If you know how to play already, this blog probably won't help you. If you are new but already play a lot of multiplayer online games, it will help for some stuff and be old news for other stuff. For everybody else, my goal is to give you all the information that people who have been playing for years forget to teach because it for them the basics are like breathing. Who notices their own breathing most of the time?
I came to the game brand new. I tried it once, hated it, tried a second time a year later, and enjoyed myself enough to buy the game. Still, when I got stuck, I couldn't find help, or if I did, the advice included abbreviations, acronyms, codes, and slang that left me even more confused. It took me a long time to be able to interact with other players and dungeons...forget it. I lost a lot of gold - in-game cash - because I didn't know basic facts about items and about the Auction House. Most importantly, I missed out on a lot of fun because I was a "noob" and didn't even know what I didn't know. I tried finding help, and couldn't.
I ended up helping a number of other players who had tried the game and been frustrated by it to give it one more shot. With some simple advice and ideas, along with explanations of basics, they ended up enjoying this amazing world and the almost infinite possibilities of play that it offers. I have spent many, many hours playing, and I don't regret them. I still have a life. It's just a life that includes this virtual world and the avatars of online friends.
So welcome to the world of WOW. Let me know if there's any way I can help you with stuff and I am happy to oblige.
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