the ground pretending to be dead.
Fortunately for the young boy the angry moose assumed he was dead and having no more reason to believe his territory was being invaded it wandered off in the forest.
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Making Money From World of Warcraft
The invention of the computer has made life a lot easier and changed many aspects of how we live our lives. Even the ordinary game has changed for us with board games almost disappearing and computer game staking their place. E-sports is a classic example of the growth that is being experienced in online gaming. Counter-Strike and Quake were among the first E-sports holding tournaments and leagues online.
E-sports have become so popular and competitive that players can earn huge sums of money from playing (up to $200,000 a year). It should therefore not be surprising to you that E-sports and World of Warcraft were to form a glorious, and very lucrative, union. With millions of players and an established combat gameplay it seemed strange that the two had never been twined from the very start.
Although WoW has always involved battle it wasn't until the first expansion pack was released were players able to battle one and other in the Arenas.
The Arena was designed to accommodate groups of players who wanted to fight in a team. Players could form groups of 2, 3 or 5 players. With its exciting fast-paced gameplay, entertaining and rewarding player versus player combat interactions and its complex form of rating teams the Arenas became very popular very fast.
Thousands of teams were created and battles between teams raged for days on end as they fought to gain a top 10 ranking in the online leagues.
It didn't take long for Blizzard to launch a tournament (for 5 player teams) where they offered a spot to the top 3 teams from each bracket to compete for a $10,000 top prize. Many thousands of established teams began battling for a place in the tournament and many more were created for the same reason.
Obviously anything that is so competitive and so popular was going to attract the attention of the E-sport giants who sponsored other leagues and tournaments for different games!
As Blizzard were already hosting 5 player team tournaments the company World Series of Video Games (WSVG) negotiated with them to host 3 player team tournaments. The new three player tournament also carried a top prize of $10,000 and created just as much buzz and excitement as the original.
These three player team tournaments are very exciting to watch and seem to be the most popular of all tournaments. CBS signed a deal with Blizzard to televise Wow tournaments. With CBS onboard with Blizzard to televise its five player tournaments CGS signed a deal to televise the 2 player battles.
World of Warcraft has passed its "Midas touch" and popularity onto its online arenas. With such large monetary prizes on offer a huge amount of E-sport players are jumping on the Warcraft bandwagon and abandoning their traditional games like rats off a sinking ship!
E-sports have become so popular and competitive that players can earn huge sums of money from playing (up to $200,000 a year). It should therefore not be surprising to you that E-sports and World of Warcraft were to form a glorious, and very lucrative, union. With millions of players and an established combat gameplay it seemed strange that the two had never been twined from the very start.
Although WoW has always involved battle it wasn't until the first expansion pack was released were players able to battle one and other in the Arenas.
The Arena was designed to accommodate groups of players who wanted to fight in a team. Players could form groups of 2, 3 or 5 players. With its exciting fast-paced gameplay, entertaining and rewarding player versus player combat interactions and its complex form of rating teams the Arenas became very popular very fast.
Thousands of teams were created and battles between teams raged for days on end as they fought to gain a top 10 ranking in the online leagues.
It didn't take long for Blizzard to launch a tournament (for 5 player teams) where they offered a spot to the top 3 teams from each bracket to compete for a $10,000 top prize. Many thousands of established teams began battling for a place in the tournament and many more were created for the same reason.
Obviously anything that is so competitive and so popular was going to attract the attention of the E-sport giants who sponsored other leagues and tournaments for different games!
As Blizzard were already hosting 5 player team tournaments the company World Series of Video Games (WSVG) negotiated with them to host 3 player team tournaments. The new three player tournament also carried a top prize of $10,000 and created just as much buzz and excitement as the original.
These three player team tournaments are very exciting to watch and seem to be the most popular of all tournaments. CBS signed a deal with Blizzard to televise Wow tournaments. With CBS onboard with Blizzard to televise its five player tournaments CGS signed a deal to televise the 2 player battles.
World of Warcraft has passed its "Midas touch" and popularity onto its online arenas. With such large monetary prizes on offer a huge amount of E-sport players are jumping on the Warcraft bandwagon and abandoning their traditional games like rats off a sinking ship!
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Why World of Warcraft is So Successful
At the start world of warcraft seemed like just another game but it soon became obvious that it was not. It immediately became a massive success in the States when it was launched and this success was followed by worldwide growing numbers of players. To date, 2010, World of Warcraft has 11 million active monthly subscribers which is a figure that has stayed steady for many years now.
