2nd December 2009

A Guide to World of Warcraft

In order to start entering the action of the world of warcraft you’ve got to join one of the assorted game servers around the world. That’s the time at which the the game really starts to get interesting. There are a sequence of world of warcraft servers with different attributes, rules and action types spread around the world. These servers are called realms. Not all servers are good for newbs. I would endorse starting in a server that is intended for newbs before heading off to where the more complicated players play. In order to join the servers you typically have to pay a typical monthly subscription but there are servers for amateurs where you can join absolutely free.

The World of Warcraft has many entities. Various races live on each of the three continents. For example, the eastern continent makes up the kingdom of the Alliance, which is inhabited by dwarves, gnomes and humans. Another one of the continents called Kalidmor, is where the malevolent orcs and trolls live. The orcs and the trolls along with another race called the taurens, form the Horde. Constant enemies, the Alliance and the Horde are always at war.

At the start of the game, you must choose sides. You’ll either join up with the Alliance or become one of the Horde. Within the World of Warcraft there are nine classes of characters, and from these you’ll have to build your own unique character. Inside the game each class has its own skills, abilities, and attributes. For example, hunters and soldiers do not have the same qualities as druids or mages. This is finally the most critical aspect in the game. It will be easier for you to move in the game if you choose a class that meshes with your personal abilities and personality.

As you start your expedition in the World of Warcraft, you must attempt to amass as much gold as possible and get battle experience by conquering puny monsters and different creatures. You will face all kinds of different creatures and greater monsters as you move thru the game. You will need assistance from other players of the game to beat them. This is the key to successfully playing the game. Your job is to form a united team of characters / individuals that aren’t frightened to go into battle together and are always loyal to each other. If it isn’t feasible to make a bunch of your own, it’s a smart idea to join a team of characters that already exists managed by various folks worldwide.

For an easier way to to level up, check out Joana’s Leveling Guide. For more information on leveling guides, visit wowlevelupguide.com

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2nd December 2009

Tips To Discovering Cheap Video Games And Consoles

Today’s video games and gaming systems are no longer reasonably priced, in reality they’re fairly pricey, frequently ranging from $500 and up depending on accessories and games.  The excessive video game systems prices, position them out of countless people’s price reach.  Fortunately, the cost of a video video game and console might be hugely reduced if you identify where to look.

The perfect choice for purchasing video games and gaming systems is to buy cheap video games. Numerous giant package mega stores will resell refurbished systems and video games that were returned by another buyer. Buying refurbished might save you rather a lot of money, but be vigilant, be adamant on a warranty and make sure that the items in the box are in good condition.  An alternate theme on refurbished games and gaming systems are second-hand, pawn store or game warehouse purchasing. Contrasting the big container stores which ordinarily offer some sort of guarantee, used game consoles and games, are normally off guarantee and may be in poor condition. The key here is to be resolute on a 30 day money back warranty, and put it in writing, frequently the store will happily offer you an in-store credit if the system or video game is faulty.

A alternate to pawn shops or game warehouses is eBay. Ebay is a excellent site to find excellent bargains for video games on web. Be cautious buying on eBay, for the reason that it is incredibly difficult to get your cash back, or an swap from the seller. Acquire only from a seller which has a very good repute and avoid those who don’t.

Still another angle on second-hand consoles and games are garage sales, you will be amazed what people put up for sale at residence based weekend sales, and frequently you might be capable of picking up older video games and consoles for a small charge.

You could also place an ad in a community tabloid, which is frequently fairly economical to do, and announce what you are looking for and your cost scope. This is a shockingly effective technique to get information out to people who you may in general not have access to.
For those of you who would like brand new, straight from the factory games and systems, why not assemble your money together with your friends or kin. This concept of pooling money together may work, but make sure that you concur before hand how you intend to distribute the video games and system. Will it remain at one person’s residence, or will you be moving it back and forth. Furthermore, make sure that your friends or relations go along with the central convention of video game care and preservation, last thing you could do with is to have a friend who is not careful and destroys the games or system.

The preceding info will help you in locating games and gaming systems for reduced prices than you might get if you were to purchase brand new at a standard price. Whether you intend purchase video games on the internet
or not, these tips will help you save money. There are no guarantees that you will get exactly what you’re looking for, but if you carry on, you may find some great bargains.

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2nd December 2009

Tired of getting Crushed During Rogue PvP? – This Rogue PvP Guide is Your Secret Weapon

Tired of your Rogue getting his butt kicked in PvP combat? Do you ache to dominate like the best in your class?

I understand your pain. I know how it feels to let your team down. I know what it’s like to lose so many duels that you start to wonder if you still have what it takes to play this game.

But I don’t have those problems anymore, and you don’t have to either.

That’s all in my past because I hold the secret of Rogue PvP. I’ve learned how to use my Rogue skills to out duel any other player class, and I’m ready to share that information with you if you want it.

