Professional Woes of a Different Kind

[thessalian]

So I am now floored with what is probably a stress-virus. Or just a cold. Oh well. These things are sent to try us. But I'm bored and there was no way I was going back to sleep (if I lie down, breathing becomes an issue) so ... Warcrack. Obviously. But of course, I didn't really have the brainpower necessary to actually go kill things or do quests, so I thought, "Hey! I'll level my professions! That'll be a good, easy, mindless way to kill some time!"

Problem: I picked mining as one of my professions.

Mining as a profession (kind of like herbalism) goes something like this: "Spend hours running around low-level areas, in some cases killing trash mobs that insist on attacking you despite being ten-thirteen levels below you as you pass, looking for a gathering point that may or may not have spawned somewhere in the area. Lather, rinse, repeat until you've levelled as much as you can in those areas or are bored beyond all sense. Then move on to the next level and ... well. Later, rinse, repeat."

There is a bonus in that unlike in FFXI, the mining points are relatively generous, easy to spot without mousing over everything, and not continuously camped. However, the fact remains that mining (and herbalism) are essentially thankless busywork that involves an awful lot of roaming around scanning your zone for a collection point ... and, in some cases, realising that you aren't actually high enough level in your chosen professionto collect anything from that particular spot anyway. Riiiiiiiight. I miss skinning. Skinning was simple. Slay mob, skin mob, end of statement.

Right. Actual quests, or just watch something?

Comments

[thessalian.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* Oddly enough, that's exactly the map I was using. Still doesn't change the fact that it's a lot of roaming around looking for mining points.

And smelting does level you up awesomely but you need the ore to smelt first. I've got five levels to go before I can move up to silver, damnit. Ah well. Push comes to shove, I've got a trip to make to the Undercity soon, so I can just grab an airship to Orgrimmar and do some mining there to nudge those last few levels.

[doccy.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I just remembered you're about to be able to get a mount, aren't you? Definitely get your mount, then go back to mining. Most places, the mine spawn rate is good enough to allow high-speed circuits :)

Anyway, I probably shouldn't try and help any more - the last time I played, the Cataclysm was at the point of "Oooh, and sometime in the future there may possibly be another expansion!"

[tyrell.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit the same, all my knowledge is one or two expansions ago :)

I did take Inscription though, and that made me a bucket of money really fast. Heh.

[thessalian.livejournal.com]

Well, I couldn't tell you what's changed first-hand, but I keep hearing rumours and bits of lore. The lore involves what got destroyed in the Cataclysm. The rumour is stuff like "Dar'Khan got nerfed so now you can solo him at 20 if you're smart about it". I still think I'm going to get a couple of levels before I try to take him on solo. A Deatholme group is notoriously hard to find.