Fireguard walk with me

After a long long time I have finally made 350 in Blacksmithing. Logged out on the gryphon on route to Shattrah to buy the recipe for the Fireguard. Finally - my first epic.

I do need another 10 primal shadows and 10 primal mana. So it will be a farm weekend. But then - Fireguard walk with me!!!

The only downside with it is that it looks weak. I am dual wielding two Latro's shifting sword at the moment which look über cool. Fireguard is a small puny sword in comparison. Looks like a golden dagger next to a Latro.

Not so Dazzling

I was skilling up my Blacksmithing this weekend when I encountered a strange error.

At 270 the pattern for Dazzling Mithril Rapier was still yellow. "Great! I don't have to go onto Thorium just yet" was my thought.

I was happily standing in Ironforge churning out rapiers like a industrial robot till something said "clunk". At 275 the gears jammed. Pattern still yellow, rapiers still flying of the anvil - but no skill up!!!

So you all know. I got me a dorky crafting gear compiled of INT gear from drops and quest rewards which takes my INT up to 300. That way I will get more skill ups.

But being that smart standing there crafting with ye old Illusionary rod on my back I felt pretty lame...

I made 10 rapiers just to be certain. Not a single skill up...

Then I wrote a ticket to the GM and went farming thorium.

Halfway around Searing Gorge I got a reply. "Nothing is wrong with the pattern, you just had bad luck" was the response.

Like hell!

I made one Thorium belt (also yellow) 1 more in BS. I made 3 rapiers (yellow) no skill up!!!

It must be broken.

So all of you out there - don't think them rapiers to be that Dazzling when they are lying in heaps on the floor without making you any better at smithing.