Choosing Between the Aldor and Scryer in World of Warcraft
August 7, 2008
With the introduction of The Burning Crusade expansion pack to World of Warcraft and the great big world of factions and reputation points, the dilemma of choosing between Scryer and Aldor has become something of a hot topic in Azeroth. Both factions dislike each other, meaning youre left to choose only one of them. If you choose one and decide later to switch over, youll be working on it for a good long time, switching your allegiances.
The most important items you receive from either faction are likely to be the Recipes and Inscriptions. They are both unique depending on your faction and might make or break your decision as to which side to choose. The other items you acquire are largely substandard compared to any other items you might receive in raids and from looting, so you shouldnt concern yourself with how they might affect your decision.
As for actually raising your reputation with either side, its relatively simple. Either side will take tokens dropped by Burning Legion and Shadow Council mobs in Nagrand, Blades Edge Mountains, and Terokkar Forrest. However, when you offer the tokens to one side, the reputation gain immediately lowers your reputation with the other side. This is why you want to be sure which side youre choosing before you start turning in tokens.
So, the difference between the two factions and their offerings is not as great as some people think except in very particular instances. For example, the Scryer offer a fairly good boost to critical strike chance, something that Rogues are probably very interested in. On the other hand, Aldor offers additional damage, something that warriors might be more interested in. the items themselves are almost meaningless and can be purchased from the Auction House.
If you, for some reason, decide youve made the wrong choice and work towards switching your allegiance to the other side, it will take a very long time to complete the grind and do so. The differences however are not quite as great as you might think and while some people who are trying to build absolute maximum characters might make the switch, most of the rest of you will notice only a very small difference.
For those that might have lowered their reputation to below Friendly with one faction and want to regain it, either because they changed their minds or because they are trying to get all of the recipes, there is a quest to help you do so. In the Lower City, there is a specific quest that either side can pursue that will allow you to raise your status back to friendly with a faction. The friendly status itself is 250 reputation for one side and negative 270 for the other.
Regardless of your decision, youll likely find that the Aldor/Scryer additions to the game make for a great way to grind and build up your character in the new expansion areas of the game. Choosing between them may seem important, but the task itself is where the real fun lies.
Peng Joon is an avid World of Warcraft gamer and frequently writes about World of Warcraft strategy, guides and tips. Visit his website at http://www.thewarcraftguide.com to find out more.
World of Warcraft Scryer Reputation
Led by Vorenthal the seer, the Scryers are bloodelves who have broken from Prince Kaelthas and taken up assisting Naaru in Shattrath City. They constantly fight the Aldor and hope to find power in Shattrath ultimately garnering Naarus favor in the pr...
World of Warcraft Aldor Reputation
In the Burning Crusade expansion pack for World of Warcraft, Reputation and factions are one of the best new features. One of the many factions available to you is that of the Aldor, located in Shattrath City and Shadowmoon Valley. History is always ...
Get Gold in World of Warcraft
There are about a million things worth knowing when it comes to World of Warcraft, but lets all face the truth; you must get gold in World of Warcraft! For those of you that are new or relatively new to World of Warcraft there are two main questions...
Buy World of Warcraft Items to Succeed in Gameplay
After you have already purchased the game the last thing you want to hear is that you need to buy World of Warcraft items, but dont worry, you dont have to if you want to fail. This is not something by design or to make you frustrated, but with the ...
How to Make Money in World of Warcraft
Once you have purchased World of Warcraft and begun playing you should probably learn how to make money in World of Warcraft. The importance of learning how to make money in World of Warcraft is large because it is your only way to improve; you need...
Buy World of Warcraft Gold Online
You are looking for gold like every other WOW enthusiast, but can you buy World of Warcraft gold online to save yourself some time and worry? The short answer is yes and you can rather easily, but the long answer is that you have the opportunity to ...
Get World of Warcraft Gold Buy That Faster Steed! A Few Tips
One of the major talking points for this game is how to Get World of Warcraft Gold, without Gold you will not be able to level up your character properly and will find that you wont be able to afford better weapons and it will make the game harder!So...
Gold Gathering in World of Warcraft After the Burning Crusade
Money making in World of Warcraft is a huge aspect of the game. There are hundreds of gold making guides out there, offering tips on where to go and what to do to make as much gold as you can carry and become a bigger, better player with much more ex...
World of Warcraft Cash Creating Guide
A World of Warcraft cash creating guide is something that is more of a legend to some, but it is actually out there and possible if you are willing to spend time to make it happen. Any time a massively popular game like this one hits the circuits th...
Buy World of Warcraft Gold Account
So you are not ready to work for your WOW gold or just dont have the time to and you want to buy World of Warcraft gold account to get ahead. There is more than one way to buy a World of Warcraft gold account and you must be informed on how to do so...