Will there be a new Profession Coming in Next Expansion???

[Jaylock]

Calling it now, Blizzard will introduce a new profession in the expansion after legion.

My guess is it will be wood working or masonry because of how extensive they have been using "help build this building" in the last two expansions.

1) Do YOU think they will introduce a new profession?

2) What do you think could VIABLY make it as a profession?

[Eleccybubb]

Woodworking/Carpenter would actually be interesting. Masonry eh I don't see it.

[Oakshana]

Masonry is far too limited of a profession. Maintaining buildings is such a small scope of the game, I doubt it could be viable. Professions need to help the character directly in some capacity. What would you make with woodworking? Staves? Already done in Inscription. Bows? Handled by engineering.

I personally think the profession keg has been tapped dry.

[Master Guns]

There's absolutely no viability in a woodworking profession. It makes no sense because it's such a basic scope of an idea, already covered by other professions in totality. Nothing you could do can't be done with engineering, blacksmithing, or inscription.

[effs]

What's the point when current professions are pointless? Except alchemy.

[Kagthul]

God I hope not.

[Kellorion]

They can barely get them done correctly since MoP, so I hope not

[ComputerNerd]

Wooden weapons are already covered by other professions because a profession of crafting from wood is lacking anything else to make it substantial.

[Lazuli]

What's the point when current professions are pointless? Except alchemy.

Right ? I think probably not a new profession since they are gonna have to revamp them all.. .AGAIN, in the next xpac.

[Deleted]

Can see at some point in the future they will add a profession that can make armor dyes. But then that could easily fit in script or alchemy too

[Puri]

Half of the current professions are pointless to have already, I don't see them introduce any profession for, well probably, forever.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Current professions need more work done to them before messing with a new one.

[MasterHamster]

Current professions are neutered enough, we don't need even more.
Blizzard seem unable to keep crafting professions relevant for more than 2 weeks at launch.

[Raugnaut]

Any new professions would have to be something minor, a timesink, like Archy. The ONLY possible Prof, imo, would be Construction, combined with player, or guild housing as an additional secondary prof. Personally, I forsee them making the 3 gathering profs a new category (Because, honestly, EVERY MMO does that now), opening up for more ppl having 2 profs, and overall reducing the prices on the AH.

Perhaps combined with making recipes account-wide - A character can still only have 2 crafting, but recipes are shared across alts.

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Current professions are neutered enough, we don't need even more.
Blizzard seem unable to keep crafting professions relevant for more than 2 weeks at launch.

Its not that they can't keep it, its more that they don't want to. WoD did a decent job on that part as there were a few items that could be kept up till Hellfire Mythic. And every raid up till Legion has had a matching small set of crafted gear that is a step above the previous tier, decent for boosting Ilvl for the rich.

[dabanks07]

While I don't think they will, nor need, to try and introduce more professions it would not exactly be breaking new ground for them to shift around the type of items provided by each profession if they absolutely WANTED to do something like woodworking. Blacksmiths used to make mail. Leatherworkers made relevant profession bags, all of the armor crafting professions made a type of enchant, etc.

Personally I think they should focus on widening class availability a smidge. I don't think that Pandaren learning the ways of the Druid or the much talked about Undead Paladin are unrealistic. That is only a couple of examples of course. One thing I am absolutely NOT ready to see at this point would be Demon Hunters of any other race. They would need a whole new starting experience for the newcomers. Or what about *gasp* even beginning to allow races to join the opposite faction. Since the end of MoP we have been teaming up cross-faction more and more. Heck we even stormed Orgrimmar together. Now we are operating out of class halls alongside, and at times working under, champions from the opposite faction. I understand the desire to keep a two faction system going due to the way PvP, Quests, etc operate but would it be so unheard of for a Tauren to identify with the Night Elves and the alliance or a Human to think that the way the Horde values strength is a better fit for him?

[Aleax]

2) What do you think could VIABLY make it as a profession?

I dunno but I think that a profession handling tabard would be fine. IRL, tabards were VERY important in middle-age, for noble houses at least. In this game, not so much, yeah sure there is a tabard for every reputation, but there's only one each time, and there's no Heraldry science in it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry
Of course, tabard crafting might be incorporated in the tailoring profession, if it makes sense, or not at all (tailoring already makes your usual shirts though).
Also, this profession would handle Banners, - individual, racial, faction, and guild banners - as they would handle tabards, maybie we might plant one of our banners for additional advantages in a fight.

But I agree, old professions need to be made relevant first.^^ They don't want to make professions better for one class, and worst for others, now?

Well maybie to begin with, they should undo this, a BS for example is meant to forge plate, so should be a profession for plate wearers. Then we can talk about very powerful forgeable, BoP?! items, maybie with plans dropping from selected dungeons and raids once again.

[Sencha]

They better spend time making professions fun and useful than creating a new one.

[Deleted]

i wish they would make current professions working, instead

[Cosmic Janitor]

How about making exinsting professions at least somewhat entertaining first before creating new ones. The last couple they added are still struggling for viability..

[Cuppy]

If they follow the path we currently have, I really hope not.