Druid is probably the single most versatile class in the game, even moreso than the other hybrid classes in the game. Unfortunately, that same versatility makes it a little difficult to determine the best way to do simple things. Today, we're going to talk about Druid gold farming. Druid has two good DPS specs, but we'll focus on the more solo-efficient spec, Feral. Not only does Feral have very high DPS, it has virtually no downtime unless you have a series of particularly bad pulls, thanks to the efficiency of its mana usage (for healing only).
So, here's the spec I recommend for druid gold farming: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#0ZxGMcfrbbeR0IzAkbgczb:NcoVMz
And now that we have the spec, lets discuss damage dealing and tactics. Dealing damage is pretty straightforward:
Pounce -> Faerie Fire (Feral) -> Mangle -> Shred -> Rake -> Rip or Ferocious Bite (depending on how much health the enemy has left)
Most enemies should die after one round of this, but for the few that survive, another Mangle or two should end them. If you face too many enemies that are lasting a long time (unlikely unless you just hit level eighty), it's important to slip an early Savage Roar in there, too. Though for the most part, you won't need the extra damage of Savage Roar or any extra Mangles.
A few more tips: Pick your pulls carefully, be careful about players from other factions if on a PvP server or farming in Wintergrasp, use your flying mount to move between mobs unless they are close enough together to make the cast time a waste, use cooldowns often.
Feral is actually a pretty damn complicated melee DPS spec, but fortunately you get to avoid most of the headache involved in raiding during your druid gold farming; enemies don't last so long that you need to juggle a bunch of bleeds and buffs for maximum damage.
I hope this guide has helped you out some; if it wasn't in-depth enough or you need more gold-earning tips, then I'd suggest getting a dedicated gold guide. Check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
DK Gold Farming
So you've got yourself a Death Knight you want to use to farm some gold, but aren't sure which spec is optimal? Well, to be honest you can do fairly well with any DPS spec, but one spec in particular is ideal for DK gold farming: Blood. Blood allows for decent health return, eliminating the need for downtime, and is handy for it's ability to kill two mobs simultaneously with little problem.
We'll be using a typical DPS spec: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jfVMVh0Icfkf0stZfMbhxc:AILVm
Now that you have the spec, time to discuss the fun part: killing mobs. Blood is a pretty straightforward spec, and you typically won't make it very far at all into your rotation. Whenever possible, grab a few mobs at a time; they won't be able to hurt you enough to matter, and you'll kill that much quicker.
Rotation: IT, PS, HS, HS or Pestilence (depending on number of mobs), DS, DC, HSx4, Pestilence to refresh diseases, DS to get more death runes
DK gold farming is actually pretty simple! Heart Strike and your diseases will be hitting multiple targets, so again, pull as many enemies as you feel is convenient; just don't waste time trying to gather too many enemies, as it is often faster to dispatch a smaller number of mobs, mount up, and quickly move to the next set.
Other than that, just use your head. Use your cooldowns intelligently; don't blow Dancing Rune Weapon on a half-dead target; heck, if you're killing enemies fast enough I'd advise not using it unless you have a few healthy targets ready to burn. Same goes for your Ghoul. Be smart about using your cooldowns, and you'll greatly increase your kill speed overall.
I hope this little guide to DK gold farming has helped you out some. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
We'll be using a typical DPS spec: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#jfVMVh0Icfkf0stZfMbhxc:AILVm
Now that you have the spec, time to discuss the fun part: killing mobs. Blood is a pretty straightforward spec, and you typically won't make it very far at all into your rotation. Whenever possible, grab a few mobs at a time; they won't be able to hurt you enough to matter, and you'll kill that much quicker.
Rotation: IT, PS, HS, HS or Pestilence (depending on number of mobs), DS, DC, HSx4, Pestilence to refresh diseases, DS to get more death runes
DK gold farming is actually pretty simple! Heart Strike and your diseases will be hitting multiple targets, so again, pull as many enemies as you feel is convenient; just don't waste time trying to gather too many enemies, as it is often faster to dispatch a smaller number of mobs, mount up, and quickly move to the next set.
Other than that, just use your head. Use your cooldowns intelligently; don't blow Dancing Rune Weapon on a half-dead target; heck, if you're killing enemies fast enough I'd advise not using it unless you have a few healthy targets ready to burn. Same goes for your Ghoul. Be smart about using your cooldowns, and you'll greatly increase your kill speed overall.
