tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post8712345050859372302..comments2024-03-29T05:19:30.673-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Garrisons and Professions: Spotlight on Alchemy and the Alchemy LabTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-19566461806315174042014-12-01T12:53:09.217-05:002014-12-01T12:53:09.217-05:00Yeah, noticed that change and think it was a great...Yeah, noticed that change and think it was a great change. Even more so being they removed the need for them for the lesser potions. Glad blizzard noticed that one. Now if only they would be so kind as to do that with other ones. I would love if all of them were at least BoA. Could make so much stuff faster that way.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-87927592863182100172014-12-01T01:32:18.896-05:002014-12-01T01:32:18.896-05:00Unlike most other professions' "special&q...Unlike most other professions' "special" ingredient, Alchemical Catalysts are not BoP. They can be mailed, traded, even listed on the AH. As such, depending on the relative value of Frostweed to the Catalysts, it might be worthwhile to do the work orders even if you are not an alchemist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-32571016720337636472014-10-25T20:23:54.100-04:002014-10-25T20:23:54.100-04:00Me too, worgen skinner for the win.
Yeap, you wi...Me too, worgen skinner for the win. <br /><br />Yeap, you will get the quest that gives you the book within the first 20 quests, maybe less. Things like skinning, herbing, mining, cooking, fishing, and archeology you get usually the first time you use the profession. First aid is a random drop.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-84340593025983712492014-10-25T18:46:26.740-04:002014-10-25T18:46:26.740-04:00yup i wondered why there was a mine, a garden and ...yup i wondered why there was a mine, a garden and even a fishing pond but no way to get hides. luckily, i've got a fairly high leveled worgen.<br /><br />what about the books you mentionned? using them means going from 1 straight to 700, doesn't it? so there's no point in levelling them, i'll just have to do the normal questing and eventually the book will drop for me. or did i misunderstand something?Rilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-60988365149343511122014-10-25T12:55:37.296-04:002014-10-25T12:55:37.296-04:00Basically. You can make all the starter stuff at ...Basically. You can make all the starter stuff at level one. Nothing to to prevent them for adding the better stuff later expansion needing 700 for it, but for now, at the get go, nope, you do not even need to level your profession any longer.<br /><br />Might as well level them up. :)<br /><br />The only things worth leveling, from my experience, are gatherers. While you can herb, mine or skin at level one, you do not get anything. You get parts of an herb, ore or skin. If you want full ones, you need to level them up.<br /><br />Of course this does not count for the garrison mine and garden, as those you will always get full pieces from even if you do not have the gathering profession.<br /><br />Which makes skinning the most valuable profession to level in the game now as I see it.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-81016799184682582212014-10-25T12:52:15.714-04:002014-10-25T12:52:15.714-04:00@Tess & Jaeger, I agree, transmute will be the...@Tess & Jaeger, I agree, transmute will be the only viable one to have at face value.<br /><br />But if you do have one that can make invisibility potions, being the old ones are 18 seconds and the new ones are 18 seconds, why not make the old ones and proc them, they are just as good as the new ones and you have a chance to double or even triple your gold thanks to being a potion master.<br /><br />Something to consider. But only if you have the old 18 second one will that work.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-48675057328716994242014-10-25T12:48:51.311-04:002014-10-25T12:48:51.311-04:00Cool, I will have to do it just to see what happen...Cool, I will have to do it just to see what happens. Thanks.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-26606390568955019622014-10-25T04:30:31.929-04:002014-10-25T04:30:31.929-04:00Wow are you saying that we won't ever have to ...Wow are you saying that we won't ever have to bother with levelling professions again? A total oversight on my part! Until now I've tried to level up an alt army with all professions and specialisations but got stuck when it came to levelling professions. If that goes away I'll just have to level a few twinks to 100 and maintain a few garrisons right?<br /><br />In any case thanks for this very helpful guide series!Rilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-81442422585188408592014-10-24T17:53:30.412-04:002014-10-24T17:53:30.412-04:00Ah, ok. Now it makes sense. So agreed, xmute for...Ah, ok. Now it makes sense. So agreed, xmute for old stuff, otherwise no point.Jaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-83885067183621874872014-10-24T12:52:39.338-04:002014-10-24T12:52:39.338-04:00From what I've heard, the specializations are ...From what I've heard, the specializations are still in place for pre-WoD crafting, but won't apply to WoD crafting. <br /><br />Which really just means that the only viable specialization is transmute for the specialty metals required for mount/pet/toy crafting.Tess Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574100605275284316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-37224056629393350662014-10-24T11:39:22.815-04:002014-10-24T11:39:22.815-04:00I heard the daily's that reward packs with val...I heard the daily's that reward packs with valor in them like the race for the sky dragon factionTigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-78341109543008902172014-10-24T10:56:36.595-04:002014-10-24T10:56:36.595-04:00I did, or course, use wowhead for much of my colle...I did, or course, use wowhead for much of my collection. I am just floating around with that, some other stuff, and my experiences on the beta, to try and gather the data I am looking for and hope it helps others as well.