Is this profession worth leveling up?

How to decide if a profession is worth upgrading

The right question is not “is this profession strong?”.
It's: is this profession worth it for me now?

To answer, you need to look at five points:

• impact on your performance
• usefulness for your class
• cost up to cap
• ability to pay yourself
• weekly maintenance

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Criteria for judging the value of the profession

1. Technical gain

Does it improve your PvE, PvP or solo comfort?

2. Economic return

Does it generate gold or just consume it?

3. Cost of entry

Can you reach the cap without breaking the bank?

4. Ease of maintenance

After leveling up, does the profession continue to be useful without becoming a second job?

5. Compatibility with your profile

Casual player and competitive player should not measure profession in the same way.

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Pros and cons in the current scenario

It's really worth upgrading when:

• the profession solves a character problem
• the duo talks to their class
• the profession market is still doing well
• maintenance fits into your routine

It's less worth it when:

• the cost is too high for the moment
• you chose it just for hype
• the profession does not relate to its main content
• there is a cheaper alternative that is almost as good

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Estimated cost to reach the cap

In WotLK, professions are generally divided like this:

| Cost range | Professions | |---|---| | High cost | Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Blacksmithing, Enchanting | | Average cost | Tailoring, Leatherworking, Inscription | | More controllable cost | Alchemy, Herbalism, Mining, Skinning | | Relative low cost | Fishing, Cooking, First Aid |

If you need to buy almost all the material, the weight goes up a lot.

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Expected return in utility and savings

High return on performance

• Engineering
• Jewelcrafting -Blacksmithing
• Tailoring in cloth users

High return on savings

• Herbalism + Alchemy
• Mining + Jewelcrafting
• Fishing + Cooking
• Registration in phases with good market

High return on comfort

-Alchemy

• Cooking
• Fishing
• professions that feed on their own gathering

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Verdict by player profile

Casual

It is worth upgrading a profession that:

• have simple maintenance
• don't drain your gold
• improve everyday life

Competitive PvE

It is worth upgrading a profession that:

• climb with gear
• increase throughput
• track your spec until endgame

Competitive PvP

It is worth upgrading a profession that:

• help burst and utility
• improve mobility and response
• have an impact on short exchanges

Economic player

It is worth upgrading a profession that:

• runs well on the server
• consumes little gold to climb
• have constant output

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What to avoid

• Upgrade expensive profession on the fly
• Swap goals without closing the previous one
• Judge profession only by the competitive top
• Forgetting that gathering and secondaries also have real value

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Minimum recommendation

It is worth upgrading a profession when:

1. She talks to your current goal
2. Cost doesn't destroy your progression
3. there is a clear return in power, gold or comfort

If you can't explain why you want the profession, it's probably not time to spend money on it yet.