Guild Wars 2: Mystic Forge

An explanation of how the Mystic Forge works and what sorts of things you can make. There are lots of links to further information, there are recipes, etc.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/zfr9x/mystic_forge_recipes_and_research_it_makes_exotics/

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Help for the Guild Wars 2 Chef

The GW2 Database lists the recipes.
http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/cook

Here is a spreadsheet of all the recipes in the game, courtesy of Keyshana.  It lists recipes and their ingredients plus the level needed to craft the item.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah5JJtPJfCEzdEw1Mkk1SEZ3UTFsUnc4Q2wwWmhGQ0E#gid=0

The GW2 wiki describes the various ingredients and gives you hints as to what are drops, items you must purchase, the NPCs that sell some things, etc.  Clicking on an ingredient will tell you what recipes it can be used in.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ingredient

This is a list of ingredients by location.
http://rift.gaiscioch.com/tavern/guildwars_guides/post_38103.html

This seems to be a list of foods, their ingredients, levels, stats, buffs, etc.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlaHOJ-yv62udDVUeURVTXFJNTNRVHFRLU9RRmNnOUE#gid=0

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Guild Wars 2 Weapons

Ten Ton Hammer talks about how weapons work in GW2.
http://www.tentonhammer.com/gw2/guides/basics/weapons

Here's a guide to making Legendary Weapons, with pages and pages of comments.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/64363-legendary-weapons-guide/

A list of all legendary weapons in GW2, plus crafting recipes and the "gifts" needed.
http://segmentnext.com/2012/08/30/guild-wars-2-legendary-weapons-crafting-recipes-guide-gift-recipes-and-where-to-find/

A guide to weapons for Necromancers.
http://www.necrobator.com/necropedia/necromancer-weapon-guide/

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Guild Wars 2: Cooking

Cooking is a bit different from the other crafts in GW2.  Here is a guide to cooking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Here is a database of the recipes that shows the needed ingredients for each.
http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/cook

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WOW Blacksmithing Recipes

This is a recipes database.  You can sort the listing by using the tabs at the top of the list.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/recipes/blacksmithing.html

This is a guide to obtaining all the blacksmithing recipes.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Guide_to_obtaining_every_blacksmithing_recipe

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WOW: Best Farming Locations

The best farming locations for various items (Patch 4.3.3)
http://www.wow-professions.com/farming-guides

Here's a skinning guide, by level.
http://www.wow-professions.com/wowguides/wow-skinning-guide.html#1

Places to farm (this is organized by profession)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Places_to_farm

Leatherworking patterns/recipes (dated 2008)
http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/26688

Skinning and leather information
http://www.wowpedia.org/Skinning

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Crafting in Guild Wars 2 UPDATED

There are eight crafting professions in Guild Wars 2 (and 400 skills levels!).  You can learn all the crafting professions, but can only have two disciplines active on a character at one time.  You can gather materials for crafting by purchasing items, looting defeated foes' bodies, gathering certain raw materials, and salvaging materials after destroying items using a salvage kit.  All this is covered in the GW2 wiki.  Yes, it's complicated.  This is the very best guide I've found.
http://gaiscioch.com/tavern/guildwars_crafting/post_35198.html

Here is what the official wiki says about crafting.  The links are very useful for research.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting_material

This summarizes crafting and has explanations of how professions work crafting items.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guild-wars-2/Crafting

Here is a crafting orientation video for beginners.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFU_b4e2bxU

A more intermediate crafting video with an emphasis on gathering and storage. (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3Ddw6Gqmo&feature=channel&list=UL

Cooking is a little different so here's a video that covers just cooking.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Psynister has analyzed the gem store. You can read all about it and see the organizational charts here.  Thanks, Psyn!
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/analyzing-the-gem-store/

He's also done a review of the game.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/guild-wars-2-review-take-2/

UPDATE:  Recipes are color coded in the production tab of your crafting UI.  I am quoting the Production section in the link below as follows:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

"The production tab shows all available recipes. The color of a recipe's name indicates how close the recipe is to your current discipline level. The colors are the same as for item quality, progressing from gold for recipes near your current level to green to dark blue to light blue to white to gray for recipes that no longer grant any crafting experience.