It is easy to see why the online version of warcraft has become so hugely popular among the gaming community. The game's creators are to be commended for producing so a powerful socially interactive fun-filled media and they should be congratulated for what they have done. Before the work even began on the game Blizzard Entertainment already knew they had an eager market as World of Warcraft is the fourth game in the Warcraft series. However, all three previous Warcraft games had to be played on your own computer with no interaction online or with other players through a network.
No-one was to release just how successful world of warcraft was to become though and that included Blizzard!
So before the game was even created there was an established fan base that was eagerly awaiting the game's release but this does not account for all of its success. There wasn't 11 million Warcraft players waiting for the online version. In fact from that number there are millions who have never played any type of video before!
When the product was eventually unveiled it was praised for living up to the hype around it and actually fulfilling the promises it made to Warcraft fans. This could be another key factor it the game's initial success and continued success.
Blizzard pride themselves on producing high quality products and WoW is no exception. The quality output, in terms of the game, is second to none. There servers rarely experience downtime and the gameplay is seamless making the online version of warcraft a step ahead of its competitors.
The initial five years of preparation and testing were well worth it as the finished product is highly polished.
The fact the World of Warcraft is a highly enjoyable game to play is probably the main reason for its success but just to say that it is enjoyable sells this game short.
You can change the actual game by joining different types of servers. Because WoW gives you the ability to play a different style of game many players have several characters in different types of "realms". This means you can play different realms as different characters.
The social interaction that you get, and which in fact is necessary if you want to progress within the game, is also a key factor in WoW's success. It also helps players develop real team building skills that are very useful in real life. Team skills are not the only benefit you can get from playing world of warcraft however. It has been shown by business experts and many entrepreneurs and business leaders that many key managerial skills are developed by guild leaders within the world of warcraft environment that they find extremely useful in the real world.
It is easy to see why the online version of warcraft has become so hugely popular among the gaming community. The game's creators are to be commended for producing so a powerful socially interactive fun-filled media and they should be congratulated for what they have done. Before the work even began on the game Blizzard Entertainment already knew they had an eager market as World of Warcraft is the fourth game in the Warcraft series. However, all three previous Warcraft games had to be played on your own computer with no interaction online or with other players through a network.
No-one was to release just how successful world of warcraft was to become though and that included Blizzard!
So before the game was even created there was an established fan base that was eagerly awaiting the game's release but this does not account for all of its success. There wasn't 11 million Warcraft players waiting for the online version. In fact from that number there are millions who have never played any type of video before!
When the product was eventually unveiled it was praised for living up to the hype around it and actually fulfilling the promises it made to Warcraft fans. This could be another key factor it the game's initial success and continued success.
Blizzard pride themselves on producing high quality products and WoW is no exception. The quality output, in terms of the game, is second to none. There servers rarely experience downtime and the gameplay is seamless making the online version of warcraft a step ahead of its competitors.
The initial five years of preparation and testing were well worth it as the finished product is highly polished.
The fact the World of Warcraft is a highly enjoyable game to play is probably the main reason for its success but just to say that it is enjoyable sells this game short.
You can change the actual game by joining different types of servers. Because WoW gives you the ability to play a different style of game many players have several characters in different types of "realms". This means you can play different realms as different characters.
The social interaction that you get, and which in fact is necessary if you want to progress within the game, is also a key factor in WoW's success. It also helps players develop real team building skills that are very useful in real life. Team skills are not the only benefit you can get from playing world of warcraft however. It has been shown by business experts and many entrepreneurs and business leaders that many key managerial skills are developed by guild leaders within the world of warcraft environment that they find extremely useful in the real world.
Monday, 19 July 2010
The World of Warcraft Demographics
World of Warcraft has surpassed all expectations that its creators, Blizzard, had for the gaming title. To date, 2010, this game has become one of the most popular video game sever created and is the most popular online game by a wide margin. The online warcraft phenomenon has taken the world of storm and completely changed the gaming world.
Traditionally gamers were made up of a very different type of person than you find playing online games now. Blizzard figures indicate that approximately 11,000,000 people from all over the world actively play the online game. These 11 million include all age groups and people from different walks of life.
Before Warcraft the average online game player would have been either a teenage boy or very young man. In these changing days, post world of warcraft, you can find young, middle-aged and older men and women playing the game online and are just as likely to run into children in you warcraft travels in the virtual world of Azeroth.
Many experts argue that the changes in the types of people, and their age groups, who play online games is due entirely to Blizzard. There is strong evidence to suggest this may be correct.
An American researcher, Nick Yee Ph.D collected data from over 40,000 game players for his "Daedalus Project" and discovered that approximately 20% of online gamers have had no previous experience with any other video games.
In addition it has also been noted that there are more women playing online games now than ever because of the large numbers playing world of warcraft.
