This Is Why I'm Okay With Not Playing the Beta

Cataclysm

Personally, I really loved Cataclysm. A lot of people complained about it, but I had a lot of fun with it. But then again, I spent most of the expansion leveling Alts, not raiding. I went from having 2 80s and a 70 something to having 6 85s. I had 5 characters now I have 10. And I've done a bunch of different stuff from all corners of the world. I tried to hit every Horde zone and do everything, in different orders, as different classes. I've enjoyed myself.




I guess I see where people are coming from. How much fun would hanging around as max level be? I don't know. I'm not really into raiding. I don't have the schedule to do it. Plus, that would make me a huge nerd. I almost wish I was a huge nerd....sadly though, I'm not. I'm not sure there was a terribly large amount of things to do at max level. I really dig it now, but that's because they introduced raid finder and transmogging.




They introduced some really great features in Cata. Raid finder, Transmogging, and other stuff (that I may attempt to think of later) have really created a different game. I know that lots of people are quitting because it's different. However, I would respond and say that the game needed to change. If a game stays static and doesn't innovate, it gets abandoned and eventually it shuts down. Innovation is required for a game to continue to be good. Don't slam Blizzard for doing that.




What’s especially funny to me is that when Mists releases, there will people being like “Man I liked it more in Cata when …….”. No matter what, people will always be nostalgic for a time, if it sucks. Rose tinted goggles, yo.

Mithril Ore

Is so plentiful, yet no one gets bothers to go get it. Consequently, it stands to make loads of money from it.

Motes/ Primals

Layout:
(Zone) NPC name - Coordinates - % drop rate - link to page at Wohead

Mote of Air:
(Nagrand) Storming Wind-Ripper - 69.21 (Throne of Elements) - 33.9% - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22310

Mote of Fire:
(Nagrand) Raging Fire-Soul - 69.21 (Throne of Elements) - 34.1 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22311

Mote of Water:
(Terokkar Forest) Crashing Wave-Spirit - 63.17 (North-Western Throne of Elements) - 33.7 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=22309

Mote of Earth:
(Blade's Edge Mountains) Sundered Rumbler - (Basically above and all below Area 52) - 18.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18881

Mote of Mana:
(Netherstorm) Mana Wraith - 36.60 and 31.73 (Anywhere above Area 52 and more below. While you're at it, kill the Nether Rays as well, they have just as good of a chance to drop and are mostly in the same area) - 25.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18864

Mote of Life:
(Zangarmarsh) I didn't find any specific place to farm for these because the zone is just rich with them. But I would suggest farming the Bogg/ Starving Bogg Lords and Fungal /Starving Fungal Giants because they are all very close. - The Spawning Glen (SW Zangarmarsh) and East of there is the Quagg Ridge - Very similar drop rates on all 4 mobs that I pointed out, 18.2 to 18.8 - http://www.wowhead.com/?item=22575#00Rmz

Mote of Shadow:
By far the most commonly found mote. This is dropped in almost every zone and can be easily farmed anywhere. But there may be a few exceptional areas just because npcs that drop them are close together, non-elite, and easy to kill. Here's one spot in a few that are exceptional:
(Nagrand) Voidspawn - Again, no specific coords, but all around Oshu'Gun, the bigass crystal SW Nagrand. - 18.4 - http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=17981

Eternals

Crystallized Air - Tempest Reverent, Wintergrasp
Crystallized Earth - Earthbound Reverent, Wintergrasp
Crystallized Water - Water Reverent, Wintergrasp
Crystallized Life- Mature Lasher, Wintergrasp
Crystallized Fire - Flame Reverent, Wintergrasp
Crystallized Shadow- Shadow Reverent,Wintergrasp

Potential Large Sellers on AH

Arcanite Rod ~400g
Primal Might ~700g
Inferno Rubies ~250g
Enchant Weapon - Hurricane ~1,150g
Vicious Armor
-Chest and Legs specifically, because they cost the most HP/CP
Vicious Relics!!!

For Rugged Leather

Go to Razorthorn Shelf in Outland. The little guys give you one or two every time.