WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up: Battle for Azeroth Pre-Patch, Expansion Plans, Routines & Farming Compendium

Wowhead Posted 2018/07/14 at 10:00 AM by Gumdrops

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Classic goes up to 300

Outland, Northrend, Catalcysm, Pandaria goes up to 75

Draenor and Legion goes up to 100

Kul Tiras and Zandalar goes up to 150

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An ad-hoc collection of observations and new changes were documented by /u/kupatrix

Not really sure if other Goblins care about this sort of stuff, but I was curious at least and thought it wouldn't hurt to share! I copied my Paragon alt over and took some screenshots

So gold-wise, the paragon reward caches still give some gold (I figured they would have gone and just removed any gold), however it seems to only be around a third or less what it is on live -- 200~250. IMO, not worth the hassle, unless you're after the mounts or toys. Rep token missions do still spawn on Beta.
World Quest Reward follower gear was also changed: The Legendary items that used to include a chance of an AP token now just give Gold or OHR. The gear that gave gold has also been nerfed; the legendary/epic ones I saw maxed at 10g/ea. OHR follower gear hasn't been nerfed though, still maxes at 100/ea.
Semi-related but it seems like follower gear (upgrade tokens, equipment, etc...) have retained their live vendor price -- back during WoD they nerfed the WoD follower gear down to like 15c across the board for Legion's pre-patch. I personally might still go through my alts and vendor it all anyway this weekend.
World quests in Legion still seem to reward gold, but as you can see from some of the screenshots, nerfed quite a bit although Argus still seems to have some worth 100+ still.
Nethershards seem unchanged, including the treasure cave world quest -- I checked on them for the gear tokens (easy source of crystals), just wanted to confirm the npc was still there which she is.
All AP tokens are grey vendor trash now -- the ones I got from Paragon turn ins were worth 25g, didn't check others but I assume they'd be similar in value.
And for anyone curious - Legion's PVP world tower/ffa quests still seem active and reward honor on beta, however I didn't go out and test any.
Originally I logged on to check on Ashran - it looks like we can't zone in to Ashran at all. I had been hoping, like others, that it would have been changed to a normal zone like Wintergrasp or Tol Barad but on Beta if you try to zone in you get teleported to your faction's entrance almost immediately.
Oh and as far as Legion missions are concerned: it looks like they simply disabled all Gold missions. It was too much to hope they'd change them to OHR, ha!

Check the full overview of what's changing in Patch 8.0, arriving next week, right here on Wowhead.comA quick reminder from /u/diamountPlans: Fel Core Hound Harness

It's a 100% drop if you have Blacksmithing - have no idea if the drop rate will change but it will take a while to solo and I doubt you'll have people running it for at least a while after BFA. As an added bonus, do it on a character who can instantly complete WQ's so you don't farm as much. Price for the mount will only go up guys.

What will you be doing to prepare for the pre-patch? Have you leveled your professions? Are you a Field Medic by now?prioritising gold-making for the first time like /u/maxdps_

It's funny you say this because this will be the first expansion that I'm actually looking forward to in the sense of enjoying the game.
I used to GM a top raiding guilde, and I even achieved Server First Warrior - Level 90 but I was completely burning myself out when I played like that back then.
Focusing on gold making is what I want to do this time, and I'm so stoked to work towards getting the long-boi and being able to chill in the Grizzly Hills and handle all of my operations.

/u/Raynre won't be spending too much time at the Auction House

I normally focus on getting my top 3 characters to level cap and getting their order hall/time gated quests rolling. That gives me some flexibility while the market settles. I played the AH race to the bottom at the start of Wrath and I've never felt the urge to stare at pricing spreadsheets again.

Raids won't open for something like 6 weeks after launch, so there's plenty of time to go out and farm. But WHAT to farm is always the question. In the last two expansions it was fishing, with the insane grind. Doesn't look like it's going to be too bad this time around, so I'll probably be focused on learning all of the good herbalism spots.

Besides, I've been in full on gold-making mode ever since news of the mount dropped, so it'll be nice to be able to go back to enjoying the game.

What will you be focusing on in Battle for Azeroth? How many characters will you be leveling? Which profession will you pick up first?/u/LeeHarperMMO shared some thoughts on their routines in WoW as a gold-maker

Dear Goblins of /r/WoWeconomy,

I was interested to know what your routines are when it comes to gold making. I know a lot of you guys have full time jobs, however you still continue to maximise your gold making potential, regardless of how long you get to play. I'm a newish goblin, currently sitting on around 130k gold, and around 500k with of LiV on the AH. I did have a large amount more, however I did want to buy some carries to help gear up for those harder mage towers, such as the Guardian Druid etc. I have all classes to 110, so I can do basically all farms to their best potential, however I do still try to maximise my play time, as I do usually have around 3-4 hours to play once I am home from work, and longer over the weekend, unless I have plans IRL, which I do alot.

