The Cataclysm is upon us! In a few weeks, World of Warcraft Cataclysm will be here. If you’re like most players, you’re probably anxiously surfing the message boards, watching videos, and trying to talk your buddy who got into the beta into giving you some tips.
Still, is that going to get the job done? You can only do what you can do, but that kind of preparation isn’t going to get you too far. Azeroth is getting transformed. New player races are appearing. New levels, new gear, new dungeons. If you want to hit the ground running, you need to do more now. Of course, it would help if you knew what to do, or what you need. Well here’s some info that will be crucial if you want to be one of the leaders in the conquest of the newly remade world.
The 3 Things You Will Need
Obviously you will need a lot of things to successfully make the jump to Cataclysm, but here are the 3 most important.
Gold Reserves
First, start stockpiling the gold! You can bet that you’re going to run out of gold quickly once this thing hits. Prices for all the cool new stuff are going to be insane, so you’ll either stockpile gold now, or fall behind later.
If you plan on upgrading your professions, buying dungeon gear, getting the new materials, heck if you plan on getting anywhere, you had better have a lot of gold stockpiled. But if you’re going to pile up a lot more gold than you usually do, you’re going to need a new plan for doing so.
Quality Gear
Leveling in Cataclysm is said to be pretty easy. The hard part is having the gear you need to keep on leveling. If you’re not running with excellent gear now, you are going to have trouble when the Cataclysm arrives.
And you can bet that all the gear you need is going to cost more once the Cataclysm strikes us. It is crucial to get yourself the best gear you can now, while it is relatively easy to do so. This is particularly important if you’re planning on leveling a Gnome or Worgen. That level 30, 40, or 50 gear that you are going to need is a lot cheaper now than it will be soon.
Think about it. What’s going to happen to prices when virtually everyone in the game is trying to level new characters at the same time? Talk about insane price increases! If you stockpile the gear your new characters are going to need, you’ll save yourself from the insane price hikes that are coming.
An Effective Plan
Third, you need to get yourself a plan. Set aside some time to map out everything you intend to do when you get into the expansion and write down a strategy for how to do it. This includes all the new locations you want to visit, the alts you will roll, which new mounts you want to buy, and so on.
Why do all this now? Because you’ll make your life a lot easier, and get a bigger leg up on the competition, if you get started sooner. You can take advantage of the opportunity to get ahead if you’re smart about it and get to work now.