tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post533032532573919393..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: At the Crossroads of Practicality and DesireRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-69445352494384855902021-07-01T04:30:13.571-04:002021-07-01T04:30:13.571-04:00Dang, that's a lot of required consumes. The F...Dang, that's a <i>lot</i> of required consumes. The Forks had no such requirements whatsoever, not even in Naxx. The only things everybody needed were shadow resist pots for Loatheb and frost for Sapphiron, but even there the guild bank handed out a lot of freebies for those in need. I still made sure to always bring my mongoose elixirs and squids, but as long as I didn't die too much, each stack of those could last for a while.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-88786351988241598852021-06-28T11:05:58.818-04:002021-06-28T11:05:58.818-04:00And oh yeah, the Flask.
Well, that was a special ...And oh yeah, the Flask.<br /><br />Well, that was a special case, as even on a good week I could only afford one Flask --not one per raid-- so it was highly dependent on the gold I had and whether I had any mats for it. There was one or two guildies who could make the Flask of Supreme Power, but when I factored in the cost of the mats off the AH if I couldn't find a Black Lotus in the wild (I haven't found one in months) I just bought a Flask off the AH if the price was right. By the end of Naxx the price of a Flask of Supreme Power had plummeted to under 80 gold, so I could actually start using them again judiciously.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-53792784972644328102021-06-28T08:11:23.259-04:002021-06-28T08:11:23.259-04:00Damn. Forgot these:
Greater Shadow Protection Pot...Damn. Forgot these:<br /><br />Greater Shadow Protection Potion (5-10)<br />Shadow Protection Potion (5)<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-66892077739058069432021-06-28T08:08:27.169-04:002021-06-28T08:08:27.169-04:00I believe that the differences in approach to play...I believe that the differences in approach to playing explains part of this, Shintar. You enjoy running dungeons, and especially those to level, while I tend to spend more time questing. If you run dungeons, you have a greater chance to run with a Mage (hence a lack of need for water) and the monetary gains are greater than a questing heavy approach.<br /><br />The few times that Az or Cardwyn bought gear off the AH it was because the gear disparity (compared to their level) became too great. For both that came in the L40s, where they were both using either Deadmines or Stocks gear in places such as the Hinterlands. <br /><br />With Brig, I bought those two Fists of Reckoning for bargain basement prices (30-35 vs. current AH prices of 70) and it paid off in dividends for almost all of my leveling in Outland (61/62 through 70). I did buy some 1H Mace weapons in the 50s to replace my daggers, but those cost a grand total of... 5 gold. <br /><br />In Brig's case, I abandoned everything to level to L60 --skill leveling, selling on the AH, etc.-- and to be fair I doubt that people were going to buy a lot of the low level green junk I accumulated off the AH anyway. (Card is now my disenchanter, and when she puts any green up on the AH she almost never gets a nibble. So she DE's greens and puts the Outland Enchanting mats up on the AH instead.) But the gathering skill ups, such as Skinning? I could have made some gold there for someone attempting to level Leatherworking. Now I'm having to go back and re-level skinning just so I can use it in Outland. And I don't wanna talk about the effort needed to level Leatherworking, outside of the fact that I've saved just about every single piece of leather I skinned. <br /><br />But back to the topic at hand. <br /><br />I have noticed that in Outland if you get into an instance you get more gold than if you spend the comparative time questing. Sure, there's a greater chance at spending gold repairing, but the GPH (Gold per Hour) is much higher (and the gear drops greater) than if you're out questing. Once you get to L70 does questing become far more lucrative, with the conversion of xp rewards into gold rewards. So, if you followed the Meta to some degree you likely have come out ahead more than if you spent the majority of your time questing. <br /><br />And if you got to L70 and are spending your time mote farming or any of the other mats in high demand while people skill up Tailoring (or other grindy skills), you've got gold practically falling into your lap. I tagged along with a Warlock friend last night, helping her farm Netherweb Spider Silk, because she needs 30 for her Tailoring leveling and the price on the AH is about 4-5 gold per piece. <br /><br />Oh yeah, Naxx....<br /><br />Here's my potions list I was carrying into Naxx on a twice weekly basis (depending on the bosses that day), so you have a feel for the amount of farming I was doing:<br /><br />Greater Arcane Elixir (5)<br />Arcane Elixir (10)<br />Greater Firepower Potion (10)<br />Brilliant Wizard Oil (10)<br />Greater Frost Protection Potion (10-20)<br />Greater Fire Protection Potion (5)<br />Greater Nature Protection Potion (5)<br />Nature Protection Potion (5-10)<br />Limited Invulnerability Potion (5)<br />Free Action Potion (5)<br />Major Mana Potion (5-10)<br />Major Health Potion (5)<br /><br />I could make all of these except for Greater Arcane Elixir and Major Mana Potion, but for the former I had a fellow Mage who had the recipe and made them for me at cost in exchange for the mats. The price of a stack of 5 Major Mana potions plummeted early in Naxx to about 5 gold or so, and if I ran enough instances I'd just get them as random drops anyway, so the amount of gold spent there was minimal. But still, the AH prices for everything listed was really prohibitive. If I just went to the AH for everything, I'd be talking about 150-200 gold per raid. Therefore, I spent my time farming.<br /><br />And before you ask, yes, they were required mats.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-19544469763883499592021-06-28T03:41:13.480-04:002021-06-28T03:41:13.480-04:00Your comments about lack of gold fascinate and ter...Your comments about lack of gold fascinate and terrify me, because I haven't really struggled much since raising my first character on the server to 60. Sure, I'm not <i>rich</i> (and I do eye people who bought their epic flying on day one with a certain envy) but I get by comfortably. But then, I've also never bought levelling gear of the AH, and I think I can count the number of times I've bought water on <i>any</i> of my characters on the fingers of a single hand...Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-33633316169421238212021-06-25T03:18:41.323-04:002021-06-25T03:18:41.323-04:00I'll remember that one....
But seriously, I&#...I'll remember that one....<br /><br />But seriously, I'll still make heavy use of flight points and fast riding --because speed-- and make a point to limit my flying to areas that I really need it.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-64803694004150469342021-06-24T22:52:41.447-04:002021-06-24T22:52:41.447-04:00Just wait until you get your normal flying mount a...Just wait until you get your normal flying mount and then start feeling sad when you see people zooming around on their epic flying mount! It is really tough to take.Blairoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397847164403436529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-55272928279108906002021-06-24T14:00:52.796-04:002021-06-24T14:00:52.796-04:00Yeah, the Enhance toolkit is all over the place, a...Yeah, the Enhance toolkit is all over the place, and you still have to be expected to heal in a pinch. That happened to me in Shadow Labs last night, where the Healer died (I was the only non-L70 in the group) and I filled in until we killed off the boss in question. I was really sucking wind at the end, though.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-82287928756443324682021-06-24T12:03:34.699-04:002021-06-24T12:03:34.699-04:00I was kinda surprised how showered in gold I felt ...I was kinda surprised how showered in gold I felt while leveling in Outland, compared to Classic. Sure, I only made it to 45 but without a loan I wouldn't even have managed to buy a mount at 40 back then. On my boosted Druid... buying Epic Riding was no problem at 64ish, so if the gain doesn't die off I should have enough for flying at 70 - but I guess Feral is a really cool spec for saving training costs (ignore most of Balance and half of Resto) - too bad this is a problem for Shamans :/Nogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703565537132612133noreply@blogger.com