Free to Play: Getting the Most out of Starter Edition Accounts

Moderna Publicado 14/08/2011 a las 12:07 por perculia

Activating an Account

Players can get a Starter Account edition by visiting the home page, receiving a Recruit-a-Friend invitation, or through a trial key obtained from other Blizzard products.

Once signed up, you will be prompted to download the game, which can be played as the streaming client downloads data in the background.

Previous trial accounts made before 4.2, which had expired, are permanently reactivated. Characters level 20 and below on these accounts can be played again.

Upgrading an Account

Upgrade Online: Use Battle.net Account Management to upgrade to the full version online.

Purchase a boxed copy of World of Warcraft, either from a retailer or online. Use the authentication key to upgrade versions.

Trial Account RestrictionsStarter Edition Account FAQ

The following restrictions are placed on all Starter Edition Accounts:   

A level cap of 20.
A maximum of 10 gold.
Trade skills are capped at 100 ranks.
Unable to trade via the Auction House, mailbox, or player-to-player.
In-game access to public chat channels unavailable. Players are limited to communicating using only say, party, or whisper.
Characters will be unable to create or join guilds.
Characters are not able to send whispers to other characters unless they have been added to the characters' friends lists or have received a whisper from a character first.
Characters will not be able to invite other players into a party.
Characters will not be able to join parties with other characters above level 20.
Voice chat disabled on Starter Edition accounts.
Realms experiencing login queues will prioritize players who have full, paid accounts.
Starter Edition accounts are not eligible for character transfers.
RealID features are disabled on all Starter Edition Accounts.

In-Game Observations

Players can access areas from The Burning Crusade. This means that they can be summoned to Shattrath City, as well as roll Draenei and Blood Elves. Their racial bonuses apply to professions. (How to get summoned to such places? A pay-to-play friend with .)

However, players cannot roll Worgen or Goblins.

While zones added in Cataclysm cannot be accessed, F2P players can zone/get summoned to Outlands and Cata areas--useful for accessing portals and doing some risky exploring.

Some secondary professions may be bugged; players can level past rank 100.

Players can learn Aprendiz jinete at level 20.

Players can access banks and purchase bank tabs--the third tab costs exactly .

Players can equip tabards and benefit from reputation gains, eventually getting reputation-related achievements and access to items like Cartera darnassiana.

Players can learn abilities from trainers and spend 6 talent points.

Players can still visit Experience Eliminators in major cities if they wish to twink at a lower bracket. Upon hitting 20, players can continue to quest, but will not gain further experience until upgrading accounts.

While gold is capped, there is no cap on honor points. These can be converted slowly to Justice Points, which (in theory) could be used to purchase PvE heirlooms, providing massive stat boosts.

Characters can also communicate freely in Battlegrounds. In addition, level 20 players will be put in xp-off battlegrounds.

You cannot recustomize, race-, server-, or faction-change your F2P character.

Additional Resources

TwinkInfo has made a special forum for Free to Play accounts, with lists of participating character names, gear guides, and profession tips.

Psynister covers how F2P twinks should min-max professions in his article Trial Account Twinking: Professions.

Cynwise elaborates on the pros and cons of trial account twinking at Green Tinted Goggles.

As Cyn states in his guide, gear lists and character profiles right here at Wowhead can help you plan our your character's course of action.

Character Enhancement

Starting at level 10, F2Ps can queue up for Garganta Grito de Guerra and Cuenca de Arathi in the 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24 brackets. PvPing in the 20-24 bracket will be a challenge since your F2P 20 will be up against level 24 maximized twinks. Expect 50 honor on average from a level 20 game, when planning your time to grind gear.

F2Ps will be too low-level for most gear available from the Honor Quartermasters in major cities; however they can buy items from Illiyana Lunardiente and Kelm Hargunth:

Alliance	Horde	Cost
Manteo de custodio	Capa de curador de batalla	20
Anillo del Tradicionalista	Anillo de consejero	20
Bastón del Tradicionalista	Bastón nudoso de consejero	100
Arco de avanzado	Espada de Legionario	70
Sortija de protector	Sortija de Legionario	20
Espada de protector	Arco de escolta	70
Runa de deber	Runa de deber	20
Runa de perfección	Runa de perfección	20
Hoja de centinela	Hoja de explorador	70
Medallón de centinela	Medallón de explorador	20

With enough honor, you can buy fun items like Tabardo de batalla Ala de Plata and Tabardo de batalla Pico Tormenta.

