WoW Gold Facts

The IGE doppelganger known as IGXE attracted an unflattering spotlight this week as it was singled out for having an atrocious sales pitch for SWTOR Credits.

Those weren’t really the exact words of ShackNews.com , but I guess striving to be taken seriously as a professional news site trumps bearing out the truth. I, on the other hand, have no such aspirations holding me back.

Here’s the crappy offer from IGXE that I imagine scares off more gamers than it convinces to purchase:

“You can find the SWTOR credits are on hot sale. money can influence your Star Wars: The Old Republic game play. The credits can shorten your leveling time. This can make strengthen your character and you become capable of buying your necessary items whenever you want in the virtual economy. Swtor Credits are amazingly powerful ingredients in the game life of the SWTOR players.”

“If you prefer playing any MMO, you know these MMOs always require weapons, armors and materials. These tools are essential elements for achieving the success of any player. Similarly Star Wars: The Old Republic is not a different one; it also requires the necessary game items.”

“If you consider PVE and Raids, you need to have some good weapons and the armors, and the people become more interested to get you in the group. They realize that you can damage more. Regarding crafting, you have to have the best materials to make the best equipment. If you are unable to have the best equipments, it becomes difficult for you to be a great crafter on your server. Even you are a talented one, the only one hit can take you down and you lose.”

Granted, IGXE has had its fair share of detractors (led by me and my buddies ) and supporters (led by rambling dolts named “dosn’t matter” ), but I have a feeling this newest criticism has no defense whatsoever.

But I’m feeling generous. So a parting advice for IGXE: Invest more on copy check; it’ll give you more credibility than fake customer testimonials!

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Ever since the new Patch 4.3 went live, my mailbox has been inundated with more WoW Gold discount and bonus coupons than I could possibly redeem. I’ve farmed out the best ones to Remus, Cletus and all my other friends, and have been left with the sorry dregs.

Leading the worst pile is this spam from Brbgold.com – a name that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence given that being made to wait is one of the worst things you can ask from a WoW Gold buyer.

Thanks very much for your previous support.

What previous support? I’ve never even heard of this site before getting this e-mail. But never mind that. The one thing I can’t get over is that the coupon discount code does not work as promised.

In the e-mail we see a list of WoW Gold prices that do not resemble the ones we get after applying the discount code.

Below you’ll see an order for 10,000 Gold that instead of costing the advertised $12.99 actually ends up costing $14 for 10,000 Gold (at $1.4 per 1,000 Gold)

Some high roller readers might scoff at the $1 differential, but the point here is that if Brbgold.com can screw up something as simple as coordinating a coupon discount, then what other untold disasters await your WoW Gold order (should you be insane enough to buy)?

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Call me jaded, but I’m always weary of WoW Gold sellers that proclaim to be great, fantastic and, yes, new.

Because as NewGoldGamer.com has proven yet again, slapping on that three-letter word doesn’t make your services any bit as fresh.

Instead, NewGameGold.com offers a stale selection of WoW Gold and powerleveling wares. Nothing’s rotten yet, but you have this sinking feeling that everything’s just about to.
 

Barely Legible

One of the most positive things I can say about this website is that their copy is at least legible, meaning you won’t be bombarded with awkward Americanisms and murderous syntax. Not to say that it’s grammar perfect (Our Fearures, anyone?).

While we’re on this page, let’s take a closer look at their promises. No pleasant surprises here. Just the stock answers you’d expect to find in any other About Us page.

Reading through these descriptions is like taking a Xanax. But one thing did make me raise an eyebrow: "We use no bots or hacks to do the powerlevelings ". Are you sure you’re not lying to us, NewGameGold? If I’m to believe my industry sources, they swear manual leveling is as extinct as the T. rex.

But maybe this seller is the exception rather than the rule? Problem is NewGameGold doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that they’re a personalized leveling boutique.
 

Can You Even Call It Powerleveling?

First, their powerleveling services are outdated by one whole expansion. Only until level 80, seriously?

Second, NewGameGold takes a half month to get you to almost endgame raiding, compared to the 4 days it takes for you to do it using Zygor Guides (although a more realistic timeframe is 6 days, according to Remus and Cletus who’ve tested it out).

Still, that’s more than double the time it takes for you to perform the dirty task yourself. Remember that this doesn’t include the 80-85 slog that is traditionally the longest because Blizzard hasn’t nerfed the xp scale for the latest content yet.