The secret is the PvP Bible, from T Dub Sanders. What makes the PvP Bible the Rogue PvP guide to have? Lots of things. It’s 225 pages exclusively devoted to every detail of PvP combat. It covers Rogues and every other class (you can spy on your foe’s tactics!). And it will show you how to win every possible one-on-one duel. Even better, the PvP Bible is based on actual combat experience, not theory or hearsay. The PvP Bible was written by T Dub Sanders, a guy who pulled in a 2367 arena rating, and who has over 104,500 lifetime honorable kills!

In the Rogue PvP section of the bible, Sanders gives you precise directions on how to use your stunlocks and poisons against various enemies. You won’t have to spend hours or days experimenting to find the best attacks to use on each yourself. Will you instantly know what to do if a Priest lays a Fear on you while you’re closing in for the kill? How about which combos will take that Priest out fast while keeping him from hurting you or healing himself? Sanders learned the answers to questions like these, and uses the PvP Bible to share that knowledge with anyone who wants it.

I would like to make this perfectly clear. If you want to be the Rogue people want on their side instead of the Rogue everyone has fun killing, you need the strategies in the bible. Your foes are using it to see how to take you down. Shouldn’t you even the odds?

Have you had it with losing to better educated foes? Learn more about the best Rogue PvP guide today. Go to http://PvP-Bible.info

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2nd December 2009

Goozex Review: Videogame Trading Online Hand On

Where do gamers go?

The choices you have as a gamer are:

  1. Buy (Online, Ebay, used, Gamestop..)
  2. Rent (Gamefly, blockbuster…)
  3. Trade (Goozex, Switchplanet..)

Renting in the past at your brick and mortar rental place can easily set you back more then $5-$7 every week like Blockbuster. Many places like Gamefly charge a monthly service fee. Renting isn’t all together bad but playing videogames isn’t like watching movies. Much more time is needed for videogames than movies. Most movies range from 1.5 hours to epics of 6 hours. Where most videogames you could get a good feel for a game in 3 hours but most sports games and long role playing games could be played for more then 70 hours.

This is where Goozex Game Trading steps in. Goozex allows the gamer to keep the game as long as you want but have the option to sell it too. There is only a $1 transaction fee if you request a game on their network. So basically you can trade in your older games and build up Goozex credit until you get enough for a newer title and just pay the $1 transaction fee. A shipping and handling is handled by sender and the buyer only pays . There is no monthly membership so you can stop at anytime or go at a slower pace. This is ideal in the sense that you could play the game until you are actually sick of it then send it in for credit. No hurry as you play and ship at your own pace. Plus you OWN the game. At that point it is yours.

The network is peer to peer in that you can only request games and send games to other members. There is no single central warehouse and the pricing of the credits of the system are in points (100pts = $5). The pricing of the game is determined by market demand, release date, initial cost of the game, and a couple other factors. Most xbox 360 titles will go for 800-1000 pts which translates to $40-$50. This isn’t bad for a used game. Some money can be saved buying used but there is still tax and travel time/cost. Goozex gives you free shipping to you with no tax charge. You can buy games directly but will cost you a premium but then again this money is locked in credits anyways. The game prices will fluctuate and you will see the price change in your history. I’ve had a couple games I requested and I can see that price increase/decrease. It doesn’t happen that much but some games change +/- 200pts depending on market demand.

So why use Goozex instead of a used videogame store or an auction site with games like Ebay? You just need $1 to pay for the transaction fee. Most people don’t like to continually shell out more money for a game and then feel like the games they bought are depreciating at a very fast rate. Selling your game for cash anywhere will not give you that much. Brick and mortar stores resell your games for a huge mark up. Selling it online at an auction site will incur fees and you still have to pay for shipping. Goozex at least you get to trade in games you are done with and still get some value out of it as it will lead to other games you really want. There might be more difficulty in sending older sports titles as those don’t have much demand once their season is up like trying to sending in EA sports Madden 2005 will be a hard game to sell to someone on the network. Even if you were to put it older games on ebay you will have a hard to moving it and you will have to pay per insertion. You can build your own game list and no insertion fees.

Each videogame is packed with information like reviews from Gamepro, some tips/trick, game description, and some even have instructions. The best feature is the ability to see how many copies of a game are listed on the network verses how many are being requested. This will let you know if you have a game people want or if you can possibly get a game on the network. Goozex determines who gets the game by matching up users. There is a waiting list that is generated and when you add a game you will see in what place you are waiting for that game. You get a good feel to when you will get a game. You need to make a list for want and haves for your games. Both will show you your place in line so you’re not forced to get every game you want now. Great place to build your wishlist. Building a large list ensures some games will continue to come to you. I requested Crackdown and I was like 60 people back. I got this game in 14 days. Just because you’re really deep in line doesn’t mean you won’t get the game soon. Newer games do get pushed out in the system fairly quickly. You have many options to what you want to trade in terms of instructions, case or just game. This is helpful as some gamers tend to lose instructions and/or cases. The value of the game doesn’t go down as the credits don’t reflect what is included. This is because the user requesting the game can have the option to request only full packaged games, games with instructions, or just the game itself. I have not had a problem with getting full packages as I’ve gotten over 49 games and I’ve sent out 54 in under 2 years of being there.