It is estimated that about one third of the population of Azeroth, the online gaming world of world of warcraft, are female. Research indicates that the majority of these female players were first introduced to the online world of gaming by a male romantic partner.
World of Warcraft is now very much a social phenomenon as there are hundreds of players, as well as smaller groups, that come together to play as part of a guild.
The truth is that, although you can play world of warcraft as a solo player, to get ahead and make any type of headway within the game you must interact with other players. Believe it or not this unique form of social interaction in the virtual world created by Blizzard has the capability of teaching players some very useful real-world skills.
Would you like to level up so quickly in world of warcraft that your guild members will be amazed and begged you for your secrets? Then visit the review of the world's most powerful in-game WoW guide at zygor guide.
Many experts, and some high ranking executives from billion-dollar companies (like Yahoo) have praised World of Warcraft for helping players develop team skills, team building attributes and managerial skills equivalent to a college level education or years in the business world!
Truly World of Warcraft is much more than just an online pastime and far more than just a video game. World of Warcraft is an enjoyable way to earn real usable skills that bleed into the everyday world!
Would you also like to max out any WoW profession in a single day? Then visit jewelcrafting guide now!
Traditionally gamers were made up of a very different type of person than you find playing online games now. Blizzard figures indicate that approximately 11,000,000 people from all over the world actively play the online game. These 11 million include all age groups and people from different walks of life.
Before Warcraft the average online game player would have been either a teenage boy or very young man. In these changing days, post world of warcraft, you can find young, middle-aged and older men and women playing the game online and are just as likely to run into children in you warcraft travels in the virtual world of Azeroth.
Many experts argue that the changes in the types of people, and their age groups, who play online games is due entirely to Blizzard. There is strong evidence to suggest this may be correct.
An American researcher, Nick Yee Ph.D collected data from over 40,000 game players for his "Daedalus Project" and discovered that approximately 20% of online gamers have had no previous experience with any other video games.
In addition it has also been noted that there are more women playing online games now than ever because of the large numbers playing world of warcraft.
It is estimated that about one third of the population of Azeroth, the online gaming world of world of warcraft, are female. Research indicates that the majority of these female players were first introduced to the online world of gaming by a male romantic partner.
World of Warcraft is now very much a social phenomenon as there are hundreds of players, as well as smaller groups, that come together to play as part of a guild.
The truth is that, although you can play world of warcraft as a solo player, to get ahead and make any type of headway within the game you must interact with other players. Believe it or not this unique form of social interaction in the virtual world created by Blizzard has the capability of teaching players some very useful real-world skills.
Would you like to level up so quickly in world of warcraft that your guild members will be amazed and begged you for your secrets? Then visit the review of the world's most powerful in-game WoW guide at zygor guide.
Many experts, and some high ranking executives from billion-dollar companies (like Yahoo) have praised World of Warcraft for helping players develop team skills, team building attributes and managerial skills equivalent to a college level education or years in the business world!
Truly World of Warcraft is much more than just an online pastime and far more than just a video game. World of Warcraft is an enjoyable way to earn real usable skills that bleed into the everyday world!
Would you also like to max out any WoW profession in a single day? Then visit jewelcrafting guide now!
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
How to Level Up a Profession in World of Warcraft
As with any profession in World of Warcraft levelling up jewelcrafting isn't cheap. In fact it is rather expensive when you do it the traditional way!
Not only does levelling up your skills in your profession aid your own character's development but the new items that you can craft can be sold for a pretty penny to other players and many of them can also be shared among your group or guild.
This profit can then be used to power up your character and get much needed equipment and weapons.
getting your hands on some instant, and much needed gold, can be as simple as selling some low level items though. Some World of Warcraft players falsely believe that the low level items they can craft (or even the stuff they farm) is useless. They are mistaken. New players, or players that have not yet reached a decent level, will buy good gold for some of your items at the auction house.
When you choose a primary profession you should think carefully about which other professions suit it and can compliment it. For example, a mage would not want to take a blacksmith profession when tailoring would suit better because a mage wears cloth armour! Just tailoring may not be good for a warrior because he wears metal armour.
Because WoW is so popular, with 11 million active players, many good guides are now available. Recently some great guides for jewelcrafting 350, mining 350, first aid 350 and even fishing guides have become available.
The highest skill level you can reach in any profession is 450. However, 375 seems to be a major turning point when many abilities become available that greatly aid your character's development.
Reaching enchanting 375 or mining 375 when you have levelled up your jewelcrafting profession can give your character a lot of skill to create items that sell for large quantities of gold.I would advise you to earnestly consider investing in a good world of warcraft gold guide that can show you how to build up gold balance as you can do very little in WoW without gold.
