More 2.4 Updates for Jewelcrafters & Gatherers

I have some bad news for Jewelcrafters. The new Brilliant Glass item has already been nerfed. Today I logged in and tried making a few more, and it now has a 23 hour cooldown. While I understand the reasons behind this, likely an attempt to avoid a flood of blue gems on the market, I’m still a bit sad. It was nice to think that I would clear my bags of all the green tribbles and make something useful from them. Ah well, at least the gem economy won’t go down the crapper 24 hours after the patch, right?

Gathering Daily Quest in 2.4

Yes, there’s a gathering quest coming in the 2.4 patch. I actually didn’t realize this until I got in there and started picking up quests. This one starts in Shattrath City, near the flight master. You are asked to collect 8 nether residue, which supposedly drops anywhere in Outland. I’ve done this quest 2-3 times on each of my gatherers to try and figure out the best way to complete it. Unfortunately all of my research is subject to change between now and release. It’s pretty obvious to me that they are still tweaking drop rates. On the first day of mining I collected all 8 quest drops after about a dozen nodes. Two days later it took over 30 nodes to get the same 8 drops, so clearly the drop rate is in flux. Either that or I just had horrible luck on the second pass.

Mining Nerf? A closer look at the 2.1 change

Despite the constant (and I do mean constant) outages on the test server, I’ve managed to do a bit of testing on the new mining changes. The biggest thing I’ve identified is the “proximity” nerf. Basically this means that you must stand within 1-2 feet of the node in order to mine it. No more standing at max range to avoid mobs, you’re going to have to be on top of the thing. To my mind this is the biggie - the most significant change that was made.

BC Mining to 375

Yes, I got my mining up to 375 yesterday - woot! The Fel Iron can be mined all the way to 375, it’s still green.

Mining Fel Iron… an update