And yes, you may also have noticed the ridiculous $300 price they ask for this incomplete and slowpoke service.

Next week, I move on to the WoW Gold side of their business. And if you’re expecting that to be any better, then I’d suggest you skip reading my RSS feed and raid Morchok instead. You’ll have more fun with the tank-and-spank fight than the bland offerings found at NewGameGold.com.

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Google Mail introduces a great new security feature that should stomp more than a few WoW account hackers.

Basically, Google Mail now has an optional feature that, when activated, permits entry to your e-mail only after providing the password and a randomly generated password sent through your mobile phone.

Your e-mail password got stolen? Don’t worry, your mobile phone is safe and therefore they can’t get past the second requirement. This is exactly how the Battle.net authenticator works.

Curly-haired guy does a better job explaining this than I ever will, so watch this video:

So how’s this all going to protect my WoW account?

Anyone who’s ever had his Battle.net-linked e-mail hacked knows how quickly this leads to an account theft. A hacker who breaks into your e-mail can then try to re-set the WoW account password and use the new password sent to gain full access to the account.

Then, hackers can go to town, selling WoW Gold and removing all dignity from your toons by turning them into SusanExpress-like chat spammers.

Google 2-step verification basically closes off this e-mail vulnerability – so that’s one thing less to worry about. But don’t think you’re 100% protected yet. That will never happen, especially if you keep on using the same passwords for your Battle.net login and other registration sites, and keep on clicking on suspicious links in e-mails.

So switch to Google Mail to up your security, but remember that there’s no better protection than constant vigilance.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up and maybe you’re wondering which crazy shopping day will net you the best WoW Gold deals.

If you looked to me for answers to this most curious dilemma, then I’ll give it to you like straight shooting hunter: BLACK FRIDAY hands down.
I know this advice might seem counterintuitive since WoW Gold sellers are online stores, and Black Friday is more for retail shops and malls, but our wily sellers don’t follow the Internet herd on this one trend.

Based from my experience and current promos like these two from IGE.com and EpicToon.com:

WoW Gold sellers want to make a killing on both holidays and do so using one encompassing promo. This means bonuses and discounts typically start just before Black Friday and extend to Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday loyalists might argue that prices tend to drop after the Black Friday rush, but in my experience this isn’t the case.

Besides, the ultimate goal of buying WoW Gold during this time is to have enough for raiding or leveling or however else you play for the rest of the long weekend.

There might be longer-than-usual queues when you shop during Black Friday, but the best WoW Gold sellers should be able to keep up with the demand. I mean they had a year to prepare for this annual bacchanalia of auction house shopping, so show no mercy when they give you the rote excuse of “We didn’t expect there would be so much demand. I’m sorry!”

Sorry my ungeared ass, as Remus and Cletus said.

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That’s the story of the new World of Warcraft ad featuring the geekily sexy Aubrey Plaza. In it, she wonders what to do with the game when all she asked for was diamonds.

Since this is a promotional ad, of course it ends with Aubrey trading the schmuck of a boyfriend for more play time. But it didn’t need to be that way. If only hypothetical boyfriend lavished her with WoW Gold.

This is a clear PSA for any and all boyfriends planning to gift World of Warcraft to their girlfriends this Thanksgiving. Never let them mine their own diamonds. That’s just asking to be dumped or, worse, to lose a potential guild recruit for the coming Patch 4.3 raids.

Priorities, kiddies. Play into the obsession of your girlfriends to prettify their toons with monocles or what-have-you. The trick is to get them invested. Then bam, a double win! Your girlfriend no longer nags you to to stop raiding because she’s actually filling up your last raid slot.

Just like in the real world – all it takes is a little pampering and you’ll get your way. Happy Thanksgiving kiddies!

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Whenever I’m in one of my scam-busting moods, one of my biggest inspirations is Chuck Norris. I channel his fighting spirit and proceed to take down the evil scum of WoW Gold sellers roaming the internet.

Now all I need to get inspired is click the replay button of the new WoW ad that’s going viral now. Chuck Norris, I am your humble disciple.

