Meet Ohnekase: The True Test. Getting the Grade.

Meet Ohnekase

Earthen Ring, US

This week we are beginning something a little different.  We have talked a big game, and talked about all of these different ways you can make money.  However, we have only taken it so far.  And, based on the Poll numbers I received from the poll I did, people would be interested in seeing a Character journey from 0 gold to lots of gold.  So, this week we are going to talk about a new Ohnekase, one that we will likely see for a while.

In this alternate reality, Ohnekase had a rough childhood.  His parents were killed at a very young age and he was raised by Tauren merchants.  For many years, he grew up learning the ways of the spirits and of the land from them.  His foster parents, being merchants themselves, took him into the city and taught him the ways of barter, selling, and, of course, of the ways of the Hunt.  In fact, Ohnekase took 2nd place in the Mulgore Archery competition.

However, Ohnekase knew he was a troll, and knew that his parents had been killed.  He knew that his people had no home.  So, when Vol'jin called everyone to help take back the Echo Isles, Ohnekase answered the call.  He was not strong enough to perform any major feats of strength, but he was able to help around Sen'jin villiage.  It was there that a Troll taught him to tame animals and helped him tame his first Raptor.  He named it Sul'fon, representing his own loner status among the Trolls.

However, we will follow his journey as he both bonds once again with the Darkspear Tribe and uses the tools that his parents gave him as a child to make a living for himself.

Choices...


Ok, so for me, I chose a couple of specific things.  I created a Hunter on Earthen Ring, and I made him Horde.  Real quick note of why I did it.

I have a lot of characters, but I have never leveled a hunter to any significant level, so I wanted a hunter.  Besides, they make great soloing classes.

I chose Earthen Ring for 2 reasons.  First, I have people I know on Earthen Ring, which is very important.  Second, I have wanted to look into joining the guild AIE, which is the guild that is part of the Instance Podcast.  I have never seen a guild this big and am very intrigued by the concept.  Plus, as we have talked about, guilds are a good thing.

Third, I made him Horde because I like Horde better.  I love Trolls and think they are awesome.  The fact that I don't have a high level Troll is just short of heresy.

UI Updates...


I made some updates to Ohnekase's UI for this experiment.  I didn't put it on this post.  If you are interested in the updates.  Check out this post.

The Test...


So we are going put money making skills to the test.  I am going to use some stuff that we have talked about, some stuff we haven't talked about (I will talk about it when I can), and some stuff that we don't know about yet.

Here is my "test".  We will pretend this is a class and I have been given the final.  The Goal.  Start a character and level it to 40.  Make as much money along the way as you can.  The grade will be given as such.

<1000 Gold:  F.  I will not fail, this is not acceptable.
1000+ Gold:  C.  Not bad, but it is my goal to do better.
2000+ Gold:  B.  Good, but not where I am going for.
3000+ Gold:  A.  I can do this, and this is my goal.

I believe I can get an A on this test, and I fully intend to try.

With that said, lets begin.

The Journey of 3000 gold...


Let's get started.  Obviously, we want to get through the first 5 levels.

Hello, Vol'Jin.  I am sorry to hear that we don't like Garrosh.
I will do what I can to help. 

They do look cute. 

So, I took this pic to point out the Clam Meat that you can get
in early quests.  Note this cause it can sell really well.

So, in the first 5 levels I picked up some clam meat and I got a Small Lustrous Pearl, which also sells really well.

So, at level 5 lets look at what we have, and decide what professions we want.

So, we are in Sen'jin and I want to pick up some professions.  I am partial to Mining and Skinning usually, but lets check a few items on The Undermine Journal for Earthen Ring Horde and see what we can get.  (Also, I did pick up fishing, so I can fish out of pools).

So, it looks like Herbalism and Mining are the most profitable for now.  I like to go with these as well, so I don't really see a problem with that.

Starts with the first step.

We have to go to Orgrimmar to train Mining, but that is fine.  The flight is free and we can try and sell some of that loot of ours.

Lets look at the auctions.

The Mackeral may not sell, but lets see what we can do.  Lets check back later.

Clam Meat sold.  3 gold.

Excellent, so the clam meat sold.  That is good.  3 gold is always a good start.

Now, one thing I want to do is to pick up some Copper Ore, turn it into bars, and sell it.

So, Copper ore was 22 silver for 2 (I can't afford the stacks of 20 yet, otherwise, I would buy that).

Ok, so we are selling 2 of them, lets see where we get to.

Now, I am going to fly back to Sen'jin and continue questing.  While I am out, lets see if we can't find more.

Day 2


So, I spent some time questing.  While I was questing, though, I spent some time farming as well, while I was questing.  For now, my goal is to start with something small, and look into getting myself a little further on the money train.

So lets see take a look at my questing, and we will see where we are at the end.

Don't forget to skin everything.  Leather is Money, friend. 

Not a lot of bag slots, so lets sell in between quests.

Oooh, minimap says there is a mining node.  Gotta go get that. 

Alright, about 1/2 hour of questing and farming, lets wrap up for the week. 

So, I quested and leveled for about 1/2 hour, lets see what we have.

Malachite, Leather, Copper, this should be good.

Ok, so lots of stuff to sell.  In addition, I decided to take my own advice and grab some Essence and Dust from the Enchanter and pick up the Snakes.

So, we will end this week.  Next week, we will see what sold and see where we are going from there.

