Beating Cheese for Glowergold
I could not agree more -- of all of the cooking dailies, Cheese for Glowergold is my least favorite. All of the cooking collecting quests usually involve a little shoulder rubbing with people doing the same quest -- Infused Mushroom Meatloaf is another one where it's usually every man for himself down in those sewers. But none of them are more annoying than Glowergold's quest. I don't know if it's just that the respawn time seems longer, or that there are fewer spawn points and more to collect (you need six glasses, which doesn't seem like much as collecting quests go, but it's a lot while doing it), or that there's no specific place to find the glasses (they're littered around tables, usually in restaurants, around Dalaran). But yeah -- every time the wine and cheese quest comes up, I sigh, knowing that I'm going to be standing in the inn straight across from the cheese shop waiiting for a spawn.But just so this isn't a complete QQ post, let's give you a few tips for next time. That inn is usually where I stand, but it's pretty crowded -- it's definitely worth, after just picking up the quest, looking around the faction inn where you get the cooking daily as there's usually one or two in there. And I didn't know this, but apparently there are a few spawn points downstairs in The Cantrips and Crows tavern (so when you run down there for the Jewel of the Sewers, keep an eye out for glasses also). And there are four spawns in the Violet Hold as well (so you can stop by and grab those while picking up the Heroic and dungeon dailies).
This might help a bit, but the fact is that this is an annoying quest, made more annoying when someone swoops in and grabs that glass you were headed for. Bornakk rightfully says it doesn't need a nerf (and as more people get everything they want out of the cooking dailies, we'll probably see less competition out there), but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.
Filed under: Cooking, Analysis / Opinion, Tips, Blizzard, Quests
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Reader Comments (Page 5 of 5)
Stone_Rhino May 14th 2009 2:15PM
Are you kidding? You can make more money on this daily than any other, period.
Here's a hint: The glasses aren't BOP, and can be traded.
Run around, ninja 6 glasses, and sell em in trade for 10g. Most people are after the cooking token anyways, and since the quest gives em the money back, they pretty much break even.
Making 50g extra while waiting around in Dalaran for a group is a nice bonus in my book.
jmjm May 14th 2009 2:16PM
I know people who seriously hate this daily, but I love the fact you don't need any chilled meat or rhino meat or have to go and pick the dang crystal carrots (least favourite!).
At busy times of day people are all over the wine glasses, but I just pick the few that I can and then hold on to them until it's less busy. Soon enough all the keeners have theirs and the glasses are easy to get. I'm on an older, high-population server and I don't really have trouble with this one.
jmjm May 14th 2009 2:18PM
ooh, and didn't even think to use the crystal transporter to go down the the forest for the carrots. Must try that next time!
rai May 14th 2009 2:56PM
i like the ones where i don't have to farm and *gasp* cook
Bootsanator May 14th 2009 7:27PM
My priest lives on Kil'jaeden, a very high population realm, and I always quickly find 6 glasses.
Unfortunately for KJ, we keep having Sewer Stew, over, and over, and over, and over....
I don't think there's a carrot left down there, but we keep on picking. >.
Lemons May 15th 2009 1:41AM
I wish the one who posted this article did a little more reasearch as to where exactly the glasses spawn. The only protip we got was that there are a couple spawn points around the The Cantrips and Crows tavern.
I'm not going to give away my favorite spot, but I will say this: the glasses spawn nearly everywhere around the city! Dalaran must be a town of drunks with all the half full wine glasses sitting around. If you're having trouble finding them you should expand your horizons beyond the Ledgermain and search in safer places...SAFER...places....