New Daily Quests - Profitable?

oldmandennis · 05/25/07, 1:58 PM

For the time being, I'm not super interested in following the new questlines (other then epic flight form). I've got a couple of other projects I'd rather finish first. However, I do have some big expenses coming up and would hate to leave easy money on the table.

Do any of the new daily quests compete favorably with the 80g or so I can farm per hour? Count all income in the total - quest reward cash, random drops from mobs killed while completing the quest, and any sellable items from completing the quest.

Thanks.

Vhad · 05/25/07, 2:07 PM

Not sure this deserves its own thread, you can do 10 daily quests for ~11-18g pr, doubt you can do 10 in 1 hour though if that helps answering your question.

Kazanir · 05/25/07, 2:09 PM

The short answer is yes.

Darkchani · 05/25/07, 2:11 PM

Daily quests such as the bombing runs for skyguard in blade's edge and in skettis can be completed in 5minutes or so, for a 13g + rep. If you dont care about rep, then no, most of the repeatable costs wont come to what you can farm.

They'll most likely be alot more interesting tho, and easier for prot warriors or holy priests

Dragooner · 05/25/07, 2:18 PM

Tell me more of these easy quests for holy priests.

PandemicXTC · 05/25/07, 2:22 PM

A write-up of some sort would be much appreciated. 50-100g/day in Holy solo-able quests would help out a lot.

nellkee · 05/25/07, 2:32 PM

As an healer, I have to say those quests are really nice as it doesn't require a lot of monster bashing.
For a dps, I don't know.

Tell me more of these easy quests for holy priests.

For the Ogri'la's quests, look here !

Mountie · 05/25/07, 2:42 PM

3 Ogri'la quests: weaken 5 aether rays, wrangle them up. Bombing run on fel cannons. Play what ammounts to simon says on a crystal.

If you're an herbalist, the netherdust collection in netherwing ledge is quite easy though personally I think it's a bit time consuming. At honoured with netherwing I think there's some racing quest that's independant of spec as well but I'm not sure.

I haven't looked at the new consortium.

There's also a Sha'tari skyguard quest in Skettis to blow up 20 eggs, again easy and independant of spec.

So at least 4 you can do in a very short time(epic flying mount).

Darkchani · 05/25/07, 2:43 PM

Off the top of my head:
Netherwing: gather 40 netherdust(herbalism only). The quest "a slow death" can be completed with another person grouped applying the poison.
At friendly after killing a T-rex and getting some leather from the AH you get the booteran quest which is the "slap the sleeping peon".

Skyguard in skettis : bomb eggs while your flying around

Ogril'a : the first quests are 5-man quests where you need a healer, then you kill a couple of mobs for an appex shard (or loot one from the crystal formation, good eyes needed) and then you play simon says with a floating crystal ! Another bombing run daily quests a bit later as well.

Terwaar · 05/25/07, 3:11 PM

I have recently started the Netherdrake quest line and have been impressed with the money making potential. Some facts about the quests:

1. The reputation turn-ins continue to reward 11G for every time you complete them. Max of 10 quests per day.

2. The nether ray creatures that you kill to collect rep turn-in crystals also drop money and frequently motes of mana. I get motes almost every other kill off these things and they are low armor/low health mobs.

3. If you are a miner you can collect green and blue gems from nethercite nodes at a pretty decent rate (about 1 in 4 nodes yields a gem for me). The Netherwing ledge is also rich with adamantite deposits. Also the herb and ore turn in items are not BOP opening the potential to make a profit off people wanting fast rep.

4. Grey garbage drops off of mobs in the area can also be quite profitable. Stacks of crystal shards/boars tucks/large molars can be worth as much as 1 gold 50 silver to vendors. I quite frequently get green equipment drops off these mobs as well.

Some of the quests are less efficient than others (Not so Friendly Skies as a warrior) but for the most part they can be done in a quick and orderly fashion. Competition for resources can be a problem but for the most part all of the spawns are quick.

Tahapenes · 05/25/07, 3:20 PM

Yes, very profitable, 150g to 200g a day profitable (some quests are 12g, some quests are 19g).

Dakous · 05/25/07, 3:34 PM

There's a randomly spawned Skyguard Prisoner where you have to clear two pavillions and two normal mobs in total (probably the shortest escort ever?) - 12g, + 2 super mana potions. No requirement, do it as a 5 group and get 60g + 10 super mana potions. The big time consumer? Finding/waiting for the spawn. Daily

I've been nagging everyone in guild to come over when I find it, and mail the potions to healers.

I think most of the Netherwing quests aren't particularly healer/prot friendly, but as you get to the higher rep levels, the quest stacking starts really happening, so sure, it takes you an hour to go through, but instead of taking an hour to kill ~50 things that might net you 30g, you're netting 80g+ in quests alone. Then there's the scores and scores of ore/motes/gems/skins/greys/greens...

Not to mention some of the quests are group friendly, and those that aren't, well, by the time you've done a circuit in the mine you should have enough for 2-3 people anyway.

The major issue? Bag space, and going deep in the mine is a bit of a time committment - you have to walk on foot with no instant-out or vendor. That's like saying, "Well, you can go raid Aladin's palace, but we step on your foot before you enter." Boo hoo :"(

Oh. The whole daily triangle (Ogri'la, Skyguard, Netherdrake) highly more effective to hit if you have your epic flying mount. I tried it on econo-mage and cried a little.

I hate farming. The daily quests totally brought up the quality of WoW for me - I just bought epic flight skill (yay epic flight form), and had been hovering around.. well, very little gold on top of that... since pretty much hitting 70. I've tripled my gold holdings in three days (and I've not gotten a copper from greens/trade goods).

Tee · 05/25/07, 3:38 PM

I wonder if this is Blizzard's way of reducing the cost of fixed-price things like epic mount skill and repairs. With all this new cash flowing into the economy, it's bound to cause some inflation, which will lead to the relative cost of NPC vendor-purchased items to drop in relation to player purchased items.

Also - will reaching exalted with these factions end the repeated quests? Perhaps even a lower rep level.

Tahapenes · 05/25/07, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by Tee

I wonder if this is Blizzard's way of reducing the cost of fixed-price things like epic mount skill and repairs. With all this new cash flowing into the economy, it's bound to cause some inflation, which will lead to the relative cost of NPC vendor-purchased items to drop in relation to player purchased items.

Also - will reaching exalted with these factions end the repeated quests? Perhaps even a lower rep level.

You're limited to 10 daily quests per day, so they may be no need to get rid of the repeatable quests. I have heard though that the daily quest counter may be bugged as people I know last night were saying they got down to 4 quests remaining and then the number of quests remaining started to increase and they were over 10 daily quests done for the day.

MattHock · 05/25/07, 4:05 PM

One of the quests is great for healers (or any caster for that matter) - you have to free a captured Skyguard from Skettis. There's only 2-3 mobs you have to kill to finish it, and you get not just a cash, but you also get the choice of getting 2 super mana potions.

edit - Ah, I see I was beat to it