EDIT-Northrend now Included
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Are you sick and tired of having to beg alongside the urchins in Stormwind? Have you done a few things in Undercity that you'd rather forget? Would you just like to nab some gold for that shiny mount you've always wanted?
Well, look no further! In this lense we will look at a few general tips that will have your character rolling in the dough faster than you can say "Zug Zug!"
Use Gatherer or what have you, but fill in the maps and trust the outliers, it's sometimes better to get lost than fly in a tight circle.
Knowing the lay of the land and the possible delays in gathering are equally important. Flying mounts in Outland and Northrend are key
Outland is as beautiful as it is diverse. Indeed, Outland is the major hub of the game at this point for higher up players and is one of the best places to be earning money right now. No, it's not the only place, but you can make some serious gold here. Just be aware that everyone else with the expansion is probably thinking the same thing you are...
1. Making gold in Outland is easy. Especially after you stop running away from the scary monsters and your pants dry.
2. If you have the tenacity to get your professions skilled up to 375, you will discover some professions have nifty specializations!
3. No matter how many rocks you get, your mining only goes up by one point per every qualifying rock node you mine.
4. The price of an arcanite bar may have dropped, but the transmute has no cooldown now! (Which means you can still make some serious gold with this when the timing is right).
5. Motes are easy to get if you know where to look. Life in Zangarmarsh, Mana in Netherstorm, Fire in Shadowmoon, and Shadow, Earth, & Air in Nagrand. Otherwise just look for corresponding elementals in Outland.
6. Flying mounts are really fun and necessary for making more money because of areas you can get access to as well as safety and efficiency that a flying mount can provide to a gathering operation.
7. Engineers have gotten a few nice upgrades since the expansion came out. Mana and health injectors sell great, mote extractors are really useful, and they even get specialized mounts that can be built.
AND NORTHREND IS FINALLY HERE---------------------------
Nused to be seen as a barren frozen wasteland inhabited by monsters, spiders, and hapless treasure hunters. Don't worry, it still is for the most part, but the Northrend of today is diverse in temperature, habitation, and exploitation...
1. Gold is in decent quantities for the expansion, doing quests won't make you really rich, but it will pay the bills and then some. All the cool stuff from Outland is back in this expansion, which brings us to...
2. Daily quests are back with a vengeance, including cooking and PvP dailies, almost all of which pay out a pretty decent sum of gold, XP, and more.
3. The best fishing pole in the game currently can be had for the player with enough spare time to get exalted with the Kalu'ak.
4. Sholazar Basin is a gold mine for any gathering professional. Beware though, competition is pretty fierce and faction combat can break out at any time, especially around Nesingwary Base Camp.