25 Responses to “WoW: New Character, New Server, No Help: March to 1000 Gold Begins”

1. on 22 Dec 2007 at 9:17am1Mup

   For some reason, screaming “NIGHT ELF DRUID NIGHT ELF DRUID” appeals to me, mainly to spite you into having to walk all the way to Darnassus to get to an AH. Heh. ^^;;

   Night Elf Druid on an RP server.

   Just to be interesting.

2. on 22 Dec 2007 at 11:13am2tyson

   Thanks, sadist eh? Remember I’m gonna have to build this character up until I have enough money to buy at least something. I’m thinking about level 10 – 12 so I can save around 50s for the first investment.

3. on 23 Dec 2007 at 12:06am3Mup

   Well, to be nice, you can always roll it as a hunter instead of a druid – if we’re talking about getting things up “as fast as possible”, yada yada, that’d probably be my suggestion.

   But, then again, I’m just throwing up suggestions to be interesting – the end result that I actually want in the end is the information you provide, so I can get that good ol’ learning experience.

   I still think you should roll in an RP server, mainly for one reason – amusement! What better way to spend time leveling from 1-10 or so than listening to people fight about how their dwarven families got eaten by tallstriders?

4. on 23 Dec 2007 at 12:36am4tyson

   Here’s my estimation on how long things would take for me to hit 1000g, from shortest time to longest. So if people want to make it tough for me, here’s my best guess how

   Overall fastest to longest:
   1. PvE Alliance
   2. RP-PvE Alliance
   3. PvE Horde
   4. RP-PvE Horde

   Unknowns because I’m not familiar with PvP servers (assume PvP gear for lower levels might go for a bit more):
   PvP Alliance
   RP-PvP Alliance
   PvP Horde
   RP-PvP Horde

5. on 23 Dec 2007 at 5:28am5Muntimas

   Night Elf warrior on a PvE alliance realm.

6. on 23 Dec 2007 at 8:53am6tyson

   Thanks for your vote. And thanks in advance to anyone else’s. Any ties and I will be the tiebreaker.

7. on 23 Dec 2007 at 11:20am7Kaelys

   Blood Elf starting quests (1-10) seem to make the most money whenever I start again, but,
   Night Elf Druid on a RP server sounds most fun to me. ;D

   So there you go!
   Not just for torture, but you can tell us of your adventures! Eh? eh?

   Good luck~

8. on 23 Dec 2007 at 11:26am8Jeff

   I’d almost say to do it on a PvP server with a slower leveling mail/plate class, just to really challenge you with constant gear upgrades needed, difficulty of being in contested zones and repairs:

   Human Warrior
   PvP

   But if the guide will be more slanted towards struggling newer players I’d suggest:

   Draenei Hunter
   PvE

   Easier class to deal with broke, great starting zone for early quest rewards and a handy AH in the Exodar.

9. on 23 Dec 2007 at 11:29am9bobdoe

   BE Rogue / Draenei Warrior on a PvE server.

10. on 23 Dec 2007 at 12:04pm10kris7topher

    Human Paladin on an RP-PvP server.

11. on 23 Dec 2007 at 1:16pm11Phelan

    For the TLDR folks, read the bottom.

    Are you planning on making a real effort to level the character, or simply stop leveling when you’re first able to buy somthing?

    If you’re not going to level the character beyond what’s needed to make a 50s purchase from the AH it doesn’t realy matter what race, class, faction, or server you play because all of the classes are going to progress at pretty much the same rate and can make 50s before leaving the zones around their capitol and you’ll most likely not be interfered with. Most complaints about the inability to make money stem from having to do the upkeep on one’s character while making progress. Making a thousand gold at level 10 or 15 will prove that it can be done but it’s not quite the same as if you had continued to level because the expenses will chew away at your bottom line, especialy if you play a high maintinance class like a Warrior or have to continuously buy ammo for a Hunter. Professions can also take away from your bottom line if you pick up somthing like Enchanting or Blacksmithing.

    I think that if you’re realy going to prove a point to the WoW community you’re going to have to level a character solo and take it to 60 on Azeroth. Once you get into Outland the money begins to flow, so if you’re able to make bank while leveling in the ‘poor world’ it will give more validity to your methods.

    So, having said all of that, I think you would convince most people by leveling a Warrior on a PvP server since they seem to be notoriously difficult to level in comparison to most others due to their huge dependence on items and lack of a pet and healing abilities, and a PvP server because you’ll get the hardships of leveling interrupted.

    TLDR:
    Non-Draenei Alliance Warrior, PvP server.

12. on 23 Dec 2007 at 2:36pm12tyson

    Thanks all. @Phelan,
    Your point about initial race / class is valid, however the server matters, not for the initial investment, but for the population base and maturity… both things I’ve talked about on this site.

    If you’re on an RP-PvE server, low population and playing Horde, the amount of activity just isn’t there in the AH. That’s where I was most recently until my main moved. But I’ve played on both established stable economy servers as well as start up servers that weren’t RP, on alliance and they go through maturation periods where sometimes it’s incredibly easy to make money, while other times it’s tough. So of all the choices, the server type and population is the biggest influence on how fast/easy it’s going to take. Race / class is just for fun mostly but I’d like to give people the chance to decide everything.

