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#1 May 24 2007 at 6:11 PM Rating: Decent
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Either I just got INCREDIBLY lucky, or prospecting has been made a hundred times more likely to make blues. Prospected 50 Adamantite ores, got 6 blue gems. Is this freak chance, or are blues just popping like crazy?
#2 May 24 2007 at 8:59 PM Rating: Decent
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they increased the drop chance "significantly"

hurry before they nerf it
#3 May 25 2007 at 6:27 AM Rating: Decent
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i haven't gotten as many blues as before the patch. i've probably done about 140 adamantite ores. however, i do know that there is now 100% chance to get at least one type of gem, so that already is a good result in my book!

for my server prices, then at least that means i'm getting about 8g worth of gems per stack, and really it's a little more because of getting 1-3 gems now and then. i won't feel too horribly about simply not selling the ore, now.



Edited, May 25th 2007 9:28am by bluegayle
#4 May 25 2007 at 8:33 AM Rating: Decent
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I’ll try with some more ore ASAP. I’m kind of hoping I just got freakishly lucky, because otherwise blue gem prices are going to plunge.
#5 Jun 01 2007 at 8:23 AM Rating: Default
Good, they were outrageous to begin with. 50g to get an extra 2 points or so in a particular stat is ludicrous.
#6 Jun 01 2007 at 1:16 PM Rating: Decent
Damn! from the title, I was expectin buck-nekkid jewelcraafting to be the main topic.

Edited, Jun 1st 2007 2:17pm by ohmikeghod
#7 Jun 03 2007 at 3:03 AM Rating: Decent
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BLizz told us they were increasing the drop rate of gems, i guess that meant prospecting as well.

Prices wont fall much, but they will fall.
#8 Jun 03 2007 at 6:50 AM Rating: Decent
It's probably lucky. Or maybe Adamantite ores have better drop rate. Last night my hubby prospected 8 stacks of fel iron ores... 1 blue gem - talasite. Talking about money losing. But I guess to JC that doesn't matter as they all grow money on the trees since TBC. :)
#9 Jun 04 2007 at 10:58 AM Rating: Decent
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I've done a lot of prospecting since the patch and I've found roughly one blue gem per two stacks of adamantite ore.

janeping fel iron ore rarely drops blue gems.
#10 Jun 05 2007 at 4:55 AM Rating: Decent
Getting close to 300 J/C Fel Iron Ore farmers have a bidding war going on,,,"cheap ore" Got 1 Dawnstone off 2 stacks.
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