Engineersseemtobekeepingtheirtraditionalarsenalofengineer-onlyitems,includinggoggles.
AsidefromtheAlchemyperk,theseallworkouttoberemarkablysimilar:afewextrastatpoints,onewayoranother.WhichmakesmethinkthatI'mprettyunlikelytobotherpickingupnewcraftingprofessionsonnewcharacters.I'lllevelmy375tailoringupto450,butwithoutthebigrewardsattheend,itdoesn'tseemworthittogoallthewayfrom0.
ProfessionshaveundergonealotofchangessinceWoWbegan.Mostrecently,inBurningCrusade,craftingprofessionsweretypicallyagoodwaytoobtainsurprisinglyhigh-qualityitemsthatyoucouldn'tgetanyotherway,suchasStormheraldortheFrozenShadoweaveset.Sofarwehaven'tseenanyevidenceofdirectlyparallelitemizationinWrathoftheLichKing,andaccordingtoacoupleofrecentpostsbyVerimonde,we'renotgoingto.
Specifically,Verimondesaidthat"TherewillnotbeaStormheraldtypeweapon‘highlevelcrafteronly,'"althoughthereare,forinstance,severalBoEepicsmithedweaponsinWrath.Inhissecondpostheexplainsthereasoningalittlemore:Blizzarddidn'tlikethatmanypeoplewerepickingprofessionsbasedonwhatwouldmakethemthemostpowerful,asopposedtowhattheyenjoyed.
OnereasonoftengiveninfavorofBoPgearfromprofessionsisthatitgivesplayersareasontolevelanexpensivecraftingprofessioninthefirstplace.IfallcraftergearisBoE,youcantaketwolucrativegatheringprofessionsandsimplybuythegearyouwantontheAH.InWrath,allprofessionswillhavecrafter-onlyperks;theyjustwon'tbeepicitems.Forinstance:
Blacksmithscanaddsocketstotheiritems.
Leatherworkersget"furs"-exclusivebracerenchants.
TailorsgetenchantmentscalledEmbroideriesfortheircloaks(andflyingcarpets).Enchantersgetringenchants(likeinBC).
Scribesgetshoulderenchants,betterthanthefaction-boughtones,aswellascaster-orientedoff-hands.
Alchemistsgetincreasedeffectanddurationonflasksandelixirs,aswellasAlchemist'sStones.
JewelcraftersgetBoPgemsandtrinkets(asinBC).