I was doing some thinking and a tad bit of research, and I'm curious about something. Really, this applies to Leatherworking too, but I don't quite think it's to the same degree.
At level 70, and especially once you start endgame raiding, is there really any point to blacksmithing anymore? It seems that a great deal of the weaponsmith/armorsmith plans you can get are craftable BoP items, and even the ones that are sellable are still weaker than that which you get through raiding. Am I right? Doesn't this ultimately make blacksmithing a dead-end profession?
Tailors always have to make/sell bags. Alchemists always can make/sell potions. Enchanters can always be enchanting people's new gear. Hell, even Cooking and First-Aid are useful at end-game. But what about Blacksmiths?
I want to have a profession that is going to be worth something to me the entire time I play. But it's starting to look like this might not be it. Granted, I will admit that I know very little about end-game content and gear, and thus it is why I'm turning to the community for more answers.
Comments, advice? I appreciate anything said on the matter, as I am happy to learn more about how the higher-levels of this game function.
- Forums
- World of Warcraft
- Trade Skills
- A question about Blacksmithing and End-Game
A question about Blacksmithing and End-GameFollow
Weights, counterweights, and sharpening stones all come to mind as BS consumables. And no matter what you say, there is some demand (slight, I'll admit) for weapons/armor from recipes, because once they're used, they'll get tossed when upgraded.
The same could be said of tailoring: what's the point of doing it once you make your set items? If you can get better, isn't it worthless? Well, you still have the BoE recipes and the consumables.
Raiding will ALWAYS get you better items than crafting. However, with the advent of TBC, the gap is much closer than it was in Vanilla WoW. My Robe of the Archmage (tailoring) was tier 1 quality... and it was the best BoP robe you could craft. Vanilla WoW went up to tier 3... so you can imagine how disappointing it was. And face it, 90%+ of the population is never going to see a serious tier 6 raid (aka, past the easy bosses in Hyjal). So crafted items WILL be some of the best they can get.
The same could be said of tailoring: what's the point of doing it once you make your set items? If you can get better, isn't it worthless? Well, you still have the BoE recipes and the consumables.
Raiding will ALWAYS get you better items than crafting. However, with the advent of TBC, the gap is much closer than it was in Vanilla WoW. My Robe of the Archmage (tailoring) was tier 1 quality... and it was the best BoP robe you could craft. Vanilla WoW went up to tier 3... so you can imagine how disappointing it was. And face it, 90%+ of the population is never going to see a serious tier 6 raid (aka, past the easy bosses in Hyjal). So crafted items WILL be some of the best they can get.
Thanks for that. I didn't really think about the Counterweights -- I haven't been able to get my hands on any of the plans for them yet, personally. And my brain just went dead on the Stones... I use them all the time and for some reason my brain didn't parse them as something that would still be useful at endgame, though there is no reason why they wouldn't be.
I appreciate the response! I'd rate you up, but I can't yet. xD
I appreciate the response! I'd rate you up, but I can't yet. xD
Recent Visitors: 19
All times are in CST
Anonymous Guests (19)
- Forums
- World of Warcraft
- Trade Skills
- A question about Blacksmithing and End-Game
© 2024 Fanbyte LLC