New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW's newest players to the basics of a good start in the World of Warcraft. See all our collected tips, tricks and how-to's at WoW.com's WoW Rookie Guide.

If you haven't taken a look at WoW.com's WoW Rookie Guide in a while, hie thee to hell for shame and leave this world, thou cacodemon: there thy kingdom is. Ok, ok, we'll cut the rhetoric -- the WoW Rookie Guide is where all the good stuff is:

• Your first steps
• Grouping with others
• Buying, selling and trading
• Account security
• Gameplay how-to's
• For the new level 80
• Player versus Player (PvP)
• Good to know
• Managing your game time
• Social conventions and netiquette

It's updated weekly with the latest top resources for new and leveling players, plus a modest section especially for fresh level 80s. We're also cooking up a cool new format that'll feed news and features specifically tailored for rookies straight to the page, coming Soon (TM) ... Bookmark the WoW Rookie Guide for all your leveling characters!

Once you've got your feet wet and solidly on the ground (a disturbing mix of metaphors that probably puts you at high risk for Grotesque Fungus), delve into more complex resources with the help of the WoW.com Guide to WoW Resources. If you're looking for the best web sites with information on item drops and armor, add-ons, strategies, even WoW podcasts, our Guide to WoW Resources is just the ticket.

More brain dumps that make leveling better than ever, after the break.

Leveling guides are leveling up

WoW.com's Leveling Guides are finally leveling up, with fresh rewrites of older material and a continuing stream of new updates like this week's Blood Pact: Leveling a warlock 60 to 80. If you don't find what you need right now, stay tuned. We have a lot more of these guides coming soon.

Here's what else is new at WoW.com to help you level up in style:

	Patch 3.3.3 add-on survival guide In a perfect world, patch day would be a day when we all get to sit around and do nothing as perfect new content is added to our already expansive world. The reality of the situation is that we live in a harsh, untamed and annoying world filled with Lua errors and user interface masochism. Here's how to get your add-ons through patch day madness.
	PvP lingo Arena terms can be quite confusing, even to a hardcore raider. Tanking, for instance, means something completely different in an Arena than it does in PvE content. We'll clear up the confusion.
	Advertising your profession Considering how important word-of-mouth can be to growing a network of steady customers, we should take the time to review a few tips for advertising your profession. (Also see our previous WoW Rookie article on doing business in Trade.)
	Crafting for disenchanting Enchanting mats are a strange business. They are in constant massive demand, and can be made in a variety of ways. Every Tuesday, thousands of players get thousands of upgrades that need to be enchanted, and every day, thousands of players buy things like Bolts of Imbued Frostweave, which require enchanting mats to make.
	Introductory guide to fighting shamans Shamans are a very versatile class and any player underestimating them could easily be on the receiving end of a fatal shock spell.
	Introductory guide to fighting rogues In this final part of our exceptionally long introductory guide -- who would've thought rogues could be such a long subject? -- we'll talk a little more about rogue playing styles, the different specs, and ways on how classes can counter them.
	Are materials you farmed "free"? A common fallacy I read sometimes is people arguing that since they farmed part of whatever it is they're selling, it's cheaper for them to make than it is for me to make. This is, quite simply, not true.

If you're new to level 80

From our Class 101 series:

• Hunters: Marksman 101
• Mages: Frost 101
• Priests: Discipline 101
• Warlocks: Demonology 101

And more for new level 80s:

• Paladins: To become an all-star healer
• Resto shaman gearing for the new 80
• Marksman 102: The armor pen years
• Shaman enhancement glyph review

Oh, wait -- we have one more resource for you this week, after all. If you're a new player or just haven't gotten around to this instance, you owe it to yourself to run the Deadmines at the appropriate level at least once before Cataclysm buffs it to become a high-level instance. This place is truly epic.

Here's why.

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Visit the WoW Rookie Guide for links to all our tips, tricks and how-to's. WoW Rookie walks you through all sort of new-player concerns, from game lingo for the beginner to joining your first guild as a mid-level player and on to what to do when you finally hit level 80.

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