So, I don’t know about the rest of you, but did it seem like Ruby Sanctum was a bit of a setup for Cataclysm? It sure felt that way to me.

This is unsurprising. The biggest, baddest, nastiest dragon to ever walk the face of Azeroth is going to be making a comeback some time in the near future (they’re beta testing! of course it’s coming soon!), so it should come as no surprise that the other dragons are going to get involved. After all, Deathwing’s kids are the notorious Twilight dragons, and no one seems to get along with them terribly well. Not that I can blame them, but something tells me that Daddy isn’t too pleased about his tots getting picked on by just about everyone. Nothing peeves a paranoid schizophrenic (read his bio and tell me you’d give a different diagnosis) like finding out his persecution complex is somewhat merited. Granted, he did bring it on himself, but he’ll never see it that way. Guess corrupted aspects of nature can be a little stubborn about those things.

Anyway, Cataclysm promises a lot. All of our favorite newbie haunts are getting a Mad Max makeover whether we like it or not (or buy the expansion for that matter), and things are only going to get worse from there.

Of course, this also means an increase in our level cap. Something for the current 80 crowd to aspire to is always nice so they leave people below them alone. Also, there will be the ususal gobs of new gear. Unfortunately, Blizzard hasn’t said much about that. They’re keeping quiet enough for me to start to wonder if I should buy gold now so I have it stockpiled, or buy gold after the release so that I know what I’m going to need.

I guess we’ll find out more at Blizzcon. I just know they’re testing and they keep dropping little tidbits that make me all the more impatient to see the finished product.

Thankfully, that should be out before year’s end. I just can’t imagine the amount of trouble they’re going to have with their servers when they try to dump the new code on it. Hopefully it goes smoothly, but you never know.

Then again this is Blizzard. I’m not too worried.

Another month, another… wait, no updates? I’m not spending 2 hours waiting to log in because of a new patch? I’m not sure how I feel about this. A little relieved, honestly. I’ve spent so much time posting about the updates and everything that I haven’t had time to buy gold for myself.

Partly I was waiting for prices to come down. As we all saw during the worst of the update-o-rama, prices started to soar. Now, they’re down to a much more managable level. Toonstorm is carrying 1000 gold for only $5.62, and that’s what I’m going to pick up today.

I don’t really need the gold, but I figured I’d best get some sort of review posted here or I might lose my “official” status.

As before, I hopped on and placed an order for 1000. I’m not sure what I’ll use it for, but it sure doesn’t hurt to have it. Today, I’m feeling like testing them a little and so I’m going to give them my cell number and see if there’s any problem with them getting through.

About 5 minutes later I get the call I’ve been waiting for. The rep verifies plenty of info with me, so in the end I’m sure that he’s sure I am who I say I am. Never can be too careful these days. I recently heard of someone who’s account was hacked and they had everything of value stolen. It was unpleasant, to say the least.

Anyway, I voiced some concerns to the rep about delivery time since there had been such a run not long ago. He took a few seconds to check things out, and told me there was nothing to be worried about. An order of my size would only take about 20 minutes to arrive. From there I asked him about larger orders, just to see if they’re having trouble with the big ones. He said that they’ve been taking 24 hours, max. Not bad considering everything.

So I got off the line with him and jumped into WoW to start the waiting. I’d spent about 10 minutes with the rep, so that left me with ten minutes to hang out. Five minutes later I’m getting the tell I’ve been waiting for and busting over to SW to pick up my goods. One smooth hand-off later and I’m 1000 gold richer. Not bad at all for just coming out of a whirlwind couple of months.

Finally a two week span where nothing else happens in WoW! I didn’t think this would ever come!

That’s the thing about writing blogs like this in your spare time. You have to try to stay on top of all of the news, and when it keeps coming like that it’s hard to keep up. Not that I’m complaining mind you. The new content is a blast (for those of you at 80), and even if you can’t play it yet, it’ll keep you busy until Cataclysm drops.

Something that occurs to me is that not everyone is as familiar with the whole gold buying process as others. I’ve been at it a long time, and have managed to cultivate my favorite sites to buy gold from.

