I am looking into wether or not I should change one of my professions to Alchemy.
I have always leveled all my toons with 2 gathering professions as the actual manufacturing ones seemed like alot of trouble. And if I just farmed everything in sight I should be able to afford anything I might be able to make with them right?
Well recently I've just gotten sick of it. I think all of my toons have skinning + either herb/mining, and I am looking for a change. Case in point. My druid Is Herb/skin. I just finished farming the 1k+ leather for the 2 blue PvP sets I wanted and am looking into wether or not skinning is still a good choice. I remember in BC once I was 70 skinning was more of a hassle as I didn't grind mobs very often, once at cap. Since I am already an Herbalist I figured Alchemy would be a good fit. I'm just trying to see if it holds anything good for me.
I'm a fairly casual player. I log enough hours, but due to work/family I don't raid. So will all the pots/flasks I make be profitable in the ah? Or am I better off just selling the stacks of herbs. I know the professions like this shine the best in a raiding guild setting where I can supply my guildies with their consumables, but since that is not the case I would just be supplying me, my alts, and a few friends. Would the surpluss be worth enough to justify making pots? or would I be better off selling the herbs?
Just looking for some insight from the pros as my knowledge in the 'manufacturing' professions is somewhat lacking. also if there are any good pages/links out there I'd love to see em. just started all this research.
Also what about from a personal standpoint? the alch trinkets have always looked jazzy and what about those mad alch potions? Do they help warrant a switch?