51
votes
Accepted
What does the term 'Spot Healing' mean in World of Warcraft?
"Spot healing" just means healing whoever needs healing at the time. Typically healers have a specific assignment such as tank healing or raid healing, in order to prevent overlap and to make sure ...
- 738
22
votes
Accepted
Can I install Overwatch and play WoW at the same time
To prevent the download from pausing while you're playing WoW, do the following in the Blizzard App
Click the Blizzard icon near the upper-left corner.
Click Settings
Click Game Install/Update on the ...
- 15.5k
19
votes
Accepted
How many levels do I need to level a pet for it to count as "levelling it myself"?
In order for a pet to count as being "leveled yourself", you have to level it up at least one time. You can buy level 24 pets, level them up once, and this will count towards the 15 pet requirement.
...
- 2,854
16
votes
Accepted
Why is my Item Level color different from my friend's?
Once you get the "Brokenly Superior" achievement, your item level turns blue. (source)
- 4,008
16
votes
Accepted
Nvidia Quadro FX 1700 graphics card rejected by latest WoW update - suggestions please?
Blizzard is aware that some older DirectX 11 cards without Shader Model 5 support are no longer compatible after the updates. They are working on a fix that will allow players to continue to play on ...
- 19.7k
14
votes
How do I get World of Warcraft to install via the disc and not the internet?
You can't.
The discs are most likely out-dated. It will do you no good to install off the disc, then re-download them anyways.
- 14.5k
14
votes
What does the term 'Spot Healing' mean in World of Warcraft?
Concise description
"Spot healing" is the short form of "On-the-spot healing", it means healing a target for large amounts that unexpectedly / exceptionally needs a large burst of heal, requiring the ...
- 1,794
14
votes
What are the in-game differences between WoW Classic and the original 2006 Version
One change in particular from 2006-era WoW to WoW Classic has been pretty highly reported-on: skeletons no longer permanently mark the spot where a player dies.
The senior test lead explains,
...
- 6,002
12
votes
How do I get World of Warcraft to install via the disc and not the internet?
Battle net will first download several pieces, then will install data from disc one and ask for each disc in succession.
You’ll still end up downloading a lot of updates (about 30GB in this attempt) ...
- 1,012
12
votes
Accepted
How to show FPS in World of Warcraft?
You can find the "Toggle Framerate Display" command under the Miscellaneous tab of the key bindings menu as seen below. It is assigned to Ctrl + R by default.
- 2,854
11
votes
How do I get to Orgrimmar from Silvermoon City at level 11?
For anybody who finds this as of June, 2019 there is now a portal to Orgrimmar located on your right as you enter Sunfury Spire.
- 111
9
votes
Accepted
How do I switch between walking and running?
Press / on the numeric keypad and you'll toggle between run/walk.
Otherwise, open Key Bindings, Movement Keys and set your "Toggle Run/Walk" to an unbound key.
- 131
9
votes
How do you unlock rank 2 and 3 alchemy recipes in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth?
Hold your mouse over the stars of the rank in the recipe's window and the tooltip tells you where to obtain the next rank and what the ranks do. This way you don't have to search for every single ...
- 15.3k
8
votes
Accepted
How do you unlock rank 2 and 3 alchemy recipes in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth?
Rank 1 recipes are not special and simply allow you to craft the
item. You can learn Rank 1 recipes from your profession trainer.
Rank 2 recipes lower the amount of reagents needed for crafting. Most ...
- 28.4k
8
votes
Accepted
How does the Heart Of Azeroth azerite reduction work?
Every week the amount of azerite required to reach the next level is reduced by 30%. The amount of azerite power you currently have is also reduced by 30% so that you remain at the same percentage ...
- 2,854
8
votes
Accepted
How do you change the location of the FPS counter in World of Warcraft?
Tricky, but possible.
The FPS display is no normal UI element. It's a simple Label ("FPS") and Text (the number as a String). That's probably why you have issues with its positioning (and some addons ...
- 15.3k
8
votes
Looking For An Auctioneer Yak
The only mount with an auctioneer on it is the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur which costs 5,000,000 gold.
What you saw was probably the Grand Expedition Yak, which has a vendor/blacksmith and a ...
- 28.4k
8
votes
Accepted
World of Warcraft Campfire Hack
A guild used that glitch to skip trash in vanilla and got banned
I faintly recall having heard about that glitch myself, where you could replace the model of an object in your own games files with ...
- 1,316
8
votes
Accepted
Why was Naxxramas so hard?
The low completion rate and high difficulty can be attributed by several factors.
1: It was the last raid of the expansion, seeing a lot of people got stuck on previous raids a fewer number of people ...
- 2,877
7
votes
Progression through WoW that avoids spiders
With the release of the War Within alpha an arachnophobia mode has been added to WoW (Wowhead article) which replaces spiders (and Nerubians) with crabs, makrura and the like:
Image credits go to @...
- 171
7
votes
Accepted
Will I have to level my profession up to the current max for Battle for Azeroth?
As of patch 8.0.1 released on July 17, 2018 each expansion now has its own profession levels.
Classic goes from 1 to 300
Burning Crusade goes from 1 to 75
Wrath of the Lich King goes from 1 to 75
...
- 15.5k
7
votes
Accepted
Ways to prevent getting dazed and being dismounted
There are two ways:
Be a tank. Players in a tank spec don't get dazed and dismounted.
Use an item: The Coarse Leather Barding does the same for any non-tank player. It can be created by the ...
- 15.3k
7
votes
Accepted
What were the achievements in Vanilla World of Warcraft?
Achievements for vanilla WoW appear under the "legacy" tab in the achievements list. Most of them were retroactively awarded to players once the achievement system was implemented.
I have not been ...
- 2,854
7
votes
Accepted
Can I beat the "Beachhead" quests without doing anything?
Nope, that won't work.
The birds aren't the problem, but the crabs keep coming. The crabs walk to one of the spots where the turtles cross their path and stay there. After a few minutes those spots ...
- 15.3k
7
votes
How to preserve energy in World of Warcraft
Energy is different from mana specifically because energy follows the "spend fast, regain fast" philosophy whereas mana follows the "pace yourself and conserve your mana" philosophy.
Consider that ...
- 5,390
7
votes
Accepted
Does it matter what I name the ship?
It appears to be a purely cosmetic choice right now. It doesn't lock you out of any content or change any other content. At most it changes the response Anduin has when you turn in the quest.
Note ...
- 19.7k
7
votes
Accepted
Does the environment change a player's speed?
Yes, swimming is slower than normal running. (WoWpedia claims it's about 2/3 the speed, although it certainly feels slower.) Also, regular movement speed buffs don't apply when swimming, only swim ...
- 2,586
7
votes
Queuing for Heroic Burning Crusade in WoW Dungeon FInder
You only get to see the dungeons within your level range. If you exceed the max level of that dungeon they will disappear from the dungeon browser. Heroic dungeons have a stricter level requirement ...
- 15.3k
7
votes
Accepted
What are non-periodic heals in world of warcraft?
The distinction is in if the healing effect is a 'tick' or directly attributable to the spell. Whenever someone is healed, ask this question:
Does the spell that caused the heal to happen cast in the ...
- 8,752
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible