mahochma wrote:
I'm starting an Orc hunter for BC. Trying to decide best profession path...
1- Mining and Engineering (to make guns, scopes, and bullets)
2- Skinning and Leatherworking (to make leather armor for myself and to sell)
my favorite (
for hunter only) is skinning/leatherworking. mining (and herbalism) interferes with the hunters tracking abilities. Skinning does not. You aren't going to make a whole lot of gold from leatherworking, but at least you'll be able to enhance your own armor with armor kits. Sell the leather to make money until you get a rarer recipe for LW.
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One of my concerns is bag space. My current (Warrior 46) is an Herb/Alch and between fish, potions, and herbs, I have 2 of my bags full. Seeing as I already lose a bag spot for my bullets, I don't want a skill that requires me to carry a bunch of components around.
Why are you carrying all the components? Make the potions you need, and carry a few stacks of those. keep everything else in the bank. You'd be surprised at how much space that clears.
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I also am unsure of the profittability of each profession. I make a lot of cash at AH selling potions, which makes up for hassle of Herb/Alch.
Most professions make more money selling the mats than in the final product. I make marginally more from stonescale oil than from the raw eels (on my server there is only a 75S difference, but it used to sell for double - go figure.), but that's about it. Check the AH prices for the raw herbs vs the potions you can create from them - choose the option that brings in the most gold.