Looks like I bought that gold just in time. Not sure how I missed the announcement that it was coming today, but I did. Oh, wait. I missed it because my parents decided my house is the best one to have Thanksgiving at my house instead of theirs this year and my little pigsty is hardly fit for entertaining. I hate spending precious gaming time cleaning up. Thankfully, I logged in today and started the download early on so that I should be able to get a couple of hours in tonight, provided the kitchen doesn’t look like an abatoire.

I’m just really glad I had the sense to buy WoW gold before now. Prices are about to spike like mad, and I’d hate to have been one of the suckers who procrastinated about it and now have to pay that much more. Of course, there is the chance that someone will offer a special deal at some point coming up, but I wouldn’t count on it. Supply is going to be really low before long and they’ll want to raise prices a bit so that they don’t run out completely. Only thing worse than having really high prices is having no stock availabe at all. Kills business more thoroughly than anything else.

Anyway, just remember to be careful out there. The scammers will be out in force right now. They really love to capitalize on hype and releases, and I can’t think of a more lucrative time than this for them. I mean, think about it: Major patch just launched and will be followed in a mere two weeks by a major expansion. This means that there will be two weeks of frenzied buying where everyone and their dog is trying to get enough gold scraped up to make a difference in the new Azeroth. There can be no doubt that these will be dangerous times.

Best idea right now is to stick with well established sites that you know and trust. That’s why I bought from Toonstorm last time. I’ve known them for a long time and have never had a problem. Yes, their prices can sometimes go up during a crunch like this, but everyone’s do, so it’s hardly a major factor for me. What’s more important is just how safe it is for me to buy from them as opposed to just how much I drop.

It occurred to me that I haven’t written a review in some time now. I figure that now is as good a time as any, since Cataclysm isn’t coming out until December 7th.

(On a side note, any of you have as much fun with that patch as I did? Seriously, what on earth could they have had to put into the game that was 4 stinking Gigs? That is larger than the initial install of the game. Quite possibly larger than the expansions to date as well! And of course I logged on at primetime for my IP so it took all night for the thing to finish. No IC run for me apparently!)

Anyway, I wanted to do a little stock up for the expansion. Never know when they’re going to pull another 3.1. Rather have it now and be ready that have to worry about that later.

I figure I may want to snag a good 10k WoW gold just to have the stock pile started. It’s enough to actually matter at some point, but not enough to make anyone pay attention to me. Plus, prices are starting to rise due to anticipation. You need to get in before they really spike.

So, since it’s been a while since I’ve tried any site, I’m going to go back to an old favorite. Toonstorm has always done well by me, and I don’t think they’ll disappoint today.

I follow the easy prompts selecting my server and faction, then logged in using my secure info. Normally I wouldn’t have to, but I just purged my cookies (Has nothing to do with the flu, everyone. Just trying to clean up the temp files) so I had to get back in. It remembered my Google checkout info from the last time I bought, so that saves me some time and trouble. After finishing the order up I log into live chat to verify the order and confirm the details.

In all, the process takes me about 10 minutes, and that’s only because I couldn’t remember which password I had used and had to think about it for a minute. From there it’s only a matter of logging in and waiting for it.

Fifteen minutes. That’s all it takes. Fifteen minutes and I’ve increased my holdings by 10k. Can’t complain about that in the least.

Until next time!

Yes, it is a little weird to be this excited for Brewfest. Your point? After all, I’m playing WoW. This doesn’t exactly make me Mr. Mainstream around here. You just have to take your joy where you can get it.

Anyway, Brewfest is back, and since there isn’t anywhere around here that I can enjoy a good Oktoberfest (PBR tends to be the classiest beer in town), I’m going to be spending a lot of time logged in over the next couple of weeks.

For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of taking part in Brewfest in the past, let me give you a brief idea of what it’s all about. As I mentioned before, it ties in closely with Oktoberfest, an annual get together where everyone consumes massive amounts of beer and generally enjoys themselves. WoW mimics this with Brewfest, a chance for your charcter to get in on the inebriated action by knocking back as much free booze as they can find. There are kegs all over the place for free refills, and special events that are only available at that time. The one that has my interest the most is the quest to defeat Coren Direbrew. He’s trying to completely destroy the brew supply, and that just won’t do. Hokey stupid fun aside, the dude drops epics, so I intend to farm him until I get bored. Or finally get the really good gear. Whatever comes first. Plus, there are plenty of ways to get more tokens, although none weirder than ram racing. The whole idea does sound like a drunken frat party, but this somehow borders on inappropriate. Not sure why I feel that way, but I do.

