ohmikeghod the Venerable wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, tailoring is a way to lose money and skill levels. Why? Money, because cloth sells for more than tailored goods. Skill levels, because you have to put First Aid into abeyance while you use cloth for tailoring, or you have to place Tailoring on hold while you level First Aid.
I'll agree with you in principle for a first character, but once you've come to understand the making of money in this game, tailoring is a valid trade skill to use for money making. Definitely wouldn't recommend until someone has a bit more solid of an understanding of the game and realizes that some things are worth more in enchanting mats than they are as cloth.
As for the first aid, I skilled it up with tailoring on my first character just fine. Granted, I only needed bandages rarely since I was busy drinking all the time anyway so food worked just fine. They were for emergencies and I did try to keep them fairly decently leveled(I did the first aid quest at 40, but had the 225 skill at 35). However, as he's a warlock and not a mage, first aid is much more important if he wants to avoid as much downtime as possible and I would have to agree with you in this case. He should probably avoid tailoring for now.
Edited, Jun 9th 2006 at 7:01am EST by Poldaran