Making big money late game.

We were chatting about making lots of cash for things like epic mounts earlier today. The best I can come up with is farming instances and selling everything on AH. Any other ideas for making money that might be more entertaining or less repetitive? Just to clarify I'm not talking exploits. Mainly interested in ways people have been going about getting gold for high end purchases.

If you have an exploit go ahead and post it if you like. I'm thinking long term though. Eventually most money exploits get nerfed or fixed in a game that is fairly well supported such as WoW.

Finding lower level (ie 30-40) things that drop good stackable loot and just mowing through them. electrolanterns in strangelthorn vale were nerfed because of this (15s each I believe it was) and they had like a 35% drop rate.

high level enchanters make lots of money.

high level enchanters make lots of money.


that costs a TON to start though.

I'm at 193 enchanting on my 34 priest. I'm also completely broke. Enchanting kills your funds because you disenchant to get supplies instead of selling the magical drops.

I think I just figured out the cash farmers in azshara. Hippogryphs drop a ton of stackable loot that sells decently. In 20 minutes of farming I made 4g plus a drop that I sold for 3g. If that rate holds, you could farm 20g an hour. That's not horrible. 100g per 5 hours, 45 hours of farming for an epic mount.

I think I just figured out the cash farmers in azshara. Hippogryphs drop a ton of stackable loot that sells decently. In 20 minutes of farming I made 4g plus a drop that I sold for 3g. If that rate holds, you could farm 20g an hour. That's not horrible. 100g per 5 hours, 45 hours of farming for an epic mount.It used to be better, the hippo feathers would sell for I think 2.76g a stack. It wasn't very hard to get upwards of 30g an hour. I think they nerfed it about 2 weeks ago. With that being said, it is still a decent place to farm other than the fact that there is a ton of people there always.

It used to be better, the hippo feathers would sell for I think 2.76g a stack. It wasn't very hard to get upwards of 30g an hour. I think they nerfed it about 2 weeks ago. With that being said, it is still a decent place to farm other than the fact that there is a ton of people there always.


That's not the only location for hippos.

Finding lower level (ie 30-40) things that drop good stackable loot and just mowing through them. electrolanterns in strangelthorn vale were nerfed because of this (15s each I believe it was) and they had like a 35% drop rate.
Same thing happened with Undamaged Hippo Feathers in Azshara I believe. Fortunately Blood Elves are right next door and drop runecloth by the barrelfull. I'm mostly there for the exp though.

that costs a TON to start though.

yeah, i started at lvl 3 or 4, have been working my way up alone since. guild support hasnt kicked in. im lvl 39 now with 205 enchanting. started making a bit of money selling +3/+5s to people. all people care about is the glow. i've been broke till about lvl 37 i started making some money. key is to really just sell your blues instead of disenchanting them. put them up at AH and you can get a decent abount of money to hold you over or to save up. i've had a steady flow of money coming in and im still disenchanting every spare green.

also, picking up tailoring helps a ton. my tailoring is at 190 right now. it seems like over half the time im fighting humanoids, so im always getting cloth drops. that translates into easy greens and blues for me. i've even sold some bags along the way. i didn't pick up tailoring till about lvl 30 or so, and i bought my way through linen and wool through the AH, but it really is the easiest way to up enchanting without being broke. it's definately worth it once you get your enchanting up. high level people think nothing of dropping 10g to make their sword glow red.

I assume you can make a lot of money with high level alchemy via transmuting things. I always see essence of air selling for like 30g each.

My alch is at 240 right now, and I just started it like last week.

I assume you can make a lot of money with high level alchemy via transmuting things. I always see essence of air selling for like 30g each.

My alch is at 240 right now, and I just started it like last week.

The timer on transmuting sucks. 2 days on truesilver, 1 day on gold.. I don't have the recipes for the elemental stuff yet but I imagine it's similar.

-M

Yea I'm not even sure where to get other transmuting recipes. I've been saving up black lotus and black vitriol though for whenever I get that alchemist's stone recipe.

Fool, you can get the basic recipes from the alchemy goblin in Gadgetzan. He has an unending supply of them.

I've had those since I was 35. :p I mean the elemental essence transmute recipes, and I just found them today.

I assume you can make a lot of money with high level alchemy via transmuting things. I always see essence of air selling for like 30g each.



yeah i think thats the one needed for icy chill or whatever the enchant is that adds a chance to slow on hit. its like a 50g minimum enchant that a lot of high level rogues, warriors, and hunters like to have. i hope to get my enchanting up high enough to do it quick so i can sell the enchant while the supply is still a lot lower than the demand.

I've had those since I was 35. :p I mean the elemental essence transmute recipes, and I just found them today.

Where oh where?! :)

-M