If you are new to the fenom that is WOW, then you certainly need to know about Thottbot. WOW broke onto the scenes like a wildfire and like most games in the mmorpg genre the game maker does not support every aspect of information to the end user. This has been a perplexing thing, especially in light of the fact that it is a massive business, documenting everything about games that is. So what is the deal about thottbot? It is the first and the best by most people抯 standards at documenting everything about WOW. From armor to weapons, from dungeons to zones, they leave no rock uncovered.
The second would be wowhead. Wowhead has a more modern feel to it. Were thottbot is data driven, wowhead is user driven. Not to say that the information is incorrect at wowhead, only that they have come later to the dance and have more to offer in terms of graphics and layout. Then the 搉ew guy?thing always plays a tune, a lot of people like to be the person that introduces the masses the next best thing, whether thy live up to the statement or not. As is always the case, the verdict is out on who is the better man.
Gamers in general prefer Thottbot. Trusted for years now with reliable information and 3rd party programs that automatically generate content for the website so that admins do not have to manually add the latest stuff. Most people do not think twice about how the information is gathered; just think about the 100,000+ items that are indexed within world of warcraft, its mind blowing! That information has to come from somewhere and they are not paying off Blizzard to get it, rather the information comes from thousands, if not millions of players that have chosen to use there scrapping software to upload information to there favorite site, Thottbot.
So are there any new boys on the block? You bet. This is BIG money; the revenue earned off Google ad words can make you a millionaire overnight. Many have tried and few have succeeded, you are better off playing your local lottery than hitting a home run with a website. For those entering the game they are years behind a mature and fast growing industry called RMT, or real market trading. Although not directly involved with the selling of virtual products, companies like Thottbot are collecting and data basing information off of the company servers for the purpose of holding captive the games users and then redirecting them to incentives and offers that make money.
No one does it for free; thottbot is not doing it to be the good neighbor, but who cares. We get what we want, crap loads of information and for the right price, FREE.