Professions for Cataclysm

[Kalyse]

How are you guys going to manage your professions?

I know Ualla has 34 alchemists which he mentioned he will be leveling up, but what is the point when there aren't any CD abilities? One flask master, and one transmutation master and a potions master and thats enough?


I now have 10 characters to addd professions onto, and seeing as Alchemists have received a CD nerf (of not having any CD abilities) I don't see the point in having an alchemist?

What are your thoughts?

[Tight]

well, are you sure its not just that they are putting the CD back when cata hits? its been like that more or less for every expantion i think..

[Reprisal]

I put together two alchemy kits and stored them in a guild bank just in cast they do have a cooldown on transmutes. That way I'll either have 3 alchemist or can make a few thousand gold selling them. But nobody will know for sure until tuesday.

[Kalyse]

O right, so they still might add things?

[HPAVC]

All the high end mats are on a day cooldown, like trugold.

[Ualaa]

It looks like Truegold (Trugold?) is a daily cooldown.
And most high end recipes, of all professions, will use this material.
Initially, this will be the transmute for gold.

Shodakan suggested combining this with a Blacksmith to make your own equivalent Titansteel Weapons.

Down the road, when Jewelcrafting epic gems are introduced, they will likely have a cooldown to transmute.
Chances are, that will be a few months in.
Not sure which will be more profitable, but I'm sure we'll figure it out.



Initially, the new ores and herbs will sell for a massive amount.
A lot more demand, then supply.

Down the road, production skills (buying mats) will make more than gathering skills.
But you can make a ton on the initial demand for mats.
Definitely a consideration.

[Bloodcloud]

a tip on gathering : herbalism, mining.

DO NOT DO QUESTS. Stay in the lowest phase of an area.
when everyone else does quests, they are NOT in your phase of the area, more mines/herbs for you ))

[MiRai]

a tip on gathering : herbalism, mining.

DO NOT DO QUESTS. Stay in the lowest phase of an area.
when everyone else does quests, they are NOT in your phase of the area, more mines/herbs for you ))

Are you sure that those nodes are only for your phase and that no other phase(s) can see them? Would be fun to see a
node disappear right in front of you [aka hacking teleporting miners from WotLK].

[Tonuss]

Does it even matter? I decided to level up herbalism/inscription on one of my characters, and it seems as if Blizzard has drastically increased the old-world resource spawns in anticipation of Cataclysm. It was not unusual to spot two or three nodes within the mini-map range, and moving to gather one would often highlight one or two others. Zones like Feralas are a non-stop gathering bonanza. Getting to 300 in a tradeskill that depends on herbalism or mining should be easy. I didn't slow down until I got to Outland, and by then my herbalism skill was something like 360.

Outland resources (herbs, ore, skins) might be a huge money-maker in the next few weeks, as all of those goblins and worgen hit Outland and start fighting for the relatively scarce resources there.

[Ualaa]

I've spent 100k, mostly on mats for leveling trade skills.
A fair bit extra on the cloth, because of first aid.
Some bags too.

And have a plan to sell items in stages.
A list of which items to list during each of the first eight weeks of the expansion.
Outland mats list between weeks 4 and weeks 6, hopefully that will correlate to minimum supply and maximum demand.

I'm really curious, what that 100k in speculation will translate into by the end of the 8 week mark.