<br /><br />I will be getting to other buildings after I am done with the profession ones. Mostly because I feel the profession ones offer a lot of information as it is like 2 things at once, professions and buildings. Then I will go over my opinions and suggestions. I too have some servers with many characters and some with only 1.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-67696130437206272012014-10-24T10:41:43.092-04:002014-10-24T10:41:43.092-04:00For the longest time I was thinking alchemy escape...For the longest time I was thinking alchemy escaped the profession hack job. <br /><br />Just recently it got partly hacked losing the 2 hour flasks. But as jaeger said, the specializations are still there. I think it is an over sight and not intended to get cut too as they are the last profession perk, so to speak, left in the game at the moment.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-2672910496436473872014-10-24T08:58:59.852-04:002014-10-24T08:58:59.852-04:00Like Jaeger said, I believe it's better organi...Like Jaeger said, I believe it's better organized than Wowhead and it contains more details. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the medium buildings, and the pros and cons to choosing them when you consider how many toons you play on a server to use for garrisons. For instance, on one server I plan on playing just one, another server at least 3 for garrisons.<br /><br />Again, thanks for the amount of research you've done, it's been very helpful.<br /><br />Sufferwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-13881448010648186732014-10-24T08:12:12.702-04:002014-10-24T08:12:12.702-04:00I thought I heard something about specializations ...I thought I heard something about specializations going away, but they're still there on beta, so I guess they're still the same. Not sure what the benefit of transmutation master is anymore though.Jaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-7224636414541627422014-10-24T07:52:41.811-04:002014-10-24T07:52:41.811-04:00Have you noticed anything different about the alch...Have you noticed anything different about the alchemy specializations in WoD? I hadn't but I was wondering if I missed something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-83766534597380420892014-10-24T07:14:43.570-04:002014-10-24T07:14:43.570-04:00I was thinking the same. I can, and most likely, ...I was thinking the same. I can, and most likely, will C & P the format of this one for the other profession ones to save some time.<br /><br />The idea is to do all the profession small buildings with professions, because people myself included, want to know what is going on with professions. And then just doing a round up of the rest in their own topics.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-7502379716126161602014-10-24T07:13:17.621-04:002014-10-24T07:13:17.621-04:00I would be on that like white on rice if there wer...I would be on that like white on rice if there were something to use them on. :P<br /><br />Which quests did they forget to remove them from? I have not run across any. But I admit I have spent more time running old raids for mounts lately than anything else.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-83098136129184896592014-10-23T19:58:17.342-04:002014-10-23T19:58:17.342-04:00Good job on the guide, Grumpy. I think it's o...Good job on the guide, Grumpy. I think it's organized better than the wowhead ones even.<br /><br />I think discussing the other building types might be valuable. The other profession buildings are pretty much the same, so a complete guide on each may not be as necessary. Just my 2cents.Jaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-35936795409502043342014-10-23T17:24:56.158-04:002014-10-23T17:24:56.158-04:00I wanted to ask did you see you can still get some...I wanted to ask did you see you can still get some valor points? I thought you should know so that you could go get them. I feel you would be some one that would cap this because you could :PTigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-43977240638373315102014-10-23T16:06:42.213-04:002014-10-23T16:06:42.213-04:00If I told you how long you would never believe me....If I told you how long you would never believe me. About 6 hours tracking down all the links and then looking for and double checking data. lol<br /><br />Glad you like it.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-7284581037933584092014-10-23T14:54:51.409-04:002014-10-23T14:54:51.409-04:00Outstanding guide Grumpy. I imagine this is taking...Outstanding guide Grumpy. I imagine this is taking up a lot of your time to write, but I appreciate what you're doing. Sufferwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-36353816673220614952014-10-23T14:10:44.517-04:002014-10-23T14:10:44.517-04:00If you want to spend the time gathering in current...If you want to spend the time gathering in current content, or spending some gold on the AH, then you can level alchemy from 1 to 700 on draenor. You might even be able to do it in one day with a bit of grinding.<br /><br />And to answer your question, yes, all professions, except skinning for some odd reason, have a catch up like this. Even secondary ones like first aid and cooking.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-80839005229392136382014-10-23T14:05:03.432-04:002014-10-23T14:05:03.432-04:00This post was awesome and the idea that I can get ...This post was awesome and the idea that I can get my alchemy skill from 1-700 without having to tromp through the old world/BC/Wrath/Cata/Panda is pretty sweet too. <br />Do all the respective profession buildings have their own catch up mechanism? <br />Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com