Dear Blizzard,
it is never too late to admit ones mistake. Alchemy needs to be redone. In TBC you had 3 specializations which should be the case in SOD as well. Alchemy in its current state is only good for people that actually are not alchemist since elixirs/pots are being sold with loss despite the extra 30% yield and there is no other use for the proffession except the flask. So what needs to be done? Potion master/elixir mastery/transmute master while all of them being mutually exclusive or remove mixology/transmute mastery completely. Unfortunately most sod wow players are complete apes and cant do the elementary math so they willingly sell on ah with gold losses and ruining the market.
For those who would consider Alchemy as a good source of gold… dont do it, you will be losing gold with each craft.