Jedius wrote:
The subject of this message is the message I got last night. I was pumped, I finally got a discovery from my Super Mana Potion grinding. So, I went to check out the prices of the mats combined, I think it was roughly 6.5 gold. I didn't see any Super Rejuvenation Pots on the AH, but Auctioneer had them listed as selling for 8 gold per.
To my dismay, I've listed them twice and had no sales. I was hearing all these stories about how it's worth it to invest money into alchemy so you get those discoveries which allow for 5-6 times profit based off the cost of mats. What am I missing here? Is this just not one you can profit from?
To this point I'm not seeing the point of grinding for discoveries, but I the only ones I have so far is that potion and a couple of transmutes (one of being life to earth) yay.
Ehh...I think you were misinformed.
Discoveries give you access to alchemy formulas that you can't get from a trainer or a world drop scroll. Some of them are pretty useless. Super Rejuvenation Pots seem to be one of those items, as they just...well..aren't that great. You'll see a lot of "useless" discoveries in the transmute category as well...transmute discoveries that let you blow your cooldown to convert a valuable primal (ie. fire, air) into a cheap primal (ie. earth).
My first discovery was Super Rejuvenation Potion as well, btw.
There
are some great discovery formulas...most notably, flasks. There's always a solid demand for flasks because they last for 2 hours and you can die repeatedly and not lose their benefit (unlike elixirs). Raiders love them. With a relatively recent patch (2.3?) the find rate on Fel Lotus was increased, but it's still rare enough to keep the price up. Generally speaking, a flask is usually worth easily 10-20g profit if you buy the Fel Lotus from auction, and if you gather the necessary herbs yourself, it's a great way to boost the return on them.
Mastery is what allows you to multiply profit. If profit is your goal, transmutation mastery or elixir mastery seem to be the best option. If keeping yourself well supplied with potions is your driving goal, potion mastery is not bad.
Nothing you do with alchemy will propel you to riches in short order. It's a nickel-and-dime profit maker, but it's not bad. There's always demand for consumables in one form or another and if you get to know your market you can keep a steady supply of gold coming in on a regular basis.