Never purchase gold however as Blizzard are trying very hard to eliminate the professional gold farmers who play online and then sell gold. Blizzard may ban your account if you get involved in buying gold as it is clearly against the rules of the game.
Not only does levelling up your skills in your profession aid your own character's development but the new items that you can craft can be sold for a pretty penny to other players and many of them can also be shared among your group or guild.
This profit can then be used to power up your character and get much needed equipment and weapons.
getting your hands on some instant, and much needed gold, can be as simple as selling some low level items though. Some World of Warcraft players falsely believe that the low level items they can craft (or even the stuff they farm) is useless. They are mistaken. New players, or players that have not yet reached a decent level, will buy good gold for some of your items at the auction house.
When you choose a primary profession you should think carefully about which other professions suit it and can compliment it. For example, a mage would not want to take a blacksmith profession when tailoring would suit better because a mage wears cloth armour! Just tailoring may not be good for a warrior because he wears metal armour.
Because WoW is so popular, with 11 million active players, many good guides are now available. Recently some great guides for jewelcrafting 350, mining 350, first aid 350 and even fishing guides have become available.
The highest skill level you can reach in any profession is 450. However, 375 seems to be a major turning point when many abilities become available that greatly aid your character's development.
Reaching enchanting 375 or mining 375 when you have levelled up your jewelcrafting profession can give your character a lot of skill to create items that sell for large quantities of gold.I would advise you to earnestly consider investing in a good world of warcraft gold guide that can show you how to build up gold balance as you can do very little in WoW without gold.
Never purchase gold however as Blizzard are trying very hard to eliminate the professional gold farmers who play online and then sell gold. Blizzard may ban your account if you get involved in buying gold as it is clearly against the rules of the game.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Leveling Up A New Character in World of Warcraft
Starting a new character in the wonderful world of warcraft has many benefits but it also has downfalls. The grinding and questing process can be long and arduous and having to do it for the second time seems like a lot of boring work. It is also boring, monotonous and tedious. So when you decide that you are going to start a new character you obviously want to avoid all the mistakes you made the first time and you also want the experience to be as enjoyable as possible.If it is going to take you many hours just to get back to where you left off simply because you have a new character you may get so bored that you give up. Although Warcraft is designed to be challenging it is not supposed to be frustrating!
However, there is hope to make the whole process of levelling up a new character and regaining the power and experience you had very quickly. It does not have to be as difficult as it was the first time. Here are some hints:
1. Don't Skip Zones!
When you begin again with a different avatar you are often tempted to skip parts of the training process. Although it can be boring being taught to do things that are easy for you now if you skip them you can miss out on essential character rewards like spells, magical items and other things. Failing to gain these special items now will mean a world of pain and frustration later in the game. I know the training is boring when you are an experienced player but you really need to stay focused and get everything that is available to you - it will make things much easier when you get past level 10.
2. Plan Your Build
Try not to weaken your character by being a jack of all trades. It is all too easy to make the mistake of trying to level yourself in many different areas like PvP, professions and the like without focusing on one area at a time.Do not spread your focus too thin. Decide to level up first then take care of the rest and choose a specific build that will power up your character in specific areas. Stay focused on what you need to do and try not to get too distracted.
3. Use a Guide
Performing the quests again can be frustrating and boring. This is true even if your character belongs to a different race and class. Often things can be missed due entirely to rushing the process and not paying attention to detail.You should consider using an in-game levelling guide as it can show you the fastest way to regain your original level. You can continue using the guide to reach 80 in just a week or simply turn it off once you regain your original level.
However, there is hope to make the whole process of levelling up a new character and regaining the power and experience you had very quickly. It does not have to be as difficult as it was the first time. Here are some hints:
1. Don't Skip Zones!
When you begin again with a different avatar you are often tempted to skip parts of the training process. Although it can be boring being taught to do things that are easy for you now if you skip them you can miss out on essential character rewards like spells, magical items and other things. Failing to gain these special items now will mean a world of pain and frustration later in the game. I know the training is boring when you are an experienced player but you really need to stay focused and get everything that is available to you - it will make things much easier when you get past level 10.
2. Plan Your Build
Try not to weaken your character by being a jack of all trades. It is all too easy to make the mistake of trying to level yourself in many different areas like PvP, professions and the like without focusing on one area at a time.Do not spread your focus too thin. Decide to level up first then take care of the rest and choose a specific build that will power up your character in specific areas. Stay focused on what you need to do and try not to get too distracted.
3. Use a Guide
Performing the quests again can be frustrating and boring. This is true even if your character belongs to a different race and class. Often things can be missed due entirely to rushing the process and not paying attention to detail.You should consider using an in-game levelling guide as it can show you the fastest way to regain your original level. You can continue using the guide to reach 80 in just a week or simply turn it off once you regain your original level.
