In Wrath of the Lich king the professions will be even more unique as
they will not only give you new recipes but some will also grant you certain "bonuses".
I have listed these bonuses and some new recipes/abilites to help you choose
the right profession(s) to stick with in the upcoming expansion.
Alchemy:
Mixology (passive) - Increased effect and duration of elixirs or flasks but only from those that you are able to make.
Crazy Alchemist's Potion - "Heals, replenishes, or does something else... depending on the situation." Whetever this is good or not can be discussed.
Endless Healing Potion (BoP) - Restores 1680-2160 HP. Has a 3min cooldown.
Endless Mana Potion (BoP) - Restores 400-600 Mana. Has a 3min cooldown.
Blacksmithing:
Socket Gloves - Adds one socket to a pair of gloves. Can only be used on own armor and binds the gloves to you.
Socket Bracer - Adds one socket to a pair of bracers. Can only be used on own armor and binds the bracers to you.
Enchanting:
Enchant Ring - Assault - Increasing Attack Power by 32. Only usable on the master-enchanters ring(s).
Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower - Increasing Spell Power by 19. Only usable on the master-enchanters ring(s).
Enchant Ring - Stamina - Increasing Stamina by 24. Only usable on the master-enchanters ring(s).
Engineering:
MOLL-E - Portable mailbox - Creates a portable mailbox for 5min. Has a 24H cooldown.
Scrapbot Construction Kit - Creates a vendor that buys anything. Serves for 5min and has a 15min cooldown. Comparable to Field Repair Bot 100G.
Wormhole: Gadgetzan - Creates a wormhole that should teleport you and your current party to Gadgetzan.
Gnomish Army Knife - A knife? No. This spell has a chance of chocking a dead player back to life. Cannot be used while in combat and has a 30min cooldown.
Inscription:
4 Shoulder enchants - Can only be applied to the inscription-masters armor and will cause it to become soulbound.
Decipher - "Allows the dechipering of a strange and mysterious writing". Some people believe this is used like the Rogues Lockpicking, only that it "decrypts" a scroll.
Runic Blast - Blasts an enemy for 24-30 Arcane damage.Consumes Ivory Ink when used. Whetever there is a higher rank of this spell is so far unknown.
Jewelcrafting:
18 Bind-on-Pickup gems - Can only wear a maximum of 3 Dragon Eyes.
Figurine - Emerald Boar (Trinket, BoP) - One of the four new trinkets available to JCs only.
Leatherworking:
4 Leg armors - Can only be attached to the master-leatherworkers own armor and doing so will cause the item to be souldbound.
Fur Lining - Can only be attached to the master-leatherworkers own bracers and doing so will cause the them to be souldbound.
Tailoring:
3 Cloak embroideries - Can only be embroided on the tailoring-masters cloak and will cause it to become soulbound.
6 Carpets (mounts) - Can only be used by the tailorer.
A Guide to Northern Cloth Scavenging - Using this will increase the chance to find cloth on Northrend humanoids
Gathering professions
Herbalism bonus:
Lifeblood (Rank 1-6) - A HoT-spell that will scale with your herbalism skill and heal you for 300-2000HP over 5 seconds.
Fire Leaf - Reduces your armor by 100%, but increases your attack power by 400 for 10 sec. Has a 1min cooldown.
Fire Seed - Makes you vulnerable to magic, but increases your spell power by 200 for 10 sec. Has a 1min cooldown.
Mining bonus:
Toughness (Rank 1-6) - Will increase your maximum health by 30-500HP.
Skinning bonus:
Master of Anatomy (Rank 1-6) - Will increase your critical strike rating by 3-25, 0.54% at level 80.
Sources
wow profession guide
wow-wiki
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Wrath of Lich King
Wrath of the Lich King faces a daunting challenge: with 11 million paying customers playing for hours each week, this latest expansion needs to hold their interest for another couple of years.
To achieve that, Blizzard Entertainment has built an entire continent for players to explore, the icy northern land of Northrend – a vast and stunningly-designed realm that it will take players months to traverse and investigate.
Blizzard are experts at this, but Northrend is their greatest achievement yet. The last World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, introduced a distinctly science fiction theme. Here, the team returns to its roots in epic high fantasy. Players can expect to trek across wild tundra, exploring glaciers and fjords, before fighting their way through astonishing ice palaces and the enemy-infested ruins of ancient civilisations.
