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Getting exalted with Alliance Vanguard?
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Post by
ringstar
Okay... Want to get exalted with The Alliance Vanguard....and you can probably guess why! (Vroom Vroom....) So.....what is the best way to do this? Seriously! My toon is currently a level 17 Worgen Warrior named Clabrus. And he is currently residing at Iron Forge! Any suggestions?
Post by
Adamsm
Two ways:
Hit level 90 then return to Northrend and run the heroics without a tabard on.
Hit level 68, go to Northrend, and don't leave until you've done all of the quests there.
Beyond that, there is no other way.
Post by
Nulgar
Well, you don't have to hit 90 first, you can of course run some/many dungeons while levelling through Northrend (with
no
champion tabard
equipped)
You will outlevel these dungeons eventually though, but at least you can cross off a major part of it while doing something productive.
However
... obviously, you're going after
Schematic: Mekgineer's Chopper
.
First, note that the mount can be traded, so you could simply buy it from another player. The Auction House and Trade Channel are a good place to start looking.
Second, there are some hefty costs associated with that mount. Even if you farm the other materials (with the Mining profession) you still need to purchase some materials from an NPC at fixed costs:
1
Salvaged Iron Golem Parts
= 3000 Gold
1
Elementium-Plated Exhaust Pipe
= 1500 Gold
8
Goblin-Machined Piston
s = 8 * 1000 Gold = 8000 Gold
A sum of 12500 Gold which cannot be avoided even if you have the Engineering profession yourself.
So, my advice:
Don't try to acquire the mount too quickly. Keep levelling, get Mining and another gathering profession, which are very profitable for new players.
By level 90, even considering expenses for
Riding/Flying training
, you might already have enough gold, if not, keep gathering, as well as doing all remaining quests in Pandaria along the way.
Once you have the Gold for the NPC-purchased materials, as well as the other materials (which are almost neglegible at this point) find an Engineer, preferably someone you can trust in some way: a guild member or friend, or friend of a friend.
If the Engineer you find is not that trustworthy, do not purchase the NPC items yourself, give the other materials to the Engineer and ask them to purchase them for the craft. Note that
Big Keech
in Vale of Eternal Blossoms sells these, too.
When you are traded the finished chopper, hand over the 12500 Gold, along with a good tip - considering the amounts involved, I wouldn't shy away from offering 1000 or more. A friend or guild member may decline the tip, but it's still a good thing to offer them first.
Post by
Adamsm
Well, you don't have to hit 90 first, you can of course run some/many dungeons while levelling through Northrend (with no champion tabard equipped)
You will outlevel these dungeons eventually though, but at least you can cross off a major part of it while doing something productive.Yeah but only the 77-80 dungeons provide rep though; so to 'maximize' the rep gain, easier to go back at 90.
Post by
Nulgar
Yeah but only the 77-80 dungeons provide rep though; so to 'maximize' the rep gain, easier to go back at 90.
Do they? I recalled something like that, but was unsure whether WotLK dungeons were more like Cata dungeons (only 84+ dungeons provide rep with Cata faction tabards) or BC dungeons (every dungeon rewards rep for a BC faction)
Still, it's something to do while waiting to ding 80 to run Cata content.
Post by
ringstar
Whoa! LOL! What about doing quests from Ironforge? Does that just get me exalted with The Alliance only? LOL! I obviously have a LONG way to go.....
Post by
ringstar
Yes! I want to see my Worgen on that chopper so bad! (Will it happen? OMG) Thank you so much for that awesome info!
Post by
Adamsm
Yeah but only the 77-80 dungeons provide rep though; so to 'maximize' the rep gain, easier to go back at 90.
Do they? I recalled something like that, but was unsure whether WotLK dungeons were more like Cata dungeons (only 84+ dungeons provide rep with Cata faction tabards) or BC dungeons (every dungeon rewards rep for a BC faction)
Still, it's something to do while waiting to ding 80 to run Cata content.
Yup, only Oculus, Halls of Lightning, Culling of Stratholme, Utragarde Pinnacle, Trial and the ICC 5-mans give rep with/without the tabards on. That's why I suggested the Wrath heroics because then he can get rep out of all of them.
Whoa! LOL! What about doing quests from Ironforge? Does that just get me exalted with The Alliance only? LOL! I obviously have a LONG way to go.....
Right; Vanguard is a Wrath of the Lich King rep.
Post by
voodoopimp
Whoa! LOL! What about doing quests from Ironforge? Does that just get me exalted with The Alliance only? LOL! I obviously have a LONG way to go.....
Doing quests for Ironforge will give you reputation for Ironforge, and a smaller amount to the other city factions until Honored IIRC.
I'd suggest leveling your character before you worry about getting lots of Exalted reputations, it'll make most of the grinds a lot easier.
Post by
PragmaticSoul
I'm not sure if it's wowhead or wowpedia, but one of them tends to list the zones that have quests for each faction on its page. I am pretty sure that wowpedia lists "do this repeatable or daily quest until you reach this rep level."
wowjuju definitely lets you know what grinds you have to do to get the rep for factions. (removed)
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