Friday, 9 July 2010
The Fantasy of World of Warcraft
Every day thousands of people log onto their Warcraft account and join their friends in an online fantasy realm that is the largest MMORPG in existence. It all started in the early 1990s with Warcraft - a game that took the Pc gaming world by storm and spawned two sequels.
In the online game four years have passed since the last Warcraft single player. Although Warcraft III seen races decimated and Azeroth war torn the races do not have time to rest.
Ancient threats and new ones lurk forever in the darkness ready to pounce and cause havoc once again.
Azeroth has changed forever. It is not a computer program downloaded and played on one computer any more. Azeroth exists as an ever-changing dynamic virtual world that exists on Blizzard's own servers. To visit Azeroth you must literally visit another place by logging onto your computer and going onto the internet.
Azeroth, the virtual world of warcraft world, is now online. Being a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) allows Warcraft to have 11 million active players from all over the planet.
To access the virtual world of Azeroth you need to sign up for a Blizzard account. When you sign into it and join a warcraft realm you will be there with many thousands of other players.
Warcraft is quite unique in the fact that there are several different styles of server that suit individual game styles. The unique thing about World of Warcraft is that you can play it at your own pace unlike most of the other ones online today.
Warcraft has two factions the Horde and the Alliance. You then pick a race from ten different ones and give your character a class - again from ten different classes. Once you start playing you can choose two primary professions and as many secondary professions as you want.
There are multiple and interesting modes of transportation from flying epic mounts to instant teleportation depending on your class and level.
The storyline of the warcraft world is interesting, engaging and builds up your interest in the game as you play.
The great thing about playing world of warcraft is also the fact that many experts have identified that the game teaches real world skills that can be used in career and personal settings.
Warcraft is not just a game it is truly an enjoyable, entertaining, rewarding, often inspiring and skill training experience.
In the online game four years have passed since the last Warcraft single player. Although Warcraft III seen races decimated and Azeroth war torn the races do not have time to rest.
Ancient threats and new ones lurk forever in the darkness ready to pounce and cause havoc once again.
Azeroth has changed forever. It is not a computer program downloaded and played on one computer any more. Azeroth exists as an ever-changing dynamic virtual world that exists on Blizzard's own servers. To visit Azeroth you must literally visit another place by logging onto your computer and going onto the internet.
Azeroth, the virtual world of warcraft world, is now online. Being a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) allows Warcraft to have 11 million active players from all over the planet.
To access the virtual world of Azeroth you need to sign up for a Blizzard account. When you sign into it and join a warcraft realm you will be there with many thousands of other players.
Warcraft is quite unique in the fact that there are several different styles of server that suit individual game styles. The unique thing about World of Warcraft is that you can play it at your own pace unlike most of the other ones online today.
Warcraft has two factions the Horde and the Alliance. You then pick a race from ten different ones and give your character a class - again from ten different classes. Once you start playing you can choose two primary professions and as many secondary professions as you want.
There are multiple and interesting modes of transportation from flying epic mounts to instant teleportation depending on your class and level.
The storyline of the warcraft world is interesting, engaging and builds up your interest in the game as you play.
The great thing about playing world of warcraft is also the fact that many experts have identified that the game teaches real world skills that can be used in career and personal settings.
Warcraft is not just a game it is truly an enjoyable, entertaining, rewarding, often inspiring and skill training experience.
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Getting Started With WoW - Beginners Guide
There is a lot of information available online about world of warcraft with tips and tricks for people who have been playing for awhile. Unfortunately, there is not much information made available for new players. This is a short article for those who are new to world of warcraft and need to know the basics.
Within the game you have the option of reading some helpful guidelines. By clicking on the flashing exclamation mark (!) at the bottom of the screen you can instantly access information on questing, training and combat.
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move your character. The WASD keys server exactly the same function.
If you are unfamiliar with any of the icons in your game interface just hold your mouse over it (without clicking) and an information box will appear telling you what it is.
In times of game play when you come in contact with other players, computer generated personalities, monsters or items your mouse pointer will change and indicate that you can interact with them.
Left click on anything with WoW to select it and interact with things by right clicking.
As WoW is an online game you will need an internet connection and a WoW online account. After this you choose which server to play on. Not all realms are the same and you need to do a little research to determine which one is best for you. However, if it is the first time you are playing I suggest you just pick the first, normal, option.
When you create your character you can be a member of either the Alliance or the Horde. You then get to choose your race from a variety of different kinds from elves and dwarfs to humans.
