| I have compiled a list of the most import things | | | | taking the time out of their busy schedule to help |
| every World of Warcraft player should know and | | | | you. The least you can do use their services. I |
| follow. I have broken it down and listed what I | | | | don't even think they get paid!3.) Every trade skill |
| think is the top five.1.) Read your Quest | | | | has a complement.Players can only learn two |
| JournalNow we hate to snipe here, people, but the | | | | "professional" trade skills (Fishing, Cooking, First Aid |
| "L" key on your keyboard opens up your Quest | | | | and a few others). Be aware that with the |
| Journal. This handy little item contains literally all | | | | exception of Enchanting and Tailoring, every trade |
| the information you need to solve whatever | | | | skill has a "gathering" skill and a "crafting" skill. |
| quest your given. Check it early and check it | | | | Blacksmithing, for example, requires raw materials |
| often because if you're cluttering up the "General" | | | | that can only be retrieved by Mining. Be sure you |
| chat channel asking "Where's the Wailing | | | | select the appropriate skill; otherwise you will end |
| Caverns?" 47 times not only will you learn all sorts | | | | up buying raw materials at auction or trying to |
| of new Azerothian insults, but when you | | | | trade your raw materials for finished goods.4.) |
| eventually find the place, it's not going to win you | | | | The Num Lock key is your auto run.This should |
| any friends when you start looking for a group to | | | | be obvious, but you'd be surprised how many |
| explore with. Your Quest Journal has directions so | | | | players forget to use their auto run. Auto run is |
| precise they make MapQuest look vague. So to | | | | your best friend. During long runs you can be |
| avoid this situation just read your Quest Journal.2.) | | | | checking your quest log, your inventory, or |
| The City Guards are your friends - use them | | | | chatting with friends. Use it!5.) Control your |
| well.This is kind of an adjunct to the whole "Read | | | | Pets!This, of course, only applies to pet classes |
| your Quest Journal" thing, but the other thing that | | | | (Warlocks and Hunters), but if we had a gold |
| clogs up the general chat channels is people asking | | | | piece for every Warlock and Hunter who left his |
| for directions in the hub cities. Fortunately Blizzard | | | | pet on "Aggressive" we would all have a lot of |
| has come up with a simple solution - just ask a | | | | gold pieces. Your pets are tools. They're used for |
| city guard! They'll give you directions to | | | | very specific purposes. Putting them on |
| everything in the city and even provide you with | | | | Aggressive lets them attack indiscriminately and |
| a little flag in your mini-map! You know, the | | | | can draw a lot more monster attention than your |
| employment situation in Azeroth must be pretty | | | | group is ready to deal with. All too often a pet on |
| bad when you consider that most of these | | | | the loose means death for the group and a long, |
| guards are level 75 or so and can easily wipe out | | | | boring corpse run. |
| virtually every monster in the game and they're | | | | |