When it comes to The World of Warcraft, or any
MMORPG for that matter, having the skills to get to the end game is
really all that matters. The problem is that WOW can be complex,
and it can be slow going once you get past level 20. To help, many
people are
turning to Warcraft Game Guides.
There are literally hundreds of game guides out
there. There's leveling guides, guides to earning gold, in-game help
systems, and even Race or role specific guides. With so many of them on
the market, choosing the game guide that's actually worth your money
can
be difficult; and, put simply, some of them are crap. With
that, let's first talk about what a good Warcraft game guide is and is
not.
First,
a game guide is NOT the be-all-end-all answer to your
leveling, gold, or other in-game problems. You'll still have to get
into the game and apply what the guide teaches.
Second, NOT everyone
needs a Warcraft gaming guide. If you already have four level 80
characters, and your bank-roll is huge, then the latest guide is likely
just a waste of money.
Third, a Warcraft
guide IS an excellent
way to take your game to a whole new level. A
good game guide will take
your World of Warcraft experience to a whole new level of enjoyment,
and it can help you learn to
earn gold and level faster!
Fourth,
if you don't take the
time to find the right guide then you are just wasting your money.A crap guide
can make your game worse, not better, and if you're really
interested in getting to the end game you need to take the time to
choose the right guide.
To help, along with some of my in-game friends, I
took the time to go through the top guides on the market. We worked to
evaluate close to thirty guides and from those we found the top
five. I
based my
evaluations on the following criteria.
- Warcraft
Play - Obviously the whole point of a
game guide is to get tips to make the game work better for
you.
- Up
to Date - Since MMO's are constantly
evolving, so should the guides that teach us to play them. Higher
ratings were given to the guides that looked up-to-date and didn't
recommend old styles or techniques
- Ease
of Game Tips - The best guides we
evaluated gave ideas to accomplish tasks quickly without having to work
through complex material or spend hours relearning a new style of
play.
- Guide
Value - Did the guide actually teach what
we expected? Was what it taught worth the money we spent?
- Legal
Tips (we hate cheats) -
Higher ratings were given to guides that didn't recommend things that
violated WOW's TOS. It's no good getting kicked out of the game because
some game guide taught us bad ideas.
- Overall
Rating - From the above criteria we gave
each guide an overall rating.
To test each guide we took what it taught and put it through the ropes
in-game. With each guide we tested we tried the tips with different
levels of characters, with different races, and we worked to learn and
implement the ideas we learned. As a side note - we obviously chose
appropriate situations for our testing. For example if it was a level
80 tip, it wouldn't make sense to test with a level 20 character.
Below you will find our reviews of the
top five Warcraft Game Guides
available today. My recommendations are well laid out, but
if you do
need any help choosing the guide for you don't hesitate to email me
(info@bestsellingproductsreview.com).
With the recommendations below - the top rated guide is a gold secrets
book. I am recommending
Gold Secrets
to anyone who plays Warcraft. If
you need a leveling guide as well, you may also want to look at one of
the other top-five that we listed (number 2 was an excellent leveling
guide).
When you do get your guide and you're game is improving, be sure to
contact me (email above) and let me know how things are going. I do
enjoy hearing from other players, and who knows if your cool I may even
catch you in the game!
To Leaving the Newbies Behind,
WOW-Freak (Rob)