tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post2278977264745995856..comments2023-05-27T17:43:37.593-07:00Comments on Tree of Life: The WOW Economy... I don't get itKeredriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03207180365848283163noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-72631319645887488442008-06-24T11:13:00.000-07:002008-06-24T11:13:00.000-07:00Not sure I totally buy the Brilliant Glass argumen...Not sure I totally buy the Brilliant Glass argument. It doesn't fully explain the skyrocketing price of crafted green gems (especially blood garnets), from about 1g for a Teardrop Blood Garnet to over 10g and sometimes 15g in the past month.<BR/><BR/>Like you, K, I just.don't.get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-60070756489299993372008-06-19T08:43:00.000-07:002008-06-19T08:43:00.000-07:00Of course more herbalists doesn't necessarily mean...Of course more herbalists doesn't necessarily mean prices will come down - simply because the supply of herbs is limited. In fact that may push prices up because what you're really paying for is the time it takes to collect the herbs.<BR/><BR/>IMHO mining is quicker to level than herbalism, if you smelt the ore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-46873455148543955862008-06-19T06:26:00.000-07:002008-06-19T06:26:00.000-07:00Thanks cusface and simplymod for the further info....Thanks cusface and simplymod for the further info. I may have some economics info (not an actual degree in economics... just a concentration within my MBA), but I am clueless about what is required for endgame raiding. So I had no clue what Sunwell or BT needs.<BR/><BR/>Simplymod... the haste potion and flask of relentless assault both require terocone... interesting. Good news on the mining change... though I am thinking of changing from transmutation mastery to elixir mastery.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, lucky for me I have such knowledgeable and smart readers!Carolina Blue Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564507532674419722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-42745992014445994832008-06-19T02:05:00.000-07:002008-06-19T02:05:00.000-07:00Ha.... just went on to mmo-champion and read the f...Ha.... just went on to mmo-champion and read the following (related to what the anonymous poster wrote):<BR/><BR/>"Green quality gems can be found in mining nodes again. The drop rate of blue gems from mining nodes remains unchanged."<BR/><BR/>Hooray for your diamonds :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-9841076692068684872008-06-19T01:55:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:55:00.000-07:00This time I'm a bit suprised K.... as you graduate...This time I'm a bit suprised K.... as you graduated in economics (didn't you? I think you posted that on a post on server economies a while ago) I thought you would have done big investigations and so on.<BR/><BR/>But to comfort you: I'm gonna graduate in somewhat economics-related as well and I don't investigate everything market-related either ;)<BR/><BR/>As for the goods mentioned, there are quite obvious reasons:<BR/><BR/>First we may have a look at <A HREF="http://www.wowjutsu.com/us/drenden/" REL="nofollow">the progress of raids on your server</A>. I see a lot of guilds working their way through Black Temple, working on Reliquary of Souls or maybe Gorefiend. Well, then there comes Mother Shahraz, which means 320+ shadow-resistance for nearly everyone in a raid of 35+ people. Crafting this gear costs about 10 primal life (among other materials of course) for each single player. So there are not only daily quests easily granting 100g+ a day but also a huge demand for primal life. How many primal life did you see on the AH back when the price was 12g? Maybe not more than 20. So the supply wasn't that huge back then, it was just the low demand for it.<BR/><BR/>As mentioned before, dropping a gathering profession for leatherworking is quite common once raids progress into sunwell. This may not apply to a big number of raids on Drenden but can be a reason as well. You can level herbalism (or even mining, although this takes longer than herbalism) on a twink within 2 days, but you should also have an epic mount, as gathering on a 60%-mount quite sucks. So many people lost their inherent own supply for herbs.<BR/><BR/>At third, there is enchanting. You got 1850 rating possible for many players, you got that shiny heroic badge items and - at least I would say so - you got Karazhan available for many many people. On your blue quality healing mace you may enchant 30 Int, but on an epic healer weapon you enchant 81 heal (or spellsurge if you consider yourself a rich one). The same goes for gloves and other slots as well. This also increases the demand for primal life.<BR/><BR/>As for the herbs, there is a higher demand as well. Progressing in T4-Content works well without using much buff-potions or elixirs. But have a look at <A HREF="http://thottbot.com/i22838" REL="nofollow">Haste Potions</A> or <A HREF="http://thottbot.com/i22854" REL="nofollow">The AP-flask</A>. In later raids these are consumed quite as much as beer and chips on a super-bowl-party.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm not sure about the general impect of season 4 on server economies. Right now I prefer to have a large stock of herbs and other stuff I need for raiding and sell everything above a certain amount. Prices may go down with drop-rate changes so why not make the money now? ;)<BR/><BR/>Puh.... think I wrote way to much -.-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-1566066410963710892008-06-19T01:19:00.000-07:002008-06-19T01:19:00.000-07:00Depending on the progress on your server, a lot of...Depending on the progress on your server, a lot of people might have dropped a profession to pick up leatherworking. In my guild ~10 people rolled leatherworking to make drums for Sunwell. Most people tend to drop their gathering profession because they have typically put more effort in to their crafting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323075020943400857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-30911636698366972942008-06-18T18:33:00.000-07:002008-06-18T18:33:00.000-07:00I so regret to drop my herbalist to JC, the teroco...I so regret to drop my herbalist to JC, the terocone price also so crazy on my server, hardly go below 60g.. :(Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038006414603950246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-26696890305656811452008-06-18T09:44:00.000-07:002008-06-18T09:44:00.000-07:00@horns... oh Vel and I definitely don't want to se...@horns... oh Vel and I definitely don't want to see the herb prices come down. We're herbalists! I did feel a little bad last night posting herbs up for more than twice what I usually see, but then the cha-ching of the cash register made me feel a litle less bad. But I didn't totally gouge the buyers... I felt 73g for terocone was ridiculous... I think I posted my stack for 30g. So I am a herbalist with a heart.<BR/><BR/>Primal life has been at this new high price for a while now... its just odd Primal water prices are the same.<BR/><BR/>@anonymous... thanks for the info on the mining nerf. I didn't know that either. I should be getting my mining profession info from Jess, but she doesn't mine anymore. Something about it being too hard on her nails or something.Carolina Blue Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564507532674419722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-6608755327885456932008-06-18T08:53:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:53:00.000-07:00There's another thing besides glass that affected ...There's another thing besides glass that affected gem prices. They nerfed mining and green quality gems don't drop from mining nodes now. They can only be found by jewelcrafters prospecting ore. I wish they'd realized they were also nerfing alchemy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-46261721437842940922008-06-18T07:55:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:55:00.000-07:00Yep, Brilliant Glass is behind those gem prices.Pr...Yep, Brilliant Glass is behind those gem prices.<BR/><BR/>Primal Life might be a bit expensive at the moment due to S4 starting next week - most healing enchants require it.<BR/><BR/>For herbs - and this is just a guess - it's possible people simply stopped farming since everyone is pretty flodded with gold due to mass amounts of daily quest.<BR/><BR/>Keep in mind, prices always go up and down, and each realm's economy is different: what may be expensive on one realm, is extremely cheap on another. However, such extreme fluctuations in prices usually stabilize in a week or two, so it might be best to wait and see what happens with those herbs. I'm betting prices will be back to normal within 2 weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-58957249349475797072008-06-18T07:54:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:54:00.000-07:00Oh, that totally makes sense. Didn't even know abo...Oh, that totally makes sense. Didn't even know about Brilliant Glass! Thanks Nasirah.Carolina Blue Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564507532674419722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601885929616016080.post-31964094942313824332008-06-18T07:47:00.000-07:002008-06-18T07:47:00.000-07:00Aside from the issue of all the new dailies, I'm a...Aside from the issue of all the new dailies, I'm assuming the gems skyrocketed because <A HREF="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35945" REL="nofollow">Brilliant Glass</A> was introduced in 2.4.<BR/><BR/>Can't help you on the herb front though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674797906040858983noreply@blogger.com