It's very important to have a CC-breaking trinket: Insignia de la Alianza/Insignia de la Horda for 55 . However, there is a better version available for 2725 : Insignia heredada de la Alianza/Insignia heredada de la Horda.

There are also heirloom shoulders with resilience for 2175 and heirloom weapons with resilience.

If you convert Honor Points to Justice Points (375 to 250 conversion), your F2P will be able to obtain heirlooms with PvE-focused stats: weapons, chests, and shoulders.

Primary ProfessionsAlchemy

Here are all the recipes one can craft with skill level 100.

Many of these elixirs and potions are valuable, especially on the battlefield:
Battle Elixir: Elixir de fuerza de león, Elixir de agilidad menor, Elixir de crecimiento gigante, Elixir de sabiduría

Guardian Elixir: Elixir de defensa menor, Elixir de sangre de trol débil, Elixir de entereza menor

Potion: Poción de maná menor, Poción de Rejuvenecimiento menor, Poción de sanación inferior, Poción de ira, Poción de presteza, Poción de Protección contra lo Sagrado, Poción de velocidad de nado.

AlchemyBlacksmithing

Here is a list of all the items one can craft with skill level 100.

If you are a blood elf planning on leveling Enchanting, you should first make a Vara de plata so you can enchant your own gear later.

Dardos de bronce gruesos is a good throwing weapon for some classes that value +strength--others will find Cuchillos arrojadizos cubiertos de fango or Sajagargantas from Horde zones better.

Non-rogues will find the following temporary weapon enhancements useful: Piedra de afilar burda, Contrapeso burdo, Contrapeso férreo, Piedra de afilar férrea. If you are planning on dropping the profession, these items will still work on your weapons.

Enchanting

Here are all the items one can craft with skill level 100.

Blood elves get +10 to Enchanting, meaning they have a few more options. With your Vara de plata from Blacksmithing, you'll need to craft a Vara rúnica de plata for Agilidad menor and Aguante menor.

Casters absolutely need to get Aceite de zahorí menor, a temporary weapon enhancement.

Other useful enchants include Maná inferior, Intelecto inferior, and Esquivar menor.

If you've been leveling other professions, stockpile the greens so you have enough mats from Disenchanting. Or level while questing, so there's an easy supply.

Engineering

Here is a list of all Engineering items one can craft with skill level 100.

Gnomes get a +15 bonus to engineering: of note is Bomba grande de cobre and Mira estándar.

Helm options are in short supply: Gafas de tigre volador is an easy investment.

Dinamita para tontos can be used by players after Engineering has been dropped, so stock up on these.

Non-gnome engineers should use Bomba de cobre férrea for the stun effect.

Herbalism

Herbalism provides : 15 haste for 20 seconds and a heal. This is great for burst dps.

You'll need to pick up this profession if you plan on leveling Alchemy or Inscription in the future.

Inscription

Inscription is one of the stronger F2P professions. Here are all the items players can make up to skill level 100.

Players can make a decent amount of glyphs, but cannot use them as glyph slots unlock at level 25.

Of particular note is Escrito místico for casters, accessible at skill level 85. You can also make La baraja de Pícaros repeatedly for some level 20 green gear--but these are better saved to later disenchant.

What makes Inscription strong are the scrolls one can use even after dropping the profession. Players can stack two scrolls as long as they count as separate Battle and Guardian Elixirs. Keep in mind this means that you cannot use a Battle scroll and a Battle elixir at once.
Battle: Pergamino de fuerza, Pergamino de versatilidad, Pergamino de intelecto, Pergamino de agilidad, Pergamino de fuerza II, Pergamino de versatilidad II, Pergamino de intelecto II, Pergamino de agilidad II.

