Shall I bring the Gold Queen back? Hey, I miss you. I wondered if you might be missing me too. I’ve been quietly playing WoW since Jan 2013, pugging alone then finding a guild, fiddling with the WoW auction houses and then unable to resist the urge to own them. I’ve been leveling up alts, building garrisons, […]
The gold queen was the pen name of a player on 3 EU servers 2005-2012 who subtly, elegantly owned the auction house. Starting from a position of zero, she accidentally then purposefully controlled the economy of one small RP server, and moved to the big boys, one of the largest servers in Europe. At the […]
Is it a coincidence, or a symptom of the methods of the modern auction house player, that I have had two requests for gold coaching this week from players with the same worries? I’m afraid I talked myself out of a job, by giving them very simple, honest advice instead of trying to sell my […]
Big Ticket, or Long Tail Spectral Tiger, Darkmoon Faire Decks, Trading Card Game Mounts. Wildvine, Cured Rugged Hide, Raw Rockscale Cod, Scarlet Belt. A selection of examples of two very different types of items to sell on the AH. Big Ticket Items for AH Big Ticket items cost a fortune to buy, or you […]
What is Burn Out? [quote]Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest or motivation that led you to take on a certain role in the first […]
Kun-Lai Cave Farming Bored of farming those turtles in Valley of Four Winds yet? Come with me to Kun-Lai Summit and check the Yeti caves. We have Ore Ghost Iron Ore Trillium Ore We have herbs Snow Lily nodes Golden Lotus spawn points We have leather Yeti giving Exotic Leather and Sha Touched Leather […]
Invisibility Potions [quote]Hi, I love your blog and thought I could share a tip. I haven’t seen any posts anywhere about people doing this and I am the only one in the market atm on my server, here goes. I have been having a lot of success with Invisibility potion, the pattern is a drop, […]
Secret Gold Makers Farming Spot Discovered by Public Damn it and double damn it. My secret farming spot was discovered by the public on my server today. It’s not exactly a hidden location, but the drops, respawn, and weakness of the mobs was my special pride. As I was passing today on one of my […]
Blackfallow Ink Buy Ink of Dreams now Tip for Scribes from Dale of Shattered Hand (EU) [quote]Just a little tip from my own server. Many people obviously haven’t read that the Ink vendor will be switching back to Ink of Dreams for ink buying again soon (next week?). Currently, Ink of dreams sell for under […]
Jewelcrafting Mount Guide The Jeweled Onyx Panther Mount is hailed as the gold sink of Mists of Pandaria. Jewelcrafters can craft 4 rare panthers: Sunstone, Jade, Ruby and Sapphire, and an epic panther mount, the Jeweled Onyx. All are Bind on Equip. All require expensive mats and reputation with Order of the Cloud Serpent to buy the pattern. These are […]
New for Mists of Pandaria Step by Step instructions for profiting Background to the Mysterious Essence Shuffle In Wrath of the Lich King we had the saronite shuffle. In Cataclysm we had the elementium shuffle. In Mists of Pandaria I see three shuffles so far: The Spirit of Harmony Shuffle The Ironpaw Shuffle and […]
Should I Make Darkmoon Cards? How much should I pay for them? What will you sell decks for? A few days into the expansion, and players are anxious about Darkmoon Card prices. The crafting materials include either Spirit of Harmony (farmable) or scroll of wisdom, which can be made once per day. As the scroll […]
Fluctuating Mists of Pandaria Prices Prices on the Auction house for basic Mists of Pandaria items are in flux. Basically we have massive demand, matched with massive supply of basics (ghost iron ore, green tea leaf, exotic leather), yet very small supply of high-skilled crafted items (living steel, level 90 gear, flasks) Price Tracking […]
The Tillers in Mists of Pandaria As well as acting like a normal reputation faction, there are 10 Tillers NPCs with whom you can increase your faction reputation from Stranger to Best Friend. The easiest and fastest way to get rep with each of the NPCs is to give them a gift. You can find […]
Patch 5.04 and Patch 5.1 Patch 5.04 has hit the servers, and there is a mounting excitement in the Auction Houses. Items which have held their value all through Cataclysm are starting to slip. I’m seeing lowered prices for Truegold Cut and Raw Epic Gems: Queen’s Garnet Shadow Spinel Lava Coral Lightstone Elven Peridot Deepholm […]
Buyer’s Remorse A reader emailed asking if I had experienced Buyers Remorse after buying the Swift Spectral Tiger Mount. Emails We get a lot of emails at The Gold Queen and although Community Manager Matojo answers where she can, sometimes the personal questions need a personal reply. Did you really spent 1 mill gold […]
Latest site updates Daily Gold Cheat Sheet Updated We’ve updated the Daily Gold Cheat Sheet to a Mists of Pandaria version. You should now be prompted to do your Tillers dailies instead of going to the Molten Front, for instance. If you’re not on the list to get a free copy of this, just send […]
We Have a Robin Hood “Hello Gold Queen! I have a question. “On my server, I’m selling glyphs. A few weeks ago, sellings glyphs was no problem. Then I started getting some serious competetion. “We made a ‘group’ (a ‘pact’ if you will) to help eachother and try to keep the glyph market in our […]
Nesingwary’s Camp of Ultimate Looting and Gold Grabbin’ Happy hours were spent today running up and down the ravine next to Nesingwary’s Camp in Pandaria. [quote]Hemet Nesingwary says: Take that, beastie![/quote] This is a fantastic zone to farm, and doubly so if you have any of the gathering professions. I found: Sha Leather Exotic Leather […]