This week, we learned something that surprised me: apparently, gathering professions based on nodes, namely Mining and Herbalism, are going to grant experience. That’s right: you’ll gain level as you gather up ore and herbs! I think this is a good idea, because leveling while gathering is tedious; presently, you can’t do one effectively without gimping the other, since they are not compatible.
Savvy WoW-ers will notice that neither Enchanting nor Skinning are included in this; Enchanting being both a gathering and a craft, such a boost was likely unnecessary. Skinners may feel left behind, but you already skin by killing enemies, thus gaining experience… even with Herbalism and Mining getting this XP boost, skinning will likely remain the best to combine leveling AND gathering, especially since so many quests involve you killing mobs that are skinnable, allowing you to do three things at once (which obviously is nothing new).
The downside to this is that gathered materials are probably going to be much more common on the AH, which means less profit for gatherers. On the flipside, it might become easier to simply buy materials to level your crafts!
On that note, on the verge of the release (PTR are soon to be live, which probably means a really close release! Rumors have stated a November 2 release date… which would make sense), I don’t play much, and I’m not alone. I wanted to level my Death Knight's (Darkevangel, Norgannon-US, Horde) Mining and Blacksmithing, but BS is hard! Especially since I don’t use any of the lower level stuff, I don’t have much motivation. Besides, Blizzard stated that they want crafting skills to be less of a chore, so maybe I better wait.
Scrap that. Once Cataclysm hit, I’m making three new characters, no less (filling my slots on Norgannon): a Worgen Priest (either Discipline or Shadow), a Goblin Mage and a Troll Druid.
Final words: Operation Gnomeregan and Echo Isles events are live! I haven’t done all of it yet (I'm currently playing another MMO, Florensia, probably more on that later), but the beginnings of Operation Gnomeregan is really funny.
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