This makes the topic of free flasks from trash drops interesting, as alchemists won't receive the bonus from them. Unless being able to hand in a [Mark of the Illidari] is the same as being able to make an item (very unlikely). Perhaps the free ones won't be "Shattrah flask of ...." anymore and just be the normal flask, but this means they will work everywhere and not just in raid instances.

The free flasks were a big win for raiding in TBC, even though as a long-term herbalist/alchemist I am bitter that it removed a massive slice of the market for flasks. I would imagine they will be implemented again in WotLK.

I'm assuming Blizz are smart enough to code things so that if you can make a Flask of Pure Death, you get the blood bonus from a Shattrath Flask of Pure Death too.

Hmmmm. So what we see are a number of market trends that seem to suggest that Alchemy is on the decline.

1. It will be harder to 'corner the market' with rare recipes, since Blizzard limiting discovery to lower-value recipes. Similarly, I've heard that they are increasing the % drop rates for recipes that drop from bosses.

2. The Alc Blood "professional buff" doesn't look so hot, since we won't be using potions every cooldown anymore. Additionally, limiting the buff to self-made potions may reduce it's value.

3. Potion sickness will take a big slice out of the market. (Not that potions were that profitable to begin with).

4. Material costs are going up since alchemists will compete with scribes for materials.


What do you think? Will Alchemy continue to be a huge money-maker in WOLK, or has their day passed?


<<Note: Edited for tone and clarity. Thanks to those who pointed out my original mistake.>>

And you know this how? As someone has suggested before, hopefully blizzard will just make Shattrath flasks count as their non-shattrath equivalents for the purpose of Alc Blood (and same for Dalaran flasks or whatever the WotLK ones end up being).

That's both awesome and horrific at the same time.

I am most interested to see what the new Melee enchant will be. There's been no hint of a mongoose/executioner -esque enchant thus far. However, it would appear that the greater savagery isn't specific to one hand or two hand.
I'd bet on that or 26 Agility.

I'm sure they'll get around to something more interesting. They haven't even opened up any of the instances where max-level enchants would drop.

They could just be giving us Alchemist's Stones again.

I'll be interested to see how or if they will try and balance two handed weapon enchants in light of Fury warriors with Titan's Grip. Or if they will just accept the fact that TG specced warrioprs can get 2 x 2handed enchants is part of the bvenefit of TG.

I don't think this is a concern at all, since Crusader, Mongoose and Executioner are all usable by DW classes.

We know the 2H-only Savagery is getting an update in WOTLK, but since Mongoose is already better than Savagery, I don't see how dual Greater Savagery is going to be a problem

The power of it would still be greatly diminished since you can only use 1 potion because of the potion sickness...