Possible drop

moridrin · January 05, 2008, 11:58 PM

As i hit 70, my priorities are this:
1)Flying mount
2)FSW
3)Other gear
4)?????
5)Profit!
However, i'm thinking about dropping enchanting for mining to accelerate my mount fund. My enchanting's at 290 and i only have Icy and Demonslaying, as well as +9 stam to bracers and Unholy in the bank, for special enchants. The one perk of having enchanting is de'ing the stuff i make for tailoring into shards and dust, so i have a small stockpile of arcane dust and a few of each kind of shard from radiant up to prismatic, no epic shards however.
So my question is, how much dust should i stockpile to make tailoring not as costly? I have 124ish in the bank right now, and i feel that i should shoot for 200+ before dropping enchanting. Also, how long does it take for mining to be profitable? I've heard that mithril and thorium are where the gold starts to come in, so i would like some conformation on this.
For the record i have 365 tailoring and want to make those last 10 points as painless as possible(like that's going to happen lol).
So give me your advice and thanks in advance!

dnassume · January 06, 2008, 12:46 AM

I am an enchanter and I would recommend not dropping it. I make quite a bit of gold by buying items low on the AH and selling the mats. Best on my server for profit is illusion dust and Greater Eternal Essence so I buy anything 51-56 on the AH for under 3G50s. 1 illusion dust goes for 3G and 1 greater eternal essence goes for 15G. Being you are a tailor you could als just farm the mats for a 51-56 craftable item and d/e that for even more profit. Enchanting is also great when you start to get worthless rare items from quests and de them for a LPS...just my 2 cents

Cynic · January 06, 2008, 04:22 AM

I dropped 375 enchanting for mining, wanted to get my epic flyer and that was the fastest way to do it. I still don't regret it, even though I've now dropped mining for herbalism for free consumables =)

I'll be switching back to enchanting for 2 +12 damage enchants once I get hyjal/bt rings. Your professions are not static things, change them as your needs change.

Malevevely · January 06, 2008, 08:20 AM

I use the infamous guildy trick to prevent having to drop enchanting. Find a RLF with 3 alts all with epic flyers that is also a herb alc and borrow 5k. I set up a payment plan using the money i get from netherwing dailys etc. 500g a week. If you dont have a friend just ask someone you met with extra money I know very few people that financed their entire mount along. Usually its a grp effort.

January 05, 2008, 11:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
moridrin Member Character Info Moridrin 70 Undead Warlock Twisting Nether US RP PvP Guild: Sin Talent Spec: 6/44/11	Possible drop As i hit 70, my priorities are this: 1)Flying mount 2)FSW 3)Other gear 4)????? 5)Profit! However, i'm thinking about dropping enchanting for mining to accelerate my mount fund. My enchanting's at 290 and i only have Icy and Demonslaying, as well as +9 stam to bracers and Unholy in the bank, for special enchants. The one perk of having enchanting is de'ing the stuff i make for tailoring into shards and dust, so i have a small stockpile of arcane dust and a few of each kind of shard from radiant up to prismatic, no epic shards however. So my question is, how much dust should i stockpile to make tailoring not as costly? I have 124ish in the bank right now, and i feel that i should shoot for 200+ before dropping enchanting. Also, how long does it take for mining to be profitable? I've heard that mithril and thorium are where the gold starts to come in, so i would like some conformation on this. For the record i have 365 tailoring and want to make those last 10 points as painless as possible(like that's going to happen lol). So give me your advice and thanks in advance!

January 06, 2008, 12:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
dnassume Registered Character Info Dnassume 70 Orc Warlock dragonblight US PvE Guild: UNIFIED Talent Spec: 41/2/18	Re: Possible drop I am an enchanter and I would recommend not dropping it. I make quite a bit of gold by buying items low on the AH and selling the mats. Best on my server for profit is illusion dust and Greater Eternal Essence so I buy anything 51-56 on the AH for under 3G50s. 1 illusion dust goes for 3G and 1 greater eternal essence goes for 15G. Being you are a tailor you could als just farm the mats for a 51-56 craftable item and d/e that for even more profit. Enchanting is also great when you start to get worthless rare items from quests and de them for a LPS...just my 2 cents

January 06, 2008, 04:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cynic Member Character Info Cynicism 70 Blood Elf Warlock Kel'Thuzad US PvP Guild: Mooninites Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 27/34/0	Re: Possible drop I dropped 375 enchanting for mining, wanted to get my epic flyer and that was the fastest way to do it. I still don't regret it, even though I've now dropped mining for herbalism for free consumables =) I'll be switching back to enchanting for 2 +12 damage enchants once I get hyjal/bt rings. Your professions are not static things, change them as your needs change.

January 06, 2008, 08:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Malevevely Member Character Info Malevevely 70 Undead Warlock KJ US PvP	Re: Possible drop I use the infamous guildy trick to prevent having to drop enchanting. Find a RLF with 3 alts all with epic flyers that is also a herb alc and borrow 5k. I set up a payment plan using the money i get from netherwing dailys etc. 500g a week. If you dont have a friend just ask someone you met with extra money I know very few people that financed their entire mount along. Usually its a grp effort.