As far as I can tell, do you not make more money by farming what you need if you are say a miner, selling the ore, and then when you want something from blacksmithing, simply commission someone to make it for you, you will have the mats? I mean the tip you give them wouldn't compare to the amount the raw mats you've gathered sell for, so there's no real money in crafting, is there? Unless you get uberlucky and get a very rare drop, or can afford to buyone from the ah, in which case you need loads of cash, catch 22.
Basically, what's the point of skilling up crafting, when you could simply gather, sell the mats, and commission someone when you want something crafted?
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If all you want is to make money in this game, then gathering skills are the way to go. But if you find the concept of crafting appealing, then you will find ways to still make profit and enjoy the tradeskill. I, for one, really liked Leatherworking but I took it up before I had a clue how to make money. I eventually dropped it and picked up Herbalism so I could afford a mount. However, on the flipside, I did Alchemy/Herbalism on my priest from the start and just love the concept of making potions.
So why skill up crafting? Because it's fun. And if you don't agree, then stick to gathering.
Another note - crafting truly begins to be utilized at the max end of the skill. Creating FR gear for your guild as you begin your MC runs. Enchanting end game gear to maximize stats. Will it make you *rich*? Maybe, maybe not -- but the end game utility should not be neglected.
Having said that, you could always gather and sell on AH until 60, then easily take up a craft and level it then.
Edited, Sep 19th 2006 at 12:31pm EDT by thermalnoise
So why skill up crafting? Because it's fun. And if you don't agree, then stick to gathering.
Another note - crafting truly begins to be utilized at the max end of the skill. Creating FR gear for your guild as you begin your MC runs. Enchanting end game gear to maximize stats. Will it make you *rich*? Maybe, maybe not -- but the end game utility should not be neglected.
Having said that, you could always gather and sell on AH until 60, then easily take up a craft and level it then.
Edited, Sep 19th 2006 at 12:31pm EDT by thermalnoise
I personally was skinning/herb up until 60 (and bought my epic mount/got my amulet of the darkmoon from leather). I then dropped skinning and took up alchemy and power leveled it from herbs I had saved on alt banks (took a few hours). I wanted alchemy to save myself money on buying potions (which I use a lot in the end game). Also, on that note, I don't want to farm yettis in winterspring for rugged leather anymore. I like farming herbs, b/c all I have to do is run around on my epic and dismount/mount... no killing... no dura hit... etc...
And no, there is no REAL money in crafting. You can make money... that is for sure. You won't come close to the other methods of making money, but you can make it.
And no, there is no REAL money in crafting. You can make money... that is for sure. You won't come close to the other methods of making money, but you can make it.
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Well if you want to use some of the fun toys in the Engineering crafting profession you need the Engineering skill to use them, so you cant just commission someone to make you things
LordMeridus wrote:
And no, there is no REAL money in crafting. You can make money... that is for sure. You won't come close to the other methods of making money, but you can make it.
Absolutely true. You can still make some decent money from things you craft. All it takes is for you to find a niche and then stick to that. Personally I am making as much money on my main char from LW from crafting cloaks that it pays for whatever need I have. I am now at the point where my expenses are pretty much limited to paying repair bills for when we wipe on new bosses in some instance. If you a careful and do not wipe too much in a raid instance that will make you a ton of money. BWL, when on farm status, is a moneymaker.
But like I said, find that one pattern that many people wants and maybe invest those 300g to get it or farm those mobs until they break and drop it. Whatever it takes - I craft one cloak about once a week or so, farm the mats from cheap offers on AH and then make about 350% profit out of it. It keeps me going until the next one is ready.
/imradil
Though gathering is very profitable, it requires farming time. Crafting, if you find the right items to create, can make gold with very little time investment. These items will allow you to buy most (sometimes all) ingredients on the auction house and sell the final product for profit. (Quest items are a good place to start checking) I have used a combination of farming, fishing, day trading, and crafting to make gold. It never hurts to have multiple strategies.
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