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Way too expensive mats cost wise to have both BSing and Engineering.

Mining comes with the Smelting ability that turns your ore into bars. Blacksmithing just lets you take the refined bars and turn them into armor and weapons.

Also, engineering, blacksmithing, and mining are all primary tradeskills so you can learn 2 of them at one time. On the other hand, first aid, cooking, and fishing are secondary (support) tradeskills and you can learn all 3 in addition to your primary tradeskills.

Edited, Dec 29th 2006 12:53pm by thermalnoise

You can only take two (2) main tradeskills. You cannot continue on to three. Five is right out.

So, if you want to make the holy hand grenade, choose engineering and its gathering skill, mining. Mining is also the gathering skill for blacksmithing and Jewelcrafting, but you can't do those if you choose Engineering/Mining.

If this is your first character, I would not suggest Engineering as a skill. It's better to have two gathering professions to make a bit of money. Crafting professions tend to be money losers, unless you find a niche product with repeat buyers.

Edited, Dec 30th 2006 3:45am by ohmikeghod