tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post6911166739679152023..comments2024-02-23T14:25:37.910-06:00Comments on Cold's Gold Factory - WoW AH & Hearthstone Tips, Heroes of the Storm: Ideal Alts Series | The Herder AoE FarmerColdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-20990363585484209272011-06-16T14:47:53.068-05:002011-06-16T14:47:53.068-05:00@psynister
Good points, but I think I am just par...@psynister<br /><br />Good points, but I think I am just partial to Engineering because it is my favorite profession. Just love having a mailbox to drop anywhere, which is awesome for a farmer to extend a farming session without having to go to town.Coldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988692142058297277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-82819557212443041622011-06-16T13:38:36.940-05:002011-06-16T13:38:36.940-05:00Affliction Warlock works great for this too. Fight...Affliction Warlock works great for this too. Fighting 20 mobs at once doesn't have to be done standing in their face letting them hit you the whole time, and that ranged pulling ability combined with constant healing works great. Also, there's almost no repair bills since you don't let the mobs hit you where a Paladin is going to constantly throw gold at repairs. <br /><br />I agree with Engineering being somewhat weak on a toon like this. It's not wasted, but it's not fantastic either. <br /><br />Sure, if you're a Skinner/Tailor then you'll often end up wasting one profession or the other on a specific group of mobs, but that also gives you versatility in being able to go to a different farming spot. If someone's already farming your primary skinning location you can switch to a cloth farming location. That same flexibility comes up when/if a particular market gets flooded; stash the mats you've already farmed and go farm the other until things calm down a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-63531090674848473332011-06-07T15:20:37.768-05:002011-06-07T15:20:37.768-05:00@Faid
Good points of course, but I still disagree...@Faid<br /><br />Good points of course, but I still disagree.<br /><br />Tailoring and Skinning together woth for the dungeon farmer, but the aoe grinder is going to be using 1 or the other. Rarely are there humanoids and skinnable mobs packed together. So half the time your one profession would be wasted. Besides Tailoring's scavenging only works in Cata and Northrend zones.<br /><br />Engineering is still very nice to have. When you are pulling 20 or so mobs at near or over your character level is when then engineering bombs, stuns, shields, etc become much more useful than tailoring. The range on the rocket is over 30 yds and helps a ton when pulling far mobs.<br /><br />Loot-a-rang I actually use all the time. Especially on a build like this when mobs will start to flee. There is hardly any cast time for the rang and the looting is instant. It is perfect for those mobs that run when near death and die a ways away from you. The 1 sec cast is much better than running after the stragglers corpses (unless you have to skin them anyways).<br /><br />Engineering port is only once per 4 hours yeah but its nice. I love engineering myself.<br /><br />The argent crusade tabard, bridle, and dalaran ring are all great, but who buys those for alts. I'd assume most use those for their mains only.<br /><br />Hope the collector turns out ncie for you!<br /><br />-ColdGoldgrubhttp://goldgrubs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-39441861047956642792011-06-07T10:20:38.601-05:002011-06-07T10:20:38.601-05:00Paladins don't really have short range even wi...Paladins don't really have short range even without Engineering. If a paladin is prot they have 30 yd. Avenger's Shield, they can spec for 30 yd Judgements (I have this in my raiding spec, so it's not really a "weird" thing to go for) and have taunts, exorcism, etc. If they're ret they have all of this minus the Avenger's Shield, but get instant Exorcisms to make up for it.<br /><br />So far I've enjoyed this series but as I read this one I just thought "What's the point? Why would anyone need this type of character?"<br /><br />I thought about things in the past, such as farming Arcane Tomes at Black Temple and such, but in Cataclysm I can't think of anything that this build would be ideal for.<br /><br />I thought maybe rounding up crocs in Tol Barad for a skinning fest or something, but you didn't even mention Worgen, soooo. :P<br /><br />The only time I've come close to doing this sort of AoE roundup farming is farming cloth/Tiny Treasure Chests, but the problem with that is you didn't take tailoring. You see, Engineering isn't all you talk it up to be.<br /><br />Womrhole to Northred only works every, what, four hours? And you can just as easily get a Dalaran ring and fly/Argent Tournament Tabard, etc. And if you get "Underground" as an option you've blow that CD as it is.<br /><br />Have you ever even USED a Loot-a-Rang? It's completely useless for "normal" looting. Great when something's too close to something you don't want to face pull, but for the concept you're talking about a Loot-A-Rang is made completely useless by the fact you must target the mob, click your Loot-a-Rang, then STOP and wait for the <i>cast time</i> of looting, then wait for the hunk of junk to be off CD. It's not a perk at all, it's a waste of bag space.<br /><br />I see no purpose of having Engineering to this build; in days of Mobile Banking guild perks, 15-30 minute hearths, and tons of items to port you around regardless of profession/class I see no major benefit to Engineering that would outweigh cloth scavenging, I think it's a waste to put Engineering on this build instead of Tailoring.<br /><br />(Slightly related: I needed to redo my bank toon on Horde, so I'm modeling it fairly close after your Collector, I'll let you know how it ends up. :D)Faidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391974662068287154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-38832239902040667142011-06-06T10:07:45.013-05:002011-06-06T10:07:45.013-05:00I agree that Tankadin is the best choice. I don...I agree that Tankadin is the best choice. I don't like farming non-elites and I neither like small pulls so Mage is a no-no.<br /><br />Older heroics are a good example. LOTS of gold to be made, but a clothie with no self heals just gets raped, at least at level 80. Haven't tried at 85.Kujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411764236950250696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5047964376363882750.post-11755791534688597572011-06-06T06:48:39.647-05:002011-06-06T06:48:39.647-05:00both the mage and the paladin are good choices, I ...both the mage and the paladin are good choices, I have also used a shadow priest. she can heal herself if required and her DoTs are impressive. When I need to farm motes I head to... hmm, you know, the elemental place in nagrand, arrgh, stupid memory....<br /><br />Anyway, I run a circle, DoT-ing every elemental, by the time I get to the start they are dead and I can loot them. Wait for a respawn, repeat.kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.com