| World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide | 
 enlarge | Creator: Valednov Evgeniy
Publisher: BRADY GAMES
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (62 reviews)
Sales Rank: 72211
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Cover may vary
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0744004055
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.8
EAN: 9780744004052
ASIN: 0744004055
Publication Date: November 16, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 WoW Strategy Guide review November 3, 2006
I keep this book right beside me on my desk whenever I play the game. I have found it to be very helpful. I would recommend it especially to anyone who is new to the game.
 lvl60 hunter says... August 14, 2006
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
The first thing to keep in mind is that this strategy guide was written for the beta version of WoW. MMO's being what they are, have changed drastically from the earlier version that this guide was written for. Also, be aware that to get the "updated" material you must purchase a WoW binder from the publisher. Finally, before my review, this guide has more typos than any other publication I have ever seen.
Pros:
- The zone descriptions are very informative, you can quickly search through which areas are suitable for your character to level/grind.
- The class and talent descriptions are also helpful (but I remind you, outdated) and give a general description of skills each class has.
- Great pictures and in-game graphics to keep you busy flipping through the pages.
Cons:
- There is nothing, I repeat, nothing in this guide which cannot be found (and up-to-date) on WoW database websites - which are more informative with complete quest details for EVERY quest in the current version (rather than just the starting zones, as provided in the guide).
- There is very little PvP knowledge given, only scattered information written by beta testers. Information on RP, HP, and the ranking system would be very useful for a beginning PvP player...which i suggest you educate yourself on how RP affects your rank if you intend to be an active PvP'er. (PvP = Player vs. Player combat for those who are unaware)
- No information on reputation and reputation rewards(this is a result of WoW updates, as certain groups were not around to gain reputation with) and I am unaware if, in the WoW beta when this guide was written, reputation was implemented into the game at that time.
- No information on any instances whatsoever, I will continue to repeat that most of the instances were not around to be included in the guide.
- The weapons/armor/item list is almost useless since items were added/removed/modified as more patches were released.
- A nearly infinite amount of typos that make it seem as if it was thrown together at 3 in the morning. I have a strong feeling that this guide was rushed to be published and shipped, without the necessary proofreading for mistakes/errors.
Conclusion:
This would not be a guide that will help a great deal if you are new to WoW...take my earlier suggestion and get comfortable with WoW databases on the internet. If you are looking for extra reading material, be my guest...you may still find a little knowledge throughout these pages.
All I can say is WoW What A Guide!! August 5, 2006
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is by far the best guide I have ever owned and I have a feeling it will be the best guide i ever own. It has everything u can think of and more!! along with the game manual you will never be stumped again which is saying alot for a game like World of Warcraft!!
World of Warcraft Strategy Guide July 31, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
You can thank my son for this purchase. He told me to buy the guide to help me thru this maze of a game. It's been great because now we can talk online together thru the game and the guide has been very helpful.
 Nicely put together but not extremely useful July 17, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book has great glossy pages and the information for beginners and newbies to MMORPGs is good but once you get into the game the only thing it is useful for is finding out the levels of the mobs in a certain area and the difficulty of quests (which it doesn't have all of). The problem is that WoW is constantly being updated with new items, mobs, and quests so keeping a book like this up to date is almost impossible. They do have online updates but given that there are so many updates to the game it is tough to keep track of them all.
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