    And I’d like to point out that the main purpose of the site in general is to show players how they don’t have to spend hours grinding, mining (etc.), or doing daily’s for money… as well as that you can do this low levels. You can make so much in the AH that buying proper gear for your level, even with a Warrior or gear-dependent class (I have a 61 War and did from scratch) you can even buy blues. Anyway, another discussion for another time. Keep the votes coming, thanks.

    P.S. I plan to stop when I make an investment and discuss AH strategies and how I’m making money. There are other sites that discuss best ways to level up. Best greens for level (which is what players should be getting for the most part unless PvP, along with instance gear) is usually all that you need until 60, and these + skills won’t account for much in the grand scheme of things. At least they haven’t for me when doing this.

13. on 24 Dec 2007 at 4:46pm13Mup

    Yeah, being honest, discussing AH strategies is more of why I’m here – after all, being a seasoned WoW player for over two years now, I’ve been around the block enough to know how to make money by grinding, dailies, and whatnot.

    AH strategies, though….there’s the ticket to the big bucks. That’s what I’m interested in learning more about.

14. on 24 Dec 2007 at 5:20pm14Elgarth

    Night elf druid on a PVE server!

    Great blog btw

15. on 24 Dec 2007 at 7:40pm15Jebediah

    Night Elf Priest Alliance PvE Server

16. on 24 Dec 2007 at 10:54pm16tyson

    Thanks for the votes and support. Keep ‘em coming! NE and PvE are winning.

17. on 26 Dec 2007 at 12:43am17yoshimagick

    i think you should be a alliance on a PvE server.

    silvermoon is a nice and old PvE server, the prices on it are not over priced or too cheap

    and i say be a hunter NE, because hunter is simple to kill stuff for money

18. on 26 Dec 2007 at 6:39am18tyson

    Alright, seems as if there’s a theme to get right to the auction house as quickly as possible. Not quite surprising but good to know. @yoshimagick, I do not have any characters on silvermoon yet, although I did once create a lvl 1 human there for a race to Booty Bay.

19. on 27 Dec 2007 at 2:56pm19Og

    “My mission: achieve 1000g by using only the techniques I’ve extolled here on this site. No add-ons, no help from other characters.”

    No add-ons? None? Wow, now that’s going to be impressive. Add me to your cheering section.

    /pulls out pom-poms

    Not using Auctioneer Classic or Advanced is like going back to nature and eating bark (no offense to all the Druids out there).

    In terms of buying your first item, pick up Skinning and Mining as your first two professions when you hit level 5 and then skin/mine ruthlessly as you quest. By the time you hit level 6 or 7 if you don’t have 1-2 gold worth of ore/skins to sell I’ll be surprised.

    Good luck.

    Og
    http://ogsledger.blogspot.com

20. on 27 Dec 2007 at 4:33pm20Hypoz

    Hey, Ive been reading the site/blog/forums, and I have got to say, this is a great site. Good information for someone who is just starting out, or for someone who plays the auction house.

    Anyways My Vote would be, A Drenaei Hunter On a PvE server. Although it seems that there has not been any votes for Drenaei, So really just choose any race but keep it a hunter, on a PvE.

21. on 27 Dec 2007 at 7:03pm21Someone

    To save you some work, Human Warlock on PvE realm…

22. on 28 Dec 2007 at 12:13pm22Pidge

    Sounds like fun.

    Based on what you’re trying to do, sounds like race and class really won’t matter as much as server population and economy.

    I’d guess more people roll Alliance and more roll on PVE servers, so that would probably be a good choice. A mature, medium pop server would give you more AH activity to work with but also more competition — so might be interesting to see how you’d fare sans Auctioneer against in an active market.

    I understand levelling, questing and grinding isn’t the point or I’d suggest a NE hunter with mining and herbalism.

    I’m inclined to suggest a gnome rogue — rogues get sprint so you can run back and forth quickly between mailbox, bank and AH. Make him an engineer (gnomes get a jump start on engineering skills) and learn the teleport to Gadgetzan and you can have relatively quick access to the neutral AH too (does anyone actually use those anymore?).

23. on 28 Dec 2007 at 1:32pm23tyson

    Pidge, great suggestions. I will definitely talk about using a rogue – my one in Stormwind uses sprint every single time. For a horde auctioneer, using the neutral AH is something that is very beneficial, but only if you have access to another account, such as your significant other’s, sibling’s or close friend. Having access to it for your main auctioneer however isn’t too important as transferring items to and from alliance is.

24. on 30 Dec 2007 at 8:47pm24Sellia

    Sound nice !
    Here are my suggestion …
    Race : Draenei
    Class : Hunter
    Server : PVE
    I’ll try to read your previous posts soon … =)
    Happy New Year !!!

25. on 02 Jan 2008 at 12:56pm25Delos

    My suggestion is a character with a speed boost before or at level 20. That means shaman/mage/rogue. This will make getting back and forth between the AH and bank/mailbox much easier. Race/Server-type don’t make much of a difference I feel, only faction/server population as you mentioned yourself. Good luck and nice blog!

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