The Future of Warcraft Announcements -- Professions Update

[Mirasol-mannoroth (Mirasol)]

@Drough-11150

For Dragonflight we are adding significant amounts of new depth and gameplay to professions, so also increasing the number of professions that you can learn on a character at the same time could be a recipe for potentially being overwhelming.

The past expansions have seen two professions removed. First Aid removed totally, and Archeology halted. I understand maybe not having more than two main professions, but is it possible to replace those missing ones with one or two gathering options? That way a person could still be an Alchemist/Inscriptionist + pick flowers.

@Drough-11150

We recognize that just because you want to craft the dragon head into an epic helmet, you don’t necessarily want to be the one to slay that dragon.

Exactly! I want the identity to be that of the craftperson in town who is there when the adventurers return.

@Drough-11150

You will absolutely be able to max your professions’ skills, and very successfully specialize without setting foot in an instance in Dragonflight.

Excellent. That is very good to hear. That makes it casual/solo accessible.

@Drough-11150

It is possible though, that some recipes will come from dungeons or raid. These are great places thematically to acquire some recipes, and become a cool reward for doing that content. That said, we are currently thinking that perhaps many, if not all of these recipes will not be soulbound, so you could ask someone to go into an instance to get them for you, or buy them off the AH.

This is reasonable. It is not uncommon for some patterns only to be found deep in the dragon’s lair where it has been sequestered away for 1000 years. That we might be able to buy those patterns is a great compromise.

@Drough-11150

Anyway, I hope that answers your question in a way that is satisfactory!

Mostly But I do have a few more.

1. I might have overlooked the answer, but will patterns/recipes from older expansions be part of the work order system? Can players put in that request for a missing transmog item, pet, etc that a crafter can make?

2. Is there going to be any overhaul to the Crafting inventory system? My bags and bank are very very full. I am at the point I want a crafting bank with a tab for each expansion just about. This gets worse every expansion where we have expansion specific things for various new systems.