WoW Rookie: Slotting your sockets with gems

Posted by sasderwn on 07 22nd, 2009

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New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW’s newest players to the resources they need to get acclimated. Send us a note to suggest a WoW Rookie topic. You’re over level 60 now, and you’re pretty hot stuff. You’ve ridden through the Dark Portal the old-fashioned way, swaggering into The Burning Crusade content in style. You’d done your reading; you knew these mobs were going to hit a lot harder, and you came prepared. You ran a few last dungeons before you shipped out, and you’re respectably outfitted in BRD and URBS blues , along with a heady mix of new gear that appears to be dropping like candy. And then you looted a piece of armor with crazy-hot good looks but an odd, blank box among its stats – and the stats, strangely enough, appear to leave something to be desired. Nonetheless, your groupmates applauded your luck and seemed genuinely pleased for you. What in Outland have you gotten into now? My dear WoW rookie, you’ve just looted your first socketed item. Sockets allow you to truly customize your gear to either augment your strengths or brace up your weaknesses (or both). Whether you just want to get down the road with a decent set of gear or you enjoy endlessly tweaking your armor’s performance, we’ll help you fill your first sockets and make your character stronger than ever. Continue reading WoW Rookie: Slotting your sockets with gems Filed under: Tips , How-tos , Jewelcrafting , Features , WoW Rookie WoW Rookie: Slotting your sockets with gems originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink