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| Pallanen |
Dual Spec.: Arms/Protection Guild: Club de Jolie Filles Profession #1: Grand Master Blacksmith/Weaponsmith/Master Swordsmith 450/450 Profession #2: Mining 450/450
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| Sairalinde |
 Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Leatherworking 275/375 Profession #2: Skinning 450/450
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| Jaelle |
 Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Alchemy 290/300 Profession #2: Herbalism 291/300
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| Merenwen |
Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Enchanting 352/375 Profession #2: Tailoring 350/375
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| Miriel |
 Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Mining 316/375 Profession #2: Engineering 100/150
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| Earanel |
 Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Leatherworking 67/75 Profession #2: Skinning 133/150
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| Granuaile |
 Guild: Club de Jolies Filles Profession #1: Blacksmith 300/300 Profession #2: Mining 289/300
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| Horde |
Rubacuori |
 Guild: Club de Joiles Filles Profession #1: Herbalism 111/150 Profession #2: Alchemy 93/150
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| Ki'Leanna |
 Guild: Club de Joiles Filles Profession #1: Mining 450/450 Profession #2: Enchanting 340/375
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| Blacksmithing |
| Wednesday, January 9, 2008 |
I have been spending a lot of time trying to get Pallanen's Blacksmith skills higher. It isn't easy. I am finding that the higher level skills are difficult to level. Finding all the mats for even one higher level weapon is exceptionally hard. The cheap stuff, armor and weapons, cheap stuff, aren't too bad. But the stuff I want to make, the stuff someone else would want me to make, can be difficult to get everything together for. At times lately I've felt like it's not really worth all the effort.
For example, making a Phantom Blade is a very difficult proposition. Even though it is a lower level weapon (a great one btw) the mats for making it are very hard to get. Just getting the 6 Breath of Wind can take hours. Literally hours. I spent 5 hours over the weekend just to get the 6 I needed to make one. (No, it doesn't help Pally level anymore but it is a very popular sword.) Then you have to get the Aquamarine, which is just as difficult to get unless you know a Jewelcrafter. Jewelcrafters can prospect Mithril Ore and get Aquamarine. It is a random thing so a Jeweler has to have a lot of Mithril Ore to prospect and get 6 Aquamarine. Only stacks of 5 ore can be prospected. So figure that needing 6 Aquamarines and not getting one every time you prospect 5 Mithril Ore at a time.... it all adds up to needing a huge pile of Ore to get those stones.
After that you still need 28 Mithril Bars to make the sword. Then you need 2 Invisibility Potions so you have to buy them or know an Alchemist. The last 2 things, grinding stones and leather aren't too bad to get. But add all those things up if you were to buy the mats on the AH and you would easily be over 100 gold to make it. The sword usually sells for about 50 gold. I have seen them go for 60-65. I've watched them on the AH listed for a buyout of 70 gold and they usually don't sell. It's almost not worth making them.
Except that if you have used one, like Pallanen has, you know they are great weapons. Guildies love them. I think Pallanen has made about 15 Phantom Blades. Most of the time she has gotten the mats herself. Several times she has been provided mats. Never has she been provided all the mats.
One lucky thing about me is that I am a pack rat of sorts. In my bank are many, many different things that when I have found them and they looked important, I kept them. Even when I had no idea what they were. Without fail, because I saved them, they have come in handy now when I need them for Pally's skills. Recently this habit came in handy. I had no idea what Primal Earth was when I first came across it. But it looked important so I kept them when I got them. Turns out they are pretty important not to mention pretty expensive should I need to buy them. I recently noticed that I needed a couple of them and checked my bank only to find I had a good sized stash of them. Saved Pally a bundle. LOL
So last night I spent a lot of time Blacksmithing. Since last weekend I have managed to raise Pallanen's Blacksmithing level from 296 to 326. Mostly by knowing where to farm for mats and the happy discovery of stuff in her bank. (I had no idea I had saved 167 Fel Iron Bars! I also noticed that I have quite a load of Adamantite Bars saved. :) ) The plan is to get her skills high enough to make some of those awesome Purple swords that only Master Swordsmiths can make. Then she won't have to sweat it out doing instances with inferior weapons. Then I was toying with the idea of changing to Armorsmith to make the very high level armors available. I don't know how well that will work but it is my mind to do. Lately that is bout all Pally has been doing, other than helping lower levels get quests done. That is a never ending process. The first big bad purple sword is at BS level 350. I am pretty driven to get there. It will happen soon. |
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I totally sympathize with you when it comes to the blacksmithing. I have a 360 blacksmith now and it was expensive as ever to level. 275 to 300 was horrible. Also 360 to 375 looks horrible. Although I should tell you that if you make the swords which are great and then you switch to armor smith you can't use the swords anymore. To equip the swords they require Swordsmith 350. You can't trade them sell just use them. It is your personnel bonus for chooses swords. Armorsmith gets a chest piece. Having a lot of alts like we both do lends you to be a pack rat. You never know what may come in handy its a good thing here not like real life.
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Well Wow-aholic, I guess that helps me with my future plans. I will stick with making great weapons and get the armor from instances and raids. I totally forgot about the Swordsmith requirement for a lot of those weapons.
BS 275 to 300 was the worst time ever. It remnided me of Mining between 110 and 130. Very hard.
My little girls have it easy compared to Pallanen. She provides them with all the mats they ever need to level. Their actual character lever is all that holds them back anymore. :)
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I totally sympathize with you when it comes to the blacksmithing. I have a 360 blacksmith now and it was expensive as ever to level. 275 to 300 was horrible. Also 360 to 375 looks horrible. Although I should tell you that if you make the swords which are great and then you switch to armor smith you can't use the swords anymore. To equip the swords they require Swordsmith 350. You can't trade them sell just use them. It is your personnel bonus for chooses swords. Armorsmith gets a chest piece. Having a lot of alts like we both do lends you to be a pack rat. You never know what may come in handy its a good thing here not like real life.