[Guide] WotLK Preparation

[stevenw9]

This is built to be a single-stop source for preparing your main for WotLK. A lot of info about this has been posted already on various areas of the web, this post is ment to consolidate and enhance it. Even though a lot of this is rewritten and revisioned by me, I will not take full credit for it. Hope you enjoy!

I. Titles
II. wallet Building
III. Alts
IV. Honor and Marks
V. Death Knight and You
VI. Early Achievement Preparation
VII. Closing Statement

[I. Titles]

As most know, there are some titles that will not be available to you post-70. Available or not, the titles you should get are these:

Champion of the Naruu (TK Attunement)
Hand of A'dal (BT/Hyjal Attunement)
of the Shattered Sun (SSO Exhalted + Quest)

[II. Wallet Building]

Every profession has another that goes hand in hand, it's just common sense no? 'Milling', as it's been called, will be going hand in hand with Inscription. Milling will require herbs to make all your pwnsauce inscriptions. Farm/buy herbs now, and wait for launch to make a good amount of gold.

You also may want to start stockpiling on said gold. When TBC launched, large sinkholes started hitting players funds, specifically that epic mount requirement. It is likely that several other holes will exist in WotLK, but this is just common sense.

[III. Alts]

I might be called crazy for this, BUT DON'T LEVEL ALTS NOW! Why? BoA items that increase your EXP gains and give you "slightly uber" effects for your leveling and the 60-70 EXP requirement nerf. Need I say more?

[IV. Marks and Honor]

It's relatively safe to assume that you can, and probably should stockpile on these. With all the new PvP gear coming out, you're most likely NOT going to want to grind these later. The chances of Blizzard revamping the way this system works is relatively small, and it might help to save up on Arena points as well.. though don't get your hopes up for a new season anytime soon.

[V. Death Knight and You]

So you want to roll a Death Knight? Well there's not a lot who don't but most i've met want to roll for DPS. Do us all a favor. Hit 80 and move into your tank spec. You'll get more groups this way, and will probably end up in a raiding guild instead of waiting in a box office breaking like line.

[VI. Early Achievement Preparation]

Here are some things you may want to get done so you have an easier time getting some achievements early in the expansion:

* Aquire Items
** Autographed Picture of Foror & Tigule (AV)
** Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' (AV)
** Vanity Pets (as many as possible)
** Guild Tabard
** All Bank Slots

* Skills
** Raise 4 weapon skills to 375
** Raise your secondary professions to 375

[VII. Closing Statement]

Other then this, you REALLY shouldn't have much to worry about. A lot of knowledge will be handed to you on a silver platter, but if not, post suggestions on what to add, what to edit or what to exclude in this guide below.

Hope I help even if only a tad bit.

[Maaby]

How about adding stuff that really matters? Like what items will jump in value when the expansion hits? Stuff like herbalism items because of the new profession, so on.
Beside all Death Knight specs are both dps and tank specs in a way so I dont see that being much of big deal, beside its really up to the player what he wants to do.
Leveling an alt is best now because in wotlk you will hopefully be busy with yer main? Beside the new RAF makes alt leveling already insanly fast.
And I read somewhere arena points and honor points will be reset?

[r@z]

most of the prebc players already have done everything past your guide achieved almoast all titles and got almoast all vanity items and event ones

[pauk]

what about doing exploring for explorer title, or do rep at timbermaw+kurenai+sporregar for the diplomat title?

[TehGoggles]

[III. Alts]

I might be called crazy for this, BUT DON'T LEVEL ALTS NOW! Why? BoA items that increase your EXP gains and give you "slightly uber" effects for your leveling and the 60-70 EXP requirement nerf. Need I say more?


Hm, Would I rather wait a few months and level my alt then,when I want to get my main to 80 or ya know, level my alt now when I'm bored and have nothing else to do. Hm.

[monkey11111]

this guide was complete common sense..

[Heftydogg]

Common Sense indeed. And besides the fact that 60% of the entire WoW population will be rolling death knight, they're dramatically making every class a hybrid in atleast one way or another. You'll be able to take 5 death knights to your 5 mans no problem, just like you'll be able to take 10 paladins, 10 warlocks, 5 rogues to a raid if you wanted to, and be completely fine.

I'm personally upset about how worthless a shadowpriest will be, since ret paladins and survival hunters will have a similar, if not equal mana return effect.

[Skapocalypse]

Don't listen to this man about not leveling the alts. Try to get them as close to level 58 as possible, right now. When the 3.0 patch goes on Live, the experience needed to level from 60-70 will be ridiculously decreased. If you really want an alt for Northrend, do this now.

[qbear]

Very well-put together guide. Thank you!

[elliotthehobo]

nice guide, +rep

[Gog123456]

Oh and btw - You cannot save arena points. Blizz has posted that when you ding 71 your arena points hit 0...

[deshu]

I think that blizz said taht every marks, honor and arena points will be reseted after upgarding acc to wotlk

[stevenw9]

Oh and btw - You cannot save arena points. Blizz has posted that when you ding 71 your arena points hit 0...

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[Chenquie]

Good guide but like most ppl say, most of it are common sense.

A more detailed guide would be appreciated.

[boxman]

It is a nice guide