Kaliope's WoW Crafting Blog

SWTOR: My Final Review, Part 2

2012-01-30T10:29:00.000-08:00

First, I should qualify my time in SWTOR and disclose that I spent around 20 hours in the open beta, and another 60+ hours in the live game. I leveled a Scoundrel to 25 and a Jedi Knight to 9 in the live game, and a Jedi Consular to 15 in the Beta. I feel like I got a pretty good taste of the leveling game with more time invested than a typical trial user would be able to spend. You'll notice

SWTOR: My Final Review, Part 1

2012-01-23T10:53:00.000-08:00

Since the new Star Wars MMO was released I've been playing in the live game in order to continue my coverage of the crafting system. I didn't feel like I had enough opportunity to really explore as much as I wanted to in the Beta, so I've been spending more time with it. I've just completed my full review and I've decided to post it in two parts - one for crafting and one for general impressions.

Lunar Festival is Almost Here!

2012-01-19T14:12:00.001-08:00

In case you guys aren't following the seasonal calendar, Lunar Festival is kicking off this weekend on Sunday morning. For those who've rolled new toons or just started playing in the last year, there are collectible recipes available from this seasonal event. The bulk of the recipes are for Engineers, they are able to buy schematics for a bunch of fireworks recipes. They also get access to

Faction Rewind: Timbermaw Hold in the Cataclysm

2012-01-09T09:53:00.001-08:00

A while back we started revisiting some Classic factions and reviewing how they can be leveled in Cataclysm. I recently found myself working on my reputation with the Timbermaw Hold to pick up some new leather recipes for a twink druid. In the process I noticed some significant changes, so I thought I'd share my findings with you guys. This will mostly be of interest to completionists who want

Winter's Veil Challenge!

2011-12-17T13:21:00.003-08:00

Now that Winter's Veil is upon us, it's time to dust off our old holiday recipes! Those of you who haven't been playing long may not have the Winter's Veil recipes, so now is the time to grab them. As the days pass the recipes that come from Greatfather Winter's gift packages will start to flood the auction houses. So resist the temptation to overpay for something, you'll be amazed at how

How Has Transmogrification Affected Your Sales?

2011-12-13T13:18:00.000-08:00

We're almost two weeks into the newest patch and the frenzy seems to be settling down a bit. I don't know about you guys, but I'm having a blast with the new mogging functionality! And not just as a player, but as a crafter too. Even though I did a series of posts on some of the special items that crafters can make, I'm really having fun exploring the new market and finding great items to sell

Random 4.3 Factoids & Undocumented Changes

2011-12-04T23:41:00.000-08:00

The number of fragments dropped from Archaeology artifacts has been increased, you can now get 5-9 fragments instead of the 3-6 you've gotten in the past.Seeing dig sites on the mini-map is very helpful for navigating around the borders of a dig area.Profession quests at the Darkmoon Faire appear to require a skill level of 75 according to posters on Wowhead.Those who fish can find a new (and

Patch 4.3 is Alive & Kicking

2011-11-29T09:42:00.000-08:00

We're getting Patch 4.3 today and with it comes a decent amount of content related to professions. Epic gems are probably the biggest addition to the recipe pool - as well as one of the most anticipated profession upgrades. Armor professions are also getting updated versions of the crafted PVP gear. Inscription is getting one new glyph and some changes to other glyphs which may affect their

Patch 4.3 Bring Tweaks to Auction House Display

2011-11-23T10:58:00.000-08:00

I've been keeping an eye out for new recipes on the Test Realm through the Auction House and I spotted a nice little change that snuck in under the radar. It seems that the Devs have added the recipe skill level to the display of the list. Where "Level" used to be it now shows the skill requirement. Here's a pic I took of the new display:This is a great change for me and I'm sure for many of

Star Wars: The Old Republic Crafting (aka Crew Skills) Review

2011-11-19T12:10:00.000-08:00

I was one of the lucky folks invited to the most recent "stress test" weekend in the SWTOR beta. For those not familiar, this is a short term invitation that's only good from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening. After that time the servers are shut down and you can no longer access them. As a result, my window of opportunity for testing professions in SWTOR was quite limited.I determined to

New Priest Glyph in Patch 4.3

2011-11-17T14:45:00.001-08:00

I finally got my maxed Scribe onto the Test Realm so I could check on the Glyph of Shadow. You can learn this recipe via Minor Inscription Research. I already knew all the minor glyphs, so I was able to get Glyph of Shadow on the first try. This recipe uses Lion's Ink, which matches some of the other minor glyphs. Here's a pic I took of the recipe:

New Alchemy Specialization Quests in Patch 4.3

2011-11-17T09:04:00.000-08:00

You lucky Alchemists are getting a revamp of your specialization quests in the upcoming patch, although I'm not sure you feel particularly lucky. This change seems more designed to address economic issues than tradeskill problems. The upside is that you can visit a normal trainer in any city to switch professions. Not that I visited every trainer, but I did visit trainers in Stormwind and

Maelstrom Crystal Shatter Coming in 4.3

2011-11-15T17:35:00.001-08:00

I'm sure most of you know by now that Enchanters will be receiving a recipe in the upcoming patch to turn a maelstrom crystal into heavenly shards. One of my readers posted a question about this, so I thought I'd go ahead and do a quick little post on it. This recipe can be learned from the trainer at 515 skill and it's still yellow at 525. For folks who haven't yet leveled their Enchanter

The DIVA Gets Her JEDI On!

