09-17-2005, 06:32 AM
Artega,Sep 16 2005, 12:44 PM Wrote:The entire Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, and Tailoring lines need a complete overhaul, since the three professions produce VERY few useful items. Blacksmithing creates Phantom Blade (excellent main-hand weapon until you get Thrash Blade), Green Iron Hauberk (will easily last you 31-40, and is still pretty good post-40 for mail classes), Arcanite Reaper (duh), and Elemental Sharpening Stones. Everything else it creates can be equalled or exceeded by drops. The other production professions share the same problems.
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Very true until level 60 end-game raids. Once you get there, guilds without devoted production professionals will sorely regret it. Dark Iron Helms are some of the most critical fire-resist pieces in the game right now, and Dark Iron Shoulders are also good and relatively cheap. Molten Core can be done without high levels of fire resist, but many battles, especially Ragnaros, are significantly easier with high FR. Leatherworking offers Molten Helms and Lava Belts; tailoring has the Flarecore gear - Flarecore Gloves and Mantle are simply fantastic FR pieces.