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TL;DR your server's economy and AH ecosystem are going to be shockingly different after the realm mergers. This can be both good and bad depending if you are a buyer or seller. Be prepared to make changes to your selling style.

So it has been a week since my server Silvermoon-Mok’Nathal was merged and wanted to shared what has happened since. Prior to the merger prices for most everything were fairly constant day-to-day. Once in a wile someone would drop their stock which made for a great flip. Undercutting was very rare, most people respected and posted at the current market price.

A week later, Herbs market tanked (including Anchor Weed which had been selling around 60 g and now is in the 40s) with people emptying their bags into the AH. Sames goes for Ores and skins (except Blood-Stained Bones). I had been doing well flipping Anchor Weed, but now people are posting heaps of it non-stop. The plus side to this is cheap inks for contracts (also crashed but still making some gold) and war scrolls. I suppose the servers which merged with us either didn't see much activity on the AH or there were a multi-boxers (something we didn't see much of prior).

Okay completion is good and especially if you don't want to farm. I am still making contracts, war scrolls, bladders and mount shoes along with the stirrups and hoof-plates. Coarse Leather Brading are worthless selling around 70 silver. Even still selling Uncanny Weapons for some gold (not as much as before). So there are more people buying which is good. But there are the people are selling...undercutting is out-of-control. I'll post Anchor Weed or Azsharine or Runes and come back 10-minutes later and there are 5 other posts each for 1-silver less. The worst though is cut gems such the Deadly Lava Lazuli and Quick Sand Spinel both of which sell great at over 100 g. Post a small batch and come back later and again multiple 1-silver undercuts and then someone decides 'let me get rid of my over-stock for silver on the gold'. So now we have 50+ priced around 30 g. Seriously, you are selling the cut version for half the price of the uncut. I've been tempted to reset, but with all the undercuts and having to re-post the deposits would eat out most if any profits. I should be surprised when Osmenite Ore is selling for less than 10 g. I've heard these horror stories from folks on other realms, but had never bear witness to such a travesty unit now.

I loved War Front turn-ins, good gold to be had posting after server reset. Used to be small quantities posted and cheap enough to flip (or I could buy mats cheap and craft). Now again it is people posting mass quantities and tanking the price. Great if you need to buy the items for your alts, not so much if you are trying to flip. Akundra's Bite was one of yesterdays turn-ins prior to merger was selling at 10+ gold, bought over 3K yesterday at 2.80 gold. Made tons of ink (most of which hasn't sold, so will likely use it for contracts and war scrolls).

I am not in the hunt for the Longboi, but I feel for those on the Silvermoon-Mok’Nathal server who are making their gold via the AH and are still n the hunt I have needed to adjust some of my selling habits including vending some items that use to auction as the posting deposits will quickly overtake whatever profit there was.
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Comment by Thegreendot321MY PREDICTION about when Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes Live

TL;DR I estimate, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go Live August 20th. This is my prediction when the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go live. I don't care for your negative feedback. Be constrictive and If you think I'm wrong, submit significant proof along with your talking points. Thanks :)

Speculation for a release date for the pre-patch puts it at 4-5 weeks from the date it goes on the PTR Source: SamadanWe’ve launched the PTR today (August 11) with “Week 1” of the events already underway. We’ll move forward to “Week 2” in a couple of days, on August 13. Source: Blizzard Developersverbiagethis PTR will only last 1 week advance warningAugust 13th Special Maintenance PeriodLive ServersAugust 20th Special Maintenance Periodrelease date2-Week Scourge Invasion EventpredictedComment by TobiasAmaranthRIP Quillrat Farm. I'd say "I hardly knew ye" but I knew of that spot since the start of BfA. It wasn't until the skinning change in 8.3, however, that it became more useful / immune to trolling. Speaking of which, why has no one made a post about that change? Skinning is now its own tag. If you're a skinner and you tag an enemy, you get skinning rights even if other people on your faction fight it. There's a few other subtleties but it's a healthy change overall.Comment by BeerWolfInteresting adaption for Professions to let older expansion gear to scale up with a reagent... wonder if they'd let it go up to level 60. Less powerful than crafted gear from Shadowlands itself due to using a reagent slot, would be neat...

