OP Do as you wish, i can say with Zeal and experance, smithing is probly the worst choice you can make.
Here are a few comparisons with actual real numbers
Frostguard
Binds when equipped
Main Hand Sword
66 - 124 Damage Speed 2.30
(41.3 damage per second)
Durability 90 / 90
Requires Level 58
Chance on hit: Target's movement slowed by 30% and attacks slowed by 20% for 5 sec.
This thing has a huge list of mats
18x Arcanite Bar(Yes thats freeking 18!!)
8x Blue Sapphire
8x Azerothian Diamond
4x Essence of Water
2x Dense Grinding Stone
4x Enchanted Leather
so just off the bat the arcanite cost (alla median cost 38 gold each) 684 gold and you are just started, the rest should total under 200 gold for a cost about 884 gold.
or go out and buy a
Sword of Zeal
Binds when equipped
Main Hand Sword
81 - 151 Damage Speed 2.80
(41.4 damage per second)
Requires Level 58
Chance On Hit: A burst of energy fills the caster, increasing her damage by 10 and armor by 150 for 15 seconds.
for about 249 gold (according to Alla)
Now if thats too steap for you you can run UD strath and get a
Skullforge Reaver
Binds when picked up
One-Hand Sword
72 - 135 Damage Speed 2.50
(41.4 damage per second)
Requires Level 58
Chance On Hit: Drains target for 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec and transfers it to the caster. Lasts for 30 seconds.
for free
or run DM and get a dragonslayer compendom, start the quest and get the games most common epic.
Quel'Serrar
Binds when picked up
Unique
Main Hand Sword
84 - 126 Damage Speed 2.00
(52.5 damage per second)
+12 Stamina
Classes: Warrior Paladin
Requires Level 60
Chance On Hit: When active, grants the wielder 13 defense and 300 armor for 10 seconds.
"The High Blade"
Quel'Serrar requries a book(usualy about 300-500 gold) but can be farmed by a team of 5 with no issue(it will take about 100 runs, but you will get craploads of other stuff too!)
So OP if you are gunna run MC with a brand new guild and need to make FR plate for all the tanks, take up smiting, if you plan on doing much of anything else. Dont, I have provided some cost breakdowns to show smithing dose not pay off in a game where there are Better BoE dorps, and even worse when the BoP's are so mcuh better than both.
Edit
Quote:
1 epic scroll for smithing like sageblade and you can make 700g ea day in a full server
that only needs
12x Arcanite Bar = 465 gold
2x Nexus Crystal = 120 gold
2x Flask of Supreme Power = 140 gold
4x Enchanted Leather = might as well be free
Becasue everybody has 1400 gold to throw at a soward,the only folks with that kind of money would just take there endgame guild to MC and get the far suppirror.
Azuresong Mageblade
Binds when picked up
Main Hand Sword
64 - 140 Damage Speed 2.40
(42.5 damage per second)
+12 Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 60
Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 40.
So keep theroycrafting 725 gold every day on a item that cost about 700 gold in mats. or keep trying to come up with ways to make big money in smithing, the truth is you dont.
Edited, Jun 23rd 2006 at 3:07pm EDT by Capitolg