My current routine is as followed:

When I first log on, I check my bank alt and check my mail box. I do then tend to check if any of my better items have been undercut. I currently have some rare patterns, and a battered hilt for example on the AH so I tend to check for undercuts there.
Once I am done with my bank alt, I have been starting to build up my transmog items, and have started doing farms such as Zul'Farrak to so.
Once my 10 instance timers are reset, I usually want to go elsewhere, such as an open world farm, or Shadow Labs to do the semi afk Monk farm, as you get an extra instance for each dungeon (Not sure if this is the case for all, but I do use Shadow Labs myself). This helps me relax for around an hour, before I go back to Zul'Farrak. (I am currently looking to expand into newer dungeons/farms once I get a few of those nicer items that I can sit on for a while)
Once I have done a fair bit of gold making for the day, I usually try and fit in an hour of PvP (Which I currently enjoy the most) or PvE (For when it comes to gearing up for mage towers).
Finally, once I have had an hour or two doing my PvP/PvE, I usually repeat step one, and check my bank alt again, and send over my cheaper materials, or storage materials to another bank alt, so I can keep my better items in my main guild bank.

I know a lot of newer goblins are browsing this Subreddit, however they don't really know where to start. From my experience, I have tried a good few instances that I enjoy, and so far I enjoy Zul'Farrak, Uldaman, Shadow Labs (Monk farm), and some Nagrand Fur farm when I have something to do IRL.

I hope to spark some discussion on how you spread out your time playing, and I hope some of the newer goblins can discuss how they are getting to started.

/u/BeardSprite takes a different approach

My routine is to just play the game. Most of the gold I make is generated that way, or when I do buy stuff. It merely isn't liquidated yet.

When I have time I will log through my alts and post auctions, but it isn't a daily routine at all. Sometimes I barely manage to log into them before the mail expires :(
I don't have time to cancel and relist, or farm. What doesn't sell will likely rise in price (slowly, due to inflation) so I am not at all worried about liquidating items. I'll just post what I can and move on with my life, then collect the sales whenever I next check the mailbox.
If I have too much of some item to reasonably sell this way, I'll just dump it in a guild bank and maybe revisit it later. Most of the time it has actually risen in price by the time I get around to it, so no loss here either.

TL;DR: You are not the contents of your wallet... as long as the net worth increases, everything is fine

/u/noman098 has routines when hitting each of their servers

My routine on weekdays is generally to go server-by-server, majority low or medium server size with only a few high or full, is to:

scan for any good deals on BoE raid gear and battle pets,
cancel any auctions under 2 hrs remaining and those undercut that will last longer than that,
collect my mail and look at all that sweet sweet gold,
restock sold battle pets using BattlePetCageMatch
post everything,
go to next server.

On my main server, which I do last, I'll also scan for cheep mats/xmog to flip, sell profession crafts, rarely reset a few markets, and if I'm just sitting around and not doing raids/m+ I'll snipe while watching YT vids or talking to people on discord.
I'll do this once or twice a day depending on if I feel like doing a cancel scan later at night. On my main server I'll generally do this but on my other servers not so much. On the weekend I'll put some more time into cancel scanning and crafting to post through the week.

Towards the start of the year I've got more into flipping instead of crafting and my profit has dramatically increased so once you can comfortably get into flipping I highly recommend it. I'm not sure of numbers, as I'm not at home now and can't look at my data, but I probably went from being on one server making maybe 5-10k profit per day to being on about 15 servers and making about 60-70k profit per day.

What is your routine for gold-making? Do you think you should be doing more or do you want to do more? Have you ever felt like you're burning out on gold-making, or the game in general?most highly upvoted submission in the history of the /r/woweconomy subreddit, /u/Cerms has laid out a magnificent primer to farming in World of Warcraft

