More and more hype out there these days. With Cataclysm’s launch date finally announced there has been a lot of speculation on what all of this is going to mean to everyone out there. The new patch really gave us an idea of what to expect, though. Usually that much nerf means that foam factories will be running dry around the world. And the healing classes are the ones to take the brunt of it, too! Not quite sure what that’s all about, but it really revamps the way teams are going to have to play the game.

The good news is that the prices on priests and shammies should start coming down a bit. In fact, a buddy of mine decided to snag a priest so that he’d have it for when the new build is figured out a little better. I pointed him over to Toonstorm for some awesome deals on accounts since I know that they’ll have what he’s after.

He found a combo that he really liked, too. An Undead Holy Priest carrying some good gear (some Naxx, some Ulduar, all epics), all for $157. He was really pleased with the deal, especially since it usually runs $454. He’d budgeted about $450 for the whole thing, so he thought he’d look around. That’s when he realized he could get a couple of alts with his priest. If he picked up a Blood Elf Pally and an Orc DK he’d get the whole thing for $354! He’d get everything he wanted, plus two alts, and still be under budget by almost $100! Not bad at all.

He registered an account with them and confirmed the order with the rep. That’s when he realized he had no idea just how this was going to work. Thankfully, the rep was there to hold his hand through the whole process. They got him lined up and transfered all of the info to him without a hitch. They even threw in a free name change to get him started in getting used to the toon.

He was really happy with everything that had happened. The new toon took a little tweaking to match his style of play (and those stinking nerfs), but soon it was ready to roll and he was out having a good time.

Evening everyone!

I keep saying it, but sometimes running a business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I was going to post this about 6 hours ago, but I just couldn’t find the time. I really wanted to let you all know just how the purchase I mentioned last time worked out.

Well, here’s the skinny: The guy placed the order in my shop so that I could write about it. He hopped on Toonstorm at about 10 this morning. He went for a bare bones pally because it’s a little less expensive and he wanted to customize it himself.

Next, he hopped into live chat to get the details on just how the transaction would work. They let him know it would be around an hour and a half before the account was ready and that he would get an email as soon as it was.

From there we just hung around, until his email pinged him about an hour later. All of the details were there, including his new account info. We double checked all of the info just to make sure it looked good before logging in. I let him know that I’ve never had a problem with Toonstorm when I’ve wanted to buy a wow account before, but I couldn’t blame him for being careful.

From there we logged into the new account to see just how it looked. The stats were all right where they said they would be, and there was plenty of gold on the account as well. Now all he has to do is find some good gear for it that’s to his liking and he’s good to go!

He was really impressed with how fast they were able to deliver his new account to him. The price was great, too. He was glad he had held off, because the costs came down from $200 to $170 over the last month.

Next time, I think I’d like to talk a little about how to buy wow accounts safely. This is a big concern for everyone because it’s a good chunk of change to drop in this economy. No one wants to have a new account banned right after buying it.

Later!

It’s been a great month 3.1 finally came out and I and everyone I know has been living it up in Ulduar!
Something I’ve come to realize since I started this blog, and paying attention to people/characters and who’s buying wow accounts, is that different people expect and look for very different things when they buy wow account.
Case and point:!

I had a guy come into my shop earlier this week and we got to talking about wow accounts and he said he had leveled a few characters up to around 55 but was really just looking to pickup a nice decked out level 80.
So of course I mention Toonstorm to him, it’s a site we’ve suggested before and they’ve got a big selection – something he could use.
He asked me if they ever scam;
I replied; “Toonstorm Scam?” “ha!”

As ridiculous as it was to me it was a very real concern to him because he hadn’t purchased anything like that before. So I classify this guy as someone who would be interested in buying but under normal circumstances would find it very difficult to find a safe secure place to buy them. So of course I try to tailor the blog to fit the needs of people who have those generalized questions about the process and who to trust; and in fact I have shaped the blog to a large extent to cater to those people.

Now that’s just one example – I also spent 2 hours last night raiding with my guild (They’re local so we shoot the poop afterwards normally) and found out afterwards that 2 of the guys have gone through a few different accounts and are regulars at buying – and they look for a whole different set of criteria than the first guy! These guys are pro’s and totally know who’s safe and who isn’t. They have a few sites they frequent and specifically look for specs and builds that they think they’d enjoy playing and when the price seems right they snatch the account up. These guys might be a little to advanced for me to try and make this blog appeal to them but it’d be exciting to write about. The point is I realized there’s a few different types of wow account buyers and in the future I’m going to be trying to expand the scope of the blog to include some other aspects other than purchasing safely, ie purchasing safely and cheaply, purchasing safely and choosing from a larger selection etc.

We’ll see how I fair!
Thanks for ready and stay tuned for the next one!