Now, I’m all about newbies doing what they can to get ahead a little. I did it (and later wished I’d done it sooner), and have no problem with them trying to move up without wasting endless amounts of time grinding away. It’s just not worth it, especially when you factor in the amount you’re paying in monthly fees.

My only fear is that these newcomers don’t play safe all the time. I want to share some advice with them today to help keep the rest of us out of hot water.

First and foremost, please don’t talk about buying gold in open chat. I’ve said this a few times before, but it really warrants repeating. For those of you who haven’t been let down by the current educational system and actually had to read 1984, Big Brother is watching at all times. Blizzard has people they pay to sit and monitor chat and game usage to weed out people who are breaking (or at least bending) the rules. This includes spammers, flamers, modders (which doesn’t happen too often), and farmers. If they catch you, or someone turns you in, that’s usually it for you.

Another thing to keep in mind is moderation. It’s awesome that you can get tons and tons of gold for just a little cash investment, but seeing a level 12 with 50G in their pockets raises eyebrows. Make small buys that are in accordance with your level. If you buy gold at the right places, the prices are low enough that it won’t make a huge difference.

There are tons more tips, but I’m going to sign off for now and share them later.

Hey there everybody! Hope everythings been going well for all of you over the last couple of weeks. It looks like the boys over at Blizzard have been busy this month.

Here’s what’s new:

First and foremost, they’ve dropped a new patch for our playing enjoyment. 3.3.3 is live and ready to go! The biggest change this has made is for PvP. Now you have the option to queue for a random battleground instead of having to pick one and wait in line for it. This should speed things up for those of us who aren’t so picky about what background we’re working with when we’re slinging carnage. Also, they’ve doubled the Honor award for all Honorable Kills performed in the Battlegrounds. The exp they give you stays the same, but the extra honor won’t hurt anything.

There have been some other minor tweaks and such, but nothing major. Buff ranges on some spells have been increased to 100 yards instead of the usual 45 and there are a few tweaks to some glyphs for most classes.

Another huge bit of news is that the time and place of the next BlizzCon has been officially set! You’ll be able to attend or at least read the news about it on October 22 and 23. And it will be returning to the Anaheim Convention Center this year! Hooray! Hope to see you there.

Of course, this is going to start the usual round of speculations about what’s going to be announced at BlizzCon this year. I know I’m hoping for more details on Cataclysm, but I’ll be happy with whatever they decide to give us. Some more details on Diablo III would be perfectly welcome as well.

With all of this in mind, I’m really of the opinion that now would be a great time to buy gold. You’ll really want to stock up on gear so that you’re ready for the increase in players we’ll see in PvP. That extra honor will be a definite draw. Plus, you just know that another patch will come before too long, and who knows what that will carry.

So get out there and buy gold like there’s no tomorrow!

Well, yet another chapter has been added to WoW that has made it even more fun.

I know I’m a little behind the times posting on this, but I’ve been too busy trying to get myself leveled up so I can start making Icecrown runs. 3.3.2 went live a while ago and it’s been keeping everyone out there really busy. For those who have already hit 80, congrats. You are getting the best deal of all of us. For those of us still working on it, we have a long haul ahead of us.

I’m 78 currently, so I’m getting closer. It’s just a matter of time and decent gear/skills. As usual I’ve made my job a little easier by buying wow gold lately. I was really worried that the prices might spike really heavily with the new patch. There’s usually some sort of rise around the time of a patch, as well as a bunch of scammers showing up to make our lives miserable. I know I’ve mentioned that some time in the past, but it holds true, and it’s never a bad idea to warn everybody out there about the dangers.

I’m always one for sticking with the companies and sites I know work. I don’t mind experimenting a bit when the market is nice and stable, but with all of the changes I’m hunkering down with my old standbys. The last batch of buys I did were all at Toonstorm. They’ve always treated me well, and have the best security I could hope for. Plus, their prices didn’t fluxuate anything at all like everyone else’s. 2000 gold is still under $15, which makes good sense in my mind. Not to mention that they have the fastest delivery I’ve ever seen. If it were much faster, it’d make the GMs jumpy.

