Archaeology leveling has to be one of the worst in game activites in World of Warcraft, next to fishing. Seriously though, which do you hate more - Archaeology or Fishing? Man, they are both miserable professions to level because of the monotony and boredom involved with each secondary profession. You may get the notion to level one or both of these miserable professions some day. Fishing can be leveled without even leaving town, but Archaeology is quite the opposite. Since leveling Archaeology requires traveling all over the continents to the various dig sites, there is plenty of opportunity to benefit from our travels. Here are the top 4 things to look out for, while leveling your Archaeology profession.
Vendor Recipes - While out and about hunting dig sites, you will pass through many different towns and villages. Many of the settlements will contain npc vendors that sell recipes and items that can be bought for cheap amounts of gold and then sold for much more on the auction house. There are even vendors out hidden in the world that sell specific recipes and items that can be sold as well. Many players can't be troubled to venture out to get the recipes and items themselves or they don't know where they are found. This creates a golden opportunity for profit, so be sure to check for recipes to flip while you are leveling up your archaeology.
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Secondary Profit Sources And Archaeology Leveling
This post is part of the June Entry for the Cold's Gold Factory Blogging Carnivals, hosted here at Cold's Gold Factory. This month's topic is: "Tips For Leveling Characters".Archaeology leveling has to be one of the worst in game activites in World of Warcraft, next to fishing. Seriously though, which do you hate more - Archaeology or Fishing? Man, they are both miserable professions to level because of the monotony and boredom involved with each secondary profession. You may get the notion to level one or both of these miserable professions some day. Fishing can be leveled without even leaving town, but Archaeology is quite the opposite. Since leveling Archaeology requires traveling all over the continents to the various dig sites, there is plenty of opportunity to benefit from our travels. Here are the top 4 things to look out for, while leveling your Archaeology profession.
Top 4 Secondary Profit Options While Leveling Archaeology
- Vendor Recipes
- Raptor Nests
- Rare Mobs
- Gathering Raw Materials
Vendor Recipes - While out and about hunting dig sites, you will pass through many different towns and villages. Many of the settlements will contain npc vendors that sell recipes and items that can be bought for cheap amounts of gold and then sold for much more on the auction house. There are even vendors out hidden in the world that sell specific recipes and items that can be sold as well. Many players can't be troubled to venture out to get the recipes and items themselves or they don't know where they are found. This creates a golden opportunity for profit, so be sure to check for recipes to flip while you are leveling up your archaeology.
Raptor Nests - There are 4 Raptor Companion Pets that are guaranteed drops from the rare spawn Raptor Nests available in certain areas of the game. If one of your Archaeology digsites spawn in an area near a possible Raptor Nest, take a few minutes and peek around to see if one of the rare nests have spawned. If you are lucky enough to find a nest and loot the Raptor Hatchling pet, then you can sell the pet for a nice chunk of gold now, or wait until Mists of Pandaria brings us Battle Pets in hopes for even more gold from the sale.
- Darting Hatchling can be found in Dart's Nest in Northern Dustwallow Marsh.
- Leaping Hatchling is found in Takk's Nest in the Sludge Fen in Northern Barrens.
- Ravasaur Hatchling is from the Ravasaur Matriarch's Nest in Southeastern Un'Goro Crater.
- Razormaw Hatchling can be found in a cave in Raptor Ridge in Northern Wetlands and is contained in the Razormaw Matriarch's Nest.
Rare Mobs - As you are traveling the World of Azeroth, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for rare creatures. You could be suprised at the number of rare mobs that you will encounter while leveling up your Archaeology profession. Some of the dig sites will spawn right over top of the same area that rare mobs can spawn. When I leveling my Archaeology up, I would find anywhere from 2-8 rare mobs per digging session (usually 30 mins to 2 hours per session before I was ready to smash the screen from boredom). These rare mobs can contain some nice stat combination green gear to sell to other players for leveling or for transmogrification.
Gathering Raw Materials - Farming up raw materials while you are out is also a great idea, especially since your Archaeology dig sites will appear all over the map and include areas that spawn Ore & Herbs. Using your Mining and Herbalism are great ways to make extra gold while leveling up the dreaded Archaeology. Focus on stopping by any of the raw material nodes that are in higher demand or are commonly in shortage on the auction house. These raw materials will be good choice for gathering up while traveling, without taking too much time off of your main goal of Archaeology leveling.
The best part about using these 4 Tips For Increasing Your Profits While Leveling Archaeology is that you get to break up the monotony of the dang Archaeology digging grind fest! If you can stick with maxing your Archaeology on your Alchemist, then you can begin the even more annoying hunt for the Canoptic Jars that rarely contain the Recipe: Vial of the Sands. Then you can start using that maxed Archy skill for even more profits, provided the cheating dupers haven't ruined the market on your server already.
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The rares can be added to NPC Scan to aid you in their hunting. I have a download coming this week on my site that will add all Azerotian rares to your NPC Scan addon. The link will be live soon:
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Great guide, people often don't take advantage of all these possibilities. Nowadays, since everyone except levellers are crowded in cities, a lot of gold making opportunities out in the world are missed. Another that you didn't mention is Doom Lord Kazzak and Doomwalker. Both of these Outland world bosses are level 70, and easy enough to fight that any 85 should be able to take them down. They both drop level 70 BoE gear, which is valuable for both twinks and people looking for transmogg gear.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the rare mobs in the Blasted Lands are particularly good for dropping transmogg gear, because there are over 12 in all of BL, they almost all spawn in easy to find spots, and a single search of BL is likely to net 6 or 7 uncommons and rares, almost all of them valuable for tranmogg.