What professions should i pick as a druid? I want some money making professions, so I would pick skinning/herbalism. On the other hand it would be nice to have leatherworking, as a crafting profession. So I'm worried if I pick leatherwrking over herbalism, will I still be making money. I think I wouldn't, but i don't have any experience so if any1 does plz share it.
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As a broad rule crafting professions do not make money. At higher levels if you get rare patterns they might, or if you put alot of work into it.
Go with skinning and herbalism til you feal you have enough cash, then change one of them into the companion crafting profession, so drop skinning for alchemy or herbalism for leatherworking.
Personally I would go with alchemy, people always need potions, but at high levels very few people buy crafted armour.
As a broad rule crafting professions do not make money. At higher levels if you get rare patterns they might, or if you put alot of work into it.
Go with skinning and herbalism til you feal you have enough cash, then change one of them into the companion crafting profession, so drop skinning for alchemy or herbalism for leatherworking.
Personally I would go with alchemy, people always need potions, but at high levels very few people buy crafted armour.
It depends if you are alliance (NE) or horde (tauren) because taurens get a bonus to herba and it's always nice. So I'd definitely go for herba as a tauren druid (actually, I did).
After that if you're aiming at money and don't mind spending time working the AH, any gathering profession will do (mining is "hot" right now I'd say, but skinning and (dis)enchanting also work well).
Alchemy for druids depends on your spec. As a money maker it's always nice (ppl always need the high end alchemy stuff, so you can make good money at lvl 60+ but don't expect to make a lot before). As a feral druid the interest for your char is limited because druids in forms can't use pots. Balance or resto druid is another story entirely and benefit more from Alchemy.
I have a lvl 66 Tauren Druid with 390 herba and 357 alchemy and I'm very happy with my choice.
After that if you're aiming at money and don't mind spending time working the AH, any gathering profession will do (mining is "hot" right now I'd say, but skinning and (dis)enchanting also work well).
Alchemy for druids depends on your spec. As a money maker it's always nice (ppl always need the high end alchemy stuff, so you can make good money at lvl 60+ but don't expect to make a lot before). As a feral druid the interest for your char is limited because druids in forms can't use pots. Balance or resto druid is another story entirely and benefit more from Alchemy.
I have a lvl 66 Tauren Druid with 390 herba and 357 alchemy and I'm very happy with my choice.
Honestly, I really don't see the profit potential in herbalism. Maybe it's just that I'm only lv 33, but 10s for a full stack of peaceblooms is not worth it =D
I'm sure high level flowers sell nice (burning steps, searing gorge, etc).
If you're looking for fast early coin potential... go mining/skining. Copper bars sell crazy high 1G +. Tin/bronze/silver etc sell awesome too. The only problem is: If this is your 1st toon, and you don't have a sugar daddy main to buy you bags to hold items you collect, then I'd honestly go 1-gathering profession, and 1 crafting profession. Otherwise, your bags will fill up 10 feet from the town/city you leave.
For my druid I went Alchemy/herb. We need so many different stats that our gear just can't provide at early levels, that's IMO the best way to go. I have str/agi/HP/int/defense... and a few others on me (when I want to, instances ,and other times I need the boost). 1 pot= 1 hour = very nice.
I'm sure high level flowers sell nice (burning steps, searing gorge, etc).
If you're looking for fast early coin potential... go mining/skining. Copper bars sell crazy high 1G +. Tin/bronze/silver etc sell awesome too. The only problem is: If this is your 1st toon, and you don't have a sugar daddy main to buy you bags to hold items you collect, then I'd honestly go 1-gathering profession, and 1 crafting profession. Otherwise, your bags will fill up 10 feet from the town/city you leave.
For my druid I went Alchemy/herb. We need so many different stats that our gear just can't provide at early levels, that's IMO the best way to go. I have str/agi/HP/int/defense... and a few others on me (when I want to, instances ,and other times I need the boost). 1 pot= 1 hour = very nice.
My druid is mining/enchanting. I mine for money, and to supply some alts who jewelcraft and engineer(they also mine, just not able to get to the higher nodes yet). Enchanting I do to sell the mats for now. I have a few rarer recipes, so I hate getting rid of it-I can at least enchant any BoE gear my alts get before they equip them. Otherwise I would ditch it for herbalism or skinning in a heartbeat.
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From a purely money making point of view, choose 2 gathering professions. I am a Skinner/Miner and the mats sell like crazy. Especially profitable is skinning, as you can skin other peoples kills and sell stacks of leather for good gold. Unlike most professions, skinning is a good choice for all levels, as even the lower level stuff will AH for up to a gold per stack.
Mining is tougher as the veins are obviously harder to find, but higher level ore is a great way to make money. Sell the ore unimproved (i.e. as ore, rather than bars) as up and coming smith's get credit for smelting and will often pay a little more for the ore.
Mining is tougher as the veins are obviously harder to find, but higher level ore is a great way to make money. Sell the ore unimproved (i.e. as ore, rather than bars) as up and coming smith's get credit for smelting and will often pay a little more for the ore.
