Stagnant AlchemyFollow

so I've reached 225 in Alchemy at the tender level of 26, but I cannot buy Artisan alchemy until I reach level 35. I'm in Hillsbrad right now, and I'll probably be spending most of my time around guys levels 25+... any ideas what I can do to earn some money making gray potions until I reach level 35?

well, the recipe for swiftness is up to 14 gold... so I'm not really able to buy that at the moment, plus the potion itself is pretty cheap. I'm not sure if dishing out 14 gold for a potion that sells at 20 silver is really worth it

Indeed? Wow. On my server the recipe costs about 30g+. But it's very worth it, netting me about 1g25s per pot. After 20 potions (with the price of swiftthistle at about 15-16g) I end up making about 7-8g profit per 20. Not major money, but a decent amount. Also works with mongoose pots on my server as well, but your server's prices could be different. Try this then: If you don't have auctioneer or something similar, get it. Add in ReagentCost. Both mods work together to tell you how much something costs to make by buying AH materials and how much you can sell the item for.

Just make sure that you're careful and take the readings with a grain of salt until the number of auctions seen > 100 or so.

I sell swiftness potions well at 75 silver, they never expire. I also have no trouble selling lesser invis pots. Water Breathing pots are hit or miss, but sometimes folks pick them up for doing underwater quests so if you leave them priced on the low end and on long, you can probably sell some.

I never buy herbs, just grab them when I'm out hunting, so that helps with saving money and you're crazy if you don't pick up fishing. Once the oils grayed out to me, I sold any firefin or oily blackmouths on the AH for other alchemists to buy. You can also start fishing in Feralas at Feathermoon for Stonescale eels, which sell well now, or if you're smart you'll save them for Stonescale Oil at 250. It's a bit of a hairy run to Feathermoon if you don't have the FP yet, but head from the Stonetalon Mountain end and you'll get there. You'll want the FP to pick up your Artisan anyway when you hit the right level.

Nexa

Server economy varies greatly. It depends on how old or new the server is (on a new server, lower level stuff is more expensive). It depends on how full a server is, and therefore how many alchemists there are. If there is more competition, it will drive prices down. There are alot of variables to consider. Generally though, it all works out because on a server where you can sell potions for more, the "cost of living" is more...just like any economy.

Nexa

I should also note that with herbalism, I loot all herbs when I'm running through a zone, even if they won't skill me up in any way, and I sell them on the AH. For example, I don't gain skill ups for getting Wild Steelbloom anymore, and none of my green or better pots use it, but I grab it if it comes up on the minimap somewhere and once I hit a stack, I put it on the AH. This definitely adds up, and will only become more profitable as my level (and therefore the zone I'm hunting in) and my skill in herbalism increase.

Nexa

Since they implemented the Nodes, it's easy to make sure you are. However, if you're trying to do ANYTHING else, it's also very distracting. I feel like I've developed ADD because of it. I'll be running somewhere and I see a node and I'm like, "ooh, shiney!".
Then I try to leave and an herb pops up on the map. An hour later and I haven't even reached where I was planning on hunting, haha.

Nexa

QFT... I feel the same way... those stupid nodes! Actually I like um quite a bit. Maybe I'll actually bother to get fishing up to 300 on this rogue (think my hunter has his at 290).

If your a level 25 why not just run RFC a couple of times, thats where it (swiftness potion spell) dropped for me.

Run it a few times, get some goodies - sell em and hope the spell drops!! :)

For a level 25 you should be able to walk through that place.

but thats only if your horde.

Edited, Thu May 4 17:11:28 2006 by lauisifer

Because it's good fun when being chased by a couple of opponents in WSG. When they think that they're just about to catch you, bam, off like a bolt.

That's also why free action pots are great. With no Pallies around to give you blessing of freedom, you can grab the flag and be all, "Snare this bee-yotch!"

Sorry, hopped up on caffeine at work.

Unless you concider Ghostwalker post a alliance base, I need to take issue with that statment, the kudo graveyard is a decent source of gravemoss, Scarlet monostary is surely not a alliance area, and grave moss is "Getable" in their, Druids and rogues can sneek in and farm it all day long(It respawns), other folks may need to get a lil help for the fist few group of mobs.


While not a lot(usualy one spawn) grave moss can also be found in Alterac Mountains(eleite oger town).


I have also seen it in ZF.

Keep your eyes pealed, the stuff is all over areas with dead bodies(Graves), just usualy only one or two nodes at a time.

Edited, Mon May 8 16:50:21 2006 by Capitolg