Why NOT to use

For this site to be a perfect 5 star site I would like to see:

1. More users (will there ever be enough?)
2. More old school games (nes, snes, saturn….)
3. Sure isn’t free but man it’s 4 quarters. I’m a member of another site that has no transaction fees yet still protects the members.
4. Sneak peak video game trailers
5. More community interaction (user reviews, recommendations…)

All the above are small tweaks to the system that is already very functional. The main reason someone would NOT want to use this system is time and money. If you have the dough you would just buy it new down the street? Why wait? The main draw to the site is how much money you can save and the community there. If your not interested in connecting with other gamers and plan to play all your games alone then the only reason to use the system is money. If you wanted to save money but are impatient then this sits is NOT for you. I’ve experienced about 1-2 month turn around time for new games. Why? You are placed on a Que. The order of the Que determines when you get the new game, but more importantly is how many are available? Most will eventually get bored of their new game and will send them out as “have” games. The wait times do get long. Say you want a popular game that normally runs 40 hours to complete. You gotta factor in that a player like me would take over 1 month to beat a game like that. More popular games of course like Madden will hit the system quicker but that is also a bad thing. If you hold a game too long it will depreciate in value just like on the streets. Trading for early on might be for 1000 points but in a couple months with the market being saturated it could be 500 points in no time losing half of it’s value. Not entirely the fault of the system but some games just won’t move depending on your timing.

Current Goozex Simultaneous Transaction on the Network as of Mar 11, 2009 = 4793

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2nd December 2009

The Nintendo DS Model You Have Determines Which R4 DS Card Is Right For You

R4 DS Card

If you’re looking to buy the R4 DS Card, it is imperative that you know which version you should purchase.There are a number of R4 DS Cards available.There are just 2 official models of the R4 DS, and which one you decide to buy depends on which version of the Nintendo DS you own.

Once you’ve purchased the right R4 DS Card, you’ll need to learn how to use it.  While it most certainly isn’t hard at all to set it up, you would be surprised to know that most people, when they receive the R4 DS card, have no idea on how to use it.  Instructions are included with all R4 DS Cards, whether you’ve just bought the R4i SDHC or the original R4 DS.It isn’t nearly as daunting as it seems. You just have to set it up, making sure to copy the fimrware to the microSD memory card before you start using it in your Nintendo DS or DSi console.

The R4 DS truly is an amazing accessory (and a must have in my books) for your NDS / NDSi system.  With it you turn your NDS into much more than just a portable games player.  You’ll be able to truly utilize your NDS console in ways you never thought possible.  You’ll be able to listen to music (standard MP3 format), read eBooks (why spend money on an eBook reader, when you’ve already got one in the palm of your hand), and also watch your favorite movies / TV Shows with ease. 

The R4 DS is the original slot 1 flash card for the Nintendo DS.One of the most sought after slot 1 homebrew flash cards to ever come to market.The original R4 DS Card will work in all of the original NDS / NDS Lite systems.

If you have the newest NDSi console, the one with out the gameboy advance slot, then you need to purchase the R4i SDHC.  The R4i SDHC is the only card in the R4 DS Family that will work on the newest Nintendo DSi console.  It’s of the utmost importance that you do not confuse the two version of the R4 DS.

While the R4i is capable of working with the original NDS and NDS Lite console, the R4 DS Card (original) is not compatible with the Nintendo DSi console.Buying the original version of the R4 DS Card for your NDSi simply won’t work, and you’ll be wondering what you’re doing wrong, or whether it’s defective.

Unlike stand alone media players that can cost upwards of 0 or more, you’ll have all of the same benefits but alos the ability to watch movies, read ebooks and listen to your music… But more than that, you’ll also be able to play the coolest Nintendo DS games too.Making it far superior to what an ordinary PMP player.

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2nd December 2009

Throw Out The Plastic Guitars For This Rock Game

You may as well throw out those plastic guitars because this is a game where you will not need one at any time. You need no skills in the guitar, no hand eye coordination and no large spaces are needed at all. So what am I on about?

Brutal Legend is the game that I am on about here and the game itself is based upon album art from classic rock with the main guy voiced by the funny Jack Black. This is no game for kids, not by any means as this game comes with an 18 certificate plastered on the front of it even though you do have an option at the start of the game to take out the swearing. For an 18 game it is not really known why they did this, perhaps it can be used if there are children in the room and they want to be a bit more involved with the game.

However there is a lot of violence in the game with the majority of it being spent hitting, killing and running over anything you see. There is actually a multiplayer aspect to this game and it is not what might pop into the head at first. This is actually slightly different to the majority of the single player game as it is based a bit on strategy more than anything as you have to spawn your army and send them and yourself to take over the enemys “stage”.

The weapons in the game include a gigantic battle axe and one of those awesome looking guitars that you see in classic rock. It is not really based on one of those Bass Guitars or Electric Guitars but is a combination of all things rock.

It is not just Jack Black that has been involved in this game other stars include Lita Ford, Tim Curry and the prince of darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. This game really does have a brilliant and gripping storyline that contains many funny moments.

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