I was on a mission.
I was well beyond the level requirement of 40 that was required to obtain my first mount. I was level 46 when I finally raised up enough money to buy my first mount ever. I had already bought my mount and was saving enough gold for the riding skill itself. I had wandered the flattend landside for far too long on my own feet. I was a rogue and count often use my sprint ability to cover a few seconds of extra space, but nothing was like being able to get my first ground mount. Finally I would be able to move faster around doing these quests. The Barrens was spread so far and covering everything on foot was miserable. And poor Manrik's wife.
I was on a mission.
I had to collect more items to sell for raising enough gold to purchase that riding skill. I had my mind set on farming some Jungle Thunderer's in Stranglethorn Vale. These apes dropped a grey item that vendored for 6 silver and 8 copper, which seemed like a lot to me at the time. I was a rogue leatherworking skinner. The Jungle Thunderers could be skinned into Heavy Leather, Thick Leather, and Heavy Hides. I would farm these apes until my bags were full of Coarse Gorilla Hairs, Large Fangs, Chipped Gorilla Teeth, and Gorilla Fangs. I would vendor everything except for the Large Fangs because I vaguely remember looking for those when I was working on my Leatherworking Profession.
And My Mission Changed
Then I recalled it was for those cool blue bracers. I looked at the recipe and saw I already held most of the materials. These Apes had been supplying me with Large Fangs, Heavy Leather, and Heavy Hides. Farming some leathers for previously skilling up the leatherworking profession had left me with extra leathers.
I then found a stack of Small Lustrous Pearls in my bank. A few stacks of Raptor Hides from another zone of farming were also already stored in the bank because, "One day I might use these." Combining it all together, I was able to craft a few pairs of Barbaric Bracers.
And it all changed there...
Barbaric Bracers then became the very first profession item I ever crafted and sold on the Auction House. I still sell them to this day at great profits, but I do none of the farming. The auction house feeds me what I need.
What was your defining moment when the lightbulb came on?
I was well beyond the level requirement of 40 that was required to obtain my first mount. I was level 46 when I finally raised up enough money to buy my first mount ever. I had already bought my mount and was saving enough gold for the riding skill itself. I had wandered the flattend landside for far too long on my own feet. I was a rogue and count often use my sprint ability to cover a few seconds of extra space, but nothing was like being able to get my first ground mount. Finally I would be able to move faster around doing these quests. The Barrens was spread so far and covering everything on foot was miserable. And poor Manrik's wife.
I was on a mission.
I had to collect more items to sell for raising enough gold to purchase that riding skill. I had my mind set on farming some Jungle Thunderer's in Stranglethorn Vale. These apes dropped a grey item that vendored for 6 silver and 8 copper, which seemed like a lot to me at the time. I was a rogue leatherworking skinner. The Jungle Thunderers could be skinned into Heavy Leather, Thick Leather, and Heavy Hides. I would farm these apes until my bags were full of Coarse Gorilla Hairs, Large Fangs, Chipped Gorilla Teeth, and Gorilla Fangs. I would vendor everything except for the Large Fangs because I vaguely remember looking for those when I was working on my Leatherworking Profession.
And My Mission Changed
Then I recalled it was for those cool blue bracers. I looked at the recipe and saw I already held most of the materials. These Apes had been supplying me with Large Fangs, Heavy Leather, and Heavy Hides. Farming some leathers for previously skilling up the leatherworking profession had left me with extra leathers.
I then found a stack of Small Lustrous Pearls in my bank. A few stacks of Raptor Hides from another zone of farming were also already stored in the bank because, "One day I might use these." Combining it all together, I was able to craft a few pairs of Barbaric Bracers.
And it all changed there...
Barbaric Bracers then became the very first profession item I ever crafted and sold on the Auction House. I still sell them to this day at great profits, but I do none of the farming. The auction house feeds me what I need.
What was your defining moment when the lightbulb came on?