The whole updating with Professions, with the reagents thing, kinda reminds me of crafting in Wildstar , still somewhat... :PComment by ErazhenMY PREDICTION about when Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes Live

TL;DR I estimate, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go Live August 20th. This is my prediction when the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go live. I don't care for your negative feedback. Be constrictive and If you think I'm wrong, submit significant proof along with your talking points. Thanks :)

Speculation for a release date for the pre-patch puts it at 4-5 weeks from the date it goes on the PTR Source: SamadanWe’ve launched the PTR today (August 11) with “Week 1” of the events already underway. We’ll move forward to “Week 2” in a couple of days, on August 13. Source: Blizzard Developersverbiagethis PTR will only last 1 week advance warningAugust 13th Special Maintenance PeriodLive ServersAugust 20th Special Maintenance Periodrelease date2-Week Scourge Invasion Eventpredictedhttps://www.wowhead.com/bluetracker?topic=607672&region=usComment by UrushnorFarming older materials is pretty much always going to be easier than current content,.

So if previous expansions crafting can be the same ilvl as current, why would you ever bother?Comment by suncowRIP Quillrat Farm. I'd say "I hardly knew ye" but I knew of that spot since the start of BfA. It wasn't until the skinning change in 8.3, however, that it became more useful / immune to trolling. Speaking of which, why has no one made a post about that change? Skinning is now its own tag. If you're a skinner and you tag an enemy, you get skinning rights even if other people on your faction fight it. There's a few other subtleties but it's a healthy change overall.Comment by suncowMY PREDICTION about when Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes Live

TL;DR I estimate, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go Live August 20th. This is my prediction when the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go live. I don't care for your negative feedback. Be constrictive and If you think I'm wrong, submit significant proof along with your talking points. Thanks :)

Speculation for a release date for the pre-patch puts it at 4-5 weeks from the date it goes on the PTR Source: SamadanWe’ve launched the PTR today (August 11) with “Week 1” of the events already underway. We’ll move forward to “Week 2” in a couple of days, on August 13. Source: Blizzard Developersverbiagethis PTR will only last 1 week advance warningAugust 13th Special Maintenance PeriodLive ServersAugust 20th Special Maintenance Periodrelease date2-Week Scourge Invasion EventpredictedWeekly Reset (Taliesin & Evitel)Comment by Seawolf
No prepatch PTR cycle has lasted less than a month. It seems you haven't even checked what's on it as well. There are still several things missing, like talents, quests and so on. Also we don't have yet a conclusion to the campaign that Blizzard is setting up on this scourge event.

Prepatch will be most likely around mid september with Shadowlands releasing between late october and early november.

The special maintenance is probably because of the server merges they are doing on that day, https://www.wowhead.com/bluetracker?topic=607672&region=us .Comment by SarthoriusMY PREDICTION about when Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes Live

TL;DR I estimate, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go Live August 20th. This is my prediction when the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go live. I don't care for your negative feedback. Be constrictive and If you think I'm wrong, submit significant proof along with your talking points. Thanks :)

Speculation for a release date for the pre-patch puts it at 4-5 weeks from the date it goes on the PTR Source: SamadanWe’ve launched the PTR today (August 11) with “Week 1” of the events already underway. We’ll move forward to “Week 2” in a couple of days, on August 13. Source: Blizzard Developersverbiagethis PTR will only last 1 week advance warningAugust 13th Special Maintenance PeriodLive ServersAugust 20th Special Maintenance Periodrelease date2-Week Scourge Invasion Eventpredictedhttps://www.wowhead.com/bluetracker?topic=607672&region=usComment by ShardenMY PREDICTION about when Shadowlands Pre-Patch goes Live

TL;DR I estimate, the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go Live August 20th. This is my prediction when the Shadowlands Pre-Patch will go live. I don't care for your negative feedback. Be constrictive and If you think I'm wrong, submit significant proof along with your talking points. Thanks :)

HERE Comment by 4ldarisI kknow that wowhead is trying to do their best to give their input on gold making but at my realms economy is completely ruined by multiboxing bots and until its fixed, almost nothing is viable. When you rather short cryptocurrencies than flip items in wow to pay for your prepaid then you know that wow economy is seriously screwed up.Comment by QokoTo add to Thegreendot321's ridiculous prediction for the prepatch.

Corruption is going away. Wasn't the cloak supposed to be capped at 125 Resistance (which with the current flow of events seems accurate)? We are now at 113, which means we'd need at least four more resets, 8 September being the last. Then it's the question if they want to have us only run around with 125 Resistance + backup mechanics for one week... this is speculation, but one more reset without an addition might be due. So, it's possibly 15 September, likely 22 September, maybe 29, unlikely to be much later.

There are no viable reasons, and both the beta and PTR confirm this, to bring it forward significantly.Comment by KowboyI am guessing the Outland Tailoring material is not going to be a gun, but Bolt of Imbued Netherweave if the pattern holds.Comment by BluesiusWont we also be getting a minimum 2 weeks heads up for the ending of PvP / M+ Season?

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