Preparing for Cata Epic Gems
I currently have 5x JCs at 525. I've been doing the daily each day and only spent a small amount of tokens. Each toon has about 20 tokens left. I see no point in buying recipes right now as the market is saturated with sellers already.
With that in mind, I thought what if I saved all my tokens in anticipation for Cata Epic gems? Here are my thoughts
Purpose:
Detailed analysis of how many tokens it would take to buy all useful cuts across 5x toons to control the Epic cut market.
Assumptions:
Based on past expansion, Blizzard will add epic gems in a future patch and the epic cut recipes will be available via the JC vendor. The cost will likely be 4 tokens per recipes. Meta gems are not included.
Current Recipes:
Recipe Stats Must Have Cost
Design: Bold Inferno Ruby strength x 3
Design: Brilliant Inferno Ruby intellect x 3
Design: Delicate Inferno Ruby agility x 3
Design: Flashing Inferno Ruby parry x 3
Design: Precise Inferno Ruby expertise x 3
Design: Adept Ember Topaz agility/mastery x 3
Design: Artful Ember Topaz intellect/mastery x 3
Design: Deadly Ember Topaz agility/critical strike 3
Design: Deft Ember Topaz agility/haste x 3
Design: Fierce Ember Topaz strength/haste 3
Design: Fine Ember Topaz parry/mastery x 3
Design: Inscribed Ember Topaz strength/cristical strike 3
Design: Keen Ember Topaz expertise/mastery x 3
Design: Lucent Ember Topaz agility/resilience 3
Design: Polished Ember Topaz agility/dodge 3
Design: Potent Ember Topaz intellect/critical strike 3
Design: Reckless Ember Topaz intellect/haste x 3
Design: Resolute Ember Topaz expertise/dodge x 3
Design: Resplendent Ember Topaz strength/resilience x 3
Design: Skillful Ember Topaz strength/mastery x 3
Design: Willful Ember Topaz intellect/resilience x 3
Design: Forceful Dream Emerald haste/stamina 3
Design: Jagged Dream Emerald critical strike/stamina 3
Design: Lightning Dream Emerald haste/hit 3
Design: Nimble Dream Emerald dodge/hit 3
Design: Piercing Dream Emerald critical strike/hit 3
Design: Puissant Dream Emerald mastery/stamina 3
Design: Regal Dream Emerald dodge/stamina x 3
Design: Sensei's Dream Emerald mastery/hit 3
Design: Steady Dream Emerald resilience/stamina x 3
Design: Zen Dream Emerald mastery/spirit 3
Design: Rigid Ocean Sapphire hit x 3
Design: Solid Ocean Sapphire stamina x 3
Design: Sparkling Ocean Sapphire spirit x 3
Design: Stormy Ocean Sapphire spell penetration x 3
Design: Fractured Amberjewel mastery 3
Design: Mystic Amberjewel resilience 3
Design: Quick Amberjewel haste 3
Design: Smooth Amberjewel critical strike 3
Design: Subtle Amberjewel dodge 3
Design: Veiled Demonseye expertise/hit 3
Design: Timeless Demonseye parry/stamina x 3
Design: Sovereign Demonseye strength/hit 3
Design: Shifting Demonseye agility/hit 3
Design: Retaliating Demonseye expertise/stamina 3
Design: Purified Demonseye intellect/spirit x 3
Design: Guardian's Demonseye parry/hit 3
Design: Glinting Demonseye agility/stamina x 3
Design: Etched Demonseye strength/stamina x 3
Design: Defender's Demonseye intellect/stamina x 3
Design: Accurate Demonseye intellect/hit x 3
Total Recipes 51
Total Token 153
Total Must Have Recipes 31
Must Have Tokens 75
In the table above, I've listed all the current rare gem cuts with the stats and the token cost. I have also marked recipes with an "x" indicating it is a must have recipes. Feel free to suggest which recipes should / should not be must have.
The total tokens to buy all 51 recipes would be 153. This would take 1 JC 153 days to earn enough tokens.
With 5 toons, it would take 30 days.
Of course, some cuts are simply not profitable or useless. There are 31 must have recipes with a total cost of 75 tokens
With 5 toons, it would take 15 days to buy them all.
Now, assuming epic gem recipes cost an additional token it would take 75 + 21 = 96 tokens total to buy the must have. This adds an additional 4 days.
Clearly, it is entirely feasible for a 5x team of JCs to buy all the epic gem recipes on day 0. Being the first to market has several advantages as you can set the price you want. The only limitation is likely the supply of epic gems.
What do you think? Is this a worthwhile venture? Or would I be better off selling Chimera's Eyes.
