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Post by
FlatGreenWind
From what I've seen from other posts and Blizz posts on the topic, this isnt something that was designed so that every alchemist could learn them all. There's a very small percentage chance you get even a single one, less than 1 percent to be sure. There's also an equation in the background that is designed not to give those that are grinding out a ton of potion/elixirs what have you (80-100 a day prolly counts) multiple chances. This was alluded to by a Blizz employee on a post stating that there's a smaller chance for grinders. There was also another forum post a few days back where a guy was hoping for the same discovery and has been an alchemist for 3 years and has yet to get it. Sorry, there's a good chance you will never have it. There's also a chance the next elixir you make could pop one out. My best advice is to keep doing what you're doing and just let it happen when it does, unlike other professions, discoveries arent based upon skill.
Post by
Lisawild
I have all the flask discovories on my lvl 375 elixir master. I have only been playing WoW now since March. I have been a 70 now for about 3 months. I did not get my elixir mastery until I was 70 for about a month. I did not make any discovories until after I got my mastery, but that may just be sheer chance. I didn't even realize I had all the discovories until I checked one day. I also have discovered the Super Rejuv pot (my first discovery) and all but 2 of the transmute discovories. I think I still need something silly like Earth to Life and Life to Earth, definately not something I need. lol. Most of the discovories I have made were when making 20 or less potions or elixirs. I think I read that blizzard had it set up so that doing massive amounts of potions or elixirs would even *hurt* your chances for making a discovery. I have made 1 discovery while doing flasks, all the rest of my flasks were made doing regular stuff.
Don't get too discouraged, there are some people out there with all the discovories. I was concerned I would never get a discovery as another alchemist made 2 discoveries in 1 day and I had none, but now over the last 2 months I have all the discoveries and she only has made 1 more discovery.
Post by
GenXCub
My flask of pure death came from Elixirs of Major Agility (my hunter is my alchemist), and he's transmute spec.
Random is random.
Post by
Lunien
I have this question too lol..just made 59 elixirs of draenic wisdom, no discovery >.> So is it confirmed that it's totally random? Or under a certain number a day your chances are higher than if you just bought mats and grinded them out?
Post by
Celdhyrean
59 isn't much when compared to statistical chances of 1% or less. There's nothing to do but craft and hope and wait.
I got all transmute discoveries but one and don't get any flasks whereas i'm crafting much more potions/elixirs than doing transmutes. That's how it goes.
(to really #$%^ me off however, my first transmute in wotlk beta did proc the last transmute discovery :/)
Post by
Lunien
Ouch Celd, that's gotta hurt..
Guess I gotta keep plugging at it.
Edit: Speak of the devil, just got flask of pure death!
Post by
MrFredII
I think that you alway get a discovery on the first use after mastery. Not sure but every alchemist I know did, including myself (transmute in my case).
The discovery chance for pure death seems unrelated to the potion that you are making. I've read about people getting it making mad alchemist's potions and my friend got it making either super mana pots or adepts elixirs (I don't remember). The RNG for both seems streaky. I went forever with out a transmute discovery then got two in five transmutes.
Grats on the Pure Death btw.
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Post by
Lunien
I don't think it's first use after mastery...I started making the elixirs only after I got the mastery, and it took me about 100 elixirs made (By mats, not by mastery) to make the discovery. I made it around the 60-80th elixirs I was making.
Thanks!
I guess this just proves one thing: Random is Random is Random -_-
Edit: Grammar
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169814
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Post by
MrFredII
I don't think it's first use after mastery...I started making the elixirs only after I got the mastery, and it took me about 100 elixirs made (By mats, not by mastery) to make the discovery. I made it around the 60-80th elixirs I was making.
Thanks!
I guess this just proves one thing: Random is Random is Random -_-
Edit: Grammar
I think that you alway get a discovery on the first use after mastery. Not sure but every alchemist I know did, including myself (transmute in my case).
My main has been Elixer master for over six months and has yet to make a discovery. I probably average about 10 flasks, 100 elixers, 100 pots, and a few Xmutes every week and NOTHING yet. :( Assumed I must have just missed noticing a discovery but have checked. But then, I have leveled 4 70's and another toon to 41 and have yet to see an epic drop outside of a raid so I guess i'm just not one of those that the WoW Gods favor.
Well thanks for the info. Obviously I generalized from to small a sample set. I was thinking of changing specializations to see if I could get a guarrenteed discovery. Glad to not to waste the gold to find out the answer.
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