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#1 Dec 29 2007 at 11:25 PM Rating: Decent
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OK, what the hell is up with discoveries? I have 2, but's been months of making lots of potions since I've had one. I've discovered a couple cauldrons and I'm only crafting pots and elixirs with Outland herbs. Is there something I don't know?
#2 Dec 30 2007 at 3:18 AM Rating: Decent
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Blizz has stated they discoveries arent meant to be common and that trying to frm them would be near useless [though possible in large amounts and with luck]

Basicly you need to turn into an elixer creating machine each day to get discoveries.

I dinged a transmute discovery while making someone a primal might. It was nice. [earth to life - very profitable considering life is so needed [ min 12-14g]and earth [max 2.5g] so cheap on my server].

I hardly ever transmute, in the last 3 months ive done it like 5 times. and boom i get a discovery helping someone making a might.

Its like transmute mastery dings. BUt much much worse.

Edited, Dec 30th 2007 11:28am by Tenjen
#3 Dec 30 2007 at 1:18 PM Rating: Decent
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Transmute discoveries are easy, and I hear cauldrons are too. I still don't have the potions for those.

But the rest are extremely rare. Other than primal transmutes, I've made one discovery. Flask of Pure Death, except it was Flask of Shadow Fortification at the time..
#4 Dec 31 2007 at 6:01 AM Rating: Decent
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I had several discoveries quite quickly after TBC came out but haven't had one now in literally months, unless you count cauldrons which are easy to discover - usually you just have to make one of the relevant major protection potion in order to discover the cauldron. I make at least 20 elixirs on a daily basis and am getting a bit pissed off with no discoveries! (Proc rate still seems to be ok, though. I rarely go without a proc in 5 elixirs).

I don't know what Blizz did to the % rate of discoveries but I have a feeling it's waaaay lower than it used to be in all masteries, sadly.
#5 Jan 25 2008 at 12:48 PM Rating: Good
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3 discoveries in 2 days. Transmute Water -> Shadow, Transmute Shadow -> Water, and Flask of Pure Death.


Must've had a hot streak.
#6 Jan 25 2008 at 2:16 PM Rating: Decent
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to Tenjen....

I suggest you grab some sporgor rep to get the Earth to Water Xmute.
i was doing Earth to Water Xmutes and discovered the Earth to Life one as well....on my server (your milage will vary) Earth--about 2-4g each, Life--about 10-14g each and water about 16-22g each.

on my server its very profitible to buy a stack of 20 P-earths for 50-70g, and once a day xmute to water. in 3-5 xmutes you have made your money back, and then you have 15+ more xmutes of pure water selling profit.

i have had random luck with discoveies....while just leveling to my skill to 375, i got the major rejuv one...while making my self some agility elixirs i got flask of relentless assault...and a flask of pure death doing somethign else i cant remember.
while Xmuting (i xmute daily earth to water) i have had several discoveries...earth to llife, mana to fire, and maybe another 1 or 2 i never use.
i dont craft many flasks/pots, so no cauldren discoveries yet.
#7 Feb 04 2008 at 8:12 PM Rating: Decent
Well when I look at the times I made discoveries it always seemed to be in the middle of some huge grind session for cash. I would suggest grinding out 60+ of a pot in one shot. this seems to be doing it for me.
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