I hope this little guide to DK gold farming has helped you out some. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Shaman Gold Farming
Shaman being one of the less commonly played classes of World of Warcraft, it can be difficult to find good information on how to do various things. This post will discuss the ins and outs of shaman gold farming. We'll be using an Elemental spec for this; the incredibly high opening burst an elemental shaman is capable of makes it very easy to burn down mobs in no time at all.
First, lets get a workable spec. Something like this should do quite nicely : http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#hihVqcdhtGf0Ao0xgco:MkIVcm
Once you have the spec, it's time for a cast order. Well, guess what? Shaman gold farming as Elemental is almost insultingly easy.
1.Flame Shock
2.Lava Burst
3.Lightning Bolt until enemy dies, maybe use a Frost Shock if the cooldown ends in time.
That's it. That's all you have to do. Just make sure to keep Water Shield up and Thunderstorm on cooldown to keep your mana supply healthy, and you'll be tearing through enemies like they're tissue paper. Don't bother with totems, they're a waste of mana when you're farming, and will often end up slowing you down.
Other than that, keep little things in mind; for example, running from mob to mob can be a waste of time. Use Ghost Wolf or your mount to get from mob to mob, depending on the distance required. Don't try to farm locations where you are constantly fighting for each and every mob; either find another location or come back later.
As you can tell, shaman gold farming is incredibly simple. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
First, lets get a workable spec. Something like this should do quite nicely : http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#hihVqcdhtGf0Ao0xgco:MkIVcm
Once you have the spec, it's time for a cast order. Well, guess what? Shaman gold farming as Elemental is almost insultingly easy.
1.Flame Shock
2.Lava Burst
3.Lightning Bolt until enemy dies, maybe use a Frost Shock if the cooldown ends in time.
That's it. That's all you have to do. Just make sure to keep Water Shield up and Thunderstorm on cooldown to keep your mana supply healthy, and you'll be tearing through enemies like they're tissue paper. Don't bother with totems, they're a waste of mana when you're farming, and will often end up slowing you down.
Other than that, keep little things in mind; for example, running from mob to mob can be a waste of time. Use Ghost Wolf or your mount to get from mob to mob, depending on the distance required. Don't try to farm locations where you are constantly fighting for each and every mob; either find another location or come back later.
As you can tell, shaman gold farming is incredibly simple. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Paladin Gold Farming
Paladin has quickly become the most popular class in World of Warcraft, and for good reason; they make the best tanks, they make great healers(especially in PvP!), and they're damn good DPS (especially in PvP, again!). They're incredibly versatile characters, and they look cool doing it. So today we're going to talk about Paladin gold farming technique.
There is a lot of information out there about Prot AoE farming, but we're not going to talk about that; it's not actually particularly effective, and it can lead to a lot of headache, especially if you don't already have tank gear. Instead, we'll focus on Retribution farming. First, lets take a look at our spec:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?paladin#999SRn2vNzIs0,aere3,10952
This spec contains all the vital talents for maximizing your paladin gold farming efficiency; which is to say it's a very high DPS spec. Once you have the spec, what do you do with it? Well, Paladin is pretty straightforward...and the exceptionally high burst Retadins have makes enemies drop like rocks. Use this priority system; in other words, you want to cast the highest spell on the list that isn't on cooldown.
HoW > Judgement > CS > DS > Consecration > Exorcism > Holy Wrath
When fighting multiple mobs, get Consecration down and use your AoE abilities as often as possible, but otherwise continue to stick to this. Oh, and which Judgment you use doesn't matter much.
With Consecration, Divine Storm, and Seal of Command, you shouldn't have any trouble downing multiple foes at once; just don't waste too much time running from enemy to enemy. It's often faster to kill one or two enemies, then mount and fly to the next one or two, rather than trying to gather up a big group running all over the place. But between Art of War and your plate armor, you shouldn't have any trouble surviving any number of non-elite mobs.
That's all there is to paladin gold farming. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
There is a lot of information out there about Prot AoE farming, but we're not going to talk about that; it's not actually particularly effective, and it can lead to a lot of headache, especially if you don't already have tank gear. Instead, we'll focus on Retribution farming. First, lets take a look at our spec:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?paladin#999SRn2vNzIs0,aere3,10952
This spec contains all the vital talents for maximizing your paladin gold farming efficiency; which is to say it's a very high DPS spec. Once you have the spec, what do you do with it? Well, Paladin is pretty straightforward...and the exceptionally high burst Retadins have makes enemies drop like rocks. Use this priority system; in other words, you want to cast the highest spell on the list that isn't on cooldown.