GYFFORD wrote:
Honestly, I really don't see the profit potential in herbalism. Maybe it's just that I'm only lv 33, but 10s for a full stack of peaceblooms is not worth it =D
Actually, on my server, Briarthorn, a rather low level herb, sells for 1.5 to 2 gold per stack of 20. Grave Moss sells for 5 to 10 gold per stack. Both can be farmed at lower herbalism skill levels, < 150.
GYFFORD wrote:
Honestly, I really don't see the profit potential in herbalism. Maybe it's just that I'm only lv 33, but 10s for a full stack of peaceblooms is not worth it =D
If you're L33, why are you still gathering peacebloom?
Edited, Apr 30th 2007 10:41pm by ohmikeghod
Gyfford, next time you're at the AH do a search for netherbloom, ancient lichen or ...(crap what's the herb you get in Shadowmoon valley?) and you'll see how much of a moneymaker herbalism is. They all sell at a minimum of 20g up to 50g on my server if the supply is short a stack.
GYFFORD wrote:
Honestly, I really don't see the profit potential in herbalism. Maybe it's just that I'm only lv 33, but 10s for a full stack of peaceblooms is not worth it =D
I'm sure high level flowers sell nice (burning steps, searing gorge, etc).
I'm sure high level flowers sell nice (burning steps, searing gorge, etc).
so if you're "sure" that high level herbs sell nicely, then why are you making the argument against herbalism with peacebloom, one of the first herbs you can pick at level 0?
as everyone else says, all gathering type professions benefit you financially. even if you include gathering cloth (because you dont use it in tailoring) or gathering enchanting mats (because you don't actually enchant with it, at least not more than you need to level up).
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so if you're "sure" that high level herbs sell nicely, then why are you making the argument against herbalism with peacebloom, one of the first herbs you can pick at level 0?
Because starting out people want to make mad coin. 10k is really not going to get them much.
I used peaceblooms because that's what I remember the price on (since at 33 I've had 3 stacks sitting in my bank forever now). I also said "sure" high level sell better, because everything as you progress through the levels inflates in price. ... of the monkey is 20s at lv 14 ---> lv50 6G or w/e the prices are. SO, I'm assuming the price for the 200+ herbs sells nice.
The OP did not give us any info, so I'm assuming he's a newer player (as I said). I was not in anyway saying Herbalism is not good, just the rewards pay off down the road vs mining at lv1 will net you 2G a stack.
You guys took my post as a Herb bash, when I'm a herb/alch for my Druid, but I was glad I had my lv24 Priest toon alli to give her a start up fund.
*Oh btw* I can't tell you how many times I go to gather something, and only come up with 1 herb. In mining nodes I generally get to mine it 2-4 times, and get gems (rare), stones(common), and ores (always). So I was just helping what appears to be a new player out.
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Shadowmoon valley
Again, my level 40 Druid (or Hunter for that matter) has never seen that place yet. So I threw in a "I'm sure" because I don't know.... How far in the levels is that again? 58+? My post was simply directed at new players. Peaceblooms, earthroots, briarthorns, grave moss, stranglekelp, etc are not huge money makers by far. As far as the gathering time/pay off ratio IMO. That would explain why my bank is filled with them, just waiting on me to craft them into something. I'll admit swiftthisles (sp?) sell nice, mainly because they're used in Rogue energy tea.
Edited, May 2nd 2007 3:21pm by GYFFORD
slayerofsow wrote:
why would u sell ore and not bars...people might need them already uhh...forgot the word...wwell turned into a bar =] plx answer as to why u say ore...i'd like to know becuase my tauren druid is also skinning/mining
copper ore sells to JCers for prospecting, same with mithril, iron etc...
Having said that though, copper bars still sell for more -_-
Copper bars still sell more on my server because the gems (tigereye and malachite) sell less then the ores they prospect from. So you'd have to be an idiot jewelcrafter to prospect the copper ores.
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...people might need them already uhh...forgot the word...wwell turned into a bar =]
Smelted =P
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personally i like Chant/mining but its kinda tough to handle sometimes but mining is ur sure thing...oh and if ur disenchanting lvl 35-40 stuff, if u get a Small Radiant shard....u just made about 7g SM Cath runs FTW!!!
slayerofsow wrote:
why would u sell ore and not bars...people might need them already uhh...forgot the word...wwell turned into a bar =] plx answer as to why u say ore...i'd like to know becuase my tauren druid is also skinning/mining
Because there are people who, at higher levels, decide to switch professions and powerlevel. There are powerleveling guides that tell you how much of each mat (in this case ore) you need to get to, say, level 300 or 350, or however high you can get in a particular profession without needing to quest to continue. Those people then can choose to scour the AH to buy up the mats they need, and then powerlevel from 1 to 300 in a matter of an hour or less.
So, you can see that there are times when ore will sell for more than bars. But, it really is a rather volatile situation, which means you need to follow the advice I have seen on this board over and over: always check the prices in the AH on your particular server.
If you check before you smith the ore, and bars are going for more, then you can always smith the ore. Its really a bit more complicated than this, because savvy Auction House traders will look for trends rather than follow the "price of the day," but for your purposes start off simple. Check the prices and when you feel more comfortable with things, see if you can spot trends.
Or, you can always just sell ore to an NPC merchant and leave the moneymaking to the rest of us.
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