tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post2016436001261110633..comments2023-08-10T09:10:44.843-05:00Comments on The Art of Solo-ing WoW, life and other games: Changing Tactics With InscriptionDarth Solohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-40448552164712357132009-11-03T19:24:06.001-06:002009-11-03T19:24:06.001-06:00@Gibbiex I have 99% of all glyphs, except some ver...@Gibbiex I have 99% of all glyphs, except some very common ones sold by the trainer that I never bothered to get because either they don't sell or are useless. That means I have exhausted both types of research and I've learned all the books. Unfortunately I don't think I'll be around for 3.3 because I'm planning to take a longer break but I do recognize the opportunity. I'm sure a lot of money will be made with inscription.<br /><br />@Anonymous some of these 24/7 campers could be kids and/or they might have a second account where they are always logged in. The best you can do, i guess, is to try and undercut him and force him out of the market by driving the prices even lower. However this approach can be difficult due to the fact that he may have a lot more funds and patience than yourself, or he may be willing to sell at a loss just to see you fail, or he may have a very cheap source of herbs/inks and he'll afford to drop his prices even lower. Have you tried finding a herb farmer who's willing to sell to you for very low prices?Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-14222431807242551872009-11-03T15:58:26.766-06:002009-11-03T15:58:26.766-06:00My server is currently controlled entirely by one ...My server is currently controlled entirely by one guy. This guy has kept glyph prices under 2g50s for at least three months, and is only now starting to let up. I sell a few glyphs each day, and would sell more if only he didn't camp the AH 24/7 (seriously, he does. I alway see him /afk when I login, *always*).<br /><br />There is no way you can beat a no-lifer who are willing to step down to ridiculously low prices. I guess it should upset me, but if he's spending so much of his time trying to earn virtual money then I say, let's not fight with that guy. It's not worth it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-85216616480332267692009-11-03T08:22:07.604-06:002009-11-03T08:22:07.604-06:00I guess I'm one of those MMO champion guys. I...I guess I'm one of those MMO champion guys. I had two inscriptionists at 430 or so (horde/alliance), and never really made much money, and I found that manual posting was too much of a pain. So i stopped and did something else for a while. Since now I know how to config ATSW and QA2 my life is 100-fold easier with regard to glpyh making. So, I started with some very seasonsed inscriptionists, that's key. The second key is to buy every single book of glyph mastery you can get a hold of. I just bought 30 yesterday, and am close to the inscription limit on one toon. <br /><br />As an initial experiment I focused on just DK and druid glyphs, and started selling at very typical levels (50g max, 2g min, 10s undercut, 2 per posting). I made 2500 gold in about 10 days. Thinking that was so succseful, I am now branching into other classes (and just server transfered to boot). I'm making 1000g (for one day) but I'm not sure what the long range is. I am getting ready for 3.3 and I expect a TON of people to come back to the game because of the new IC dungeons and the improved LFG. I want to be there to capture it. <br /><br />Anyway, my point is surprisingly even for very normal tactics on two different servers there is still quite a bit of profit to make. And nowadays I really just login to make money. Wierd isn't it? The AH game is just as fun as the PVE game to me. (I also have a 450 JC, and made a ton on that as well)Rob Dejournetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451389128538898818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-20557520659221637872009-10-29T19:29:42.023-05:002009-10-29T19:29:42.023-05:00I just milled 20 stacks of herbs (Adder's Tong...I just milled 20 stacks of herbs (Adder's Tongue) And it yeilded 229 Azure and 45 icy pigments.<br /><br />By my maths, thats about 2.86 azure per mill and .56 icy. 11.5 and 2.25 per stack. If you do this experiment yourself, you'll probably find results within a reasonable margin of error. <br /><br />Sure you'll get some stacks where you're hitting icy all the time, heck, I know I've seen 5 icy come out of one stack before, but I've seen no icys come out of a stack more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-12827197096399715142009-10-29T18:37:29.830-05:002009-10-29T18:37:29.830-05:00@Anon I was milling herbs last night and getting 1...@Anon I was milling herbs last night and getting 1 Icy per mill. 3-4 for each stack. Icethorn and Adder's. I will do further tests but like I said, my own numbers match the ones inferred from Wowhead. I could always be wrong, of course. Needs more testing...<br /><br />Inks of the Sea sell for around 2G on my server. Problem is, they don't sell very well. I tried that in the past. It doesn't really matter to me if I'm losing money by selling glyphs at 99s because I'm simply trying to screw with the competition. It's no longer a question of money. In fact I'm stocking up for a carpet-bombing mission as we speak :)Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-7276101185265072062009-10-29T13:10:58.883-05:002009-10-29T13:10:58.883-05:00The average for snowfall ink is definitely NOT 2/2...The average for snowfall ink is definitely NOT 2/2 pigments. Are you even looking at the results you're getting while milling? You only rarely get more than 1 icy pigment when milling, it's like 95% only 1 icy pigment, 5% two or more.