This site is an independent, working catalog of World of Warcraft. It exists for one reason: in an MMO where patches, expansions, and community opinions shift constantly, dated facts and verified numbers are the only things that hold their value.
Everything filed here comes from direct observation. No aggregated hearsay, no sponsored tier lists, and no recycled guides.
Play Before Paper
Observation comes before writing, always. An evening happens in-game, the notebook opens before logging out, and hard numbers land beside specific dates. Mornings turn those raw figures into structured records.
If something wasn’t directly witnessed, timed, or verified in the current patch cycle, it stays out of the ledger—no matter how popular the rumor sounds.
Why Dates Beat Opinions
An auction price without a calendar date misleads. A farming route without a patch stamp wastes someone’s entire evening.
Player opinions on class balance and meta shifts expire in a matter of weeks. Carefully dated records hold their practical value for years. This catalog bets entirely on the second kind.
The Architecture of the Drawers
The filing rule here is strict: one drawer per subject, and no mixing. Market data never sits in the same folder as battle pets. That discipline keeps the records clean and fast to navigate:
- Raid Expeditions: Boss progression logs, kill timestamps, and execution notes.
- The Economy: Auction house fluctuations tracked against specific weekdays and patch resets.
- Field Notes: Pet locations, obscure travel routes, and zone lore walked at ground level.
- The Sighting Desk: Discrepancies, reader reports, and oddities spotted out in the world.
Where to Start
If you are new to the site, start with the field guides for practical routes or jump straight into the raid logs for specific encounter breakdowns. If you find a number that has shifted or a route that was quietly patched, submit your notes directly to info@survivalbillboard.com.