Worldof WarcraftGuide: TheUltimateWoW GameStrategyand TacticsGuide By JosephJoyner
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TableofContents Introduction...5 1.AboutTheGame...6 2.PickingTheRightServer...7 3.HordeandAlliance...10 4.CharacterCreation...11 5.Quests...13 6.ChooseYourGroupCarefully...15 7.Fighting&Death...16 8.CharacterAttributes...17 9.UsingKeyboardShortcuts...19 10.ChatsandInteractions...21 11.TipsandTricks...24 FinalWords...30 ThankYouPage...31 3
WorldofWarcraftGuide:TheUltimateWoWGame StrategyandTacticsGuide ByJosephJoyner Copyright2015JosephJoyner Reproductionortranslationofanypartofthiswork beyondthatpermittedbysection107or108ofthe 1976UnitedStatesCopyrightActwithoutpermission ofthecopyrightownerisunlawful.requestsfor permissionorfurtherinformationshouldbeaddressed totheauthor. Thispublicationisdesignedtoprovideaccurateand authoritativeinformationinregardtothesubject mattercovered.thisworkissoldwiththe understandingthatthepublisherisnotengagedin renderinglegal,accounting,orotherprofessional services.iflegaladviceorotherexpertassistanceis required,theservicesofacompetentprofessional personshouldbesought. FirstPublished,2015 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 4
Introduction ThisMassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame (MMORPG)hasbeenoneofthemostplayedandliked onlinegamessincethemid2000 s.thegameispartof the Warcraft Universe Series with expansive 3D environmentandcharacters. CreatedbyBlizzardEntertainment,thegameallows playerstocreatecustomcharactersrangingfrommany racesandclassessuchashumans,elves,dwarvesetc. Theonlinemultiplayerfeatureallowshundredsand thousandsofplayerstoplayonlineandjoinvarious queststogether.thereareseveralstages,missionsand roleplaysthatareupdatedfromtimetotimeinthis series. 5
1.AboutTheGame The game has five expansions to it: The Burning Crusade,WrathoftheLichKing,Cataclysm,Warlords ofdraenorandmistsofpandaria.worldofwarcraft holds the highest rank in maximum gamers subscription which is roughly over 11 million as of today.thegameisquiteelaborateasithasmillionsof playerswhoplaytogether,battlingandattemptingto completetheirquests.thegameisabitconfusingfora newbie for its variant use of abbreviations and acronymsthatareusedthroughoutthegame.don t worry, though. Once you become a member, you ll soongetahangofthisgame,allitsrulesincluding specialacronymsandabbreviationstoo.fornow,if you are new at MMORPG, specifically in World of Warcraft then you should go through this simple gamingguidethatwillhelpyouunderstandthebasic ideaofthegameandstrategiesthatwillhelpyouget onwithitsuccessfully.thisguidewillalsohelpyou with special tips and tricks to battle your enemies, secretstoplaythisgamelikeaproandshortcutsto become a swift player throughout your gaming journey.solet sbegin! 6
2.PickingTheRightServer Pickingthemostappropriateservertoplayonisan importantaspectofthisgameasitaffectsalotof thingsincludingwhoyouinteractandplaywithduring the game. When you create a character to play through, you get a chance to interact with people throughoutthegamehowever;thisisonlypossible withpeopleplayingonthesameserverknownasthe REALMandFACTIONknownastheHordevs.Alliance. For example, if you create your character on a differentserverotherthanyourfriend sserver,you andfriendswon tbeabletointeract,exchangegears ortakeeachother shelpduringaquest.thatbeing said,youcertainlyhavetheoptiontoenteranother serveratanypointduringthegame. So,let ssayyouwishtoplayonthesameserveras yourfriend s,forthatyouwouldneedtopaya server transfer fee and your server would be moved to another.thepaidservertransfermostlylastsamonth (dependingonthegame spolicy)however,aslongas yourpaidtransferisvalid,youwon tbeallowedto switch back to your original server manually. The serveryoupickalsoaffectsthetimezoneasitwill 7
bring you to a realm around you. Picking an appropriateserveralsoallowsyoutointeractorplay withpeoplewhospeakthesamelanguageasyours. Youcanalsocheckhowmanyplayersareloggedinto yourrealmandhencechooseyourbattleshipquests. Beforeyoupickaserver,itisalsovitalthatyouhave identifiedwhatkindofexperienceyouarelookingfor whenplayingthisgame,astherearefourtypesof serversyoucanplayon: PVE(Playervs.theEnvironment) Thisisthemost basictypeofrealmwheretheplayerisnotchallenged orattackedbyotherplayers.thisisideallytheright choiceforanewbieasitistheleaststressfulrealm there is out of the four. So, this is a highly recommendedrealmifyouarenewatthisgameand lookingtogainexperienceinthebasicgamingconcept, theenvironment,thecharacters,specialfeatureinthe game and how to use your skills whilst playing. However,forachallengingexperienceyoucanswitch topvp(playervs.player)realmanytimeduringthe game. PVP (Player vs. Player) Playing on PVP server is almostlikeplayingonapverealm.theonlydifference 8
isthatinpvpyouwouldwanderaboutplacesandcan beattackedandkilledbyotherplayers.thisrealmis not recommended for people new to World of Warcraftasthisrealmisopentoalllevelsofcharacters includingplayersthosearehighlyexperienced.youcan beattackedorharassedbyotherplayerwhichiswhy this realm is not recommended for new players. Rather,learnbasicfightingmovesandhowtohandle yourcharacteronpveserverfirst. RP(RolePlaying) Thisrealmisametacategoryrealm forbothpveandpvpplayersastheycanplayand completequeststogether.thespecialqualityofthis categoryisthatthisserverallowspeopletoplaylike theircharacters.playerscaninteractwithotherpeople inthesameaccentsastheircharacterandsimplyenjoy acting like the character. This realm is not very challengingasyouwillhardlyfindothercharactersthat arelookingtokillorattackyou. RPPVP (Role Playing Player vs. Player) This is a competitiveversionofrprealmasitallowspeopleto attackandbeattackedbyotherplayersthroughout the game. Players can get in their character s role, interactandcompetewithotherplayers. 9
3.HordeandAlliance Raceswithinthisgamearedividedintwo partsor factionsknownasthehordeandalliance.toputitin simplewords,humansandotherracesthatbelongto thehordeareevil,ledbytheorcsandtheallianceon theotherhandaregoodraceoflivingorganismsinthis game.justliketheplayersareprobedtoselecttheir servers,itisalsoimportanttochoosetheraceofthe character.ifyouchoosetogowithalliancerace,you willfightagainstevilplayersandviceversa.remember thatquests,abilitiesandpowersofbothalliancesand Hordes vary drastically. So choose your character s factioncarefully.youcanexperiencethefunofboth racesbycreatingacharacterintheoppositeraceata laterstage. 10