Hi guys,
I was wondering if there is any resource for setting gold targets in order for me to be on track for affording my mount at 40/60. My idea is something like a gold target per level, taking into account the amount of gold that can be earned as your level increases. The idea being that I would know how much I ‘should’ have at the current level
i.e
Level 10 - 1g
Level 11 - 1g 50s
Level 12 - 2g 15s
Would need somebody smarter and more experienced than me, that’s why I’m asking on here
What level are you now?
Also, how much gold you have early on does not really impact whether you will afford your mount. It’s more about how much gold you spend between 30-40.
I understand what you are asking but practically it is not as simple as that.
For what it’s worth, I had 20 gold at level 30 and had 130 gold by the second I hit level 40. And I did no grinding or farming it all came naturally.
Oh ok thats interesting. Only level 11 at the moment, i’m just trying to balance saving gold and levelling professions with a bit for forethought
I agree this is the general experience; you may make some gold at lower levels (alchemy, fishing, etc) but the money you make in the 30~40 range is so much more than <30 that it’s not worth fighting over pennies.
@op:
A “savings plan” like what you ask would require a lot of research about quests, training costs every 2 levels, etc, and it would still give you just an average and some rough brackets, nothing remotely accurate because of so many factors.
If you’re concerned about not being able to save for your mount, avoid training non-essential abilities at levels 30+, don’t buy anything from the AH, and don’t train any crafting professions (these can make money but you need to be sure of what you’re doing).
Make sure you’re honored with your faction for the 10% discount by then (you should be) and aim at saving about 20% of the total every 2 levels (so you include class trainer at even levels). Since income will go up on your way to 40, if you make it between 30 and 32 you will be fine.
And if for some reason you don’t reach your goal at 40, don’t panic, because many quest rewards start giving a lot of money and weapons, so if you go for those first you’ll get it in no time.
Just one afterthought:
I did train Leatherworking; I was a skinner, had no problem at all at 40 and did not put much effort in saving. In fact I spent quite a bit of gold in shiny BoEs because I liked having the best weapons available as long as they were reasonable.
Crafting professions are nice if you develop them as your character “grows up” because they provide some useful upgrades outside dungeons and quests, but not so much otherwise.
If you pair crafting with gathering (herbalism/alchemy, mining/blacksmithing…) and avoid buying materials, you can do it. If not, I’d stay away from them, at least for the first character in a given realm.
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