Apocalypse Now!

The End is Nigh!

You have no chance to survive make your time!

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So, yeah. 4.0.3a has dropped and brought with it the much anticipated doom of Azeroth. In the space of a few moments (plus or minus for the excruciatingly long download) everything that we had come to know and love about WoW was suddenly turned on its ear.

There are new quests replacing the old ones, the areas we’ve been acquainted with have been razed and burned. Not to mention all the class and ability upheavals. Seriously, I never thought I’d see the day when no one really wanted a heal spec priest! Tanks seem to be the en vogue class, especially prot spec since the healers are effectively worthless right now. Warlocks got some nerfing too. In fact, everything doing with elements seems to have taken a distinct nose dive. Makes sense, given the lore behind the expansion. Elementals have been in a state of disarray ever since the fall of the Lich King. No one has been able to explain their behavior, and now that Deathwing has come back it all falls into place.

So, it seems just about everyone has their nerfs to deal with, and tanks are the way to go if you’re going to buy wow account. Only question is, do it now or wait until a little after the expansion so that you can try one of the new races?

See, I’ve actually be waffling on this. Yes, there will be a degree of danger associated with buying something after the drop. Blizzard is known for their strict enforcement of them being the only one to provide anything WoW related. Just ask anyone who’s formed a classic server how forgiving Blizzard is about them horning in on corporate turf. It gets ugly in a hurry. Can’t think of one that’s survived more than a year, really.

I think I will buy myself a new Worgen if the opportunity presents itself. They should be easy to prot spec and I’d really like to put it through its paces. I’ll try goblins later. Too much like gnomes for my liking.

Anywho, keep an eye out for scammers. They’re really starting to get active. I found no fewer than 10 new ones today alone. And stay away from Craigslist. It’s even worse there.

You know what occurred to me just recently? Here I’ve been, listening to the Blizzard communiques playing on my teeth and leaping down every rabbit hole I can find about what might go wrong after the expansion, but I haven’t been helping you guys take care of yourselves out there. After all, when you buy wow accounts there are three parties involved that you have to pay attention to.

The first is Blizzard and their crack team of GMs. I think I’ve covered them enough over the last couple of posts so I’m going to let that dead horse ripen for a while. Tangentially, I need to go buy some glue tomorrow. Ran out while making a WoW collage this afternoon.

What?

Second party you’ll need to keep a close eye on is the seller of your new account. If you’re buying from a site like Craigslist or ebay, you’re bound to get hosed. No buyer security, complete anonimity, and no way to be sure that delivery will be even remotely safe. It’s a trifecta of account doom that makes me want to double up on my meds every time I think about it. There are also the myriad other sites out there that promise amazing things, but want you to send a money order for that oh, so special account of your dreams. Feh. Every time someone talks about sending a money order for something I imagine I can hear someone laughing and shouting “SUCKER!” in the distance. Don’t do that to yourselves, people. Use secure buying methods only. Google checkout, paypal, credit cards, even Western Union all have ways to help you out if something goes wrong. They’re safe, secure, and well trusted the world over. That being said, don’t buy from outside your home country. There are all sorts of laws that don’t make sense out there, and who knows just how account buying fits into them. Better to stick with people you could get a hold of if you have to.

The final portion of the equation, and the one you as a buyer have the most control over is: YOU! I can’t tell you the number of accounts I’ve seen lost because someone shot their mouth off. Blathering on about your new account is a sure way to get it taken from you. Also, dont use your purchased account to buy gold. Have an alt for that. Makes things less suspicious.

Yeah, I’ve been a little jumpy lately about the whole expansion thing. It’s hard not to be seeing as Blizzard has a history of doing the impossible. After all no one thought that the Chinese farmers could be caught, but they got nailed many, many patches ago. The folks in Blizzards dev department have only gotten more sophisticated since then.

So I’m a little nervous about buying an account after the expansion releases. Oh, I’m sure that really well established sites like Toonstorm won’t be affected in the least. They have tried and true policies in place that will help keep us safe from marauding GMs. And if something does change for the worse, they’ll be smart enough to stop sales temporarily until they find a way around the whole thing. Even Real ID hasn’t slowed them down any, and that’s supposedly fool proof.

