Which skill to break 200 next?

[sjsell]

I've only put one point in the tradeskill AA as I am trying to save up for Dire Charm now. My baking is at 209 and I was planning on getting brewing up also. Well I got the urge to do jewelcrafting after reading it can go to 250 for around 10k. This last weekend I got it up to 200 and brewing is also sitting at 200. My question is what would be the better tradeskill to have break 200? The 2 biggest drinks that sell are the demi-secs and qeynos tea. I hardly ever fail at making tea and I was finally able to make demi's since I got the JC up and had suprising results. I think I only failed on 3 out of 40. I'm kind of leaning towards JC as I just thought of the chain for the solst robe which would help with tailoring. Any thoughts or advice?

Fallan Furtoes
Hairy Foot Druid of 59 Seasons

[Gargazon]

JC might not be the best choice if you are a) not an enchanter b) doing it for profit and c) not an enchanter

There are several reasons for this, but some of the main ones are

1) you can't enchant your own metals. Unless you have a good friend who doesn't mind doing it for you this is going to be an added cost/inconvienience.

2) Since you are not an enchanter, you can't get JCM. JCM cuts your fail rate to about 5% on stuff an non JCM jeweler will fail at like 1/2 the time. This boosts your base cost per success through the roof when compared to a JCM enchanter. Quite simply, you can't compete economically with them. You might get some stuff farming, and get some successes and sell those, but it isn't going to allow you the same profit potential you could get long term from Brewing.

3) Because you are not a JCM enchanter, many guilds won't even allow you to do high level combines anyway. (Speaking of elemental combines). These items are too rare to waste on non JCM enchanters is their basic reasoning, and even if they let you, they probably wouldn't let you sell them for profit anyway.

Basically speaking, high level jewelry profits tend to hinge around your being able to buy componets in the bazaar for whatever the going rate is, enchant your own metals, and have JCM so you can compete on ever slimming profit margins. If you aren't an enchanter, you can't do this.

Now if you are simply looking to gm a skill, and not after profits, then by all means, GM jewelry if you want to. Otherwise, you will probably want to go for brewing. It's cheap, profitable over time (NOT per combine though, so get ready to click a lot), the results decay so there will always be a market, and most importantly, you can participate in the corruption of all those 12 year olds who think it's cool to drink, but can't get it in real life cause their daddy measures the liquor bottles in his locked liquor cabinet, and the convienience store clerk won't sell them any unless they get proof of pubes.

I won't even get into Father O'Mally and the communion wine...

[Prizzle]

If you are a chanter or get a chanter to enchant the bars for you you can actually make some money skilling up on JC. This is because the stat jewelry sells back to venders about 5% more than the components costs. Upon reaching 250 I had made around 3k.

[Jarak_akn]

Note You only make money from Gold upwards. Below that (silver and electrum you still loose a little)

[Calliopeia]

He is an enchanter

If he's saving AA's for dire charm, he's an enchanter.

Since that's true, I'd recommend jewelcraft, because down the road you'll be able to use AA's to increase your success on those combines, and some of the PoP jewelcraft items are quite nice. There is no similar market for brewed items.

[Cravin]

Actually Druids get dire charm as well and if they are an enchanter you definutly want to get JMC 3 so there are another 18 AA points. but the return on those aa points are Awsome especially whe makeing things like gem studded chains.

[Taraddar]

Re: He is an enchanter

If he's saving AA's for dire charm, he's an enchanter.

Since that's true, I'd recommend jewelcraft, because down the road you'll be able to use AA's to increase your success on those combines, and some of the PoP jewelcraft items are quite nice. There is no similar market for brewed items.

Actually druids, which is what his sig says he is, necros and mages all get dire charm for the appropriate types in addition to enchanters. Also JCM is an expensive aa to get and if he didn't have dire charm yet odds are good even if he was an enchanter he doesn't have JCM and 18 aa's doesn't grown on trees.

[sjsell]

I am indeed a druid, I do have an enchanter alt just for enchanting metals(i originally made him for clarity, then KEI came out hehe) I don't really think I'll ever get my chanter up to 59 to even get JCM or I would just have him get JC up to 250. Thanks for all the advice

[Volante]

mages don't get dire charm.

--Raedron V`Lante, 64th Arch Mage of the Spurned
Eternal Advocates, Vazaelle

250 Baking / Brewing / Fletching / Jewelcraft / Pottery / Smithing
198 Tailoring *sigh*

[Zeralenn]

I suppose it depends on your goals as a tradeskiller.

Are you trying to enter the 1750 club? Then I might suggest you get one of the really tough ones like smithing or tailoring out of the way.

Are you thinking you might do the prayer shawl quest? Then you will need to get all of them up, but tailoring is high priority because that is the one you should get up the highest for that quest.

Are you short on cash? Then brewing is good.

Just playing and want a minimum of frustration? Brewing or jewelcraft.

Look at your race's cultural skilling options? Anything look enticing? Work on that.

Look at PoP recipes and LoY recipes. Anything intrigue you? Work on that.

There is no hard and fast rule. Just do what seems like fun and what is in keeping with your overall goals.

...Zera

[Taraddar]

mages don't get dire charm.

--Raedron V`Lante, 64th Arch Mage of the Spurned
Eternal Advocates, Vazaelle

250 Baking / Brewing / Fletching / Jewelcraft / Pottery / Smithing
198 Tailoring *sigh*

I could have sworn mages got an emental only dire charm. Sure seem to remember a couple using it on those little ele's in bot.

[Dragoron]

What you saw is the level 65 spell Call of the Arch Mage, our 1 and ONLY type of charm.