What can I do to make the Cata to MoP questing jump better/easier?

[calinass]

When I hopped from Twilight Highlands to Jade Forest, it was a wreck. I Was super squishy, my shield didnt shield at all, etc.

Now Im leveling a prot warrior, and questing has been a breeze.....but what can I do to help my little tank out? Hopefully none involve spending cash money on i450 BoEs

[Archangel Tyrael]

When I hopped from Twilight Highlands to Jade Forest, it was a wreck. I Was super squishy, my shield didnt shield at all, etc.

Now Im leveling a prot warrior, and questing has been a breeze.....but what can I do to help my little tank out? Hopefully none involve spending cash money on i450 BoEs

eh, I felt that too with leveling a priest, but I was leveling as disc all the way through.
Anyway, you could aways do dungeons and their respective quests, I found that they give nice rewards.

Other than that, I guess there's no way other than spend some money on gear if you can't find it through dungeons/quests.

[Pakmanisgod]

Most of the armor vendors in the towns sold pretty viable questing gear in MoP. A fact I overlooked while power leveling a druid and getting wrecked during the initial quests.

[Stormspark]

Um, it's only really an issue for the first 3 or 4 quests. Once you get a few pieces of MOP gear you'll be fine.

[calinass]

eh, I felt that too with leveling a priest, but I was leveling as disc all the way through.
Anyway, you could aways do dungeons and their respective quests, I found that they give nice rewards.

Other than that, I guess there's no way other than spend some money on gear if you can't find it through dungeons/quests.

I should have boosted that, and not my lock. TOo bad they are just sitting and collecting dust. This warrior I plan on heavily using...

Is it worth it to craft some BS gear? Wonder if I craft something, if it's worth it to buy the ghost iron ore vs. just spending the gold to buy i450 stuff. But then again I dont know how much they go for..

[zorkuus]

When I hopped from Twilight Highlands to Jade Forest, it was a wreck. I Was super squishy, my shield didnt shield at all, etc.

Now Im leveling a prot warrior, and questing has been a breeze.....but what can I do to help my little tank out? Hopefully none involve spending cash money on i450 BoEs

There's a vendor at the starting hub that sells gear for very cheap.

[calinass]

There's a vendor at the starting hub that sells gear for very cheap.

Is this before or after you start any major quests? o.O

[Darsithis]

Is this before or after you start any major quests? o.O

You can just go straight to him. You have to clear to the village at least, but once you do you can take off down the bridge and head to Dawn's Blossom. They a full outfit of 372 leveling green gear for about 850g total.

[calinass]

You can just go straight to him. You have to clear to the village at least, but once you do you can take off down the bridge and head to Dawn's Blossom. They a full outfit of 372 leveling green gear for about 850g total.

Thats not bad at all! Do they have something similar to that, for Cata?
Because being in 170 gear at around 300ish is no bueno.
Just hit 80.

[Mrbleedinggums]

Are you grabbing the Pandaria BoAs? Free 450s to use.

[calinass]

Are you grabbing the Pandaria BoAs? Free 450s to use.

Not particularly, arent they incredibly hard to get? Im on a popular server

[Krommm]

I only had a brief issue with some casters from Cata to MoP. (namely spriest)

There are craftable 85 BoE profession greens or a vendor that sells adequate gear. Otherwise run dungeons or bruteforce through the quests. PvP gear could work, but it's still a large gap and imo slow to grind.

[Kaeyoss]

Is this before or after you start any major quests? o.O

If on horde side, Rivett Clutchpop is the first vendor to sell them, at Grookin Hill. Alliance side, looks like Silkweaver Rui at Pearlfin village sells them. 372 green items for each slot. note for trinkets, many of the trinkets have the same proc, but different main stats. If both say proc for mastery, they share an internal cooldown.

You can also, if you have a crafter available, get 415 blue items with random stats made. When crafting the 384 items (windwool armor, misthide, stormscale, or ghost iron, depending on cloth, leather, mail, or plate), there is a random chance to get a blue item. Can also get rings and necks this way. These can usually be found for between 100-300g on the AH, but again, they are random stats. Currently my 85 warriorr is mostly using these, with some boe items (and the archaeology 463 upgraded to 471 mainhand), bumping his ilvl up to 425 while I have xp turned off to farm hour of twilight heroics for transmog.

For going to Cata, there is a quartermaster vendor in hyjal at the start that sells 232 green items, for those going into cata with wrath questing gear. Most will quickly be replaced, but its a start at least. the vendor is in the first building with ysera, on the left as you enter, and simply labeled as Quartermaster (not Hyjal quartermaster)

[Knough]

Thats not bad at all! Do they have something similar to that, for Cata?

In Hyjal there's http://www.wowhead.com/npc=71304 in the starting building. 232 gear, all slots, much worse than the quests but much better than LK quests.

[Mrbleedinggums]

Not particularly, arent they incredibly hard to get? Im on a popular server

Not at all. They're quite easy to get, even at this point in time. You can even farm your specific rare in krasarang to get plate leggings. 440 and lvl 86 req. i believe. For tanking, you'd just need the blade of the prime, located in that cave by the Lake of the Stars, Dread Wastes. (the one where you find a klaxxi) It's behind the quest target.

[calinass]

Not at all. They're quite easy to get, even at this point in time. You can even farm your specific rare in krasarang to get plate leggings. 440 and lvl 86 req. i believe. For tanking, you'd just need the blade of the prime, located in that cave by the Lake of the Stars, Dread Wastes. (the one where you find a klaxxi) It's behind the quest target.

Whats their respawn timers? I was under the impression it takes anywhere from an hour to half a day or so.

[Kaeyoss]

Whats their respawn timers? I was under the impression it takes anywhere from an hour to half a day or so.

Respawn rates vary. Picking these up provides a good amount of xp as well If you have a friend with some free time and a 2 person flying mount (or 2 accounts like me), simply look them up on WoWhead http://www.wowhead.com/guide=1276/on...es-of-pandaria Go through each zone, checking for the items. The following guide covers them as well as the rare elite mobs. http://www.wowhead.com/guide=1452/mi...item-locations