Jewelcrafting - Speculations?Follow

What does everybody think Jewelcrafting will entail reagent-wise?

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hehe saw that one coming, probably metal bars to so you can make the ring to put the jewels in.

The notes on Jewlcrafting sould give you a idea, and anybody who played D2, and espeicaly LoD, should recoginise blizzard "Reusing" a idea. A jewlcrafter will most likely use bars and gems(Gasp) to make rings, amulets, as well as ... jewls. They have announced "Sockets" and thats what you keep a jewl in. Nobody is sure how this will stack with enchaments, but a ideal woudl be that they stack!!! so for example you have a epic jewl that was made with jewlcrafting, using piles of arcane crystals and huge emeralds, you put it in you socketed soward that has crusader(or bigger,as god knows what comes for enchantments)enchant, now you put you gem in the soward(Permenetnly) and boom it gets a bonus form the gem(someing like Attack haste, or extra damamge)
repeat for other applictable stuff, like plate and mail(maybe cloth and leather, but who knows)

So.... Transmute or forging like? I wonder what tools you need:)

as for tools youd probly need a mold of somesorts to make the ring part and a grinder for the gems but jewlery unless its a secondary skill then itd be kinda pointless (but fun none the less)

It will probably also use pearls. I can see leather and teeth for some troll/orc inspired items. Skulls and gizzards for undead items. That sort-of thing. They could really have a lot of fun with this profession.

jewelcrafting seems to me to be an accesory building craft. theyll probably be making mostly trinkets, rings, necklaces, and the sorts. we'll probably start seeing white type (common) rings and necklaces. socketing tho, i dont get it. Will socketing work like enchants? like you put jewels in weapons and they get bonuses? that would be kinda stupid... unless you can only socket things like helms and shields.