Talk:Profession
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New Tables
I would like to create new standered tables for professions, one for gathering and one for crafting. Will use this space for design and discussion.--Scyth02 15:46, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Proposed gathering table:
| Node | Skill Color | Loot | Zones Found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | Yellow | Green | Gray | |||
Proposed crafting table:
| Name | Creates | Reagents | Skill Color | Taught By | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Req. | Yellow | Green | Gray | ||||
Can anyone confirm what minimum character level is needed for the Master skill levels in TBC ? Athan 13:24, 27 October 2006 (EDT)
- Master level requires skill level 275. I haven't confirmed character level because all my characters able to enter the portal are level 60, but I could provide screenshots of "Requires: [profession] (275)" if requested. Equiraptor 17:07, 16 January 2007 (EST)
- There is a post on Allakhazam indicating the minimum level is probably 45, not 50. Thermalnoise 09:14, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- i changed it to 45, i know some people ingame who got it at 46 Masshuu - Talk/Work 13:44, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed the statement of recipes greening out thirty points above the learned skill. This is patently untrue for most of the subcomponent crafted parts (Primal Mooncloth and Dense Blasting Powder gray out at ten points after). Woggy222 13:45, 8 Feb 2007 (EST)
"all trainers in Outland"
under "level requirement" in Proficiency Levels, it says "all trainers in Outland". this on its own does not make much sence. Soulden't that go somewere else, like a note column, or removed?
service proficiencies
I've never heard the term "service proficiency" before. It makes some sense for enchanting, I guess, although I think enchanting is better thought of as both a gathering and crafting profession. As for first aid, that's pretty obviously a crafting professions in my opinion – turning cloth into bandages is no different from turning it into bolts. I'm moving FA to the Crafting list.--Scrotch 23:26, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Fishing
Someone might like to rewrite this section now that 2.4 has come out, or tell me how it's changed and I'll do it myself.--Rorthron 09:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Foregoing Professions
I notice that discussion of foregoing professions was removed on 21:21, 6 May 2008, by Tekkub. I wonder if any thought was put into this.
Here is the section in question that was removed:
- Not taking any professions at all - why would you forgo something so lucrative that requires such little investment?
- It all comes down to time - if you are running through the world leveling like crazy, stopping to skin, mine, return to a vendor or auction house, sell, ... it all slows you down.
- You can get good enough gear just from drops and quests.
- You can get better gear than you can buy if you do instances with groups.
- Even then, taking enchant to disenchant green items you don't want can help manage your bag space.
Here is what it was replaced with:
Why bother?
Why not? Even if you do not want to invest the time in leveling a craft or investing money to do so, you can take two gathering skills while leveling and have some supplementary income by simply gathering the items you come across.
Why not?
What is troubling is that the removed section directly addresses the lead question of the new paragraph. I find it odd that the author deleted the answer to his question.
'Why not?' is because a profession takes time. It slows down leveling. You really don't need one.
Even just gathering takes time. Even selling the gathered items takes time. ... Running in to town with the good. Putting up the auctions. Re-auctioning.
... Which would provide more cash, skinning while you are leveling, or leveling to 40 and then skinning? I don't know the answer, but I know it's not a trivial question.
Anyway, this was intended to be an unconventional point of view, an option to consider. I'll point out that it is a valid option; many people do it, whether by choice or by default, whether it is a good option or not. Does it make sense to suppress this point of view?
I have never tried not taking a profession, but I bet it would be very productive.