Be sure you read the naming protocols before you name your character or you may be penalised.
When you die in the game you have the ability to be resurrected. In a nearby cemetery you will be revived as a ghost by a spirit healer. To re-enter the game properly just go, as a ghost, to your body and your body will be revived.
If you get lost or just don't know what you should do you can request help from a Game Master by clicking on the "help request" button in your user interface.
Within the game you have the option of reading some helpful guidelines. By clicking on the flashing exclamation mark (!) at the bottom of the screen you can instantly access information on questing, training and combat.
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move your character. The WASD keys server exactly the same function.
If you are unfamiliar with any of the icons in your game interface just hold your mouse over it (without clicking) and an information box will appear telling you what it is.
In times of game play when you come in contact with other players, computer generated personalities, monsters or items your mouse pointer will change and indicate that you can interact with them.
Left click on anything with WoW to select it and interact with things by right clicking.
As WoW is an online game you will need an internet connection and a WoW online account. After this you choose which server to play on. Not all realms are the same and you need to do a little research to determine which one is best for you. However, if it is the first time you are playing I suggest you just pick the first, normal, option.
When you create your character you can be a member of either the Alliance or the Horde. You then get to choose your race from a variety of different kinds from elves and dwarfs to humans.
Be sure you read the naming protocols before you name your character or you may be penalised.
When you die in the game you have the ability to be resurrected. In a nearby cemetery you will be revived as a ghost by a spirit healer. To re-enter the game properly just go, as a ghost, to your body and your body will be revived.
If you get lost or just don't know what you should do you can request help from a Game Master by clicking on the "help request" button in your user interface.
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
How to Play World of Warcraft
Try the game first to see you like it before you spend any money buying the game and then paying monthly fees.However it is also useful as it gives you time to try out a few different types of races and classes to see which one suits you best before you actually start paying for the game through your monthly subscription.
Before you even play the game you should choose from 1 of the 4 different server types. You must choose a server before you get to the stage of creating your own personal avatar. The 4 types of servers are as follows:
1. Normal or Standard
2. Player versus Player (PvP)
3. Role Playing (RP)
4. Role Playing & PvP
The normal, or standard, server is your first choice. In Player verses Player (PvP) you have the chance to enter into combat with other players at any time within the game.The RP type of server has a set of strict rules and regulations that you should read before you enter the server. The last type of server is a combination of the last two.
It is often a good idea to try a normal server the first time you play. You can always swap to a different server later.
Make sure you take account of a servers population count as well. Picking a server with a medium amount of player son it is always advisable. Too many players means overcrowding and too little players means a deserted landscape.
You will have to choose your faction. You have two choices:
1. The Horde.
2. The Alliance.
As a general rule of thumb Alliance members are younger and less experienced. Rarely will a player with experience join the Alliance. Experienced players seem to prefer the Horde and in this faction you will find many powerful guilds and groups to join.
Try out different character types as well. When you begin to the play the game and try out different races and classes you will find quite quickly which ones best suit you and your style of game play. You will not know that until you try.
Also be sure to check out the in-game guides that are available.Most experienced players also use in-game levelling guides. These guides can help you avoid useless quests and finish quests that will level your character quickly and gain much needed items.
Would you like to reach 450 in any world of warcraft profession in just a single day? Then learn all the secrets at jewelcrafting guide. You can also level from 1 to 80 in just 7 days with the excellent in-game guide the Zygor Guide.
Before you even play the game you should choose from 1 of the 4 different server types. You must choose a server before you get to the stage of creating your own personal avatar. The 4 types of servers are as follows:
1. Normal or Standard
2. Player versus Player (PvP)
3. Role Playing (RP)
4. Role Playing & PvP
The normal, or standard, server is your first choice. In Player verses Player (PvP) you have the chance to enter into combat with other players at any time within the game.The RP type of server has a set of strict rules and regulations that you should read before you enter the server. The last type of server is a combination of the last two.
It is often a good idea to try a normal server the first time you play. You can always swap to a different server later.
Make sure you take account of a servers population count as well. Picking a server with a medium amount of player son it is always advisable. Too many players means overcrowding and too little players means a deserted landscape.
You will have to choose your faction. You have two choices:
1. The Horde.
2. The Alliance.
As a general rule of thumb Alliance members are younger and less experienced. Rarely will a player with experience join the Alliance. Experienced players seem to prefer the Horde and in this faction you will find many powerful guilds and groups to join.
Try out different character types as well. When you begin to the play the game and try out different races and classes you will find quite quickly which ones best suit you and your style of game play. You will not know that until you try.