HoW > Judgement > CS > DS > Consecration > Exorcism > Holy Wrath
When fighting multiple mobs, get Consecration down and use your AoE abilities as often as possible, but otherwise continue to stick to this. Oh, and which Judgment you use doesn't matter much.
With Consecration, Divine Storm, and Seal of Command, you shouldn't have any trouble downing multiple foes at once; just don't waste too much time running from enemy to enemy. It's often faster to kill one or two enemies, then mount and fly to the next one or two, rather than trying to gather up a big group running all over the place. But between Art of War and your plate armor, you shouldn't have any trouble surviving any number of non-elite mobs.
That's all there is to paladin gold farming. Anyone looking to further optimize your gold earning abilities should check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Hunter Gold Farming Guide
Hunter has been one of the most popular classes in World of Warcraft since the early days of 'vanilla' WoW, before any expansions came out. So it's no wonder that there are a lot of people out there looking for information on hunter gold farming! This guide will help you learn everything you need to know to mow down mobs as fast as possible, so you can get a ton of loot in a short amount of time!
The first thing many hunters worry about is the spec they're using. Well, the thing is that all three hunter specs have pros and cons; Beast Mastery Hunters will have a stronger pet, which is handy thanks to the improvement in their key tanking skills. Survival Hunters will gain several advantages, and the powerful Explosive Shot as another AoE attack. And Marksmanship will buff the best farming ability, the vital Volley AoE attack. So spec whatever you normally use, anything will work just fine.
When it comes down to it, the more vital factor for hunter gold farming is your pet! Gorrilla is pretty much the only good choice; bears have a limit to the number of targets they can hold aggro on, but gorrillas are good for as many as you can handle! For their spec, you'll want to make sure you get Greater Stamina, Natural Armor, Blood of the Rhino, Pet Barding, Grace of the Mantis, and Boar’s Speed. Otherwise go with whatever you want, but these talents are key.
As for the exact details of how you should be fighting...a lot of the time Volley's the only thing you'll need to worry about using (so make sure you have the Glyph!). The real trick is often in your pulls. Boar's Speed and Eye of the Beast can work together to give you perfect, clean, huge pulls, but if that's too much of a pain you'll need to be very careful to not let your pet get bogged down by a bunch of enemies pinging away it him while you try to pull. If you're not using Eye of the Beast, your location is going to be vital.
And make sure you avoid caster mobs; they'll beat your pet stupid and often end up out of the range of Thunderstomp and your Volley!
That's about all there is to it. Hunter gold farming isn't too hard once you have the right setup; with a properly specced Gorrila, things kinda fall into place on their own. If this isn't in-depth enough, though, be sure to check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
The first thing many hunters worry about is the spec they're using. Well, the thing is that all three hunter specs have pros and cons; Beast Mastery Hunters will have a stronger pet, which is handy thanks to the improvement in their key tanking skills. Survival Hunters will gain several advantages, and the powerful Explosive Shot as another AoE attack. And Marksmanship will buff the best farming ability, the vital Volley AoE attack. So spec whatever you normally use, anything will work just fine.
When it comes down to it, the more vital factor for hunter gold farming is your pet! Gorrilla is pretty much the only good choice; bears have a limit to the number of targets they can hold aggro on, but gorrillas are good for as many as you can handle! For their spec, you'll want to make sure you get Greater Stamina, Natural Armor, Blood of the Rhino, Pet Barding, Grace of the Mantis, and Boar’s Speed. Otherwise go with whatever you want, but these talents are key.
As for the exact details of how you should be fighting...a lot of the time Volley's the only thing you'll need to worry about using (so make sure you have the Glyph!). The real trick is often in your pulls. Boar's Speed and Eye of the Beast can work together to give you perfect, clean, huge pulls, but if that's too much of a pain you'll need to be very careful to not let your pet get bogged down by a bunch of enemies pinging away it him while you try to pull. If you're not using Eye of the Beast, your location is going to be vital.
And make sure you avoid caster mobs; they'll beat your pet stupid and often end up out of the range of Thunderstomp and your Volley!
That's about all there is to it. Hunter gold farming isn't too hard once you have the right setup; with a properly specced Gorrila, things kinda fall into place on their own. If this isn't in-depth enough, though, be sure to check out my Gold Guide Review, where I compare various popular gold guides, and find one that sounds good.
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