I wouldn't start tinkering until I had loads of money to spare. As the skill
looks now you will never break even.
The skill is very expensive (more expensive than jewelcraft even if we start
at skill of 50) and the only things you can sell are rebreathers, aqualungs
and spyglasses (bow cams if you find a fletcher to do business with or start
fletching aswell) and none of em sells very well.
Up at very high skills you can make some armor pieces too, most of em (if
not all) only usable by gnome warriors and/or clerics. By the time you can
do this you will have burned some 50 - 100 thousand pp and the components
you need to find for these pieces are not that easy to get. These armors are
pretty decent and they look just awesome so when you get there, you might
start selling stuff again, but gnome wars and clerics are not that common,
and I find it hard to see that you will break even on it.
Tinkering is a fun skill, there are not that many tinkerers at rebreather
skill or higher but to make money you should look at jewelcraft (and then
you should be an enchanter). And this skill is also very expensive to raise
to the point where you can make money off of it.
If you are thinking about doing tinkering anyway (it really is a kinda fun
skill) and are looking for another tradeskill to start with, I would
consider fletching. One of the earlier items you can make are cams, which
are used for making bows (fletching) and later on you will most likelly be
making catapults to raise skill for which you will need player made bows to
make. Its kinda neat if you can do those yourself instead of running around
trying to find a fletcher to make you like 30-40 bows :)
Besides, bows and arrows can actually be sold at times, and its an easy and
cheap skill to raise to around 180 skill..
-Sandortien Stormwielder, Small Troll Wizard - Cult of Steel (Xegony)
>From: "Suthsayer" <suthsayer@...>
>Reply-To: EQ_Tinkering@yahoogroups.com
>To: <EQ_Tinkering@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [EQ_Tinkering] Re: a beginner
>Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 19:34:52 -0400
>
>If you want a money skill... get into gemcraft. Gemgrafting is THE most
>usefull and indemand skill.
>Oh, and change from Necro to enchanter =)
>Other than that trades are for fun/quests and you rarly will see a true
>profit.
>I found I made the most profit I made was when I was lvl 25-40 maken
>Spyglasses. Unlimited (insta-cast) charges of a silly spell for 70pp.
>People would buy them as fast as I could make em. Not sure how the market
>is for that now.
>Tinkering is fun tho... I still remember when I made my 1st rebreather at
>like 130 skill. ROFL. I was stoked.
>
>/gu OMG! I made one! I made one! Rhaaaa!
><guild> one of what?
>/gu a rebreather!
><guild> GRATS! Whats that?
>*sigh*
>
>That was with my 1st char, a gnome necro also...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy
> To: EQ_Tinkering@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 12:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [EQ_Tinkering] Re: a beginner
>
>
> I hope that it isn't a sinking hole trade. Otherwise I'm out a lot of
>plat. I'm hoping one day Verant will wake up and gives us gnomes a chance J
>
>
>
> If you have a bit of cash, make up some fireworks and you can probably
>get rid of some of them to players just for the fun of it. You can start
>anytime you have the money, just have to wait until level 16 to be able to
>gain skill.
>
>
>
> Rebreathers cost 916pp per attempt. You can sell them for around 2k.
>Warriors need 2 of them for their epic quest. But lately I've been noticing
>a lot more items that have endure breath on them so rebreathers probably
>aren't going to sell too well in the future. I'm hoping this isn't the
>case. But on the last few runs to Kedge Keep my guild has made, only a few
>people needed the aqualungs I have because most had some kind of breathing
>device already.
>
>
>
> As far as skill caps goes. the way I understand it is Gnomes can get
>tinkering to 250 along with another trade skill.
>
>
>
> Concerning other trade skills. maybe tailoring would be good for you.
>Most of it up until the later levels are "found" components off mobs so at
>first it's not too expensive.
>
>
>
> Chesa's Player
>
> Ancient Warders
>
> Cazic-Thule
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>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kristinf@... [mailto:kristinf@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 6:18 PM
> To: EQ_Tinkering@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [EQ_Tinkering] Re: a beginner
>
>
>
> Thank you, i knew it wouldnt be easy but what about that breather
> thing. isnt that possible to use by others. and various other
> trinkets. is it really a sinking hole or is it possible to make money
> at some later date say at level 100 or so. Is it a bad idea to start
> right away. im only at level 3.
>
> --- In EQ_Tinkering@y..., "Judy" <jdhuber@s...> wrote:
> >
> > Fulcrum's www.eqportal.com/tinkering/ is the best site for
> tinkering. Be
>
> <snipped a few things to not take up to much bandwidth>
>
> > Good Luck :-)
> > Chesa's player
> > Cazic-Thule
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kristinf@s... [mailto:kristinf@s...]
> > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 1:37 PM
> > To: EQ_Tinkering@y...
> > Subject: [EQ_Tinkering] a beginner
> >
> > Hi there, just joined. I have a young Negromancer Gnome on Karana
> and
> > I would like to know how to be a successful Tinker. For instance
> what
> > is the most easier thing to make that does not have a high failier
> > rate for a beginner. Where can I find the best recipes and such and
> a
> > list of Trivials.
> >
> > Thanks in advance Stina.
>
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