Terenas Friday 10/14

[Kevin]

Not pertaining to Friday but I think this is as good a place as any for this kind of discussion.

Conc needs to choose between weaponsmith and armorsmith.  Before Swirly left for Lightbringer, the choice was easy, because he was going to be armorsmith.
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Even without thinking about Molten Core the Enchanted Thorium stuff is some of the best tanking gear in the game. Gnolack's main helms until last night when he won the helm of might were an Enchanted Thorium Helm and a Dark Iron Helm. The Helm of Might is clearly superior to the Enchanted Thorium but I still use the Dark Iron Helm for some of the MC encounters and even to make some things easier in BRD when I'm helping people with quests there. And I've been tanking in Molten Core and Onyxia 2 or 3 nights a week for about 2 months now with him.

I've also made several other enchanted thorium pieces for those who could afford them (the legs are quite good as well though the chest is not too hard to get a better drop).

Wildthron mail actually looks nice for shaman (no use at all alliance side), and the truesilver gauntlets and breastplate are both quite nice for younger warriors. Storm Gauntlets look to have value for shaman as well though I'm guessing those plans aren't as cheap horde side as they are alliance side, same for wildthorn.

Since you are the only high end smith in the guild armorsmith seems to be the way to go. There is more value out of armorsmith than weaponsmith for PvE as the reaper isn't that good anymore (a barbarous blade that isn't that hard to get as I seem to see one every 2 or 3 tribute runs is arguably going to do more measured DPS than a reaper, though you give up some HP while doing it, with the new mechanics).

I've advertised making the enchanted thorium stuff on Stormrage a few times for mats plus a small fee and when I'm able to deal with it I've had a few takers and made a few gold doing it. I don't charge anyone in the avarice alliance for making the stuff as long as they provide mats.