Guardian: Pergamino de aguante, Pergamino de protección, Pergamino de aguante II, Pergamino de protección II.

Jewelcrafting

Here is a list of all the gear one can craft up to skill level 100.

Draenei get a +10 bonus to Jewelcrafting, meaning they can craft recipes up to skill level 110. Unfortunately, many of these additional recipes require the player to be above level 20. But Estatua de piedra pesada can be used by a level 20, providing a channeled heal. Other races can use Estatua de piedra burda and Estatua de piedra férrea.

Even at low-levels, Jewelcrafting offers some nice rings and necks, such as Sortija de fuerza de bronce.

Leatherworking

Here is a list of all the gear one can craft up to skill level 100.

Most of the gear may be useful while leveling, but can be easily replaced by quest, instance and PvP drops.

Refuerzo para armadura medio isn't great, but it's the only item-enhancement option for Hands, Legs, and Feet, since F2P enchanting is limited.

Mining

Passive bonus: , +3 stamina.

While mining on regular accounts is a great profession because ore always sells well on the AH, it's less good when you're stuck with a ton of ore, no way to sell it, and no real stat boost.

However, if you plan on learning either Blacksmithing or Jewelcrafting, you will need to stockpile some ore.

Skinning

Passive bonus: , +3 critical strike rating. This is a solid passive bonus, especially for PvP.

If you decide to level Leatherworking, you will need to have materials saved up from Skinning.

Tailoring

Here are all the recipes one can learn up to skill level 100.

Tailoring will provide your character with a free source of Bolsa de lana verde, but none of the gear is really optimal for a level 20. Plus, it eats up a ton of cloth. Even the bags are not particularly practical as there's the 16-slot faction ones, Bolsa de piel de culebra from Wailing Caverns, and profession-specific bags from numerous vendors that cost .

Secondary ProfessionsArchaeology

Cataclysm addition: cannot learn this.

Cooking

Cooking can currently be skilled up higher than intended, past the 100 cap. In case this gets hotfixed to be in line with other professions, here's the best recipes for skill level 100: Kebab de lobo sazonado, Cola de lagarto crujiente, Estofado Crestagrana, Cerveza del capitán Rumsey, Sopa de aleta de múrloc, Sabiola ahumada, Té de cardo. These recipes provide useful stamina buffs.

To a max level, it may not seem like much, but Lumbre gives 4 spirit.

First Aid

Again, this profession can be leveled over 100. In theory, Venda de lana should be the highest item available, but with the bugged secondary professions, Venda de lana gruesa and Venda de seda will also work. Good luck finding silk though--it appears it begins to drop around level 27.

Contraveneno is something people don't think much of leveling, but poisons become a deadly force in the 20-24 bracket.

Fishing

Players of all levels can complete the daily Cataclysm fishing quests, which have a chance to reward Sombrero para pescar deteriorado por el tiempo.

A better hat from Fishing is Sombrero de pesca de la suerte, awarded from Pez raro: pez ángel de Keefer at the .

If a pay-to-play friend summons you to a Cataclysm fishing zone, it's possible to farm the Tortuga marina.

InstancesAdiós, pezqueñínSombrero de zahorí descoloridoHorde Quests

Zone

Level

Notable Quests

Los Baldíos del Norte

10-20

La entrega de la caravana de Mor'shan, Serena Sangrepluma, ¡Motín, colega!

Azshara

10-20

Permiso para bajar a tierra, Fundido a negro, La conquista de Azshara

Bosque de Argénteos

10-20

Ciudades reducidas a polvo

Tierras Fantasma

10-20

La muerte del traidor--also remember Tranquillien gear

Laderas de Trabalomas

20-25

¡Héroes de la Horda!, Una plaga para la tierra, Libertad para Lydon

Alliance Quests

Zone

Level

Notable Quests

Costa Oscura

10-20

La batalla por Costa Oscura, Conexiones preocupantes

Isla Bruma de Sangre

10-20

La profecía no escrita, Tajobuche

Páramos de Poniente

10-15

El alzamiento de la Hermandad

Loch Modan

10-20

Proteger el envío

Montañas Crestagrana

15-20

Regreso triunfal, ¡AAAAAAAAAAAAH! ¡¡¡AAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Los Humedales

20-25

La tripulación maldita, El Ojo de Paleth

Bosque del Ocaso

20-25

La venganza del Embalsamador, Devolver el pelo

Contested

Vallefresno is a contested zone in the level 20-25 range. Players will be able to complete some, but not all of the quests. Here's a list of the gear you can equip.

