Patch 3.3 – Polishing off Jewlcrafting
Posted on 2009 under Alchemy, Jewlcrafting, Mining, Patch Notes | 3 Comments2 Nov
Are you thinking of leveling Jewlcrafting? Tired of 150G to 500G in the Auction House to upgrade your gear with epic gems. Wanting to get a piece of that action but have heard stories about how expensive it can be to level? Although leveling between 240 to 300 is still pricey bottleneck, getting your JC up from 430 to 450 is going to become quite affordable in the near future.
After the break, we’ll talk about that last leg of leveling the Jewlcrafting profession. Right now it’s a pricey little journey if but you’ve got one cost effective option already and we’ll discuss how another option becomes quite economical with patch 3.3.
Jewlcrafting options become limited at 430 with Meta Gems and Emerald Choker or Dream Signet type items which usually require a Titanium Bar. Prices have been historically high since the release of Patch 3.2. With release of Icecrown and Patch 3.3 getting the last legs knocked out will bring some relief to those looking to complete the last leg. The removal on the cool down for Transmute: Titanium will put immediate downward pressure on Titanum Bars and provide some price relief on Titansteel Bars as well.
The other way to level that last leg provides even more cost savings is by making sure you proc your Icy Prism everyday. This will take you all the way to 450 if you have the patience. It’s currently how I’m getting my alt JC’ing up (@439). Each day I make sure I log in and proc my Icy Prism and also get the JC daily done. When you hit 450, you’ll have a bunch of rare gems in your bank and you’ll be able to pick up 5 epic recipes and it cost you very little in gold to do so. If you combine this with some meta gems here and there the only possible AH material you’ll need is some Frozen Orbs. Luckily I had a stack in the bank I was saving for a rainy day and I’ve been sticking to the Icy Prism method.
With the patch 3.3 change expect to see the Alchemist quickly take over the Titanium Bar market. Saronite Bars will surely increase in price. Miners will start to prospecting their Titanium Ore using an Alt or JC friend looking for a better return on epic gems and Titanium Powder. Jewlcrafters will see more powder available via AH making it more affordable for those in the profession seeking to acquire recipes.
Personally I feel like someone at Blizzard didn’t anticipate the inflation that would occur in Titanium in patch 3.2 and if this was the answer to bring some equilibrium back to this market segment, I say well done Blizzard, well done.
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by Euripides, on November 2 2009 @ 9:57 am
You sure that saronite will increase? Every time they introduce a change that lets us change common things into rare ones, the price of the rares drop, but the price of the commons stay about the same. I reason that this is because the market for the common items is so much larger than the market for the rare items.
I predict a slight shift in saronite, probably temporary, and probably lost in the normal market swings of supply and demand. I also predict that titanium will rarely sell for more than the cost of 16 saronite ore. Titansteel will drop, as will anything made of titanium (other than epic gems).
by admin, on November 2 2009 @ 10:12 am
I wouldn’t say you’re looking at Saronite going up 20% to 30% in price on a permanent basis. But I would not be surprised to see between a 10% to 20% just on a short term basis. Demand is quickly going to strip supply during that first week or so. It’s speculative for sure, but I don’t think it’s totally out of bounds.
by Malanigra, on November 11 2009 @ 4:24 pm
Given the change, it honestly sounds like it’ll be something that will increase the demand for eternal fire earth and shadow. Fire may go down some in price, but likely crystallized fire may stay the same, leaving a nice easy to profit niche market off of those not-quite high end craftables. Also expect a higher price on copper as more people will be doing mining or blacksmithing to try to cash in on the influx of cheap titanium.