Speaking of the GMs, that’s another reason to be careful about who you spend your money on right now. Whenever a new patch drops, moderators go on full alert. Usually, they’re a little less uptight (scanning chat and play for suspicious behavior gets old and they start to relax after a while), but when the big dogs drop new content they have to make sure that everything runs smoothly. That means buying from new companies can be a serious hazard to your account if they don’t have the same security standards that the tried-and-true sites do.

Hey there folks!

A friend of mine was talking with me earlier this week and was starting to get really frustrated with how hard it was to get decent amounts of gold in wow lately. He’s a level 75 pally, but his gear is a little… weak to say the least.

Now granted, he’s an on-again, off-again player. Never been as hardcore about it as I am, but really enjoys it when he does play. But his infrequent runs and raids just don’t net him the drops he needs to make a real DPS monster like he wants to be. And the main thing that’s been holding him back is gold, or the lack thereof.

So, naturally, I suggested he buy some. He’s well-off, and I think he’ll play more and be happier about it if he just gets his gear up to snuff. He thought about it, and decided to go along with the idea. I tagged along for the ride so as to post a review here when we were done.

We started shopping around and stopped on a site that had some screaming deals. But before he bought, he took my advise and googled the site to see just what came up. What we found was pretty shocking. Dozens of posts about scams, all directed at this one site. I’d post the name, but as of yesterday, they no longer exist so there’s no point. That’s right, they dropped off the interwebs entirely. We felt really lucky.

So, instead, we decided to hit up Toonstorm to see what they had running. Prices are about the same as the last time I posted (about $8 for 1000 gold), but there was some awesome news on the front page. It turns out, Toonstorm is donating 5% of every purchase to a Haiti disaster relief fund. They’re trying to raise $7,000, which may not seem like much, but considering the size of the niche we’re talking about, that’s pretty impressive.

That sold him in the end (he always did love to give to a good cause). So, he placed the order and hopped into live chat to track it. The rep there told us that the gold would be ready in about 20 minutes, so we chilled for a bit. About 15 minutes later he logged in and got a tell to meet in SW. From there, the money was handed over and all was well. So, in the end, he was happy to buy wow gold, and felt good about doing so at Toonstorm.com.

Hey again everyone!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I know I did! The new patch has been absolutely killer for me.

But the new patch got me thinking: what with all of the new content and free trials available, people are probably flocking to WoW like moths to a flame at this point. All of these newbies running around are bound to clutter things up a little bit, but it’s safe to assume there will be some of them out there who feel like we do and want to save a little time by buying some wow gold instead of farming it. With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some simply tips for buying gold.

Do use review sites (like this one) to help weed out the bad locations. There are lots of them, and if you can find a good one, they will help you make a decision.

Don’t use any place that requires payment via Moneygram or Western Union. These are almost always scams that will disappear with your money just as soon as you get it. Stick to a place you know and trust. One I’ve come to know really well over the years is Toonstorm.com. They have a rock solid reputation and don’t mess around with your money.

Do look for a money-back guarantee. Any place worth spending your money at is going to have one of these. It’s their way of protecting us against the possibility that our order gets botched somehow. One place I know and trust (Toonstorm.com) has one of these and they’ve never let me down.

Do exercise common sense. If it looks too good to be true… well, you get the idea. A lot of outfits make some pretty outrageous claims about pricing or delivery times. When they start doing this without any sort of reviews or logic to back it up, it means they’re cutting corners. This can be really dangerous for you as the customer, because they aren’t concerned about what might happen to you if they mess up.

Don’t make a big deal out of what you’re doing. Talking in open chat about buying gold is the quickest way I can think of to get your account banned. If the GM doesn’t catch you, another player might have an issue with what you’re doing and decide to turn you in. It’s like Edward Norton said, the first rule of Fight Club is you don’t talk about fight club.

Until next time, keep it real!

Hey there everyone!

Sorry I’ve been away for a while.  The summer months were keeping me busy outside, so I didn’t get much of a chance to play wow or check prices.  Winter has well and truly set in, though, so I’m keeping warm cuddled up to my computer.  And to think the Lich King likes this kind of weather!

