Thursday, May 6, 2010

Questing 101

Information about quests for the new player, from the mechanics to tips on how to make questing easier and how to abandon a quest.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/06/wow-rookie-questing-101/

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The Five Minute MMORPG

How to level from 0 to 80 very very quickly.
http://kotaku.com/5532199/from-level-0-to-level-80-in-just-five-minutes

Here's the game site.  "Hot PvP action"
http://www.fiveminutemmorpg.com/

Obviously the Blog-o-sphere is obsessed with speed this morning.  If you are interested in zipping through the plot of the Star Wars classic trilogy as quickly as you level above, Big Red Kitty has a video for you.
http://www.dphowell.com/2010/05/05/bathe-in-the-awesome/

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Part Time at the Auction House

WOW Insider has a basic guide up for the casual auction house visitor.  It's just common sense but if you find how this all works confusing, it's worth a read.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/05/gold-capped-casual-auctioneering/

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Cataclysm Alpha Friends and Family Leaks

Lots of screen shots and information from the alpha play of Cataclysm that has just started are hitting the Internet. Obviously the non-disclosure agreements players signed are not working.  Click on the MMO Champion link to see more, or just read Twisted Faith's summary.
http://twistedfaith.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/the-mirror-of-things-to-come/

Here's information about the new player UI for Cataclysm.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/06/cataclysm-initial-user-interface-strings/

UPDATE:  An interesting series of articles about the leaks and Blizzard's response are here
http://timhowgego.com/a-strange-game.html

and here.  Enjoy!
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/05/why-people-leak-and-other-musings-over.html

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