Professions and gold.

[Welezar]

What profession is best for earning gold easy and fast?

[Itisamuh]

Curse player controlled economy. Ruins the game.

[Emane]

Curse player controlled economy. Ruins the game.

Wow... always something to complain about. Please name one game that is a mmo, that doesn't have a player controlled economy.


OT: Jewelcrafting is supposed to be really good. Enchanting aswell. But you will always get the best if you combine more professions.

[Bloatedhouse]

Currently I'm using JC + Enchanting which I think is quite good..

They are very expensive to level though ..

[Aziruphal]

I don't know if it's the best or not, but on my server I would go with Enchanting and Jewelcrafting.
Buy ores from AH => Prospect => Cut gems (red/orange) => Sell on AH
Craft rings/necks (green/purple/yellow uncommon gems) => DE => Sell mats on AH

[Bloatedhouse]

Craft rings/necks (green/purple/yellow uncommon gems) => DE => Sell mats on AH

Imo you shouldn't sell the mats. Just do some enchants and sell those.

I've had quite some luck with Peerless stats + Mighty Intellect on bracers as these seems to sell within 30 secs - 5 minutes with a few hundred golds profit.

[Welezar]

Wow... always something to complain about. Please name one game that is a mmo, that doesn't have a player controlled economy.


OT: Jewelcrafting is supposed to be really good. Enchanting aswell. But you will always get the best if you combine more professions.

Enchanting and jewelcrafting takes so looong time to level :/

[BeerWolf]

Enchanting sells pretty well atm, JC is kinda 'Meh'... but if you've got a transmute master, it's decent I suppose [Shadowspirit Gems, for example] - you can't make money off Epics though, people just buy uncuts and get a guildy to cut for em.

Gathering professions sell remarkably well though if you're willing to invest the time farming. E.g. - On my server, a stack of Elementium ores go for 130g...

[Seriss]

I'm doing fine with Jewelcrafting + Alchemy. Enchanting is on another toon to complement the former two professions. And if need arises or if I feel like it, I have a farm-char who can do the Herbalism and Mining stuff.

[Aronaz]

Fishing somehow...
No but you can make quite good money on Alchemy. Transmutes etc... and flasks and potions ofcourse.
Also, Jewelcrafting are good. Everyone need gems, especially epic. So probably you'll get a tip!

[Welezar]

how about inscription? dont you earn any decent amount of gold on making glyphs, etc? :S

[Krimson]

how about inscription? dont you earn any decent amount of gold on making glyphs, etc? :S

This is, imo, the most profitable profession in the game. The problem is the volume of items you need to work with can be extremely time consuming, and it tends to be a very competitive market.

[FuriousGeorge]

Easiest is probably alchemy or jewelcrafting. Gathering (like leatherworking) can also be profitable, but it requries a bit of farming. But in the end, you can make money with every proffession, so it's a matter of what you feel like, and maybe if you need any of the bonuses they provide.

[wynterlyn]

Well it kinda depends on your realm and how common each profession really is. On my realm JC did really well during the entirety of WTLK. However, everyone 3rd person has JC now. People keep undercutting each other trying to sell their gems. The blue gems sell for as low as 10G there. It isn't even profitable. Same with Enchanting and Alchemy. 2 of the most profitable professions during WTLK has become nothing more than a stat bonus this expansion.

Alchemy was profitable for a few months selling the Truegold CD everyday for a 200G a CD. However, with no one really needing TG anymore, ALchemy has dropped down the list. Enchanting as well, people sell scrolls for 1G etc. I guess most people have levelled so many alts, most of them have every profession in the game.

There really isn't a best answer. I've not gone looking to make gold and I've made more than I could have ever imagined whenever I am online. If you are actually looking to make gold, it doesn't matter what profession you have; just be prepared to spend long hours in front of the AH. As soon as you list an item, someone else will come by and undercut you. You need to be quick and undercut your competition. that seems to be the only best way to actually make gold it seems like.

I also suggest levelling Enchanting, JC and Alchemy as they work very well and have great synergy with each other.

[Caelia]

Imo you shouldn't sell the mats. Just do some enchants and sell those.

I've had quite some luck with Peerless stats + Mighty Intellect on bracers as these seems to sell within 30 secs - 5 minutes with a few hundred golds profit.

Well it all depends on server, sure those enchants sell for ~200-300g profit compared to mats, but they take a lot longer to sell, there's no way I'm going to be able to sell 100 of those enchants in a week unless I a lot of my time relisting to always be the lowest compared to enchant mats which I can just throw up on AH with a 48 hour listing not really even needing to be the cheapest to get them all sold within those 48 hours.
Just take the mats I got from my prospecting session 2 days ago, it made me ~120 heavenly shards and ~400 Greater essences and a shitload of dusts, that will take a long time to sell if I turn them all to enchants rather than just smacking them up on AH for a somewhat lower profit (they are all gone by now btw, except for some dusts still lingering around)
Some of the dust I did turn in to Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience since they have a 500% profit compared to the dusts alone.

The only thing I haven't managed to get rid of yet is all the Inferno Rubies, I've sold 150 or so but still have 200 left =)

Other than that fishing can be very profitable but it does require you to spend time actually moving around in the world rather than sitting at the AH and mailbox :P

The blue gems sell for as low as 10G there

10g? I wish..
http://i.imgur.com/1rUdL.jpg

[wynterlyn]

10g? I wish..
http://i.imgur.com/1rUdL.jpg

OMG!!! Well that is what I had pointed out in my post. JC was a profitable profession at one time. I remember when I had checked with people that had levelled JC to find out the aprox. cost to power level it, most said it would take me 15K+. I managed to level JC on toons for less than 4-5K. The only part I actually spent a lot was for 10 levels i.e 330-340. This is the phase you actually have to farm or invest in adamantium powder.

JC is probably still a profitable profession but you are probably competing with 10X the amount of people you would have been during WTLK. I don't even look at professions as gold makers any longer. I purely look at it from a personal benefit and convenience. I solely levelled Enchanting cause I could never find an Enchanter when I needed one.

[Zamboni]

JC is probably still a profitable profession...

JC is still ludicrously profitable, but many JCs aren't interested in profit. Given how many gems I'm able to buy each day for less than vendor price, it's clear that many of them don't have a clue about what they're selling. (Not that I'm complaining, mind you, as most of my gems sales now come from stock being sold off for pennies by other JC's. It's cheaper than prospecting them myself.)

[roostah]

maybe i should say this but mining is the one that gives me great amount of gold. there is always an arbitrage out there. buy cheap ores, loads of em and melt them.

i only do it if the profit is >50% it is often much more. there are periods when there is no arbitrage but often there is one. the good thing is that you can put your miner at the forge and then leave the comp for 30min. not like the freaky prospecting which is really boring and time consuming.