I rolled a DK on a new server with some friends, I just didn't want to level from 1-55 yet again so starting at 55 made me happy. Anyway, I've always done the mining/skinning or herb/skinning on my recent toons. This time, I was thinking, "hey, it will be fun to level a crafting profession." So, I'm leveling away and seeing how insane the number of ore is that you need to level. No big deal, I'm sure there are some nice BOP purples that only a BS would have access to, but a quick check on alla here shows everything as BOE.
Before I drop blacksmithing for a gathering profession, can anyone tell me anything good about being a blacksmith?
Edited, May 21st 2009 11:44am by zebug
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As a blacksmith, you can have two more sockets in your gear at endgame, a powerful and flexible advantage.
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As a blacksmith, you can have two more sockets in your gear at endgame, a powerful and flexible advantage.
This here. Absolutely awesome.
*edit* Might help to quote the person..
Edited, May 21st 2009 7:06pm by Tsuvati
I think if your just looking at it from socket bonus point of view, most professions offer something similar.
Ring enchants for Enchanting, Leatherworkers get the wrist patch, JCers those nice prismatic gems and trinkets, Inscription gets you the shoulder enchant, not sure about engineering (rocket boots, goggles and that belt thingymajig?).
Blacksmithing is a big investment in levelling mats. My personal choice would be JCing for the nice levelling and endgame trinkets as well as the universal (prismatic?) gems.
Edited, May 22nd 2009 1:16am by arthoriuss
Ring enchants for Enchanting, Leatherworkers get the wrist patch, JCers those nice prismatic gems and trinkets, Inscription gets you the shoulder enchant, not sure about engineering (rocket boots, goggles and that belt thingymajig?).
Blacksmithing is a big investment in levelling mats. My personal choice would be JCing for the nice levelling and endgame trinkets as well as the universal (prismatic?) gems.
Edited, May 22nd 2009 1:16am by arthoriuss
In thoroughbred DPS terms, blacksmithing and jewelcrafting are the best skills. But they'd be a bugger to level to 450.
Thoroughbred DPS? Is that like those pedigree dogs that cant breathe through their squashed noses, or support their own weight? I have a BS and an engineer, and the latter has way more fun with his tradeskill. Sprinting boots, parachute cloak, fireball gloves - massive dps may look good as potential, but being alive and next to your target(or having that hidden range weapon) delivers actual damage.
I still use my zapthrottle mote extractor too, free money & mats laying around waiting for engineers to collect them. Plus you get a helicopter. With a kewpie doll in it.
OT, my BS really only carries on because of the investment - he's made some kit for himself, and occasionally for friends, but I'm struggling to validate it as a choice for a new toon.
I still use my zapthrottle mote extractor too, free money & mats laying around waiting for engineers to collect them. Plus you get a helicopter. With a kewpie doll in it.
OT, my BS really only carries on because of the investment - he's made some kit for himself, and occasionally for friends, but I'm struggling to validate it as a choice for a new toon.
If you want a useful primary profession, I'd choose JC over BS any day. JC makes money, has its own dailies, offers comparable stat boosts to the extra BS slots, and gives flexibility in that you don't need to waste itemization on crappy stats to fulfill a meta gem requirement. JC > BS.
thanks for the replies to everyone. I may just table BS for a while and powerlevel it if I ever get to end game content. I keep on planning my toons to be raid ready, but with the wife and kids, I really have no time.
I am leaning towards dropping it to try a miner/herb (as I'm sick of skinning) and just make a macro to switch the tracking type periodically. Since this is my first one on a new server, I could use the cash. Oh decisions decisions!!!!
Anyway, thanks again all.
I am leaning towards dropping it to try a miner/herb (as I'm sick of skinning) and just make a macro to switch the tracking type periodically. Since this is my first one on a new server, I could use the cash. Oh decisions decisions!!!!
Anyway, thanks again all.
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I am leaning towards dropping it to try a miner/herb (as I'm sick of skinning) and just make a macro to switch the tracking type periodically. Since this is my first one on a new server, I could use the cash. Oh decisions decisions!!!!
I would have said the same thing. BS and other crafting professions are nice for endgame, but they really aren't dealbreakers. Considering you may want Dual Spec, a flying mount, and epic flyer, training for both, and cold weather flying to actually use them in Northrend, you're talking about 8k+ gold. Stay with the two gathering professions for now. If you feel like BS, do it at 80 and powerlevel it once you have gold overflowing from the coffers.
As for the tracking macro, I have the mine/herb on my DK as well, and I just use the mousewheel up/down, and my middle mouse button is my mount. Just another option.
Oh, as for actually leveling mining/herb? Personally, I did it at 67 just before hopping into Northrend. 58 is too early and you'll get aggro and as soon as you hit Northrend, you'll want to start picking up cobalt and herbs of the like.
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