I've been mining since Vanilla! (in old man voice)

Gameplay Professions
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Ok so can someone tell me what the state is with old iterations of professions? I’m talkin like Classic, Burning Crusade, Wrath, Pandaria, Etc. So when you get to higher level now you can jump right into relevant professions which I think is great for being able to jump right into something that will actively help you. However I look at these old professions, especially while leveling a new character and think “its not really worth working on those.” because I don’t see any relevant reward for going out of my way to mine iron aside from the quick experience you get while going from one mob to another.

I could see some real potential here. Maybe there is some connection with Archeology? What if as a blacksmith you made something from Burning Crusade and you got to turn it in at a museum as a replica for some gold and a archeology box or something? What if maxing out those old iterations of your profession made you more proficient with the current professional level? Like maybe instead of starting out with one star you start with two if your are maxed in all your older iterations of the profession?

Anywho let me know your thoughts! <3 :slight_smile:

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Well, scribes need old skills because any glyphs are not expansion bound.

I’ve decided to double down on transmog farming by using the cloth from the old raids to craft every single tailoring recipe I have to learn those.

Old mounts that people haven’t gotten yet. That’s all I can think of for the current uses of old professional skills (beyond the alt exp for gathering if you want to count that).

I like the idea of turning old tradeskill into archaeology perks of some sort and the starting with two stars for having mad pre-existing skills.

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I liked the old mechanics (i.e. skill up through the zones to get to the top) “back in the day”. It felt rewarding to work toward something. But after so many xpacks, it is nice to have the older skills optional so you can start a character and get right into current content. I think the new way will seem awesome soon!

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