There are some Horde quests that balance out the Alliance quests in Blackfathom Deeps: Lluvia de destrucción, Cabeza de redención, Jugando con fuego vil.

In eastern Ashenvale, many of the pre-Cataclysm quests remain untouched, especially those dealing with the threat of demons. ¡Nunca más! awards decent rings.

F2P players can queue for dungeons with the Dungeon Finder starting at level 15. If you have a friend under level 20 with a paid account, they can create a party and you can manually zone into the instance.

Queueing with the Dungeon Finder (DF) will reward players with Cartera de bienes útiles, containing a random rare-quality cape or belt. This is awarded after every successful random dungeon completed.

Each instance will have quests that reward rare-quality items. In the following table, click on the zones to learn more about all the boss drops, or read up on the quests to see how to get guaranteed well-itemized gear. Remember that not all items are available to both the Alliance and the Horde--Alliance has the clear advantage here in terms of quest options, but equivalent items are found in most Horde-only quests, for balance. (There does not seem to be an equivalent to the Stormwind Stockade quest.) There are other available quests, but they only reward silver.

Instance	Level: Enter/DF/Suggested	Quest
Cuevas de los Lamentos	10, 15, 17-20	/Limpieza en las cavernas: Espaldares purificados, Guantes de Serpentis, Botas de Cobrahn, Jubón de Pythas, Toga de Anacondra.
Cavernas de Brazanegra	15, 20, 22-25	Cascada Crepuscular: Maza de Brazanegra, Ofrenda del árbol enigmático, Musleras de Aluwyn, Botas Nimbus, Faja de duramen; Conocimiento en las Cavernas: Arco del Manto de la Noche, Banda anochecedora, Capa manchada de polvo, Anillo de apoyo; Investigaciones acerca de la corrupción: Disector, Maza Sombrestrella, Varita de búsqueda, Sortija del Trituracráneos; La vileza de Brazanegra/Pesadilla en las Cavernas: Escudo contra la presencia maligna, Grebas de Thaelrid, Leotardos de Brazanegra, Toga de Kelris.
Sima Ígnea	10, 15, 15-16	Taragaman el Hambriento: Cinturón abrasador, Grebas de guardia de piedra, Jubón de pellejo del chamán, Leotardos Ira Ardiente, Togas del ritual maldito
Castillo de Colmillo Oscuro	11, 16, 18-21	La furia de la manada/Dulce, despiadada venganza: Coraza del precio terrible, Espaldares de líder de la manada, Hombreras de Colmillo Oscuro, Sandalias de sacrificio, Calzones de Godfrey
Las Minas de la Muerte	10, 15, 15-16	Recolección de pruebas: Brazales de Gregorky, Brazales Defias desgastados, Guantes de recogida de pruebas; Principal de los Defias: Marra para carne de Cocinitas, Palo para remover de Cocinitas, Mantel de Cocinitas.
Las Mazmorras	15, 20, 22-25	El rey de los gnolls: Brillante de Hogger, Parche de ojo del comandante de rifles, Escudo de Las Mazmorras, Palo de disturbios.

Using the Auction House isn't a possibility: the following rare-quality items in this list are most likely out of the question unless you get lucky looting them on your own.

Cataclysm has added numerous rares to all zones. These rare mobs are guaranteed to drop something useful--whether it's a piece of uncommon armor you can equip, disenchant for leveling mats, or something to vend for a few more silver. We've included some mobs that are level 20+, as you may be able to solo these or get outside help from a nearby player. Some of the very low-level rares drop bags, useful when starting.

