Honor Jewelcrafter Quartermaster Gone in 4.0.1
I’m hoping this is permanent. As per MMO-Champion’s reporting, the Honor Jewelcrafter Quartermaster, the guy that lets you buy epic gems for 10k honor, is gone on the PTR.
Like I said, I’m really hoping this is permanent. 10k honor is so unbelievably easy to accrue and the ability for anyone to get easy access to these gems lead to a pretty big crash in price, as I haven’t seen cut gems going for more than 170g in months. Those aren’t even the common gems. Delicate Cardinal Rubies usually average around 100g on Deathwing US, with the most uncommon cuts hitting around 160-170g.
So, yes, I am hoping this guy is gone for good and stays that way for Cataclysm. I probably won’t win any fans over with that, but I really believe it’s better for server economy.
October 5, 2010 at 5:33 pm
It was fine before honor became so easy to get for even the most retarded casual though. The problem really came when they buffed honor gains by an absurd amount and introduced the “daily bg” feature.
This is going to make epic gems incredibly scarce; even before the change, my Number One source for raw epics was the honor quartermaster followed by the alc cooldowns and then the ah. This is going to drive prices much higher unless the drop rate on mining is raised (or some other mechanic).
Like you, I hope it stays like this. I want to see crazy high prices.