I have been grinding away at crafting because....well, I get distracted by all the shiny mats in the world :) I have been focused on woodworking, blacksmithing & clothing and have reached lvls 30, 27 & 26. I wanted to get advice on where I should start focusing my points to get the best value per point.
Woodworking
- Woodworking (9 Ranks) - Allows the use of [wood type].
- Keen Eye – Wood (3 Ranks) -Lumber in the world will be easier to see within 20, 30 or 40 meters.
- Lumberjack Hireling (3 Ranks) -A lumberjack hireling will send you wood and possibly other items every day.
- Wood Extraction (3 Ranks) - Improves the chances of extracting woodworking ingredients.
- Carpentry (3 Ranks) – Reduces research time by 5% and allows the research of two items at once.
- Resin Expertise (3 Ranks) - Increases the chances of improving items with resins.
Blacksmithing
- Metalworking (9 Ranks) - Allows the use of ingots consisting of Iron, Steel, Orichalc, Dwarven, Ebony, Calcinium, Galatite, Moonstone, and Voidstone.
- Keen Eye – Ore (3 Ranks) - Ore in the world will be easier to see within 20, 30, or 40 meters.
- Miner Hireling (3 Ranks) - A miner hireling will send you ore and possibly other items every day.
- Metal Extraction (3 Ranks) – Improves the chance of extracting blacksmithing ingredients.
- Metallurgy (3 Ranks) - Reduces research time by 5% and allows the research of two traits at once.
- Temper Expertise (3 Ranks) – Increases the chance of improving items with tempers.
Clothing
- Tailoring (9 Ranks) - Allows the use of [cloth materiel] and [leather material].
- Keen Eye – Cloth (3 Ranks) - Fibrous plants in the world will be easier to see within 20, 30, or 40 meters.
- Trapper Hireling (3 Ranks) - A trapper and gatherer hireling will send you cloth, leather, and other possible items every day.
- Unraveling (3 Ranks) - Improves your chance of extracting clothing materials.
- Stitching (3 Ranks) – Reduces research time by 5% and allows the research of two traits at once.
- Tannin Expertise (3 Ranks) - Increases the chance of improving items with tannin and stitching.
Currently I have invested points in the first passives in each to advance to the next tier as well as a point in each to research 2 items at once. I put one point into the Miner Hireling and it hasn't been much of a value yet. I put one into Keen Eye - Ore because those Orichalc nodes are hard for me to see in the green swamps of Shadowfen. Finally, I put one into Resin Expertise to better my chances, and lessen the amount of Turpen I have to use.
I am hoping to hear your experiences in this area and greatly appreciate any insight and advice you guys can provide.
Nuke