The colourful art style of World of Warcraft continues to be one of its strongest assets. Although small technical upgrades have been made to the visuals, it’s the art that keeps WoW looking fresh and beautiful – despite it being a four-year-old game. The pace of technological development usually renders older titles obsolete very quickly. Not so World of Warcraft.
Wrath of the Lich King’s sprawling vistas, quirky and memorable enemies and occasional wry visual humour are testament to artistic talent that lingers in the mind long after any technical considerations about the visuals are forgotten.
The new continent is the most impressive of Wrath of the Lich King’s offerings, but plenty of other new features are added. Players can expect to spend weeks or months progressing their characters to level 80 – the level required to face the toughest new challenges. Along the way, they’ll find many new abilities and talents that will change radically how each character class is played – especially in groups, where the dynamic has been rebalanced to provide a faster and more intense experience.
The expansion also introduces a new class, the Death Knight, the most ambitious yet. Described as the first “hero” class in the game, the imposing Death Knights are available only to players who already have high-level characters. With huge damage-dealing abilities and a unique play-style, they are likely to be hugely popular in the coming months – but they will also leave players scrambling to work out how to factor them into group or competitive play.
Few of Wrath of the Lich King’s features will be available to newcomers to World of Warcraft until they have ploughed through the content in the rest of the game - a task that could take months or even years for a casual player. Unlike The Burning Crusade, which introduced new playable races and content for newcomers, Wrath’s bounty is fairly heavily focused on existing devotees.
The appeal to those who haven’t already caught the WoW bug may be limited – but those already playing won’t want to miss out on Blizzard’s finest achievement yet. With Wrath of the Lich King, the Californian developer’s artistic, storytelling and gameplay crafting skills have reached another new pinnacle – leaving the cognoscenti wondering how the rest of the games industry is ever going to catch up.
To achieve that, Blizzard Entertainment has built an entire continent for players to explore, the icy northern land of Northrend – a vast and stunningly-designed realm that it will take players months to traverse and investigate.
Blizzard are experts at this, but Northrend is their greatest achievement yet. The last World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, introduced a distinctly science fiction theme. Here, the team returns to its roots in epic high fantasy. Players can expect to trek across wild tundra, exploring glaciers and fjords, before fighting their way through astonishing ice palaces and the enemy-infested ruins of ancient civilisations.
The colourful art style of World of Warcraft continues to be one of its strongest assets. Although small technical upgrades have been made to the visuals, it’s the art that keeps WoW looking fresh and beautiful – despite it being a four-year-old game. The pace of technological development usually renders older titles obsolete very quickly. Not so World of Warcraft.
Wrath of the Lich King’s sprawling vistas, quirky and memorable enemies and occasional wry visual humour are testament to artistic talent that lingers in the mind long after any technical considerations about the visuals are forgotten.
The new continent is the most impressive of Wrath of the Lich King’s offerings, but plenty of other new features are added. Players can expect to spend weeks or months progressing their characters to level 80 – the level required to face the toughest new challenges. Along the way, they’ll find many new abilities and talents that will change radically how each character class is played – especially in groups, where the dynamic has been rebalanced to provide a faster and more intense experience.
The expansion also introduces a new class, the Death Knight, the most ambitious yet. Described as the first “hero” class in the game, the imposing Death Knights are available only to players who already have high-level characters. With huge damage-dealing abilities and a unique play-style, they are likely to be hugely popular in the coming months – but they will also leave players scrambling to work out how to factor them into group or competitive play.
Few of Wrath of the Lich King’s features will be available to newcomers to World of Warcraft until they have ploughed through the content in the rest of the game - a task that could take months or even years for a casual player. Unlike The Burning Crusade, which introduced new playable races and content for newcomers, Wrath’s bounty is fairly heavily focused on existing devotees.
The appeal to those who haven’t already caught the WoW bug may be limited – but those already playing won’t want to miss out on Blizzard’s finest achievement yet. With Wrath of the Lich King, the Californian developer’s artistic, storytelling and gameplay crafting skills have reached another new pinnacle – leaving the cognoscenti wondering how the rest of the games industry is ever going to catch up.
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