Zul'Gurub
When entering Zul'Gurub, you'll want to turn left and go towards the pond located at 32.73, 39.65. There, you'll want to kill the Florawing Hive Queen and loot the Hive Queen's Honeycomb which drops from her. Each honeycomb will contain 4-6 Twilight Jasmine, 4-6 Volatile Air and 4-6 Volatile Life.
Thanks to: /u/feeder_gragas for letting me know of this farm!
Tanaan Jungle
Now there are 3 rares in Tanaan Jungle, and they have a chance to drop toys.
The first one is located at 86.15, 56.23 in middle of the altar. The rare that you want to kill is named Smashum Grabb and he drops the toy Crashin' Thrashin' Mortar Controller.
The Second one is located at 79.40, 58.17 inside the hut. This rare is called Gondar and he drops the toy Crashin' Thrashin' Cannon Controller.
The Third one is located at 83.42, 44.60 on the second floor. This rares name is Drakum and he drops the toy Crashin' Thrashin' Roller Controller.
Note: The drop rate averages around 9%
Highmaul
There are 3 rares in the uninstanced version of Highmaul, and they have a chance to drop pets.
The first one is located at 23.3, 38.1 inside the ogre structure. His name is Guk and he drops the pet Glittering Arcane Crystal. Empyreal Manafiend if you cage it.
The second one is located at 28.3, 30.8 standing next to the raw meat. His name is Pugg and he drops the pet Warm Arcane Crystal. Empowered Manafiend if you cage it.
The third one is located at 26.2, 34.8 inside the ogre structure. His name is Rukdug and the drops the pet Vibrating Arcane Crystal. Energized Manafiend if you cage it.
Note: The drop rate averages around 8%
Big Red Raygun Toy (level +110) Dustwallow Marsh
This is probably a little bit of a harder farm because the mobs that are patrolling the island is level 110 and hit quite hard. The mob you want to kill is called Doctor Weavil and he can be found on Alcaz Island. He can be found inside the middle building, on the second floor. He drops the Big Red Raygun toy.
Note: Consider looking the LFG Customs to see if other has Doctor Weavil up at the time.
Darkmoon Faire Replica gear (level +60) Darkmoon Faire
This ''farm'' requires a bit of gold investment if you want to get the replica gear from Darkmoon Faire. What you need is 100 Darkmoon Daggermaw, (OPTIONAL: Darkmoon Quest items from Dungeons/Battlegrounds. Gives you 5-10 Darkmoon Prize Tickets each) a character at level 60+. So what you want to buy from Darkmoon Faire is the Faded Treasure Map. You can buy it from Galissa Sundrew, who is a blood elf redhead at the docks. When you start the quest, you're gonna have to find clues around the island. When you've completed the quest, you will recieve 100 Darkmoon Prize Tickets and some potions. You should also turn in the Quest items if you have them. You will now go to the Dark Iron Dwarf Barum which is next to the left side of the town, at the middle building.
Bastion of Twilight Embersilk Farm, Twilight Highlands
This is a pretty quick farm, all you need is a character that can kill the trash inside the first room of Bastion of Twilight, If you've Tailoring, you should receive more Embersilk Cloth, and if you've Enchanting, you can disenchant the green gear for Hypnotic Dust.
Note: You can bring a Potion of Treasure Finding if you want some more materials.
Thanks to: Snow_Regalia for letting me know of this farm.

I'd highly encourage anyone to check out the full postWhat are your favourite farms? Will you be heading back to old world content after leveling in Battle for Azeroth for your gold-making? Which was the first thing you ever farmed?/r/woweconomy subredditDiscord serverstreaming live on Twitch@GumdropsEU

Comment by Peredhil"As an added bonus, do it on a character who can instantly complete WQ's so you don't farm as much"

Instant WQ completion research are replaced in prepatch.Comment by bromainsi can't believe that video of his so called "plans" for the expansion made it on here its literally just him talking about things he was gonna do but can't because of work, most notable plan he mentioned involved multi-boxing 5 accounts. granted i only watched 6 or so min before closing it but if its 2/3rd through a video without getting to the videos point then its a bad vid.Comment by XaleaWow. It's a lot easier to buy a token if you want gold that badly. If people enjoy it then more power to them. But all that just looks like.. more work than my actual job.Comment by FakeGodzWow. It's a lot easier to buy a token if you want gold that badly. If people enjoy it then more power to them. But all that just looks like.. more work than my actual job.Comment by Baneleaf"As an added bonus, do it on a character who can instantly complete WQ's so you don't farm as much"

Instant WQ completion research are replaced in prepatch.Comment by Peredhil"As an added bonus, do it on a character who can instantly complete WQ's so you don't farm as much"

Instant WQ completion research are replaced in prepatch.Comment by Thesnowmanni can't believe that video of his so called "plans" for the expansion made it on here its literally just him talking about things he was gonna do but can't because of work, most notable plan he mentioned involved multi-boxing 5 accounts. granted i only watched 6 or so min before closing it but if its 2/3rd through a video without getting to the videos point then its a bad vid.Comment by nekkox"As an added bonus, do it on a character who can instantly complete WQ's so you don't farm as much"

Instant WQ completion research are replaced in prepatch.Comment by lankybritMy plan for BFA is to get one character to 120 as soon as possible. Then do crafting and farming for gold and see if there are some mission table type ways of making gold. Then maybe start on a second character.Comment by nekkoxbest way for start is 2 120 chars, one char alchemy and enchanting (main) and second char with gathering herbs and miningComment by kaliopellane/agree with Bromains -- I watched the whole Breg vid and 90% was pointless rambling. Please choose better quality videos if you are going to include them in the weekly post.