Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Leveling Race Game known as Chech Imbalances

Chech Imbalances

The following will be the set up for the leveling races. This contest is designed to motivate you to do your best to help the guild get geared up for Karazhan at a quicker rate. One cannot gear up until level 70 and we should have fun in the process anyway. Prizes can include guild points, gold, free picks from the guild bank, enchants and other fabulous merchandise.

Weekly contest for all members:
From 2/24 to 3/2 whoever makes the most leveling progress overall and voted by the officers will win for that week. It will continue week after week.

Current special matches:

Race to level 70: Brewed Toxic, Dedrex, Chech, babythief


Race to level 50: Motomo, Gillwin, Helo and Derieke

Special Duels:

Helo vs Derieke to level 60

Smallorc and Natsuya to level 60

Chech vs Babythief to level 70

Ctunes vs Strichnine to level 40

Tokutaro vs Demissa to 60

Ahsatan vs Lowenbrow to 40

*Note: Remember this is only a game don't burn yourself out playing. Some of you log a lot of hours. Make sure you play in moderation. Good luck!

VF

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Recommended Mods

Recommended Mods:

Note: Be VERY careful where you get your mods. I recommend only one site for mods. That's files.wowace.com use the link and you should be safe. I use it for everything.
**NOTE#2 make sure when you search at wowace that you filter the tab "Last update" and find the most current edition to the individual addon.

Omen - This is an absolute must have for anyone in an instance. It will save your life and do your dishes! It's a threat meter that shows where your aggro is in relation to the main tank.

Cartographer - This is the best map I know. I've used it for months. It also shows coordinates. If you are a miner or herbalist, you'll wanna get the Cartographer herbalism or Cartographer miner addons too. It is way awesome.

Fubar and any fubar addons are sweet. Search for what is interesting to you on files.wowace.com.

XPearl Unit Frames - Probably my favorite mod for party runs. It shows health/mana, percentages, like no other. It'll walk your dog!

Disclamer: As with anything, you are responsible with what you download and install on your computer not the guild or it's officers.

Enjoy,

VF

The Future Of Alchanon - Summer goals

The future of Alchanon.

Guys I'm really pleased to be your guild leader, because this guild is filled with friendly intelligent people who are in it to have fun. I'm glad to see you all leveling like crazy, so I thought I'd give ya some information on our plans for this spring and summer. A major milestone for any guild is to do Karazhan. It's something that I'd like to see us all doing by the end of May. In order to do this we all have a LOT of work to do. Now this isn't a requirement or anything but those of you that like running instances and getting purple drops should perk up your ears.

Karazhan is that very high hurdle to jump over as a guild. What will make it easy is that we are here not as a hardcore raiding guild. We are a casual group of friends who have leveled together from very low levels. We are not picking up level 70 selfish people who are only in it for the loot. Instead, we are a team that will have to work together to accomplish this goal. It won't be easy and it'll take a lot of 5 manning instances, grinding faction, researching, planning and working on crafting items.

So looking forward a few months, the following are some helpful goals that you should be doing if you are interested in participating in Karazhan.

1. Level to 70. (this is the first and most important thing) Hitting level 70 is a huge accomplishment! Learn and enjoy all the aspects of your character.
2. Make darn sure you figure out how to use your professions to make tons of gold. You're gonna need to buy things to meet the requirements for Karazhan. A good goal is to try to make 100 gold per day if possible at level 70.
3. Properly spec your character for what you want to do. Research various talent builds online that suits your interest.
4. Develop your skills. Learn how to work in a team by running instances.
5. Read guides about your character. There is a wealth of information online written by highly successful people in every class.
6. Figure out how you are going to get your gear. PVP, arena, level 70 5 mans, heriocs and so on. Make a list of gear you need. This site is amazing for this http://www.wow-loot.com. So is the armory.
7. Ask for advice, we don't have all the answers but we know how to get the answers.
8. Be patient and have fun.
9. MOST IMPORTANT: We will not be successful if we do not develop friendships and have each others backs. We in Alchanon have to stick together. You should always wear our guild tag with pride and be a role model for players everywhere.
10. Here is a guide to getting keyed to Karazhan.
11. Try your best in the next 3 months to meet the Kara Class Stat Requirements posted below.


