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Using Patch Notes to Boost Farming Efficiency
Tue, 31/03/2009 - 15:38
Gold Farming - Wow Gold Guide
If you’ve read any WoW gold guide
you know that one of the most repeated and regular tips offered is to
use the patch notes Blizzard provides shortly before a major change is
made to the game. The WoW gold guide writers constantly repeat this tip
with an enthusiasm that makes it clear it is the best tip you can
possible keep on hand. But, what does it actually entail and how can
you minimize the risk of misreading or making poor decisions.
The Risk
The
risk with patch notes is that there will be no one out there to confirm
your farming decisions. When a new patch goes live, the WoW gold guides
are not updated for a few days and most of the time you have a full
month before a patch goes live to review the patch notes. This lack of
confirmation is enough for many players to ignore this potential gold
source, unsure of what might come of taking so much initiative. And it
is possible that you can make a poor decision. You might see that an
item is going to get a stat boost and immediately jump on it as a gold
source, but maybe you missed that an entirely new item is being
introduced alongside the boosted item that makes the one you are
farming completely worthless. It is a possibility and when it happens,
it can be a major hit to your gold stash.
The Reward
But, as any good WoW gold guide
will tell you, when you effectively implement the use of patch notes to
decide where you will go and what you will farm, you can make massive
profits. Say for example a particular food item is given a 5% agility
boost and is made harder to make because one of its ingredients’ drop
rate is reduced from 5% to 2%. The item’s value will immediately
increase and any WoW gold guide will tell you that you should stock up
on them as much as possible before the patch goes live.
By
stocking up on this item, you can make yourself ready to cash in as
soon as the patch goes live. While the item may have sold for only 3
gold per stack before the patch, it might not be worth 4 or 5 gold per
stack. You could not only farm more of them with your cooking skill,
you could buy out the old stock on the Auction House and save them for
resale.
WoW gold guides have
the right of it when they say you should be as vigilant as possible
looking for patch notes that will greatly affect your gold making
potential. The amount of profit you can count on from a single change
could be in the thousands of gold if you pick up on the change right
away and have a full month to prepare. Just imagine what you’ll be able
to do when the new expansion pack is released in a few months.
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