<br /><br />Furthermore, inks of the sea are not FREE. You are making the worst M&S mistake imaginable. If inks of the sea sold for 3g each on the AH, and you're posting glyphs for 99s, you are LOSING money. You would've been better off just selling the inks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-84264176402716855532009-10-28T23:35:37.779-05:002009-10-28T23:35:37.779-05:00Shoot, forgot the wowhead link. The post from Kil...Shoot, forgot the wowhead link. The post from Killerpet is here:<br />http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43109#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-8232847832838520352009-10-28T23:34:43.426-05:002009-10-28T23:34:43.426-05:00Wowhead is telling you that 100% of the time milli...Wowhead is telling you that 100% of the time milling icethorn will get you azure. Every time azure drops you get at least 2 and as many as 4. 50% of the time you'll get an icy, but you'll find that the multiple drops are rather rare, and statistically don't really change the rate at which you get icy from milling.<br /><br />Take a look at the comment on Wowhead by Killerpet. What he has found is that there's an average of 3 azure and .5 icy per mill. He's taken a pretty decent sample and tracked it.<br /><br />If you're seeing differently, I'm happy for you, but I've milled a lot of herbs and sometimes I'm at 1 snowfall per stack, sometimes not quite, and sometimes slightly more. When I mill 15-20 stacks at a time I can definately say I've never seen icy drop at an average of 4 per stack on either adders, icethorn or lichbloom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-60603735106343011232009-10-28T18:10:07.686-05:002009-10-28T18:10:07.686-05:00@Anonymous I'm using Wowhead numbers and my ow...@Anonymous I'm using Wowhead numbers and my own statistics prove it.<br />http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36906#milling<br /><br />Taking Icethorn as an example:<br /><br />100% chance for 2-4 Azure Pigment per mill (5 herbs), average is 3 Azure Pigment per 5 herbs or 12 per stack of 20 which translates into 6 Ink of the Sea.<br /><br />50% chance for 1-3 Icy Pigment per mill (5 herbs), average is 2/2 Icy Pigment = 1 per 5 herbs or 4 per stack of 20 which translates into 2 Snowfall Ink.<br /><br />Please correct me if I'm wrong but like I said, even if I interpret Wowhead's numbers the wrong way, my own observations confirm these rates.<br /><br />@Vikt it's not that easy to bring Inscription to a pro level and I will tell you why in a coming article.<br /><br />@Geforce it's not that bad actually. There's still profit to be made but at a lower rate.Darth Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110818057322485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-75970145074971048902009-10-28T13:38:44.215-05:002009-10-28T13:38:44.215-05:00I mostly quit playing the AH now, Glyph market is ...I mostly quit playing the AH now, Glyph market is destroyed: the glyph pages went from 54 pre mmo post to 94 now -.-, most are below 10g aswell.<br /><br />I thought that the mmo post only destroyed that market because the entry cost was so low, so I figured giving JC a shot...<br /><br />my DK got 80 few days ago and I maxed JC only to find out via spreadsheets to check profit that the only things profitable are with very low profit (54G on 5k invest for doing the prospect + DE trick) and titanium stacks going for +300g while the epic gems are 150-200g.<br /><br />I think I'll quit with making money until there's a new way not so common.Geforcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546657613187547591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-14976657496092621242009-10-28T05:02:36.100-05:002009-10-28T05:02:36.100-05:00Wow - I apparently really need to finish leveling ...Wow - I apparently really need to finish leveling up Inscription on one of my alts.<br /><br />And I'll admit, I was largely a noob on making cash until I started reading Markco as well ~Vikthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536728635623384356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529183485378908367.post-81495805123014638572009-10-28T00:15:39.059-05:002009-10-28T00:15:39.059-05:00You actually get about two icy pigments per stack ...You actually get about two icy pigments per stack of herbs, which creates 1 snowfall... So, you're not making an profit from just milling herbs and selling snowfall, unless the price of snowfall is greater than a stack of herbs. On my server snowfall goes for around 13-15g, and herbs go for 18-20g so Ink of the sea ends up being around 1g or so, give or take. You *can* make a profit milling and selling inks, but the market isn't as robust as the glyph market. Most of the time if you can sell glyphs for over 2g, you should be making a profit of some sort. <br /><br />I don't really reccomend that though if you want to make money. ignoring the glyphs that people are undercutting aggressively on, and concentrating on the profitable glyphs is a better tactic, especially for someone breaking into the market. Myself, I have some loss leaders, that are common frequently used glyphs which I keep posted at a very low price to keep someone who hasn't really done thier homework from making a quick buck by undercutting on those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com