Kara Class Stat Requirements

All of these stats are UN/buffed. This means no self buffs, but armor patches/gems/enchants count towards theses stats. Try to have no more then two greens when you enter karazhan. (Trinkets/rings are the only exceptions of this but do your best to get the best u can before karazhan)

Warrior (Protection)
Health: 12,000
Armor: 12,000
Defense: 490
Dodge/Parry/Block: 15% each

DPS Warroir
Health: 7,000
Attack Power: 1400
Crit Rating : 20 %
Hit Rating: 70 - 100 * Fury spec

Paladin(Protection)
Health: 10,000
Armor: 12,000
Defense: 490
Dodge/Parry/Block: 15% each
Spell Damage: 200

Paladin ( Holy )
Health: 7,000
Mana: 9,000
Healing: 1,000
MP5: 90 (while not casting)

Resto Shaman
7k hp
9-9.5k mana
90-100mp5 (while not casting)
1000-1200 healing

Elemental Shaman
6-7k hp
7-8.5k mana
20-25% spell crit specced (With spec, can get 11% spell crit, int is added in for more)
30mp5 (while not casting)
Spell hit - 30-50 (Spell hit, generally, is not a big of a deal, but talented you can get at least 6-8% spell hit and cover this)
Bonus Spell dmg: 450 (Bare Min.) - 600 (easily obtainable)

Enhancement Shaman
1000-1.2k AP
7-8k Health
5-6k mana
20% melee crit (enough to keep UR up)
70-100 hit rating

Mage
6-7k Health
7-8k Mana
600 spell damage
30-40 spell hit
100-120 crit rating

Rogue:
Combat Sword/Fist/Mace:
6400 Health
1100 Attack Power
110 Hit Rating
19% Crit

Combat Dagger:
6400 Health
1100 Attack Power
110 Hit Rating
24% Crit

Assassination:
6400 Health
1100 Attack Power
100 Hit Rating
19% Crit

Warlocks
Health: 7,000
Mana: 6,000
Spell Hit: 40
Spell Dam: 600

Priest (Holy)
Health: 6000
+Healing: 1100
+MP5: 300 (while not casting)

Priest ( Shadow )
6-7k Health
7-8k Mana
600 spell damage
30-40 spell hit
12% crit rating

Hunter: Marksman & Beast Master
450 agi
1400 AP ( 1600 for MM )
7.5k Health
5.5k Mana (MM hunters will have a bit more from talents)
19-20 crit %

Hunter: Survival
600 agi (with talents)
1500 AP
7.5k Health
6.5k Mana
24-25% crit (this is base requirement)

Druid: Resto
Health: 6500
+ Healing: 1200
Mana: 8000
Mp5: 300 (while not casting)

Druid: Feral (dps)
Health: 6500
AP: 1400
Hit Rating: 100
Crit%:20
Druid: Tank
Health: 15,000
Armor: 15,000
Defense: 490
Dodge: 20%

Druid: Balance
Health: 6-7k
Mana: 6-7.5k
Spell Crit: 20-30%
Mp5:30
Bonus Spell dmg: 650+

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Leveling Guide

Many people keep asking where they should be leveling at various stages of the game, so I thought I’d share how I do it. I can’t get into the specifics of which quest and coordinates, but here are the areas that I do when leveling. Hope you enjoy and find this useful. Remember you can't go wrong in this game. The best way to level is to have fun.

