07-16-2007, 07:48 AM
Quote:I'm in a guild, but potion/buff resources are mainly managed by others already. Well, item replacement may come sooner or later. It all depends on drop luck in the upcoming 25-man raids where my guild as part of a raid group is not alone anymore.
Otherwise I also have the future in mind. Blizzard promised more production profession updates, and the 2nd expansion is on the horizon, too. I have a twink ready for alchemy, so it won't be a big deal to dump that on my main. The best tailoring stuff like Frozen Shadowweave is BOP, that's something a profession like pure potion mixing doesn't have. So, like Alliera said, alchemy (without specialization) is indeed alt-status, and you're better off if you choose a profession like tailoring with BOP items on your main. Transmutation mastery was a good money maker during the first weeks of TBC, but since the proc rate has become notably worse, it's a relatively easy choice to dump it an have an alt mix your drinks;)
I would take future profession upgrades with a large pinch of salt. When TBC came out Tailoring and Blacksmith (mainly for the big hammer and nothing else) were significantly ahead of readily obtainable drops and pvp gear. Arena teams won because their Warrior was a Blacksmith. Warlocks and Shadow Priests topped damage meters because they were Tailors. This was not typical and did not apply to Leatherworking or Engineering or the bop Jewelcrafter trinkets. Now Blacksmithing has already been eclipsed and once your raids get to T6 instances Tailoring will be surpassed too. I think the situation where crafted > raid loot was atypical and won't be often repeated. Engineering is probably about where they want a profession to be: one must-have epic that is better than all but the absolute best of drops, a few quirky and interesting pieces and a ton of filler that is adequate if you want to save dkp or are unlucky with your item not happening to drop.
The overpowered nature of Tailoring by comparison with the other crafting professions was a balancing mistake and I very much doubt that future content releases will restore its early 2007 supremacy.
For all that if you want to grind up Tailoring it will significantly improve your character for quite some time unless you're in a very intense raid guild (and it doesn't sound as if you are). It's about the same effort as grinding an epic flier for one of your other characters and probably more useful