I am torn and hammered by my choices! GMing Dilema Rant

[xaanru]

Since your barb is a chain class (since you want artificer's), I'd honestly lean toward Smithing. Not for the atrificer's, but because of the Tae ew armor.

Tae ew chain tunic and leggings are AWESOME armor for a shaman, and pretty darn good for rogues too (the only chain barbarians I know of).

Plus, sell one piece, and you have enough cash to buy several pieces of arctic wyvern from your local tailor, to fill in those spots where the tae ew isn't so hot.

Yes, unfortunately, this means you'll need to level to 51, not 45. But hoonestly, Tae ew armor is SOOOO much easier than the BD armor to make, You can earn the levels in the time you save.

Also, the shield is pretty nice too

Really, if you're thinking long term, and your character is a metal armor wearing class, you'll want smithing, not tailoring GMed first. Sure Arctic Wyvern is decent armor, but its mostly twink gear these days, with the exception of a few select pieces. Thats of course assuming that your main goal is gearing your own character up, which your post seems to suggest.

Look at the end items that you can make, that are wearable by your characters. Which do you really want?

On the other hand, if you had a druid, or a monk, or an int caster, I'd say tailoring.

[Reflan]

Alkee, I'm getting a lot of that kind of thing. Have lost several items during combines; thankfully nothing big. Would hate to lose a tranq staff!

Tonight I crashed three times within about five minutes doing pottery, as well as other times doing pottery.

I'm going to keep tradeskills to a minimum for a bit. Unfortunately, I've run out of stuff to sell(sigh). But ... I'm scared to keep losing stuff on the one hand and to not get any skill-ups on items that trivial over 250 on the other(shadowscream and star ruby encrusted steins had that problem for me).

[Quinner Sparrowhawk]

I have finally decided on GMing Smithing first mainly due to the fact that there appear to be no other active Barbarian GM Smiths. I have never seen Artificer armor up in the bazaar nor do I know anyone that owns any.

[Reflan]

Good thinking. I had never even heard of artificer armor myself.

[Dunthor Warsmith]

nm, oops :P

[Quinner Sparrowhawk]

nm, oops :P

Let me guess, you are a GM Barbarian smith or know of one? It's my oops for not saying what server I am on the most. There are no GM Barbarian Smiths that I know of on Quellious. I did just discover that Barbarian Shamans can wear Seafarer's. Something about which for me to think.