Level 21-22 Ashenvale
Level 22-23 Southern Barrens
Level 23-25 Stonetalon Mountains
Level 25 finish quests in southern barrens
Level 25-26 Thousand Needles
Level 26-27 Ashenvale
Level 27-29 Thousand Needles
Level 29-30 Hillsbrad Foothills
Level 30-31 Stranglethorn Vale (mastery quests)
Level 31-32 Shimmering Flats
Level 32-34 Desolace
Level 34-36 Stranglethorn Vale
Level 36-37 Arathi Highlands
Level 37 Alterac Mountains
Level 37-38 Dustwallow Marsh
Level 38-40 Stranglethorn Vale
Level 40-41 Badlands
Level 41-42 Swamp of Sorrows
Level 42-43 Stranglethorn Vale
Level 43 Dustwallow Marsh
Level 43-44 Tanaris
Level 44-46 Feralas
Level 46-47 Hinterlands
Level 47-48 Searing Gorge
Level 48 Swamp of Sorrows
Level 48-49 Feralas
Level 49-50 Tanaris
Level 50-51 Blasted Lands
Level 51-52 Ungoro Crater
Level 52-53 Burning Stepps
Level 53-54 Azshara
Level 54 Felwood
Level 54-55 Winterspring
Level 55 Felwood
Level 55 Silithis
Level 55-56 Western Plaguelands
Level 56-57 Eastern Plaguelands
Level 57-58 Winterspring

Immediately stop and delete all quests at 58 and go to outlands

Level 58-61 Hellfire Peninsula
Level 61-63 Zangarmarsh
Level 63-65 Terokkar Forest
Level 65-67 Nagrand
Level 67-68 Blades Edge Mountains
Level 68-69 Netherstorm
Level 69-70 Shadowmoon Valley

Another thing you could do if you can hack it is to grind a couple of factions from level 65 to 70 so that you’re getting xp and rep. Then go back and do all the quests from 65-70 as a 70 and make double gold! Pre level 20 I’d suggest the quests in the Blood Elf starting area. Always kill stuff when you level. If you get a couple of levels ahead of the above areas, things will just be easier for you. If you start getting gray quests delete them and move on. Finally always level your skills as you go. It’s easier, cheaper and makes things more interesting as you go.

VF.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Alchanon Guild Bank Policy version 1

Alchanon Guild Bank Policy ver.1

Note this is a living document and is subject to change with guild growth.

  1. You must be a member of the guild to request things from the guild bank.
  2. To insure fairness you must be able to directly use the requested item from the guild bank.
  3. All requests from members must be made through Violentfemm. To do this you simply send in game mail requesting the item.
  4. Donations from members go in guild tab #1.
  5. An appropriate amount of guild points will be assigned to donated items based on the tables below and on the rules of the guild bank. Please realize the guild leader is human and will do this as fair as possible.
  6. You must have accumulated an amount of GP’s (Guild Points) equal to the amount of the requested item.
  7. Items that become of no apparent interest in the bank will be auctioned or disenchanted and the gold or mats will become property of the guild bank. Items of exception are blues/purples or other rare items.
  8. Gold donations are to be in one time per day donations of at least 1 gold. Please do not make 20 donations of 1g; instead donate the full 20 gold. That way the transaction log does no fill up.
  9. Stacks of cloth, herbs or anything relatively easy to acquire must be donated in full stacks of 20. Partial stacks will not result in any guild points.
  10. Items not accounted for on the tables will be assigned an appropriate amount of GP’s. This will be based on gold value and done as fair as possible.
  11. Gold donations will be equal to 1/10 of a GP per 1 gold. So 10 gold = 1 GP, 32 gold = 3.2 guild points and so on.
  12. Players may not sell items withdraws from the guild bank. Discovers of a character doing so will result in expulsion from the guild.
  13. As of now the money donated and accumulated by the guild bank system will be used for the purchase of Tabs 3 and 4.
  14. Initiates are allowed to view guild bank tabs and deposit into tab 1.
  15. Players accumulate guild points for each item donated, but when an item is requested out, that amount of points is subtracted from the total. Example: Fred has 54 GP and requests a 20 GP item, he would now have 34 GP.

Item Level: Green / Blue /Purple

10-19: 1 / 3 / 15

20-29: 2 /5 /25

30-39: 3 /10 /35

40-49: 4 /20/45

50-59: 5 /25 /55

60-65: 6 /30 /65

66-70: 7 /40 /80

Recipe Level: Uncommon /Rare

125-174: 3 /10

175-224: 4 /15

225-274: 5 /20

275-324: 8 /30

325-350: 10 /40

351-375 15 /50

Other things of interest:

Stack of Rune cloth 1

Stack of Netherweave 2

*Note the above tables represent the amount of points you get when you donate an item and how much it costs to request it out.