Since the launch of World of Warcraft, the Manaview team has worked hard to create quality addons that provide immense value to the community. In the last year alone they’ve developed three new addons: Tycoon, Edge, and Impulse. That’s along with the first ever ingame leveling guide, Booster.
Priced separately, these products are a great value. You can level a character to 85 in a little over 4 days played, make up to 30,000g a day, learn the absolute best strategies for your class, and become a pro keybinder from the ground up.
Normally you’d buy these addons one at a time for a total price of $168. But right now you can get one comprehensive product – the Manaview WoW Addon Suite – for $127, a savings of $41 (almost 3 months of WoW!) and 25%.
As a special experiment since my guild is pretty much done with Firelands content and I’ve got some time on my hands, I thought I’d start a completely new character on a new server to conduct a real test of the Manaview Suite.
Here’s the rules I set for myself: I’d play a class I didn’t know very well (Mage – what can I say, I like melee!), started at level 1 on a new server with no heirlooms, no guild, no gold – nothing to help me along whatsoever.
Basically I wanted to answer these questions:
- How long does it take to get to 85 with Booster and no XP boost?
- How much gold can I make along the way with Tycoon?
- Can I really learn to play (and maybe enjoy…) a mage in dungeons and PVP with Edge?
- And can I learn the optimal keybinds for that mage with Impulse?
That was a couple months ago, and I’m happy to say I’ve completed the experiment. So how did it go?
Booster (Can you really get to 85 in 4 days played with no heirlooms?)
My final time ended up being 5 days, 3 hours, and 53 minutes played since I started the character. That wasn’t just spent leveling, so keep that in mind. I also had some time in the Auction House and in dungeons and battlegrounds as I leveled up.
Booster is still pretty flawless at leading you through the best possible quests, though I do kinda wish there was a way to automatically jump forward a bit in the guide if I gained a couple levels from a dungeon or something. Still, I’m almost certain I could cut that down to 4 days played or even less if all I did was quest according to the guide.
Tycoon (Can you really make 30,000g in one day?)
I lucked out in randomly choosing a server, because I got one with a pretty crazy economy. I made a ton of gold off of Copper Ore right off the bat. I took Mining and Herbalism and used the Gathering module in Tycoon so I could see any close node spawns while I was leveling. I think by the time I was level 20 I already had 5,000 gold.
It took me a while to get up to where I was making gold consistently every day. At least more than 1,000g per day. Once you get into Outlands, those materials sell pretty well. High-end Azeroth stuff, too. I almost wish I’d taken Enchanting so I could cash in on the disenchant mats, but I think I would’ve wasted some gold leveling it.
Did I make 30,000g in one day? No. The most I made in one day was about 7k. But I was also leveling and learning a new class while I did it. I didn’t want to skew the Booster numbers, so I didn’t spent too much time actively gathering. So for what little I was able to put in? I’d say the 45k I’ve got on my mage in total right now is pretty damn good.
Edge (Can a caster noob actually learn to play a mage well?)
Yeah, yeah. I know. I’m a melee player at heart and I probably always will be. Casting just doesn’t feel as… visceral for me. But with this mage, I knew I wanted to give it a good, honest try. I wanted to be able to top DPS meters in dungeons and hold my own in PVP.
Quite frankly, I couldn’t have done that without Edge. That addon was a godsend, seriously. It handed me the specs I needed for dungeons (arcane) and PVP (frost) and told me how to play them. It took me some time to get the hang of it, and I know in PVP especially I screwed up the strategy at the beginning, but I’m confident in saying I’m not a complete noob anymore.
I’ve only taken my mage into one raid, and unfortunately we didn’t get too far since people had to leave. But I was up in the top 5 for DPS in a 25 man, and my gear isn’t all that great. As for heroics, I’ve gotten to where I can pretty much bust up any chart unless there’s a heroic raid geared hunter or another mage in there. I can’t say I’m a PVP superstar yet, but I think that’s a me problem, not an Edge problem.
Impulse (Can the right keybinds make a dramatic difference in gameplay?)
This one is hard to document because I used Impulse from the very beginning to learn the “right way.” If I try to go back to clicking now, I just can’t do it. I feel like I am faster because of it. I don’t think I’d stand a chance in PVP if I was trying to click abilities that weren’t familiar to me.
I mean, imagine me standing there reading the tooltip on something while some rogue comes up and shivs me from behind.
I started playing on an arena team with a couple friends I made on the server. I don’t have a lot of resilience yet, so I admit I can die pretty quick. But when there’s a clicker on the other team? It doesn’t seem to matter how crappy my gear is. I can outclass them and maneuver a hell of a lot faster than they can.
So all in all? I think my experiment was a HUGE success. I still love melee, but I’m pretty happy with my shiny new mage, considering I started at such a disadvantage. All of that was made up in no time using the Manaview products.
Here’s the kicker, too: I bought all of these addons separately. I think I even paid a little more for Booster, since it’s currently a pretty low price on its own. Can you imagine saving 25% on all of these products? It’s a serious steal.
I mean, for a little over $100 you can load up your account with powerhouse characters and tons of gold. You just can’t beat that. If you’re serious about improving your WoW experience, you NEED to pick up the Manaview WoW Addon Suite today before this offer is gone.
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