Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 12:40 AM
Whats the best profession out there? Well, everyone has an opinion of their own. But whats the profession thats most fun! Without a doubt, everyone will agree that its Engineering! [Gnomish Army Knife]!! Think tinker, tinker thinks.
Remember the times when you were wandering in shimmering flats and a Rocket Car just zip past. I was like wow, someday I am going to be an engineer. Apparently I was a blacksmith(thats one of the best profession for a tank), a sub par blacksmith. I was lazy to farm early level ores and materials to level past 300, and I do not have the gold to buy them from AH either. Rather than leaving it there useless to take up a profession slot, I decided to drop it for engineering as a tinker cow!
I had previous experience as an engineer before during BC and I am prepared for more fun stuff in WotLK. I remember the devilish [Gnomish Death Ray] I always used in BGs when I was at my early levels, the ever so powerful [Gnomish Battle Chicken] and the [Gnomish Shrink Ray] together with [World Enlarger].
This time, however, I chose a different path for a more destructive fun - The goblin specialization. Goblins are known for their explosive nature and gadgets they make are sure to deal awesome damage, either to your enemies or to you. Farming I did, thorium was a pain to mine and adamantite was a nightmare, though not as dreadful as what blacksmithing requires. Made lots of [Explosive Sheep], [White Smoke Flare] and [Box of Bombs]. Within 1 week, I reached 450, and I just spent about 500g. I know more gold will be spent on making fun epic gadgets at max level, thus I farmed more than I needed.
First thing I will make is of course the copter! [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine] that is, dream flight ride for an engineer. Second on the list, [Wormhole Generator: Northrend], engineer's version of a mage portal, fixed to Northrend but more specified to zones. This is one of the most useful gadgets I had, almost equivalent to another hearthstone. Next will be [Jeeves] the combat butler! Ok I added in the combat myself , because I seriously wanted the butler to be able to fight by my side while he lasted. Nevertheless, hes a cool piece of metal for repairs, reagents and bank for me! Hes especially popular with the guild since we started raiding =)
Of course theres many other fun and useful gadgets, like [MOLL-E] the portable mail-box and the classic [Goblin Rocket Launcher]. But the new arrival for engineering in WotLK is tinker! Enchanting specially for engineers only. Tinker allows us to add enhancements or fun arsenal onto our gears, like changing your cloak to a parachute [Flexweave Underlay] , mounting a pyro rocket on your gloves [Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket] and adding an unlimited supply of bombs to your belt! [Frag Belt] Now I feel like I am Ironman! If they can just add in a jet pack, engineers can become the superheroes of Azeroth.
Labels: Death Ray, Engineering, Gnome, Goblin, Jeeves, MOLL-E, Parachute, Profession, Professions, Rocket Launcher, Tinker, WotLK, WoW