Also be sure to check out the in-game guides that are available.Most experienced players also use in-game levelling guides. These guides can help you avoid useless quests and finish quests that will level your character quickly and gain much needed items.
Would you like to reach 450 in any world of warcraft profession in just a single day? Then learn all the secrets at jewelcrafting guide. You can also level from 1 to 80 in just 7 days with the excellent in-game guide the Zygor Guide.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
World of Warcraft Tips
On a global scale world of warcraft is huge. It is one of the most popular video games that has ever been programmed onto a computer. WoW is actually the fastest growing and most consistently popular online game in existence. All WoW players want to level up their characters as fast as they can and this one goal causes many people to spent hundreds of hours playing the game every month.
Even though the amazingly colourful and diverse virtual world of Azeroth is highly entertaining and enjoyable to roam in it can cause problems for some warcraft players (in fact it causes problems for many of them). The problem with WoW is not that the game play is frustrating or that it is difficult to master. The problem lies in the fact that hundreds of hours of game time are needed to reach those higher and more elusive levels that all players want to reach.
When playing WoW the most important things are levelling up quickly so you can earn your epic mount and kick some virtual ass in the arena.Unfortunately though most players don't have hundreds of hours to spend levelling up.
For this reason it is often best to get in-game guides that can take you by the metaphorical virtual hand and shows which quests are worth doing and which ones are complete wastes of time. The really good in-game levelling guides, such as the Zygor Guide and Joanas Guide, can then walk you through the complicated questing paths involved.
Levelling up is not your only concern however. It is also advantageous to power up as quickly as you can. One of the fastest ways to do this is through the use of the WoW professions.
You must think very seriously about which primary and secondary professions you are going to take before you actually make the move of levelling one. It is important to pick professions that will be an aid to your character. Professions that you choose should be in harmony with the class of your character and should also be complementary to each other.
If you have an avatar that is a member of the warrior class then it should be fairly obviously that blacksmithing would be greatly beneficial to you. Having the ability to manipulate metal means you could create stronger armour and wield better weapons for example.
Being able to create these items also means you can create excess items, sometimes for use by your guild members and sometimes to sell in the auction house. This much needed gold can then be used to finance purchases of items that you need to power up your character even further.
Even though the amazingly colourful and diverse virtual world of Azeroth is highly entertaining and enjoyable to roam in it can cause problems for some warcraft players (in fact it causes problems for many of them). The problem with WoW is not that the game play is frustrating or that it is difficult to master. The problem lies in the fact that hundreds of hours of game time are needed to reach those higher and more elusive levels that all players want to reach.
When playing WoW the most important things are levelling up quickly so you can earn your epic mount and kick some virtual ass in the arena.Unfortunately though most players don't have hundreds of hours to spend levelling up.
For this reason it is often best to get in-game guides that can take you by the metaphorical virtual hand and shows which quests are worth doing and which ones are complete wastes of time. The really good in-game levelling guides, such as the Zygor Guide and Joanas Guide, can then walk you through the complicated questing paths involved.
Levelling up is not your only concern however. It is also advantageous to power up as quickly as you can. One of the fastest ways to do this is through the use of the WoW professions.
You must think very seriously about which primary and secondary professions you are going to take before you actually make the move of levelling one. It is important to pick professions that will be an aid to your character. Professions that you choose should be in harmony with the class of your character and should also be complementary to each other.
If you have an avatar that is a member of the warrior class then it should be fairly obviously that blacksmithing would be greatly beneficial to you. Having the ability to manipulate metal means you could create stronger armour and wield better weapons for example.
Being able to create these items also means you can create excess items, sometimes for use by your guild members and sometimes to sell in the auction house. This much needed gold can then be used to finance purchases of items that you need to power up your character even further.
Monday, 5 July 2010
Warcraft Profession Guide
You can choose to have 2 different kinds of professions in WoW. You have the choice of choosing professions based on either primary or secondary professions. You can choose to have only two main (primary) professions but can have all the secondary professions if you want to.
Obviously with the ability to take advantage of two primary professions and an unlimited number of secondary professions it is wise to do some research before you choose your professions. Many new players find that they waste a lot of time levelling up their skill points just to discover they have chosen the wrong professions.
Because professions go to 450 level it is a great waste of your time to level up a profession that you cannot use properly. This is made worse because you have to start again from scratch if you change professions. When you pick professions that suit your game style and the class of your avatar then you suddenly find yourself having a great advantage over other WoW players and being able to level up and power up your character much more quickly!
Of course once you pick your professions you do not want to take too much time leveling up your skill points. I will show you how to do this at the end of this article.
In the beginning however you should focus on choosing your professions wisely. By far this simple first step is the most important one when it comes to WoW professions. Many new players give little or no thought to which profession they choose and therefore usually end up with professions that are useless to them.