I’m just feeling like if you’re going to buy wow account, I would do so before expansion day, just in case. No sense running the risk of being in the spotlight unless absolutely necessary.

Another thing that always makes me twitch around expansion time is the sheer number of scammers that crawl out of the woodwork. Yeah, there are always a few out there snaring the unsuspecting fool with their empty promises of $30 accounts. Poorly worded Craigslist ads still exist with nothing to protect the buyer but their delusions about the decency of humankind.

I really need to start watching happier TV shows. Discovery and History are turning me into more of a nut than I was before.

Anyway, expansions seem to bring out the worst elements of the internet business racket. They crawl out of their holes like cockroaches and fall upon us en masse. Search for accounts to buy and you’ll be flooded with horribly worded sites offering amazing accounts, some of which are impossible (who ever heard of a gnome mage with an assassination build?) all carrying items that any seasoned player knows doesn’t exist. The Fork of Horripilation is from a different game entirely, people! Pay closer attention!

Then, about a month after duping everyone they can, the sites just disappear. Try to get to them again and you’ll only get messages about bills not being paid, or, if you’re really lucky, a 404.

Seriously, just stick with known sites like Toonstorm around that time.

Today we’re putting on our paranoid conspiracy theorist hat and taking a different look at the upcoming expansion release.

There isn’t much to talk about right now in WoW news other than Cataclysm because it’s going to be the next real change. And they’re making it into a doozy, too. Complete overhaul of Azeroth, even down to the original areas. And there’s no turning back, either. If you start a new toon the Cataclysm has still happened and you’ll be running those initial quests in post-apocalyptic wasteland. Mad Max, eat your heart out.

While everyone is excited about this, not to mention the raised level cap and all of the fun new stuff to be done with the new character classes, I think folks in our little community are overlooking something very important.

We all remember just what happened when 3.1 launched and the Chinese gold farmers and their patrons were caught. That was ugly. Real ugly. Since then Blizzard has done an awful lot to keep folks like that from coming back in the game and shifting the power balance.

My question is, what if they institute some sort of new way to detect the buying and selling of accounts? I mean, it isn’t like they couldn’t. Just based on the content we know they have some truly amazing developers out there, and their GMs are top notch. I’m truly afraid that something bad is going to go down when it comes out. Something that makes us more vulnerable to being caught for buying accounts.

That’s why I’m telling you to buy wow accounts now. That way, if something like that does go down, you won’t be caught in the crossfire. Yes, you’ll have to grind your way up to level 85 like the other shlubs, but at least you’ll get to keep the account.

Personally, I’d head over to Toonstorm. They’re still offering the discounts on accounts with alts, and that way you get some variety in there in case you want to change toons every so often. It can save you a bundle, too.

Now, I’m not saying this is going to happen. I don’t have anything to back it up. It’s just one of those little concerns I have whenever there’s an official release. Blizzard hasn’t made it this far by not paying attention to what’s going on. I’m just saying it may be a good idea on the odd chance that it has an effect on us is all.

Futurama’s new season is here!

Wait, wrong blog…

Seriously, though, there is good news out there for us wow players. I just can’t believe that they’re going to keep kicking out new content after putting the Lich King down. The only thing that I can figure is that they’re gearing up for Cataclysm and they need some transition material. It really makes me wonder just how far out the plot arc for Azeroth is planned out. Even if you aren’t into the lore, you really have to appreciate the fact that they can generate this much content on such a regular schedule.

Anyway, the new raid dungeon is call the Ruby Sanctum, and they’ve kept the details limited. I haven’t had a chance to get in there just yet, so I can’t even tell you just what kinds of good stuff that might be in there. Or the dangers that lurk, for that matter. Something tells me it can’t be good.

What it boils down to from the first look can be summed up in one word: dragons. There will be lots of interesting stuff going on, and it’s all about dragons.