Zone	Rares
Vallefresno	Quebrarramas, Rorgish Jowl, Lady Vespia, Aullanieblas, Príncipe Raze
Azshara	El Evalcharr, Antilos, Lady Sesspira, General Colmiterror, Fantasma de Varo'then
Isla Bruma de Sangre	Fenissa la Asesina
Costa Oscura	Carnivous el Rompedor, Clamafuegos Radison, Lord Sesgapecados, Lady Miraluna, Flagglemurk el Cruel, Licillin, Garrasombría, Lady Vespira
Dun Morogh	Martidorsal, Bjarn, Edan el Aullador, Gris, Gibblewilt
Durotar	Tejeyel Scronn, Despellejador de la Muerte, Capitán Colmillo Plano, Geoseñor Motas
Bosque del Ocaso	El Trinchado, Eliza, Fenros, Lupos, Marina DeSirrus, Marus, Naraxis, Nefaru, El Soldado Desconocido, Vigía Eva
Bosque de Elwynn	Fedfennel, Bronco Mordeveloz, Morgaine la Astuta, Madre Colmillo, Thuros Dedos Ligeros, Narg el Capataz
Bosque Canción Eterna	Eldinarcus, Tregla
Tierras Fantasma	Dr. Miembro Marchito
Laderas de Trabalomas	Lady Zephris, Ro'Bark, Trepazoso, Rasgabranquia, Índigo
Loch Modan	Emogg el Triturador, Geomoldeadora Maren, Optimo, Shanda la Giratoria, Lord Condar, Nix, Jefe Vayachi, Gosh-Haldir, Grizlak, Blancaleta, Kubb, Morick Cerveoscura, Sabiopata, Magosh
Mulgore	Hermana Azote de Odio, El Despedazador, Vidente corredor Orador del Sino, Déspota Emilgund, Mazzranache, Jalalanza, "Lento" Matospina
Los Baldíos del Norte	Anomalía de lodo, Supervisor Asas, Humar el Señor Orgulloso, Rathorian, Hermana Rathtalon, Ingeniero Giralesín, Gesharahan, Lanzapiedras, Lanzarrota, Brazorroca, Dishu, Anciana mística Filocico
Montañas Crestagrana	Buscador Aqualon, Delatora, Rohh el Silencioso, Kazon, Llamagruños, Castañeta, Rompecostillas, Squiddic
Castillo de Colmillo Oscuro	Capitán Juramorte
Bosque de Argénteos	Thule Corvozarpa, Último hijo de Arugal, Effritus, Aquarius el Desvinculado, Berard el Lunático, Bolgaff, Krethis Tejeumbra, Latipesadilla, Mandisangre
Teldrassil	Agal, Musgonegro el Fétido, Acechador nocturno
Las Minas de la Muerte	Noble con lavado de cerebro, Marisa du'Paige
Claros de Tirisfal	Sombra de Felicent, Sri'skulk, Ressan el Agujas, Bayne, Granjero Solliden, Alma perdida, Muad
Cuevas de los Lamentos	Dragón feérico descarriado, Tritesta el Azotador, Boahn
Páramos de Poniente	Brack, Sargento Garravil, Siegaenemigos 4000, Leprithus, Maestro excavador, Eslarc, Vultros
Los Humedales	Rufus Tiroscuro, Sarldente, Roehuesos, Gazz el Cazador del Lago, Viuda sanguijuela, Ma'ruk Vermiscala.

There are also chests scattered about the zones that contain uncommon and rare BoEs.

Upon hitting level 20, you will need to have saved up for Aprendiz jinete and for a mount from your home city. Reputation discounts apply. Familiar players should have no difficulties making gold, but if you're new to the game, here are some ways to acquire it.

Many traditional ways of making gold are not possible with a F2P account. You cannot use the Auction House, mailbox, or trade to other players.

You can vend raw gathered materials or crafted items from your profession. Remember that if you amass a large amount of leather or herbs, you will not be able to sell these raw materials on the AH.

Questing in every possible zone will net you gold once you hit the xp cap, but eventually these quests will dry up.

You can level Fishing and vend the wreckage.

Vending all greys/greens from killing mobs helps. In addition, if your F2P gets to the point of needing no honor points, you can vend items from the Warsong Gulch Quartermasters, as their weapons resell for more than .

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