pwrlvling smithing

[oramac]

ok, im in the process of tryin to pwrlvl smithing. just started today and im at about 90 skill. (after about an hour of working at it. farming copper on an alt mostly)

is there any tips or tricks some experienced smiths could tell me? or things to avoid and/or definitely do?

thanks!!

[gmedina]

ok, im in the process of tryin to pwrlvl smithing. just started today and im at about 90 skill. (after about an hour of working at it. farming copper on an alt mostly)

is there any tips or tricks some experienced smiths could tell me? or things to avoid and/or definitely do?

thanks!!

I'm guessing that ur after thunder aren't u?

In regards to tips watch carefully for when ur sharpening stones become available and use them for lvling asap as they use up the waste from mining. So for example you get heavy sharpening stone at 125 you can use that to get 10 or more exp lvls. then go back to making whatever you were making with ore. This will save you some ore and money. Also items that usually only cost ore are: bracers, leggings, and boots so usually work on those. Other than that the rest is pretty easy and as experianced as you are there would be no point in telling you.

Oh and one more thing since your powerlvling you will have a crap load of the same items, i wouldn't bother trying to sell in AH wouldn't be worth it. Instead find an enchanter to DE and sell the dusts and shards to recoup some of the money spent. For me it would recoup anywhere btw 50-70% of cost so my lvling was pretty cheap.

[oramac]

after Stormherald eventually but yes thunder is the starting point. :)

thanks for the info too! i am an enchanter so ill just DE all the crap and sell it. good call there. i hadnt thought of it.

any other advice is more than welcome!

[evolutionsentra]

Be prepared to spend A LOT OF MONEY. I was able to powerlvl to 275 rather cheap (less than 200g) but once I got into thorium it was a different ballgame. It's roughly 1000g to go from 275-300 making thorium bracers and helms.

[gmedina]

Be prepared to spend A LOT OF MONEY. I was able to powerlvl to 275 rather cheap (less than 200g) but once I got into thorium it was a different ballgame. It's roughly 1000g to go from 275-300 making thorium bracers and helms.

LOL i made the same mistake. Don't try to lvl on thorium crap, go get the imperial plate set from the guy in gad. Way cheaper and way less thorium. Really irritaited me that i didn't think about that till i was 289 or so.

[oramac]

LOL i made the same mistake. Don't try to lvl on thorium crap, go get the imperial plate set from the guy in gad. Way cheaper and way less thorium. Really irritaited me that i didn't think about that till i was 289 or so.


that sounds like a good idea. can i just buy all the plans or is there a quest or something involved?

[Holb]

To level my bs, I spammed myself out, crafting free with their mats. I also
had some elusive patterns to make me more in demand, my specialty under
300, the Thorium Shield Spike. I got this pattern for almost nothing, and
in the rare occasion you would ever come across one...I would suggest picking
it up. After 300, do what I did and farm as many of the BoP patterns as you
can. At this point I can make the entire Khorium Ward set, Ragesteel set, and
the Greater Rune of Shielding. In all honesty, from 325-375 (well, 374
currently) I used my mats to make my Khorium Ward set, and level the
sharpening/weightstones, make a fel iron/adamantite rods, etc... but the
rest was just from advertising.

That is my two cents.

-Holb

[gmedina]

that sounds like a good idea. can i just buy all the plans or is there a quest or something involved?

Umm if i remember correctly you have to give him bars of thorium for each set of plans, no quests. I think you also have to be over 50 and have specialized to the be able to see the exclamation point but not sure about that part. Just get bracers and boots i think those are the cheapest for their lvl.