The backstory plays out like this: The red dragonflight has been acting as a peacekeeping force in Azeroth for some time now, heading up a group called the Wyrmrest Accord. There have been periods of unrest within the ranks, namely when some twilight dragon eggs were discovered in teh Obsidian Sanctum. This led to some sneaky moves by the red dragonflight which resulted in some humans breaking in, killing Sartharion, and destroying the clutch. Now, the black dragonflight is the type to hold a grudge, and the fact that the Wyrmrest Temple is suddenly very much empty has a lot of people, particularly scaly ones, looking at them very closely. However, it seems unlikely that they have anything to do with it given their limited numbers. Besides, there would have been some sort of warning of an attack, or at least signs of resistance. But there’s no evidence of anything of the sort.

Anyway, sounds intriguing. And even if you don’t care about the lore, there’s bound to be plenty loot to pull from a dragon’s lair. Anyone with a basic knowledge of D&D can tell you that.

If you haven’t yet, I’d recommend that you take your level 80, buy wow accounts if you have to to get one, and check it out.

Well, here we are. A new year and all that jazz.

My uncle is finally home from overseas which is really awesome. He got home about 2 weeks ago and has finally settled in enough to get into wow again. He made a new toon to test drive for a few, just to get the feel for it back, then we got down to serious business.

We spent a little time trying to decide just what he wanted to play. In the end, he decided he’d like to have a shaman. He just liked the idea of the elemental build.

Next, we started shopping around. This took a little while, because we were looking for the best deal. We’d settled on a place before logging off for the night that looked pretty good. Unfortunately, when we came back to it the next day, it had disappeared. We got lucky and dodged a scam on that one. So, from there we hit my old fallback: Toonstorm. He found a great shammy for $220, level 80 with great equipment. By great equipment, I mean GREAT equipment! Fifteen freakin’ epics! I couldn’t believe the amount of gear this guy came loaded with. And for only 220!

Obviously, he was sold on the idea, so he put that military salary to work. From there, we just hung out while we waited for an email. I got to take him on a little tour of WotLK to help get him acquainted with the terrain again.

About an hour later, we checked and there was the email. We took the new account out for a test drive, and it was amazing. After he got used to the new build, we got a few others together and made a stab at the Lich King. Good times were had by all.

So, in brief, Toonstorm came through for us again. The price was outstanding, the speed of delivery was insanely fast, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen my uncle so happy playing wow. With all of the great gear and abilities, he’s like a kid in a candy shop. You know, if candy shops were staffed by the undead and sold epic level gear.

Anyway, we got a great review on where to buy wow accounts.

Catch you later!

World of Warcraft is a pretty great hobby and really appeals to people of all ages. I know since I’ve started I’ve gotten at least 3 friends hooked on it and shown countless others. For many of the people I show buying an account to get to the end-game content is a great option, but sadly there arn’t many places where they’re able to go and get unbiased reviews on the different wow account selling outlets to help them make their decision about where to buy a wow account.

I’ve personally purchased two accounts and I know both times it was a very stressful and trying experience. The overall objective/goal of this blog is to research, test, interivew past buyers, and monitor some of the bigger names in wow accounts and present that information to you; someone who’s looking to buy a wow account. To kick start the blog on good note I’ll highlight a company I purchased from previously; Toonstorm.

Now believe me I was just as worried as the next guy about Toonstorm scamming me when I bought my first account. All you hear is horror stories about these chinese companies who have horrible service and do whatever they can to get your money and abandon you. Luckily for me that was not the case at Toonstorm. When I went to their buy wow account page there was, of course, a pretty good selection and a live chat button which was the first thing I checked out. After about 5 minutes of chattin with the CS rep about the method and level of security they use in handling the accounts I was convinced. I made a purchase and within an hour I had a fresh account and the character on it as promised. Since then I’ve talked to several people who have not been so lucky.

Thanks Toonstorm for treating me right!

I’ll get some statistics up and an official review of some large wow account sites very soon! Thanks for reading and keep comming back!