(Dis)Enchanting

Ok, well still a little behind on the postings. So lets talk about the elusive fourth gathering skill people seem to believe exists.

That skill is Enchanting, or more specifically, a sub skill of Disenchanting. Now, I say that Disenchanting does not count as a gathering profession for a couple of reasons.

- You dont need to go anywhere to "gather" the mats
- You only get skill ups for the first 50 lvls of the skill

Now lets compare:

Herbalism

• - Need to go out into the zones to get skill lvls up to a cap of 450 (WotLK)
• - Cannot make anything with the materials
• - Only gathers, no other purpose until the addition of the Lifeblood skill

Mining

• - Need to go out into the zones to get skill lvls up to a cap of 450 (WotLK)
• - Cannot make anything with the materials
• - Only gathers, no other purpose until the addition of the Toughness passive skill

Skinning

• - Need to go out into the zones to get skill lvls up to a cap of 450 (WotLK)
• - Cannot make anything with the materials
• - Only gathers, no other purpose until the addition of the Master of Anatomy passive skill

So, what extra skill does disenchanting give you? How do you level your disenchanting capabilities? does your disenchanting skill come with a viable use for your materials?

Saying that Disenchanting is a gathering profession would work if you had to go loot reagent nodes for strange dust or cosmic essences. Some things do not quite work the way we would like, but I would like your opinions on Disenchanting being a fourth gathering profession.

-Whø