Preparing for Wrath Day 8: Your bank
by Adam Holisky 
Nov 5th 2008 at 10:30PM
There's only 8 more days until Wrath's release. Each day until the release we'll take a look at one thing you can do to prepare for the expansion. Taking a half hour here and there to get things ready before release will let you spend more time in Northrend and less time doing some of the un-fun things.It might seem a tad strange now, but that big bank of yours is going to be more or less worthless once Wrath hits the streets. Just about everything is going to plummet in value. Liquidate your assets now or be in worse of a position than our real life economy is.
There are some exceptions to that of course. You'll probably want to hang onto enchanting mats, since they can still be useful and high-value in the long run. You might also considering hanging on to some herbs for those leveling inscription. Most other raw minerals however can probably be safely sold now.
The reason you want to clear out as much space as possible is to make room for all the new toys and materials you'll be getting as you travel around Northrend. Mines, flowers, leather, and cloth are all plentiful. Between 70 and 75 I had an extra 100 stacks of cloth laying around, and I'm a guy that likes to bandage after every fight.
If you're anxious about clearing out your bank you can always create a new bank alt, even going as far as to purchase a couple bank tabs via your own guild bank if you have the disposable income. But no matter what make sure that you've got as much free space in there as possible – it's going to fill up quickly in the icy north.
Are you ready for the challenges that await you in Northrend? WoW Insider has you covered with our 8-day guide to Preparing for Wrath. Also, check out our feature on AddOns new, old and outdated written especially with the expansion in mind.Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
SaintStryfe Nov 5th 2008 10:38PM
Way ahead of you. I bottom sold all of my herbs, Primals, Motes and gems, they're almost all gone, and I'll have more then enough cash to get a Dalaran ring.
Lemons Nov 5th 2008 10:52PM
How much are those rings?
SaintStryfe Nov 5th 2008 11:13PM
8000 at friendly. Not sure if Rep drops the cost, but I'd assume so. I was still meerly friendly when I hit 80.
Jamesisgreat Nov 5th 2008 11:33PM
Ditto - i started selling everything off a few months back. the markets have crashed since then so am glad I did it when i did.
Caustik Nov 6th 2008 1:59AM
Am I the only one to think that the Dalaran rings are just useless money sinks, not worthing the gold?
At least the 3passengers mamoth is fun :]
Ultek Nov 6th 2008 9:51AM
Worried about the current market crash?
A certainty will be that armor, weapons, and similar items will be worthless once Wrath hits. However, items such as cloth, herbs and ore will only go up in value a week or two after Wrath hits. Wrath = more gold and people are always looking to power level a profession and will pay for mats in the AH. So if you can't sell those now hold on to them, they may be worth a lot more later.
Cow Nov 5th 2008 10:40PM
Jesus, dont you proofread your own postings?
"You're", not 'your'
"Than", not 'then'.
Cow Nov 5th 2008 10:44PM
Again! Look.
People, gather round.
When making comparative statements, the word you are searching for is THAN.
$500 is more THAN £100.
He's more quarrelsome THAN a quail.
Cow Nov 5th 2008 10:49PM
Previous comment:
"Jesus, dont you proofread your own postings?
"You're", not 'your'
"Than", not 'then'."
I see this has now been fixed.
I assume the author is furiously stabbing the downrate button out of sheer embarassment.
Callys Nov 6th 2008 1:02AM
honestly dude, have anything better to do than nit-picking grammar on the internet? Who cares, you got his point
dpoyesac Nov 5th 2008 11:44PM
No, you're getting downrated by those who find the sanctimoniousness of the self-appointed grammar police to be rather annoying.
Cow Nov 6th 2008 12:05AM
Someone has to educate these yanks.
Cat Nov 6th 2008 12:48AM
You know what I find annoying? Those who tolerate bad grammar in journalism and criticise people who take the time to correct it.
Downrate for the sanctimoniousness of the comment by all means, but not for the content of it.
Hilton Nov 6th 2008 12:47AM
You will of course understand that Commonwealth English and American English have different prose, which may explain why your comment was down-rated.
You sir, are not entirely correct.
rosencratz Nov 6th 2008 1:37AM
@ Cow - Sorry were you correcting the blogger?
It looked to me like you were trying to use sarcasm to berate someone whilst simultaneusly forgetting to be at all entertaining or useful to anyone involved.
Vendrill Nov 6th 2008 3:52AM
@ Cow: I totally agree with you. Journalists need to be held to a standard of correct grammar. Bad grammar = bad writing.
Duck Knight Nov 6th 2008 4:11AM
Way to derail comments in descending order of relevancy, guys. I almost forgot I was on the internet until I saw this.
Jeff Nov 6th 2008 8:16AM
Let a blogger slip every once in a while without raining hellfire on them.
In traditional journalism, articles go through several people before being printed; there are quite a few opportunities to correct minor mistakes before creating a final work.
With blogging, you have a Submit button. That's it. Only then do hundreds of pairs of eyes examine the work. Give these guys a break. Unless the grammar mistakes are so terrible that they make the articles difficult to read, or the quality of the articles themselves begin to falter, just relax.
In the meantime, why don't we all concentrate our grammar nitpicking to the one area of the internet that so sorely deserves it: craigslist.
Zali Nov 6th 2008 9:19AM
@Cow and Vendrill,
This web site is not a news journal, it is a web log. The people who write for www.wowinsider.com are not writing news articles, they are writing web logs. They are not journalists, they are bloggers. I seriously doubt that the bloggers on this site consider this to be their day job. Adam Holisky is a student working on a computer science degree, not a reporter for the New York Times.
I shudder to think what either of you consider news if you consider video game bloggers as journalists. Requiring journalistic professionalism from bloggers is no less preposterous than requiring my four year old nephew to have a driver’s license and to use proper turn signals when he's pushing his Tonka truck around the sand box.
The next time www.wowinsider.com blegs for additions to their staff please submit your application for consideration. I am sure that all of the loyal readers will be enlightened by your excellent insight and witty prose.
Please, feel free to make any corrections to my comment that you believe may be required.
Vendrill Nov 6th 2008 10:23AM
Please let me start out by saying that most of the people debating in this thread seem to have Wowinsider's best interests in mind. We all have different opinions and priorities, which is a good thing.
@ Zali: I don't know if you've noticed, but:
1. Wowinsider is part of of an extensive corporate network of entertainment/technology blogging. (Weblogs, Inc.)
2. This is professional in the literal sense; look at all of the advertising all around, which generates revenue for Weblogs, Inc. Also, Mr. Holisky gets paid for his work.
3. And, yes... this is news, as well as entertainment. Has Wowinsider established the journalistic credibility of the NY Times? No, of course not... But I don't traffic nytimes.com and provide them with hits and banner clicks when I am looking for news and information about WoW.
4. If you post grammar/spelling errors on a professional blog, people are going to call you out on it. And that's a good thing.
-Also, notice how Mr. Holisky did NOT negatively respond to Cow's notice of errors. He simply fixed it, AND left Cow's posts intact. I've been very happy with they way Mr. Holisky's writing has improved since he started writing for Wowinsider.
I like Wowinsider, a lot. I read it far more than Massively or Mmo-champion, and I care for the integrity of this site. I try to keep my comments positive, but I will stand up, when I think support for someone's opinion is justified.
Finally, I don't think that any of us want the internet to turn into "wtf dats ghey, welcum to teh intarwebz..."
/ Ok? Thanks. Bye.