Hello! Welcome to the 316th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up!
This week we look at monthly results from gold making in both retail and classic from two very different perspectives. We also have some reports on investments in Phase 2 Season of Discovery and opportunities ahead for the Darkmoon Faire!
My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!
A Month of Gold Making (DF/Retail)
It's always interesting when people report back on how they made gold for a month and u/ScienceNye is no exception with a great writeup of how they made gold in retail through a combination of farming, world quests and Shadowlands mission tables ...
Hey everyone. After reaching Keystone Master (what was my goal for this season), I wanted to get back into gold-making, my favorite thing to do during SL. During this last expansion I was able to make around 33 mil gold. most of that went into buying tokens and rare mounts on the BMAH. Since that time, I kind of lost interest in crafting since I always seemed to be behind on the new system (especially now at this point of the expansion). The change from just being able to put crafted items into the AH also did not resonate with me.
So, I wanted to try different things and see what works for me and if I could get back into making some gold. Maybe some of my experiences will help you as well. I am also happy to hear from everyone what I can improve or what low effort things I can implement.
These 3 topics were my goals for now.
- Farming raw materials
- World quests
- SL Mission tables
The farming of raw materials: I had some alts that were ore, herb, or leather gatherers. But these chars were not really skilled in their professions. These professions are ideal for farming while waiting for raids/instances to pop up, so I chose to look what the best ways to skill them were. I came to the following conclusion:
• Mining/Herb gathering: Try to get the skill to mine while dragon riding. Staying on your
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