2011-11-09T11:03:00.000-08:00

That's right folks, this morning I got an invite to the SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic) Weekend Beta! I'm pretty darn excited, not because I love Star Wars but because I'll be able to bring you the scoop on crafting in a new and highly anticipated game =) I'm not sure how much information I can actually share while I'm testing, from what I'm reading the NDA is still in effect. If I'm not

Patch 4.3 Preview of the Darkmoon Faire Profession Quests

2011-11-07T10:34:00.000-08:00

It looks like the Darkmoon Faire was activated on the Test Realm yesterday, so I was finally able to check it out and see what they had to offer for professions. You may recall that the preview article posted on the official site mentioned that there would be a "plethora of profession recipes", so I've been looking forward to seeing that. I wandered the new Faire grounds quite a bit and checked

Gem Stacking Fixed in 4.3

2011-11-04T10:44:00.001-07:00

I just got a tip from the Profession forums the other day indicating that gem stacking is working on the Test Realm. I logged in to check it out and sure enough! Gems are now stacking properly when you cut them :) I tried this on a couple of different cuts I had and made sure there was no room in my bags for gems to hide. It looks like one of our most popular Pandaria wishes has already come

Update on Decision 2012: Mists of Pandaria

2011-11-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

I'm so impressed with you guys voting in the poll, at this point we are over 100 votes cast! We're already seeing some great movement in terms of which ideas are more popular with the community. You can pop over to MisterPoll.com and see the current results if you haven't been keeping an eye on it. I'm also using the poll information to present a "Top Ten" list to Blizzard. At Blizzcon they

Decision 2012: Mists of Pandaria!

2011-10-31T22:16:00.001-07:00

I've taken all the feedback from our "complaint" day and built a poll for you guys to vote on. I've included everything that was mentioned in the Comments except for some of the bug fix type items (I figure we don't need to vote on whether bugs need fixing!). So go and vote for the ideas that are most important for you. It's kind of a long list, but I hope you take the time to read through it.

Complain About Professions Day!

2011-10-24T23:56:00.000-07:00

Let's talk about what we don't like with our professions =) I'm sure every one of you has at least one thing that bugs you about one of your trade skills. I want to hear about the things you don't like. So I'm putting a call out to you guys. Add a Comment below and tell me everything you dislike about professions. Feel free to list as many as you want. Sometimes it's easier to identify a

Blizzcon Wrap-Up

2011-10-23T15:08:00.001-07:00

So Blizzcon ended yesterday and there's a lot of buzz flying around about the new Pandaria expansion. One thing I'm noticing from our crafting circles is some apparent misinformation about what was said in the panel discussions. I watched every panel that might have touched on crafting issues (Opening Ceremony, Intro to MoP, Dungeons/Raids, Items/Prof and Open Q/A) and my take on those

Day One: No Profession News

2011-10-21T20:43:00.000-07:00

I just finished watching the last of the WoW panels from today and there has been no information released about professions in the Pandaria expansion. I still have the Diablo auction panel to watch, so maybe some useful information will come out of that.We also have an actual class/item/profession panel tomorrow at 1pm, so I'm hoping there will be some legitimate news there. Stay tuned :)

Next WoW Expansion Announced!

2011-10-21T11:39:00.000-07:00

Freaking MISTS OF PANDARIA!!!!With the MONK Class!!

Diablo III & Next Beta Available Free to WoW Subscribers

2011-10-21T11:19:00.000-07:00

Just announced that WoW subscribers who commit to a full year subscription to the game (can be billed monthly) will receive access to the new Diablo III game FREE. They will also receive guaranteed access to the next WoW expansion beta!This is the chance for our crafters & goblins to play around in Diablo III without spending more money. Also, I know many of you would love to get into the next

Semi-Live Blizzcon Reporting

2011-10-20T12:56:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to let you guys know that I've purchased a virtual ticket for the Blizzcon Live Stream and I'll be watching the events through the weekend. I'll be reporting any relevant tradeskill news here on the blog. I may not be able to catch every panel as it's shown live, but I plan to watch as much of them as I can. So stay tuned and we'll see what kind of news we get :)I'm so excited -

Epic Gems Show Up On 4.3 PTR

2011-10-16T20:03:00.000-07:00

MMO-Champion has posted this evening that there is a new epic gem recipe vendor in Orgrimmar. I ventured out to Stormwind and sure enough, there's a new gal behind the daily quest lady. She has 51 new recipes to cut epic gems at a cost of 5 daily tokens. For just 4 daily tokens you can purchase a "tome" which will teach you a random recipe from her list. The tome functions much like the books