07-14-2007, 07:24 AM
Quote:Looking at the crafting professions, the two most profitable have got to be enchanting and jewelcrafting. Every time someone upgrades his gear at 70, he has an interest in either a new enchantment or some new gems (or both).
Interesting. I'm not sure I agree with you on jewelcrafting. Our AH has cut gems selling for an unprofitable margin over the cut ones. You might be able to make some cash selling your services when people need gems cut, but without many really rare cuts I can't see it being more profitable then some of the easy farming options. Prospecting is easy to get a friend to do.
Quote:Blacksmiths get a great weapon... if they're a weapon smith. Otherwise the armor is lackluster and surpassed by easily obtained epic gear. And even the superiority of the BoP weapons is being challenged by the arena rewards.
I hesitate to play the "you should have known better card" but TBC was a fantastic time to reroll your professions. The info was pretty much out there well before it hit. Also, you can respec between specialties for a nominal fee, so I don't feel bad for blacksmiths. I don't think the BoP weapons are getting passed by arena rewards. Neither do most people on top arena teams. 8/10 of the top warriors are using a crafted mace, 1 is using a kael drop and the last one has an arena weapon - but is clearly not in his PvP gear.