Setup: The Dalaran Connection – Alliance
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This step is no longer an automatic recommendation. Cataclysm has arrived, and the city portals from Dalaran have been removed.
It’s still a good idea to re-locate your low-level AH toons to another city, once you have your operation fully developed, and you have an idea of what advantages you’d like to have nearby for convenient access. Consider the vendors you want to buy from for limited supply pipelines, how crowded is the city and auction house, and whether or not the auctioneers in your starter city (Stormwind, Undercity etc) are killed off frequently by the opposing faction.
I’m still pondering the ideal location for my own auction house toons, and I think I’ll eventually recommend Shattrath as a prime location. But you should also consider simply moving around from time to time, buying ports from Mages just as I demonstrate in this video for getting to Dalaran.
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Frankly, I would recommend creating a mage and leveling it to 24. The initial set-up time will be a bit higher, but then you’ll have easy access to all of the old-world capitals. Bind your hearth to Dalaran or Shattrath, and you have the best of both worlds.
For a few hours time, it’ll save you 10-15g plus the time you’d spamming trade for a port. Plus, you’ll start with a little bit more gold (however much you gain from leveling).
I would also recommend Goblin for Horde-side characters to take advantage of the lowered vendor price.
This is no longer valid. You can’t port from Dal anymore.
Yes, I agree.
So what’s the solution?
I have already given you my take on this. See the intro at the top of the page!
As far as getting around to other cities quickly, there is no solution, other than to get Mage portals. We’ll just have to get by without