Anyway, the drunken revelry continues until October 5th, so be sure to stop in and tip a few back. No reason not to. And also make sure you buy WoW gold so you’re ready to handle Direbrew. Not that I expect a whole lot of challenge out of him, but he’s probably the only sober one out there so who knows what could happen.

Also, make sure you’re getting as many tokens as you can because the Brew of the Month Club is actually kind of fun. Only 200 tokens and you get booze every single month, each with its own buff. Worth the silliness? You betcha!

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 WoW gold now so I have it stockpiled, or buy WoW 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.

That’s right, just as soon as we think things are going to calm down for a while. Just as soon as we’ve settled into a comforable routine of raids, and it seems that PvP is going to be our only option for a while, Blizzard decides to give us something else to keep us occupied.

Rather than just rest for a while and test Cataclysm in secret, they keep the content coming. This time around it’s a new raid that involves every fantasy nerds favorite beasty: dragons.

For you lore freaks out there, the premise is interesting enough. Ten millenia ago the dragonflights all joined together to form the Wyrmrest Accord. The basic idea was to pool their resources to fight off the Scourge before it could use the old divide and conquer routine. This seems to have worked for the most part since the Accord, led by the red dragonflight. They held the Scourge out of Azeroth for everything they were worth.

Over time a little strife entered into the dysfunctional dragon family. The reds were still warring with the blues when they found out that the blacks were harboring some twilight dragon eggs. This being a serious no-no, the reds were uncertain how to respond. They didn’t have the resources to challenge them outright, so in the end they got some mortals to do their dirty work. By letting the info about the eggs slip to the right persons, a band of heroes was dispatched to destroy the eggs and end the threat. The plan succeeded, but the blacks were more than a little perturbed by the death of their leader and the fact that the whole incident was swept under the rug.

Now the Ruby Sanctum, home of the reds and location of a clutch of red eggs, is apparently completely empty. They haven’t been returning their calls, the guards are AWOL, and no one knows just what could have happened. Most fear the blacks have come back for their revenge, but any overt attack would have triggered all sorts of alarms. No one knows for sure just what has happened, but we get to find out.

Of course, looting rights are implied. This sounds like it’s going to be a doozy of a raid, so you’ll really want to buy WoW gold so that you’re ready for it. It promises to be a good time.

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 WoW 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 WoW gold richer. Not bad at all for just coming out of a whirlwind couple of months.

I should have known that the boys at Blizzard wouldn’t let things go for too long without adding something else. Now they’ve announced that registration for the 2010 Arena Tournament is open for registration, so you’ll want to sign up soon so you can take part. They haven’t announced the official date of the tournament as of yet, but I’d expect it’s coming up soon.

The reason this is such a big deal is the prizes that are available. Sure, there’s the chance to show your l33t skills in crushing everyone out there in 3v3 battles and all. But, really, with $15,000 up for grabs in the regional tourney and $75,000 for the global, there’s money to be made here. Those prizes would cover your WoW subscription for a rather long time. Or, if you wanted to buy WoW US gold, it’d make sure you have the funds to do so for…well… ever really. I can’t imagine being able to blow that much on it.

For those of you unfamiliar with the format, you get a level 80 character (not one of your own, a toon they give you at the time) and you can pimp it out as much as you want. This includes infinite gold and access to shops that sell everything you could possibly want. Epic level gear from WotLK, Honor trinkets, training, you name it, it’s up for sale. Then you and two others take on other teams to try and take the top spot. And did I mention the HUGE cash prizes? Yeah, I’m stoked about that.

Anyway, the good news about all of this is that it’s giving time for the gold market to settle down. With all of the new stuff lately, we’d seen a lot of price changes as supply dried up. Patches and additions mean more people are going to buy WoW gold. This drives supply down, which can lead to increased prices. Unfortunately, this has only gotten worse in the last few weeks.

Prices are up everywhere. The best I’ve found so far is at Toonstorm. They’re only up to 10.11 per 1000 gold at the moment, which is keeping it a little below where the others are. They haven’t had to sacrifice delivery speed, however, so you can still get it at the express rate they usually offer.

I’m really hoping that Blizzard slows down for a little bit right now. That’ll allow prices to come down as the companies restock. You may want to get some now, though, in case it just goes up further.

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 WoW 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 WoW EU 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 WoW 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 WoW US gold like there’s no tomorrow!

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 US gold.

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