Khorium better be broken still, because current prices on Arthas of 100+g per bar is going to make engineers reroll another profession.

Let's look at one example schematic.

Nigh Invulnerability Belt

Mats used:

10x [Primal Life] --- extracting from Zangar marsh gases = free
10x [Primal Shadow] --- mobs and mining = free
8x [Heavy Knothide Leather] --- guildie = free
[Delicate Arcanite Converter] --- arcane crystals + ironweb silk = ~30g total
4x [Khorium Power Core]

Save the best for last. So far it's a very cheap belt, until we get to khorium.

Now 2 ore = 1 bar
3 bars + 1 primal fire = khorium power core
Belt = 4 khorium power core

That means, the belt requires 24 khorium ore to make, or 12 bars
Arthas AH priceon khorium ore is 60-80g per ore, 100-120g per bar
so we're looking at the belt now taking roughly 1500g to make

Is khorium meant to be this rare? If so, I see no reason to even make the recipes that require it, they simply aren't desirable enough, because only engineers can use them, so I won't be selling them to anyone. Engineering would be great if we could make great stuff non-engies could use, but for now it's just a massive moneysink with little return.

Forums in mirror may be closer than they appear.

Actually, it is no secret that Blizzard always screws engineers over.

I doubt they will change this...Engineering = the poor profession.

Yeah, and since I won't hold my breath for a Blue response, I think it might be time to reroll professions.
Maybe if they gave us upgrades for our old schematics that get resisted all the time now, like deathray, and whatnot.

The only new schematic I really use right now are the bombs, grenades, and turret.
That's it.

Once you get to khorium, it's not worth it anymore.

Actually the one recipe I want right now is the Super Healing Potion Injector.
Grinded 1000 mobs to get it and it didn't drop.
Just to save 3 slots too. It's insane.

It's been confirmed for awhile that Khorium had a drastically reduced spawn rate due to Blizzard wanting people to "have an easier time raising skill" in the beginning. Patch 2.0.6 was supposed to fix this, but people are still reporting the same issues and thus the reduced spawn rate still exists.

It's supposed to be fixed, but who knows when.

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Actually, it is no secret that Blizzard always screws engineers over.

I doubt they will change this...Engineering = the poor profession.

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http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html;jsessionid=DDE455B9DC38500AA9DF25C1293F997C.forum03?topicId=118402240&sid=1&pageNo=11

post #203. They know it sucks. There were hundreds of post about how engineering sucks on the beta forum. Blizzard doesn't care. WORKING AS INTENDED

Thats awesome to hear. !! =]

New stuff for engineers? That would be pleasant.

Khorium's fixed eh? So where exactly does it spawn then, only in those few spots near the Dark Portal that everyone seemed to see a vein at during the first day? I've never seen one in any high-level zone such as Netherstorm or SMV.

/sigh

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Q u o t e:
Khorium better be broken still, because current prices on Arthas of 100+g per bar is going to make engineers reroll another profession.

Let's look at one example schematic.

Nigh Invulnerability Belt

Mats used:

10x [Primal Life] --- extracting from Zangar marsh gases = free
10x [Primal Shadow] --- mobs and mining = free
8x [Heavy Knothide Leather] --- guildie = free
[Delicate Arcanite Converter] --- arcane crystals + ironweb silk = ~30g total
4x [Khorium Power Core]

Save the best for last. So far it's a very cheap belt, until we get to khorium.

Now 2 ore = 1 bar
3 bars + 1 primal fire = khorium power core
Belt = 4 khorium power core

That means, the belt requires 24 khorium ore to make, or 12 bars
Arthas AH priceon khorium ore is 60-80g per ore, 100-120g per bar
so we're looking at the belt now taking roughly 1500g to make

Is khorium meant to be this rare? If so, I see no reason to even make the recipes that require it, they simply aren't desirable enough, because only engineers can use them, so I won't be selling them to anyone. Engineering would be great if we could make great stuff non-engies could use, but for now it's just a massive moneysink with little return.

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I thought that Blizzard was killing Engineering?
I see things for every profession at most Factions but engineering.

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Khorium has been fixed and is back in game. Just remember that it has a low spawn rate so you'll have to do a bit of mining to get it. We'll be keeping an eye on it however.

We have a small bit of information for engineers and professions in general that we'll be letting people know about as soon as we can as well. All is not lost. We just need to make sure the European team knows it as well so they can pass it along to the community there. We're not purposely trying to hold anything back from you I promise.

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Yay engineering!

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Q u o t e:
Khorium has been fixed and is back in game. Just remember that it has a low spawn rate so you'll have to do a bit of mining to get it. We'll be keeping an eye on it however.

We have a small bit of information for engineers and professions in general that we'll be letting people know about as soon as we can as well. All is not lost. We just need to make sure the European team knows it as well so they can pass it along to the community there. We're not purposely trying to hold anything back from you I promise.

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Um you might want to check that.

I've done hours upon hours upon hours of mining since I've hit level 70, all over the place. Every inch of shadowmoon at least 10 times flyin around looking, netherstorm the same, and just about every other area. I have yet to see even one Khorium vein, NOT EVEN ONE. There is something wrong here.

Just frustrated is all, blacksmiths, engineers, are all gonna let late starts because of the *rareity* of Khorium (Of the non-existance of)

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is going to make engineers reroll another profession.

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That's the master plan.

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Q u o t e:
Khorium has been fixed and is back in game. Just remember that it has a low spawn rate so you'll have to do a bit of mining to get it. We'll be keeping an eye on it however.

We have a small bit of information for engineers and professions in general that we'll be letting people know about as soon as we can as well. All is not lost. We just need to make sure the European team knows it as well so they can pass it along to the community there. We're not purposely trying to hold anything back from you I promise.

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Like what? an additional color of smoke flare?

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Q u o t e:
Khorium has been fixed and is back in game. Just remember that it has a low spawn rate so you'll have to do a bit of mining to get it. We'll be keeping an eye on it however.

We have a small bit of information for engineers and professions in general that we'll be letting people know about as soon as we can as well. All is not lost. We just need to make sure the European team knows it as well so they can pass it along to the community there. We're not purposely trying to hold anything back from you I promise.

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Seriously? I just dropped engineering yesterday. =(

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Khorium's fixed eh? So where exactly does it spawn then, only in those few spots near the Dark Portal that everyone seemed to see a vein at during the first day? I've never seen one in any high-level zone such as Netherstorm or SMV.

/sigh

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I saw 2 in the Orge cave, way in the North-west of the Marsh.