George In The Meta
Should you go mining and skinning in WoW Forever?
By George In The Meta ·
Short answer: if you want gold, yes. I've gone mining and skinning on my orc shaman, and it isn't for any bonus. None of the profession buffs are particularly good for me. They're good for making money, and that's the plan. On launch night I learned skinning at 12:09am UK time and it was 16 by 12:17am. Mining isn't far behind.
Why mining and skinning in WoW Forever?
Because I stop for everything anyway. When I checked Blizzard's Beta Timewalking page, it basically told me I stopped to gather every single thing I saw in the beta. An absolute loot goblin. So: sell everything.
How fast does skinning level in WoW Forever?
Fast. Every boar I skinned was a skill-up. Ruined Leather Scraps, skill up, Ruined Leather Scraps, skill up.
Is mining easy to level at WoW Forever launch?
So far, yeah. There are loads of starter nodes. My minimap was showing four mining nodes at once. The one in my screenshot is a Poor Copper Vein, tucked into a canyon.
What am I doing with the ore and leather?
Selling all of it. The ore gets smelted into bars and I sell the bars. The leather gets sold too.
Then I'm going to defeat things with nepotism, aka money.
Are the WoW Forever gathering bonuses worth it?
I haven't noticed a gathering bonus yet. Out of the ones I've got, none of them are particularly good for me. They're just good for making money. If you're after buffs, the campfire buffs are a better place to look.
