Elixir Master Quest requiring MoP flasks :(

[Deleted]

Hey everybody,

my basic problem is in the title. I have a lv80 alt that I recently (after 5.0) pushed to 525 Alchemy, but I was unable to finish the quest to become an elixir master, because it requires MoP flasks to complete.

Now, what would one do if one wouldn't buy the addon? Buy the flasks off the AH for ridiculous prices in order to get a specialisation?

Maybe it's just bad luck for me that now it seems I have to buy/make 8 flasks that are going to be very very expensive, just to get my specialisation, let alone that I have to wait 4 more weeks to get specialised.

Has that always been this way?

[Deleted]

First of all, when Mop launches, is it such a deal to ask a friend to gather for you 4 flasks? I don't think so.
Secondly, the flasks will cost like 600g in total.
Finally they are better that way because I don't wanna go back in previous addons to grind stupid mats in order to get specialized.

[Shrouded]

You've always needed to make things related to your chosen specialization to specialize, yes. That hasn't changed. Obviously you've never needed to make something that's in an expansion that hasn't been released yet before, though. It's stupid, it sucks, and it's unfortunate for you, but Blizzard doesn't give a damn about lower levels when they release new expansions. They don't care how broken the game is at levels 1-89 as long as it works at 90, that's just how they operate.

[Deleted]

What serneia said, its not really a crisis, just get them off the ah or get someone to farm them for you. If you had moved fater you could have got the specialisation before the highly publicised patch. Its easy to make 600g at level 80.

[Matt0193]

I can understand the complaints if it's requiring MoP flask (As they're not available).

[ablib]

First of all, when Mop launches, is it such a deal to ask a friend to gather for you 4 flasks? I don't think so.
Secondly, the flasks will cost like 600g in total.

600g total? For 4 MoP flasks? Before 4.1, 1 (one) flask sold for approximately 600 gold. For all 4 flasks to cost 600g, the OP will have to wait a long time.

[Deleted]

Thanks to all you guys.

It's not really an issue that will make me bankrupt, but 600g is more like going to be the cost of one flask, not four. And additionally, it requires eight flasks, two of each.

The issue was mainly to find out if it had been like that with the previous expansions, that the quest required flasks from the exp pack one month prior to release. Also to complain a bit

[Deleted]

I dont think so but yoiu are talking of a window of 4 weeks between MOP and the patch. Ubk trader requires ink of dreams but accepts blackfallow inks, so maybe cata flasks will work. The expansion woill be nearly 2 years olds so you have had plenty of time to sort it out. Confirm it wuth a GM if you are that worried, but it doesnt seem your approach is a very efficient one.

Just go and farm stuff for 2000g an hour.

[Deleted]

I dont think so but yoiu are talking of a window of 4 weeks between MOP and the patch. Ubk trader requires ink of dreams but accepts blackfallow inks, so maybe cata flasks will work. The expansion woill be nearly 2 years olds so you have had plenty of time to sort it out. Confirm it wuth a GM if you are that worried, but it doesnt seem your approach is a very efficient one.

Just go and farm stuff for 2000g an hour.

GM gives the generic "no game advice" answer.
It's not really about the money or the farming, maybe I just needed confirmation that I had better accepted that quest before 5.0, maybe I just wanted to cry a little .

[DemoBytom]

can someone enlighten me what is the deal of creating those 8 flasks? Are those some special, 1 day create only, flasks or what? o-O

[Deleted]

No, the deal is that the QUEST to become an Elixir Master (one of the 3 Alchemy specialisations, but the problem might exist with the other 2 as well) requires you to turn in 4x2 Flasks that will not be creatable until MoP hits, and you level up that far ofc.

[neccowafer]

I doubt they will be 600g each this time around as they've seriously lowered the amount of mats the flasks take compared to some previous ones. Good luck.

Is this account a level 80 twink account? Or will the character be level 90 eventually? If you have other characters on the account that have herbalism there is the possibility of herbing the mats and giving them to an alchemist to make flasks for you, especially if you have an alchemist friend.

It looks like they intend the specializations to be mostly for max level use. I think if they were going to do that they should have just made it require level 90 to get a specialization at all, or made them expansion specific "Outland Elixir Master," "Northrend Elixir Master," "Pandaria Elixir Master" etc.

[solinari6]

Do you still have to do these quests if you are already a master? I'm Potion master, and wanted to switch to Transmute. Am I stuck until MoP comes out? Or do I just pay someone gold?

[Dedweight]

Do you still have to do these quests if you are already a master? I'm Potion master, and wanted to switch to Transmute. Am I stuck until MoP comes out? Or do I just pay someone gold?

You didn't before but if the OP's telling the truth and the quests have been changed to include MoP items who knows really but if it is still the same and the Transmute specialization quest is the same as well the OP could always go that route(get xmute spec and pay to relearn the other).

[Deleted]

You didn't before but if the OP's telling the truth and the quests have been changed to include MoP items who knows really but if it is still the same and the Transmute specialization quest is the same as well the OP could always go that route(get xmute spec and pay to relearn the other).

Hmmm. When I get home I'll see what the Master Quests for the other specs are.

Edit: Ok, no surprise there, Master Transmuter requires Living Steel and Potion Master also requires MoP Potions.

[Healingsara]

It's an acknowledged bug, that unfortunately won't be fixed before MoP:

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/2...ssions-issues/

Alchemists may have noticed that they are currently unable to select a specialization. This is because the specialization quest now requires materials from Mists of Pandaria. While this change was intended to eventually happen, our intentions were not to leave alchemists without the ability to select a specialization prior to the expansion’s release. You should be able to correctly select your specialization as of September 25.
We apologize for the inconvenience these may have caused. It’s only a matter of weeks now until Mists of Pandaria arrives, so we ask for your patience in the meantime. Thank you for your understanding. We can’t wait to finally clear the mist for all of you!

[Rackfu]

Silver Lining.....

All the mastery gives you is an additional 10% or so... So you can still make flasks for people when MoP drops.

Yeah, it's gonna cost you more to become a master than it did for other people a few weeks ago, but there is a point where Blizzard has to make the changes and they chose 5.0.4