Well, the 3.3.0 patch dropped yesterday, and it brought some great things with it!  New raids, new instances, and the chance to take on the Lich King himself!  Talk about a major update!

Unfortunately, with my absence it seems I’ve fallen behind the times in terms of gear.  I’ve been looking at all of the stuff that’s come available since I last updated and I’ve come to a realization:  it’s going to be summer again before I come up with enough gold to decently outfit my druid again!  I just can’t spend that much time mining and auctioning!  I’m looking to hit level 80 and tackle the big guy ASAP! 

So, it looks like I’m going to be searching for somewhere to buy wow gold to speed things along a little bit.  A basic search shows that more and more places have cropped up over the last few months.  Prices are really good right now just about everywhere, so it’s a matter of what sort of service they deliver.  Several of the places I’ve found have some really long delivery times, which doesn’t suit my needs in the least.  I think it’s time I hit up tried and true Toonstorm.com.  I’ve mentioned them here before, and their delivery times have always been fantastic, so I think they’ll get my business again. 

I think I’ll order 5000 gold this time around.  That should be enough to help with reoutfitting my Tauren and picking up any new shiny toys that have come with the patch.  The price is really reasonable, and the delivery is backed by the same guarantee that I already like.

Well, after placing the order I got a confirmation call and they told me to check for the gold in about 20 minutes.  I’m not particularly patient, so I logged in about 10 minutes later.  I had just started taking in some of the new graphics update from the patch when I got a tell!  From start to finish, I’d say it took about 20 minutes to get all the gold I needed.  Once again, Toonstorm has proven to be a great place to get some great deals on wow gold.

World of Warcraft has recently released the 3.1 patch making lots of new reasons to buy wow gold!

When a new patch comes out I’m always hesitant to buy from a source we haven’t bought from in the past - the reason being is Blizzard is always on the lookout to ban some accounts during patch time. If you deal with someone you know is safe you don’t have to worry about having your wow gold pulled back or even worse a suspension.

Only because a patch just came out and I’m short on gold I’ll go back to a name we know/trust and have purchased from many times on this blog; this site.

Right now they are selling 1000 wow gold pretty cheap at 18.34 and if the delivery speed is as fast this time as it was last time we should have it very soon.

The reason I don’t have the typical concerns when ordering from them after a patch is they are 100% U.S. based and english speaking. They have a pretty open-door policy and will answer any questions I raise about their current delivery methods. I’ve also spent a good deal of time googling them and have, in the past, seen many good things said about their delivery processes.

I’ve placed the order for 1000 gold and just got an email telling me the gold is ready and that I should log in.

I’m going that now — long que of course…Tuesday night..yippeeee lol

OK got in about 6 minutes later than I wanted but I just got a tell asking me to meet at Razor Hill.

Just arrived and am meeting now.

Great got 1000 gold and I’m on my way to OG to hit up the auction house!

That went smoothly and it looks like I’ve managed another safe wow gold transaction!

I’ll post another review here as soon as I can get out of Ulduar for more than a few hours (he he)

Be safe!

Hello and welcome back!

We have now been blogging for almost 4 months! During that time we have logged hundreds of comments and emails from you, our beloved readers(:D), thanking us for putting the info together and presenting it. It’s really meant a lot to us to know we have that many people reading our blog and listening to our advice!

With that in mind we want to go over some of the happenings of the past 4 months and share those with you.

We were lucky enough to review Toonstorm.com as one of the first sites we tried to buy wow gold from and then write about our experiences here for you to reflect on. Needless to say we were incredibly lucky with out pick. They proved to be one of the BEST PLACES to buy wow gold that we reviewed. We had several places give us the run-around, some not deliver, some have horrible customer service, and a few try all kinds of wierd stuff in game (Talk about trading nightmareee ugh), but with Toonstorm it was fast and easy. We have  since reviewed them several subsequent times and each time has provided the same result - Excllent customer service, Fast wow gold delivery, and great prices.

We are not going to review a website purchase this week but since we hit the four month mark we figured we’d just offer up the above re-cap and offer people a good alternative to buying from scam sites.

We’ll be back with a full review next week! Thanks for reading!

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