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WoW Tokens & Finding a Market - Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 331
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Publié
16/06/2024 à 13:00
par
SamadanPlaysWoW
Hello! Welcome to the 331st edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up!
This week we look at the timing for buying Tokens and Expansion launches as well as a new look at the professions in The War Within. We also look at how to explore new markets and what's been happening in the world of Cata Classic gold making!
My name is
Samadan
and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!
Token Projections
Gold Making and Token prices go hand in hand. Many of us are motivated to make gold in order to exchange for either game time or balance. The next question comes down to timing. When should you buy to get the most for your money?
I’m trying to decide whether to spend my gold on game time now or later. Do you think the price will let up at all this summer, or is it only going to get worse?
The general trend is for tokens to crash most when an expansion launches, especially around the race to world first as that's when the biggest spending tends to occur..
There is very little reason for average players to buy a token with real money right now, so the price will keep creeping upward until TWW releases. Then a ton of people will return to the game and want to buy things with gold, so the price will dip when they spend real money.
This is a terrible time to spend gold for tokens.
However, if you are looking to just get game time with your Token. Now is the perfect time to get a Token in Cataclysm Classic ..
Graph courtesy of
classic.wowtoken.app
The Token hasn't been around long enough to track historical expansion data, but you can see a sharp drop as soon as the pre-patch released at the end of April. There was renewed interest for gear and professions and many used real money to get ahead fast. I expect the price to climb steadily from this point onward until the end of the expansion.
Keep until TWW launch, then SPAM the hell outta it when token price crashes. I usually spend a few million gold buying tokens when an expansion launches to lock in a good price.
First Look at Professions
Esteemed gold maker
Manthieus
has been patiently waiting for Beta to release before diving into Professions and this gives him a fresh perspective to look at what's to come in The War Within and share his thoughts on each profession. I have chosen the Alchemy video, but if you go over to his
YouTube channel
, you can see more being released for each profession..
Here's a brief summary..
Alchemy experimentation looks promising.
New Spillover buff mechanic adds another layer to multicraft.
Thaumaturgy -> Transmutagens -> Blasphemite is going to be great for Alt armies.
Return of Flasks over Phials
If that's not exciting enough, we also have a return of
Penguinr2gt
with a fantastic breakdown of what's to come in TWW..
It's going to be interesting to watch over the next few weeks as we get closer to launch which isn't far away!
Finding a Market
It can often be difficult finding a market that isn't already heavily capitalized upon, especially in these current markets of the region wide Auction House.
Hey Goblins, mini-goblin here. I’ve made about 1.6 mil since Shadowlands, which is pretty slow, but it’s the most gold I’ve ever had in all my time playing. I mostly did whatever looked easy enough without a huge barrier to entry, YouTube videos on specific farms, etc. I want to speed up my gold making, and I’m assuming finding a market of my own would help with that, and not just following the same video that everyone else saw too. My problem is that I don’t really have any idea how to do that. Any tips, or detailed steps on how exactly to do this? Websites, tools, addons?
Thanks in advance! :)
https://saddlebagexchange.com/wow/marketshare/recommended
The above idea of using Saddlebag Exchange is a great way to break down items into more manageable chunks to investigate.
From there, you can pick something that interests you and look to see if there's something profitable either on your server or region..
Ultimately though, it comes down to trial and error in learning a market. Take a look, come up with some ideas and try them out.
Trial and error is pretty much the standard. Try something and if it doesn’t work move on. It also helps to know what sells, how much it sells, and how long you can expect to keep your market yours. With a lot of things you’ll be competing with the entire region which can be exhausting and frustrating as a lot of gold makers are probably doing the same and have been in the market for years.
Cataclysm Classic Sales
Seren Games
has a great summary of her week so far in Cataclysm Classic, mainly sales of Glyphs and Trinkets
It's great to see so many niches and possibilities for gold makers in Classic. I myself have been having great success with Jewelcrafting and prospecting plus the occasional big sales...
Bought 1,600g worth of elementium ore, some settings and listing fees.
Prospected
Crafted a few profitable gems
Make jewelry to disenchant greens, sell any blues
Sell raw gems (check if a gem is used in daily)
List everything
2,640g returned plus a few items that didn't sell.
Plus a couple of big sales of more niche JC items ..
There's something for everyone, even farming various raw materials results in quick sales and steady profits.
Further Reading
Most of this information was discussed and originally posted on the
/r/woweconomy
subreddit or in the accompanying
Discord Server
.
I hope you found this useful and If you have any suggestions or feedback, please do say so in the comments below..
Until next time, Happy Goldmaking!
Samadan
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