Experts opinion.

[Jianyu]

this is mainly pointed out at Cataclysm Beta players (lucky bastards.)

I on my main, am a rogue, and I got engineering and herbalism.

Im thinking of rerolling mining instead of herbalism though, to get mats for my engineering, but in the end, im wondering what will earn the most? - the problem is I wont lvl my herb/mine farmer until I am well situated at lvl 85.

Gimme your opinion

 

[gimik]

Well i don't think engineering has ever made loads of gold but i know for a fact that mining/herbing is going to be HUGE money makers at 85 because people are going to be wanting craftables/flasks/potions/glyphs etc so if you can quickly level the two proffs. you should be set. And yes i played in the Beta.

 

[atg68]

herbalism is used to create more raiding consumables than mining, so herbing will always be able to make more IMO

 

[gimik]

Not necessarily, mining is really useful for a bunch of proffesions, if you just sell the raw ore, you'll make bank because JC's buy ore to prospect, engineers/blacksmiths need to craft stuff. You can sell bars, and prolly stuff = titansteel bars (which was huge money maker at beginning of Wotlk)

So both professions together = win since GB can gather both at the same time.

 

[Jianyu]

Well I will keep Engineering, but havent yet decided which one to take at starts - which one will blow in the most gold?

 

[Boobie009]

Even though I also had Beta, I seriously doubt this cant be answered by anyone with a common sense.

As world of warcraft has shown the last few years, both herbalism and mining make a lot of money. I can't really say which one does more, because in the times where flasks where so needed I made 4/5k a day easily as opposed to mining which is and has always been a good source of money.

So if you're doing it for the gold, I'd say I don't think there is a big difference unless one has huge competition on your server, so for example 25 bots farming herbs and just 2 farming mines

just my 2 cents though

 

[Azathoth1]

When Inscription went live those who had stockpiles of herbs were instantly rich. I remember peacebloom selling for over 100g a stack on my realm.