4.1.0 - Whatcha Need to Know.

Alto rhymes? Don't quit your day job...

Finally. 4.1.0. It's here. Was it worth the wait? I am still wondering. There have been quite a few changes, and others that, although expected, haven't hit home just yet.

Of course there is the Obsidium Shuffle, or Obsidium Le Soufflet as we might as well call it. The vendor prices took a significant loss, 9g to 5g. So what we knew as a 45g floor is now a 30g baseline.




Those that read and keep tract of my blog know that I follow my 6/36 rule. If your Hypnotic Dust is 6g, and your Greater Celestial Essence is 36g, you are sitting on a near "break even" profit with purchasing the ore at 50g per stack (that includes the price of the Jeweler's Settings). So invest accordingly.

Did you go and get your Panther Cub yet? There is a bit of a questline in STV (Some good will come is the name of it) that allows you to get a nice little companion pet, make sure you take some time and visit "down south". Who doesn't like questing? Ok, you got me. This guy. But for a pet, I am down.

Speaking of pets, did you buy your Winterspring Cub yet? The "pet" vendor in Everlook, Michelle DeRum, sells one of these cute little pets for 50g. Check your AH, and getcha some sales!





Did you all take my advice? All of my previous 4.1 posts are bearing nature right now:

"Blue Gems" and the Upcoming Patch 4.1.0


Archaelogy Updates and AH Tank Sales


Yeah, Alto is posting on the Obsidium Shuffle


4.1.0 Jewelcrafting Recipe: The Punisher's Band

If you haven't checked them out, click away. Some good reads covering what we are running into now. Oh, and don't forget the 4.1 Rare Mobs with the "better" gear droprates. Who needs an addon when you have Alto to find em for you? Shh. Don't answer that...

The 4.1.0 Rare Mob List/Locations/Screenies

Alto! What about the rares? Did you get your drop? Yeah, you all are gonna hate me for this, but I didn't even get out to hit up Poseidus for the mount....

You want a few more hits on 4.1.0? Okay. Here's a few other things I am doing:

With the “Call to Arms” in full swing (basically for Tanks and Priests), you will see the flasks and pots fly off the AH. Don’t forget your buff food as well.

Keep an eye on your “cut” blue gems. These will be a hot seller for some time. Depending on your server, you will see and influx of Inferno Rubies, Demonseye and Ember Topaz selling in quantities. Make sure you have them posted, as if they sit in your bags or bank, so will your gold.

Keep those pets up in the AH. There are added Achievements in this patch, and folks will be looking for the more “rare” companions. This is where you come in. Whether they are old school Lil’ Smoky or the newer Personal World Destroyer, get em up to sell!

With the new iLvl “recruitment” for the ZA and ZG, folks will still be needing your crafted PvP gear. Now the sales aren’t gonna make you a millionaire, they will supply you with some income for the near future.

Check out your prices on enchants. With the new gear comes the need for Enchants. Make sure that you utilize your “old school” Wrath enchants, as they will continue to have a need and a want at your local auction house.

If you read around the blogsosphere lately, you might know I am in the middle of a few projects here and there....I have been working on getting my .com going (sneak peek here on my guide page), just updated a great guide for 20K (as well as my own) and countless other things behind the scenes (you will hear about them soon enough!). Speaking of Alto's Guide, did you get your Achievement?

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Only Two Days Left! Get Your Achievement and Pet!

Love is in the Air, one of Blizzard's Hallmark Holidays, is nearing an end. For all you Achievement hounds and pet collectors, do not forget to pick up the little flying goblin, better known as Kwee Q. Peddlefeet.

All you need to get him is 40 Love Tokens (which are easy to get, it's a few dailies but since we are short on time, you have to go the farming route). Now if you don't mess with this event, here's a quick explaination:

Go to a Main Hub city for your faction, and you gotta get a Lovely Charm Collector's Kit to loot the charms from mobs.

10 Lovely Charms= 1 Lovely Charm Bracelet

*lovely charms can be "auto looted" from and mob that is "green" or above to you. In other words, if it gives experience or not. Obviously 85's don't need xp, but you can smash 80 and above to get em. It seems from my luck, plan on every two mobs for one charm.

1 Lovely Charm Bracelet= 1 Love Token

These can be converted at the same vendor that you purchase the pet from. Ok, now when you convert, save one Lovely Charm Bracelet to turn in, as there is a quest next to the vendor, depending where you are, it starts with "A Gift for a/the"...... and that turnin will give you 5 Love tokens (which will save time).

There are a few good places to do this (alot of folks hit Icecrown), but anywhere you choose to farm, the quicker the spawnrate the better.

Also take into consideration that you want mobs that actually have something worthwhile to loot (but....there's always a but, isn't there?.....you don't need to loot to get them, as they magically show up in your bags).






I recommend my previous posted about farming spot (here) as you might as well make it worth your while, I pulled 74 in an hour, not the greatest, but you will make quite a bank of gold there, and don't forget to pop a Potion while you are doing it....

So anyways, this guy is really not a "pet", more of a floating goblin. Nothing special, but hey, it's another to add to the masses, right?

Remember, you only have a few days left, so you better get to gettin'!


*Yeah, this obviously isn't a post gearing toward making gold, but like yesterday's post, some times you just need to take a break from the same ol' same ol. Amirite?