Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Archaeology guide

So with Cataclysm we have a new secondary profession named Archaeology.Hope your mind dont go to Indiana Jones !!(almost sick with Harrison Jones quest line in Uldum!!)
Archaeology is a simple proffesion and this doesnt mean that is not interesting.You can loot some good items from it and you can waste your time while u are not raiding ( or u are in raid queue :P )
 1) How we start?
Ask a guard in every town for the archaeology trainer.When u learn the spell you get the new spell named : Survey.You are ready to level up your skill !!
2) But where i dig ?
Open your damn map!!!Use the map not only during questing but for pvp and archaeology also!!When u open the map u see the digging places.Click in the area u see the digging place and the area is going to  be marked with red!
3) Ok i am in dig site ..What i do next !!
Simple : Use the new survey spell !!The cooldown of this spell is 5 secs but with 4.0.6 patch gonna be 3 secs cast .When u use it u can see a telescope that turned into 3 colours
Red : You are about 100 yards away from the fragment !
Yellow : You are about 30-40 yards away from the fragment !  
Green  : You are almos there!! Go 10 yards forward and use survey spell again
4) Making ancient relics
From your proffesion tab open Archaeology window.Start using the fragments you got to make the first items
Informations about proffesions skill-up
1)Gather fragments ( first 100 skill is at the moment from fragment gathering
2) Solve Projects (5 for common items and 15 for rare)
5) Begin the hunting for fragments

Kalimdor
Night Elf 
Fossil
Dwarf (only in 1 place so far lol)
Troll ( only in Tanaris)
Tol'vir (only if you have 450 skill and only in Uldum )

Eastern Kindoms
Dwarf
Troll
Fossil
Night elf (Eastern Plaguelands)


Outland
Only Orc/Draenei fragments

Northrend
Vrykul
Nerubian
Fossil (not so many)
Troll (not so many )
Night Elf (not so many)
Important tip: Your skill is going up till 100 only with digging !! So dig first till 100,gather the fragments and DONT solve any item !! Begin to solve when u reach 100 !! In 375 skill u get 5-6 fragments per dig!
Important tip: If you hunt dwarf/troll rare items dont go above 450 skill.Unless you are happy hunting fragments in Vashj'ir 
Important tip : DONT sell anything...With patch 4.0.6 the prices of the artifacts (common and rare ) gonna reach high !!
6) Bleh, I hate this ... What i earn by doing Archaeology ? 
 Here is a list with the most important loots from archaeology
Fossil :   skeleton Mount
              skeleton Raptor Hatchling
               Epic staff
Night Elf :Epic healing trinket  
               epic chest 
Orc :       Shaman head 
Tol'vir:     Bug mount
               Dps ring
Troll:       Epic 2h weapon

Good luck and Happy hunting




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