Talking Trash- Solo Farming ZG in 4.1.0

Jeez. Alto's at it again. Bringing up soloing. But no biggie, we aren't talking ZG bosses, we are talking non elite mobs...level 85's.

Before I get into the gunk, I do want to mention you might want to take your Jewelcrafter there, if for nothing but the "rare" quest that drops. It is not a BiS by all means, but it does have some decent stats if you need to fill a slot. It is Bind on Pickup, but free gold and a free (kinda) trinket isn't a bad deal. A few Elementium Bars (5), a few Obsidium Bars (5) and Demonseye (2). Although it's still sitting in my bags, I figured I would hit on it for ya'll. 

Ok, ready for some information? Now depending on how lucky you are, and how much Blizz and the RNG loves you, I have heard you can get 3 EPIX per run of trash, but I received one with two runs (just shy of an hour). What I did was run around the "circle" of ZG (don't forget to reset the instance for 5 man heroic before entering). 

If you see the map I posted, follow the outskirts of the circle. The mobs you are looking for are:

Gurubashi Worker

Gurubashi Villager

Gurubashi Refugee

*EDIT - April 29th, 8:33pm - As of hotfix posted at Blizz, the gurubashi's no longer drop epic loot, however there is still word that the needlers are producing them.... =)

Florawing Needler

Venomtip Needler

Like I mentioned above, the mobs are non elite, and they are "yellow" (other than the Venomtip, you can aggro them). The are usually in packs of two or more for the Guru's, and the Needlers are soloists (although they do hang out near each other). 

I did this on a i347 rogue, so no biggie for most classes, other than the stealth that I used. The best way that I got to the area is when you first enter the instance, take a sharp left, and follow the "rock ledge". You might aggro the fishies there, but keep going, as they cant follow you (they are fish after all). With a little bit of stealth (or a pot if you dont have the ability) you can get to where the mobs are (starting at about 11 o'clock on the map above). 

Now just farm to your heart's content, when you kill the mobs, go back to the front, do a "soft" reset to get the "trash" back, and farm again. 

I am not going to cover my GpH, as it will be completely different depending on how many drops you get, and what the going price is on your server, but if you are more of a "solo" player, it is a fun thing to do, and you just might get a few drops. Happy Farming!

Flipping Items - Arbritage - Cross Faction

Hey folks!

A day late and a dolla short for Cold's Gold Factory carnival (which is today, go check it out!).

I was hesitant on posting this information as it has been months since I have done any cross faction trading, but I figured I would help a brother out with a few things I used to do (since Cata, I barely have time to take on my own AH let alone dealing with two!). So here goes:

Although this is a bit of a generic tip, even hitting up the "neutral" AH locations (winterspring, BB, tanaris) to pick up recipies is a very viable flip (most can be picked up for silvers and sold for golds- see a post I did on Tanaris Vendor Recipies). But here is something that I still farm when I have some extra playtime:

The Cat Carrier: Black Tabby "used" to be a great option as well, until it is now considered a zone drop (I farm an elite named Yetimus the Yeti Lord) in the fabled Hillsbrad countryside.

Wanna know my route? EZ peezie. Yetimus is a quest elite that roams a very small area around the caves. You can see from the mini-map screenie above he spawns right around 42, 56 right outside the cave. Due to being a quest elite, he is on around a 60 second timer. Now wowhead.com lists his droprate at around 1 per 1000 for a zone drop for the tabby, due to being an elite it seems it is quite lower. In just shy of 45 minutes farming him/her/it, I received a drop (so I am figuring about 40-60 kills) along with a few greens and a bit of other "junk".

With a selling price of around 4K on Horde side, and around 5.5K on Alliance, it is worth your time if you are feeling "lucky". Well, I gotta ask, "Do you feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?"

Good luck on the farm, and if you are a miner (Silver Vein), herbalist (Straglekelp), or even a skinner (Medium Leather), you can double duty here!