One of the biggest mistakes most WoW players make is just jumping into the game and trying to kill everything in sight! Their friends tell them that they can make a boat load of wow gold by finding the best spots for grinding. If they run out of gold, just go buy some more from the Chinese farmers! Crazy, isn't it? Well the best thing to do is concentrate on the basic tips given here and that will lead you to really enjoying the game, World of Warcraft as it should be.

Tip 1 -First and foremost, Read the Quest Journal

This can simply be done by hitting the "L" key on your keyboard. This will open up your Quest Journal. This contains almost all the info you need to figure out whatever quest your given. Check it from the start of your quest and check it often throughout the game as your quest levels up. The journal also gives you precise directions needed to get you where you need to go. Read Your Quest Journal!

Tip 2 -Use The City Guards, They are your friends.

Instead of clogging up the general chat channels asking people for directions in hub cities, just simply ask a city guard! They will give you directions to almost everything within the city and even give you a flag in your mini-map.

Tip 3 -Remember that every trade skill in WoW has a complement.

As most World of Warcraft players know, you can only learn two professional trade skills. Remember that fishing, cooking, first aid and a few others do not count! Also, be aware that except for enchanting and tailoring, every skill has a gathering and crafting skill. Such as with blacksmithing, it requires raw materials that can only be had by mining. So be sure to pick the appropriate skill from the start. Otherwise, you will end up buying materials at auction or trying to trade for finished goods. Not a good place to be.

Tip 4 -Auto Run. The Number Lock Key turns it on.

You would really be surprised as to how many World of Warcraft players forget to use their auto run. This is your best friend! During long runs, you can check your quest long or futzing with your inventory to see where you stand and even chat with friends.

Tip 5 -Make Sure you control your Pets.

This only applies to the pet classes, Warlocks and Hunters. The mistake that most WoW gamers make is leaving their pets on the aggressive mode. Remember that your pets are tools and are to be used for specific purposes. Leaving them in the aggressive mode lets them attack without discretion and draws a lot of monster attention to your group. Unfortunately, doing this can mean death for the group and a long boring corpse run.

Stay tuned for Part 2

PS. Remember that using WoW cheats and hacks can get you banned! It is best to learn the game the way it was truly made to be enjoyed. Once you get the hang of it, you can really start wow leveling and making wow gold faster than ever before.

The Following are Tips for World of Warcraft Alliance Players

Tip 6-First and foremost. If your looking to solo, get yourself a Night Elf Hunter or Warlock.

While there isn't any one particular character that works perfectly for soloing, that is about the best that you can get on the Alliance side. There really isn't an equal level monster that any properly tricked out Hunter can not handle one on one. Although, Warlocks are a bit more fragile, they have an excellent complement of damaging spells that allow warlocks to survive, although they do suffer more damage. The bad thing about this is that most creatures attack in groups if they notice one of their own getting pounded. Especially the Elite creatures.

This is where your pets should come in. Any Pet class can use their animal or demonic companion to do crowd control. Usually by pulling one creature at a time from a group to kill it.

Tip 7-You should know that the Gnomes have the best/worst dancing emotes.

You need to trust me on this. If you simply type/dance into the game while playing as a Gnome will show you what I mean. Gnome dancing is the worst thing you can do in Azeroth because it is known that the Horde will offer 10g to anyone who can actually kill a Gnome in PvP during the dance! But, if you want to be a role player just to annoy other players....this is good way to have a laugh.

Tip 8-Why you should be a Human Priest.

This is a great class for players looking to group. What group isn't thrilled when a Priest shows up? The Human Priest can hold his own in combat. Especially before heading into an Elite dungeon. But, Priests are pretty rare in the game. Because, by taking on the social/support roles, not many are quite ready to be that much in demand by others. But, by being a Human Priest you will level faster.

Tip 9-Why you do not have to follow the quest lines for your own race.

One of the biggest misunderstandings that new players have about World of Warcraft is that the quests are restricted by race. In other words, that if your playing a Human, you have to take the Human quests in Elwynn Forest when starting out. That is not true. Players can take any WoW leveling appropriate uest regardless of you race. But, Alliance's looking to level up faster, there is a short cut. Go to the Hub Cities of Ironforge or Stormwind as soon as you are strong enough to get out of level 5. Then, go to the passage to Teldrassil, the Night Elf homeland and start collecting quests.

Tip 10-The Alliance means more content but also, a whole lot more people.

The Alliance races as a whole. This can often mean severe crowding in popular regions. Especially the Mass Extinction Events. The good news is that the Alliance has a lot more quest based content that the Horde. Many Horde players often find themselves running low on quest around level 25-30 and being forced to just farm random creatures to gain more experience.

That's it for now. Stay tuned for World of Warcraft Top 15 Tips - Part 3 The final chapter.