Hello! Welcome to the 268th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we take a look back on how people's journey in gold making have been so far and their reflections on profits gained. We also look ahead to how work orders will look in 10.0.7 and some tips for old world methods that are still viable. In addition, we discuss gathering and it's profitability over time. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!
Tales of Gold MakingNow that we are well into the expansion and the initial hype and excitement has tailed off, how has everyone's experience in gold making been?
It’s nearing March, game is in rest mode until the next big content patch. So now’s the time to talk profit numbers goblins. How much profit have you made? Also add some reflection on the journey. Started with 8M, I’m now at roughly 8,2M. No Profits to be made for lazy people like me. I miss my mission table gold printing machine.It's true, the main focus of professions has been towards working the market and selling via commissions, but they are very time intensive tasks and not everyone has that much time to invest in the game. Alt armies can still be used for gold missions once ilevel is high enough as well as dragon races, but these still require a bit of time to play. It's understandable really. Mission tables took a while to get set up with numbers of alts and getting the tables set up. The time played was front loaded. Once you had it set up however, the alt armies could very quickly cycle through the tables and effectively print gold.
I made about 10m in the first few weeks, and I'm very happy with that. Think I had about 2-3m before DF (but didn't end up actually needing much starting capital Read more on wowhead.com