This is a reference manual as far as most of the pages in the book go. There is a little bit of story background too.

I wanted to learn a little bit more about the game, World of WarCraft. I also wanted a way to look up information quickly that I had already seen in game – but had not written down.

What I did not want to do is use the book to “read ahead” and learn what to do and where to do it as I venture into each new place in the game.

At that point, playing the game would consist solely of pushing buttons and no thinking – quick or deliberate – at all. For me, then it would be pointless and I wouldn’t be sharpening any skills at all, except research.

Different people can use it different ways.

The material in the book is organized so that it can be helpful to people with many different levels of experiences in the game. Also, the organization is one in such a way that it is pretty easy to learn what you want – and not learn what you do not want.