5.4 is right around the corner and there are some major changes on their way. As gold makers we are prone to hoarding material in anticipation for new recipes but this patch brings more than the standard profession, class changes and a new raid thrown in. The way raiding functions will be changing and our auction houses are going to change as well.
Don't panic and grip your towel firmly. If I know anything about goblins it is that they have an amazing ability to adapt and be very innovative. So think of the changes as a new adventure. If you are feeling a bit of burn out then 5.4 is a perfect opportunity for you to shake off the boredom and get creative.
Lets have a look at the quick and dirty breakdown and how it might affect us as gold makers. For the full list of changes, check out the Patch Notes.
Flex raiding
No longer will we be limited to 10 man or 25 man. The raids will now scale with the amount of people in the group. It requires 10 people minimum and is meant to be a transition from LFR to regular raiding. So guilds or friends who would like to raid but aren't quite able to participate in regular raiding now have a middle ground. I expect this will create more spontaneous raiding for some guilds. With any luck this means more enchants and gems flying off the shelves.
Timeless Isle
From what I understand, this will be similar to Isle of Thunder but with new and interesting things. Including new world bosses.
Proving Grounds
Proving Grounds is place for people to practice their class and spec. This is meant to be educational for the "noobs" and challenging for the "pros". It's an interesting concept and I am curious to see it.
Connected Realms
Realm merges without removing any realms. Basically, multiple realms will be sharing the same space and be able to interact with each other as if they were on the same realm. This means more activity on the auction house. If you are on a low population server then expect some changes to your auctioning. However, it might be possible to create more characters on the realm yours has merged with and more characters means more cooldowns!Class Changes
As usual there are tons of class changes. If you are looking for the changes to your specific characters then I recommend looking over the 5.4 patch notes. There is tons of info for each class.Arenas Updated
You will now be able to queue for area like you do for scenarios. This may mean more people will PvPing so be prepared to craft the new PvP gear as your learn the recipes.
Enchants for all level gear
Enchants will now scale down with low level gear. gear. This means you can add a high level enchant to a low piece of gear and it will scale with the gear. This is great news for heirlooms.Professions
Inscription
Various class changes will occur but none more important to gold making than new glyphs! This means you should be stocking up on ink so you will be ready to craft the new glyphs as you learn them. In addition, some glyphs will be changed which might make them more desirable.Blacksmithing
New Recipes learned from crafting a Balanced Trillium Ingot (requires 1 Trillium Bar).Enchanting
Sha Crystal Fragment added. Gear obtained with Justice points or crafted from new PvP recipes or plans will now disenchant into Sha Crystal Fragments.Engineering
Jard's Peculiar Energy Source added. Useful for crafting the new Sky Claw (Sky Golem mount) which lets you pick herbs while mounted! Finally, everyone else can try to catch up to those pesky druid herbalists.Tailoring
New Recipes learned from crafting a Celestial Cloth (requires 10 Bolts of Windwool Cloth).Leatherworking
New Recipes learned from crafting a Hardened Magnificent Hide (requires 2 Magnificent Hide).Drums of Rage added as a trade able Bloodlust/Heroism/Time Warp.
Cooking
New recipes for +300 stat food.Are your gears moving yet? I hope so! Despite my aversion to change, I am excited to see what new things the gold making community comes up with. I am waiting patiently to dive right into the changes and see how it plays out.
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