Tailoring would be pretty useless to the warrior class for example. Blacksmithing would prove much more useful to a warrior as it would allow the warrior to forge new and improved weapons and armour.
However, a priest, shaman or mage would greatly benefit from a profession such as tailoring because they use cloth armour!
When you know which professions are best for you to use you can choose two primary professions that match each other. As an example mining and blacksmithing are 2 primary professions that work well together.
Obviously with the ability to take advantage of two primary professions and an unlimited number of secondary professions it is wise to do some research before you choose your professions. Many new players find that they waste a lot of time levelling up their skill points just to discover they have chosen the wrong professions.
Because professions go to 450 level it is a great waste of your time to level up a profession that you cannot use properly. This is made worse because you have to start again from scratch if you change professions. When you pick professions that suit your game style and the class of your avatar then you suddenly find yourself having a great advantage over other WoW players and being able to level up and power up your character much more quickly!
Of course once you pick your professions you do not want to take too much time leveling up your skill points. I will show you how to do this at the end of this article.
In the beginning however you should focus on choosing your professions wisely. By far this simple first step is the most important one when it comes to WoW professions. Many new players give little or no thought to which profession they choose and therefore usually end up with professions that are useless to them.
Tailoring would be pretty useless to the warrior class for example. Blacksmithing would prove much more useful to a warrior as it would allow the warrior to forge new and improved weapons and armour.
However, a priest, shaman or mage would greatly benefit from a profession such as tailoring because they use cloth armour!
When you know which professions are best for you to use you can choose two primary professions that match each other. As an example mining and blacksmithing are 2 primary professions that work well together.
Friday, 2 July 2010
Guide to Choosing a Profession in WoW
When you play World of Warcraft one of the most important things to consider in the game is levelling up your character. Of course it is important to level up quickly. At lower levels you get killed a lot and the game can be frustrating. It doesn't take long to realise that there is more to world of warcraft than just levelling up your character. Take the professions for example!
There are a few reasons for choosing your professions carefully. When you pick your primary profession, and your secondary profession, it is a good idea to do a little research into the professions (and your character's class) first. Many new players choose professions that are completely useless to their character and style of game-play. However, it can also be used to create items that can be sold at the auction house.
With a great many professions it is possible to use them for the benefit of an entire group and not just your own character.At higher profession levels it is possible to create items, using your high level skill, that can be sold at auction for a nice price.
It is often a good idea to twin professions that suit one and other and that also suit your character's class. Mining and jewelcrafting are two examples of complimentary professions.
It takes different things to level up different professions. If you hate grinding and farming then perhaps tailoring is not for you as you need a lot of cloth (which you usually get off dead enemies). If you find it hard to make gold then perhaps jewelcrafting I snot for you either!
Also take into account the class to which your character belongs before you pick a profession. Blacksmithing would be pretty useless to a mage as a mage uses no metal armor - perhaps a tailoring profession would better suit.
If you are having trouble picking additional professions after your primary one is chosen then you should consider choosing enchanting. This neat profession will let you disenchant any item that you can't get sold so you can sell the shards or dust from it.
Try to avoid the usual route when levelling up your profession as it takes way too long.The most successful WoW players ensure that they know exactly how they will level up their character and gain 450 profession skill points before they even chose their profession.
There are a few reasons for choosing your professions carefully. When you pick your primary profession, and your secondary profession, it is a good idea to do a little research into the professions (and your character's class) first. Many new players choose professions that are completely useless to their character and style of game-play. However, it can also be used to create items that can be sold at the auction house.
With a great many professions it is possible to use them for the benefit of an entire group and not just your own character.At higher profession levels it is possible to create items, using your high level skill, that can be sold at auction for a nice price.
It is often a good idea to twin professions that suit one and other and that also suit your character's class. Mining and jewelcrafting are two examples of complimentary professions.
It takes different things to level up different professions. If you hate grinding and farming then perhaps tailoring is not for you as you need a lot of cloth (which you usually get off dead enemies). If you find it hard to make gold then perhaps jewelcrafting I snot for you either!
Also take into account the class to which your character belongs before you pick a profession. Blacksmithing would be pretty useless to a mage as a mage uses no metal armor - perhaps a tailoring profession would better suit.
If you are having trouble picking additional professions after your primary one is chosen then you should consider choosing enchanting. This neat profession will let you disenchant any item that you can't get sold so you can sell the shards or dust from it.
Try to avoid the usual route when levelling up your profession as it takes way too long.The most successful WoW players ensure that they know exactly how they will level up their character and gain 450 profession skill points before they even chose their profession.
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