Red recipes appear when you are within five levels of the next 25-level interval, at which point they will automatically unlock.

The number after the recipe name indicates how many items you can craft using that recipe, based on the contents your inventory and collections."

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Patch 4.0.1 Bugs and Problems

There are some real problems with Patch 4.0.1.  The alchemy gem transmute recipes have disappeared so that leveling Alchemists can't get them, and Blizzard is pretending this isn't happening.  BBB, Blizzard has more important things to worry about right now--they just blew up their game in a Bet-the-Company move.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/10/16/alchemy-gem-transmute-recipes-gone-in-4-0-1/

The Major League Gaming Pro Circuit is having their tournament this weekend.  It may be the last as their client won't work with Patch 4.0.1 so this PvP is under the old system.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/16/mlg-dc-starts-tonight-for-wow/

Blizzard has deployed a hot fix to the Violet Proto Drake/Master Riding problem.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=171256

Arcane mage Prime glyphs has been mislabeled as major glyphs and cannot be placed in Prime slots. This may be the case for fire and frost configs also, but the Solo MMO Player has not checked this.   No word on when this will be fixed.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27187853045&sid=1

The Addon Developer Kit no longer automatically extracts code with Patch 4.0.1.  You have to go to a new developer's site to download this.

http://www.wowhead.com/blog=170877

Warlocks have missing minions and demons, and the ones they have are renamed for them.  This is supposed to be fixed next maintenance day if it hasn't been already.

http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/blizzard-killed-my-dog/

There is mixed reaction to Patch 4.0.1's nerfing of Auction House addons.  Blacksen thinks this will keep the amateur sellers away and consolidate power in the hands of professional goblins.

http://blacksen.com/archives/687

WOW Insider has a list of "current" bugs but it does not look updated to me.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/status-update-on-current-patch-4-0-1-issues/

So I looked at Blizzard Customer Service's Twitter feed and found a link to what they say is the current bug list.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27188062708&sid=1

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Disguise Yourself UPDATED

Ways to change your character if you aren't a druid.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/28/guest-post-5-ways-to-become-a-master-of-disguise/

UPDATE:  The Pugging Pally writes an article about ways to  change your outward appearance.
http://puggingpally.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/so-you-want-to-be-a/

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Databases to Make Your Game Easier

Here's a list of essential resources for the WOW player, explained and reviewed by Miss Medicina.
http://missmedicina.blogspot.com/2010/02/resourceful-i-am.html

To sum up and list the most important resources in the article, she loves WOW Heroes when it comes to looking up characters, gear, raid specs, achievements, etc.
http://www.wow-heroes.com/

She finds these two sites invaluable for crafting information, especially recipes, patterns and people selling them.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/home.html

http://freewithmats.com/

She loves the Raider 101 Wiki for its helpful raiding basics per class.
http://www.raider101.com//wikka.php?wakka=HomePage

She uses Gem Finder a lot to, well, find gems.
http://www.wow-gem.com/gems.aspx

WOW Collect helps track mounts, pets and tabards.  You can also browse lists of items like  All In-Game Pets, Korean Pets, Binds on PickUp, etc.
http://www.wowcollect.com/

She used the Alchemist Apprentice when grinding out rep.
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/f/f3/Alchemist%27s_Apprentice.jpg

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Find Recipes, Patterns and Sellers of Same Here

Miss Medicina has posted a list of her favorite resource websites.  Two are excellent places for crafters to visit.  Crafter's Tome has lists of all the recipes, where to get them (and the drop rate) and what materials are needed to make each.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/home.html

Free With Mats is a list, by server, of folks with recipes or patterns to sell.  NOTE THE WARNING  in red before you do a search for Patch 3.3 items.  Enter your server, then choose among the professions.
http://freewithmats.com/

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