World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft is the world's most popular online game, with over 10 million subscribers. Building on the successful mythology of Blizzard's previous Warcraft RTS (Real Time Strategy) games, WoW has proved a run away success, with involving game play and tense, exciting storylines.

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  1. What are your World of Warcraft playing habits?
  2. How To Develop A Successful World Of Warcraft Guild
  3. Useful World of Warcraft sites
  4. The World of Warcraft Portal
  5. World of Warcraft Guides
  6. World of Warcraft videos
  7. Kirsty Johnson: World of Warcraft Guides
  8. Share your thoughts on World of Warcraft

What are your World of Warcraft playing habits?

World of Warcraft is a deep, involving game that has a habit of sucking players in. You start off playing for half an hour, and before you know it it's 2am. So, we want to know - how many hours do you play a week?

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How To Develop A Successful World Of Warcraft Guild

Many World of Warcraft players eventually come to a point in their game play where they feel as if they are ready to create a guild. Creating a guild is not for everyone - it takes a lot of work, structure, organization, and patience in order to establish a productive guild. Here, you will discover some great strategies on how to develop a successful World of Warcraft guild. It is important for you to know and understand that this may take a little bit of time to accomplish. In addition to this, you may not always succeed when you try the first time. If this is the case, do not lose your motivation - there is always a way to turn things around in your favor.

Establishing your own guild is not a difficult task - the creation is the simple part. However, the process behind guild crafting may prove to be a bit challenging. First, you need to ensure that you have a bit of in-game cash that you can dedicate to the task. Once you have a good bit of funding to back you, you will simply want to find a Guild Master in the game. The cities that have these Guild Masters are as follows:

- Thunderbluff
- Darnassus
- Orgrimmar
- Undercity
- Ironforge
- Stormwind

If you are having a difficult time locating these individuals, you will find that there are various guards that are sprinkled throughout the city. Simply click on one of these and then select "Guild Master". The guard will then inform you of where this individual is, and if you look at your map in the upper right hand corner of your game screen, you will see an arrow. This arrow will point you in the right direction. Simply follow this until you reach your destination.

Once you reach the Guild Master, you will want to click on the option that allows you to learn about creating your own guild. All you have to do at this point is select a name that reflects what you want your guild to be called. It is important to create a powerful name if you want a successful guild. Great names like "The Devotees", "The Distinguished Dynasty", and "Heroic Nights" are bound to pull in some interested parties. However, names like "The Chics", "Fighters", and "Demon Hunters" may not pull in a lot of traffic.

Once the name has been chosen, you will be issued a "Guild Charter". This is a list that requires you to obtain at least ten names prior to the official "establishment" of your guild. While it may be tempting to just run around and invite anyone you see, it is important that you are a bit selective in this process. You will want to ensure that you review a character's level, their skills, their knack for team work, and more. When inviting powerful players to sign your guild charter, you may want to offer a token of appreciation in return - like 50 silver pieces, or a gold piece.

Once you have acquired the necessary ten signatures, you will want to return to the Guild Master to officially "register". Once this has been accomplished, the Guild is established on the server that you have selected. You will then want to create a Guild Tabard that your members can wear to display their devotion to the guild, as well as a bank tab that will allow players to deposit and withdraw in-game cash and items. In order to ensure that you are a successful guild, you will want to take few measures like:

- Encouraging members to become active in the guild by helping members complete quests, share items from skills, and place uncommon and rare items in the bank tab

- You will want to ensure that you create a website for your guild at the World of Warcraft website and make participation a stipulation for remaining a guild member

- You will want to encourage promotions in the guild by setting tasks that guild members must accomplish in order to advance in their standing

- You will want to ensure that you take the time to personally offer your assistance to all of the members and offer them incentives for being productive within the guild

If you take these steps, your World of Warcraft guild is sure to be one of the most successful ones on the server that you play on!

Useful World of Warcraft sites

Have a read through these sites - they've been handpicked to give you a taste of the WoW community. Everything from World of Warcraft maps through to World of Warcraft gold guides - there's a site for everyone.
The Game Guide HQ
The Game Guide HQ has a number of reviews of World of Warcraft Guides. The reviews are concise and to the point, and make it easy to see which guide is best suited to your experience and play style.
The WoW Portal
Bringing together videos, news, World of Warcraft guides, as well as official Blizzard news and updates, the WoW Portal features the best content from the WoW community.
World of Warcraft hub
A nice Hubpages hub with lots of WoW news, some useful links, and some great guides and articles. Well worth a visit.
How To Develop A Successful World Of Warcraft Guild
Creating a guild is not for everyone - it takes a lot of work, structure, organization, and patience in order to establish a productive guild. Here, you will discover some great strategies on how to develop a successful World of Warcraft guild.

The World of Warcraft Portal

Videos of the latest World of Warcraft mods, World of Warcraft quests and gameplay, along with news and information from the World of Warcraft community.
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World of Warcraft Guides

Whether you're just getting to grips with World of Warcraft and need some guidance, or you're an experienced player looking to enhance your knowledge, these are some handy articles detailing some aspects of the game.
Finding Out About World of Warcraft Guides
One of the quickest ways to get ahead in a game is to learn from experienced players. This is where World of Warcraft guides come in - experienced WoW players who have been there and done that can share their expertise with newcomers.
How To Get A Free World Of Warcraft Download
If you are interested in trying out World of Warcraft, but are not sure if you are "game", I will tell you how to get a free World of Warcraft download to try out. There is nothing required on your end, and absolutely no strings attached!
How To Use A World Of Warcraft Patch To Increase Your Gold
You may not realize it, especially if you are new to the game, but you can actually use a World of Warcraft patch to increase your gold! As a new WoW player, it is essential that you develop strategies and techniques to increase the amount of in-game money that you have.
Introducing The World Of Warcraft Burning Crusade Expansion
Here, I will introduce you to the World of Warcraft Burning Crusade expansion as well as some key points that make this game so popular. If you are interested in trying out Burning Crusades before you buy, it is really easy to do so.
The World Of Warcraft Map For Beginners
When you enter the World of Warcraft game for the first time, you will notice in the top right hand corner, you have a little circle that is kind of vague. This is the map of the items that are close to you. If you click on the "M" key on your keyboard, the map will actually open up all the way. You will immediately notice that this is a very simple and broad map unit.
The Potential Risk Of Enhancing Your Game Play With World Of Warcraft Add-ons
Unfortunately, there is a potential risk of using World of Warcraft add-ons in order to enhance your game play experience - that is the risk of compromising your account status. Here, we will expound on some of the most popular add-ons, as well as the reason behind Blizzard Entertainment's stand on implementing the use of these programs.
Popular World of Warcraft Quest Helper Websites
Most of these websites provide guides, walkthroughs, and tips at no charge whatsoever! If you are new to the game of WoW, you should get out a piece of paper and jot down the websites that I am about to share with you. If you have none handy, at least bookmark this page.

World of Warcraft videos

The community votes on YouTube. Here are some of the most popular World of Warcraft videos, featuring trailers, gameplay, hacks and more.
★ World of Warcraft - Warrior Tank Guide - Talents And Glyphs by Tsw - TGN
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Kirsty Johnson: World of Warcraft Guides

Kirsty Johnson has written many articles on World of Warcraft gold making strategies and the many World of Warcraft mods which are available, as well as a number of World of Warcraft guide reviews, covering leveling guides and how to get more gold.
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Share your thoughts on World of Warcraft

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