Quote Originally Posted by JohnGabriel View Post
I don't see a need to make massive amounts of gold in classic. What are you going to spend it on?
Level 60 mounts, backpacks and the more expensive crafting materials (mooncloth, arcanite etc.)

Quote Originally Posted by JohnGabriel View Post
But, until the server economy stabilizes, herbs and ore are going to be outrageously priced on the AH, just like the release of every expansion. Thats where the gold making will be for the first several months.
It might make sense to have the gathering professions, but of course you can't have 5 miners like today, since the nodes aren't shared.