Newbies will think that Chuck Norris is just a running meme in World of Warcraft, but he’s one serious martial artist – probably one of the best ever caught on film. Some nerd facts you may not know about this American icon (thanks Wikipedia!):

1. Chuck isn’t his real first name. It’s Carlos Ray.
2. He was wasn’t born; he fought his way to freedom!
3. He founded his own martial arts school called Chun Kuk Do, which teaches a hybrid fighting style focusing on kicks.
4. His Chunk Kuk Do school has trained more than 3,000 black belts who will come after you if you mess with their founding master.

Of course, since Chuck Norris rolls a hunter – just like me – that same protection extends to our class now. Suck on that Remus and Cletus!

Yeah, yeah I know he didn’t really look like a hunter with all that punching and kicking. If anything, he looked was more like the upcoming Monks in Mists of Pandaria.

But who cares? He’s officially a hunter now, so people should think twice now before using the word huntard because you wouldn’t want to trash talk the real Chuck Norris. Except for WoW Gold spammers. I’d pay WoW Gold to see them get hit by his roundhouse combo.

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Ever saw a 60-day time card selling for insanely low prices on WoW Gold sites? Did you almost take the bait only to be stopped by your Spider sense telling you that this is a very bad idea of epically disastrous proportions ?

Good job, kiddies.

You just avoided a rap sheet that will include being an accessory to credit card fraud and online theft. (Sorry, watching too much Law & Order reruns lately). Because something seemingly as harmless as buying game time is actually helping criminals thousands of miles outside of US jurisdiction.

“How the hell does that happen?” Answer: 99 times out of 100, the game time you’re buying for cheap it was bought with a stolen credit card. That’s why it’s priced so low – their cost of acquisition is zero and everything is pure profits for them!

“How did they steal the credit card?” Answer: From unsuspecting WoW Gold buyers who gleefully turned over their credit card details thinking that they would honor financial laws.

It’s easier to explain this string of scams with a visual example. Take CheapWoWGolds.com , which operates both a WoW Gold selling page and a game time selling page, for a big hypothetical example of how it goes down.

1. 1. Gold seller obtains credit card info and cash from sold Gold
   2. Unauthorized use of credit card to purchase game time cards
   3. Gold seller sells game time cards and gets more cash
   4. Credit card owner/PayPal/Blizzard catch up to the fraud and cancels everything leaving you with no game time.

The grand moral of this convoluted story: NEVER trust websites that sell both WoW Gold and time cards. Like CheapWoWGolds.com.

But I’m totally not saying that they defraud customers. No siree, that would be serious libel. I have zero proof that they’re a nasty bunch of scammers. They’re probably part of the 1% who do things decently. Because they so look like the types, don’t they, with their brilliant copy and unvarnished customer reputation , right? Right?

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There’s nothing like mounts to get a WoW player’s attention – and hard-earned dollars.

In the case of ViVogame.com, it sends out newsletters designed to shock and awe, hoping readers will be dazed enough to click and buy WoW Gold. Just look at this latest doozy of an e-mail:

The choice of mounts has all the slickness of a professional burglar, I give them that.

Life-Binder’s Handmaiden and Reins of the Blazing Drake mounts are two of the rarest drop mounts in Patch 4.3. They know many players will want to know more about them. Random newbie clicks on the link but then, the switcheroo.

Newbie is led to WoW Gold buying page. Low prices convince him to try it out, not knowing the huge pain of ordering from ViVogame.com . As if reading the copy isn’t torture enough.

“Catch this rare chance right now”
“Action it as soon as possible”

In their twisted world, nouns become verbs and something as elusive as chance can be caught like a freaking football. Oh, and promo codes don’t have discounts or bonuses.

ViVogame should take a page from the pro playbook of IGE.com. The latest IGE sweepstakes has plenty of legitimate winners, decent enough WoW Gold prizes, and a 10% bonus code just for liking their page.

Now that’s how you run a real promotion.

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Following Steam’s revelations that some of their user account information has been compromised under "an illegal and unauthorized" intrusion to their network, I’m here to repeat Blizzard’s warning: CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD.

If you used the same password in your Steam forum and Battle.net account, then you face the greatest risk of them all. Don’t sleep tonight without following the account safety tips from Blizzard .

Not terribly concerned because you have no WoW Gold worth stealing?

Well, there are nastier, more humiliating things that hackers can do with your stolen account. They can strip your toons bare naked, vendor the items, and then use them as spam peddlers in the capitals.

You wouldn’t want that. Even I wouldn’t wish that for my worst enemies.

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