So, until then,

See ya next time...

Meet Ohnekase: Profession Series, Part Two. Mining.

Meet Ohnekase.

Kel'Thuzad, US

So, in an alternate dimension, Ohnekase was killed in a glorious battle.  However, he is now going to be resurrected by the Forsaken and be added to their ranks.  Now, he serves the dark lady, and is interested in having some gold.

Today, he is going to help us talk about mining.  Mining is a great way to make money, especially because you can sell it as ore and ars and they usually go for a larger sum than the leather that we were getting.  However, unlike Skinning, we kinda have to keep an eye out for them.

Lets get started, shall we.

The Mining Profession


Mining is a gathering profession that allows us to wander the lands in search of Ore nodes, and can be trained at Level 5.  With a mining pick, you can get Ore and Stone from the nodes.  The ore can be used by Jewelcrafters to make gems.  The ore can also be made into bars, which is used by Blacksmiths, Jewelcrafters, and Engineers to create all of their nifty items.

One thing that I should also mention is that each node you mine now gives you Exp.  So, if you wanted to, you could level using just Mining.

TIP:  You need a mining pick to be able mine nodes.  Make sure to buy one.

What this means for those of us who are trying to make money is that we have 2 ways to do it with.  Let's take a look at the Undermine Journal prices for Copper Ore and Copper Bars (the low level ore), as well as the Rough Stone.

Ok, so it looks promising.  55 Silver a piece for Copper Ore and 1 Gold a piece for Copper Bars.  Not bad. The Rough Stone is only 5 silver a piece, but lets see what happens.  Lets see what Ohnekase can do with these.

Bring out yer dead...


First, Ohnekase needs to be level 5.  Lets get on it...

Ok, so I am not dead anymore, you fixed that.
I guess I can live with that.....wait.

Stop the Zombie Apocalypse.  I can do that.

Hey C'mon.  It isn't so bad.  Now you can make all the
Zombie jokes you want and not seem racist.

Excellent, I just hit 5, lets go to Brill and train my Mining.  Or not, there is no Mining Trainer in Brill, onto Undercity (Trained by Brom Killian in the War Quarter)

Hi.  I like to hit stuff.  Can you teach me to Hit big rocks and break them?

Ok, so we have learned our mining.  We also learned a new skill called "Find Minerals"  This will give us a yellow dot on our minimap when we are near a mine.  Let me show you where to turn it on and what it looks like.

Just Click on the Magnifying Glass
and select it from the menu.

Now, when you are close, it will tell you
where an Ore node is.  Very handy.

I double checked to make sure we have a mining pick, now lets go run around Tirisfal Glades and mine for a bit and see where we get to.  Lets set the clock for 30 minutes.

Note:  Usually, most mining nodes are found along rocky surfaces or mountains.  If you wander around those, you should get quite a few nodes.

You are in the way of my Mining node, you fiend.

Aw, crap.  I died....again.  Wait, how does that even work.

Back alive.....sort of, and mining.

Ah, he is bigger than me, run away! 

Woot, not as much of a Pansy anymore.  Not quite as much anyway. 

Ok, I stand correct.  Oh well, looks like time is up.

This was the route I took, cause I know there was Ore there.

Ok, so after 30 minutes of running around (or just shy of them).  I ended up with 42 Copper Ore, 48 Rough Stone, 4 Linen Cloth (from kills), some Stringy Wolf Meat (Cooking item), 2 Shadowgems (used in Jewelcrafting) and 1 Tigerseye (used in Engineering and Jewelcrafting).  Not too bad for 1/2 hour.

Now, we looked and found that the Copper Bars seem to sell higher than the Copper Ore.  If you look below, you will notice that 1 Copper Ore can be turned into 1 Copper Bar (this is not the case for higher level Bars).  So, lets go ahead and Smelt it all.

I know how to use a Forge.

Excellent, that is done, now lets go to the Auction House and see what we can sell.

95 Silver x 42 Copper Bars = a Good Chunk of Money.

80 Silver.  Nice, lets see what we can do.

So those are up on the AH great, however, I realized something.

Ok, so that is good, lets put it up.  Oh wait, I don't have any money to post another.
Crap.

Ok, so right now, we don't have enough to post them all. That kinda suck.  However, I will keep track of these auctions, and post new ones if the old ones sell.  I will let you know.

Later...

20 Copper Bars sold for 18ish gold.

Another 20 Copper Bars sold for the same amount.

The Shadowgem also for 75ish silver.

So, the three things I put up that I had money for sold.  My gold now is sitting just shy of 37 gold.  And I am still level six.  This means that, if I made no extra money, I would be fine for money up until level 40.  But I still have mining, and we have seen what even 1/2 hour can do (1/2 hour with me dying......a lot).  So, it looks like Mining can be a very lucrative profession indeed.  And I didn't even put any of the other things I have up.

Conclusion...


So, even in death, Ohnekase has found a good way to make money.  That is awesome.  Mining is a great way to make money when you are starting out.  The Mining nodes are not hard to find, they are plentiful, they give you experience, and you will likely find several as you are just doing your questing.  Personally, when I am questing and having mining, I will often find myself running to a mob or another locale and then completely hop of the rails to go get a node that popped up on my minimap.

So, join us next time, when we will talk about another great Primary Profession:  Herbalism.

See ya next time...