Is Cooking/Fishing going to fade away in WoD?

[Korban]

I see cooking in WOD has been brain dead simplified. I loved MOP cooking much better.

Anyway, since WOD cooking will not buff primary stats anymore (Agility, Intellect, Strength) do you think anyone is going to bother with cooking or getting food buffs?

I think that secondary stats boosts aren't really worth the gold/effort.

[Slykila]

Fishing is not going anywhere, you need fish for cooking as well as alchemy. I will lvl up cooking regardless if its good or not...cause i need all my stuff maxed...

[Caswyn]

It seems like they're really making fishing into more of a big deal - they have a lot of alch/cooking things built up with it, the fishing hut on the Garrison, etc.

[Raugnaut]

I see cooking in WOD has been brain dead simplified. I loved MOP cooking much better.

Anyway, since WOD cooking will not buff primary stats anymore (Agility, Intellect, Strength) do you think anyone is going to bother with cooking or getting food buffs?

I think that secondary stats boosts aren't really worth the gold/effort.

I hated MoP cooking, and liked the earlier cooking where you could choose more then just primary stats. In WoD, cooking gives about 1.5% of any secondary stat I believe? So its a decent increase, and any serious raider will cook.

[Alroxas]

I hated MoP cooking, and liked the earlier cooking where you could choose more then just primary stats. In WoD, cooking gives about 1.5% of any secondary stat I believe? So its a decent increase, and any serious raider will cook.

Moreover, it seems that cooking produces extra "servings" based on skill level. So there is incentive to level it up as well.

[Saravat]

Just because stat buffs have changed to secondary stats doesn't mean they're trivial.

Buff food is still important.

Foods just for fun (various procs) are still popular, and there are some new ones.

Fishing is important for cooking as well as for other crafts, especially alchemy.

What's 'brain dead' is jumping to conclusions about fishing and cooking based on not understanding the scope of changes in beta =P

[Chickat]

Neither is going anywhere, but fishing will be very relevant. You need fish for cooking, alchemy, and maybe more profs. Fishing will probably be more relevant than in past imo.

[Jantof]

The balance between primary and secondary stats have been drastically shifted for many classes, making secondary stats much more valuable then they used to be. Cooking isn't going anywhere.

[Satori]

What blows my mind is that the best food is only gotten from the barn. Genious.

[Deleted]

What blows my mind is that the best food is only gotten from the barn. Genious.

Yeah, this is the only bit i don't get. All the other proff buildings will get you everything except the very best, i.e the item upgrade stuff.
Kinda makes sense for cooking to be the same or at least have access to everything on the spec alone.

Or maybe to make it in the barn it requires max cooking or something.

[Kraineth]

What blows my mind is that the best food is only gotten from the barn. Genious.

Not anymore, the feasts are now on par with personal food made from cooking.

[HHHGame78]

Fishing is needed for First Aid now.

[Alroxas]

Fishing is needed for First Aid now.

Should probably also elaborate that First Aid makes health pots which can be used like health stones. I think healing wise they do slightly better than health stones.