Official Dungeon Strategy Guide Now on Sale
by Mike D'Anna 
Jun 13th 2006 at 8:00AM
Now that Brian Kopp's Unauthorized WoW Guide is back in the news, you might also be interested to know that an official guidebook for WoW has just been published. Brady Games has released the World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion, a 400-page guidebook covering all instanced dungeons currently in the game. The book's features include:• Every Dungeon: Low-level instances and the toughest raid dungeons are all covered in this monstrous compendium. Light is shed on everything from Ragefire Chasm to the brand new Ahn' Qiraj.
• Outdoor World Boss Encounters: Learn exactly what you need to take the Azuregos, Lord Kazzak and the Emerald Dragons.
• Much more: monster information, question guidance, rewards and secret rooms.
So, if you haven't givent this game enough of your money yet this month, you can order the guide over at BlizzPlanet in the merchandise section. Let me know if it's any good...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
spencer Jun 13th 2006 8:52AM
I know a lot of people who are going to hate this (and most of them will be found in the Raid & Dungeons Forum), but I think it'd be a really handy desk reference. Especially if it's got some sweet, glossy, full-color pictures.
PsyClerk Jun 13th 2006 12:37PM
I followed the link but it looks like you can't actually pre-order the book from that site. Amazon.com has it up, though, and it's about $17-$18. I'd love to give it a look. A lot of the web-based information on instances assumes you already know a good deal about particular instances. If this book can present information that would be valuable to first-timers (rather than just a marked map of the instance, which is already available via the Atlas plug-in), then I might pick it up.
My level 60 hunter has never been in Dire Maul, Stratholme, LBRS/UBRS, Molten Core, etc., mainly because I would have no clue what to do in those instances, and I'm afraid I'd wipe the raid just bumbling through. If you tell a group that you've never been, expect to be replaced by someone who has more experience.
It would also help in some of the lower level instances. A lot of people have trouble with places like Uldaman, where you have unusual game mechanics to contend with. Hell, just the other night I ran Wailing Caverns for the first time with some local people and it was almost a nightmare, since none of us had played Horde before, let alone been in WC.