It's been... a couple months - I think? Since I last really played WoW. Sure, I've logged in, but - I just screwed around in my Garrison and then stared at the screen for 5 minutes before logging off. There just wasn't anything I felt like d

You're a Goldmaker, You're a Goldmaker, EVERYBODY is a Goldmaker!!!

Apr 8th, 2015

If you're reading, you know about the WoW Gametime Token. You may have even bought one... or bought one. It's the latest buzzworthy WoW feature that's been implemented and I had a hankering to jump on the blogging bandwagon and share some tho

Linear Dependencies - Calculating Materials Costs

Mar 21st, 2015

Part 1 - The Update.As you've noticed, I've been kind of absent lately. The show took a hiatus in early December, and the blog has been silent as well. I caught up with Kathroman and Selltacular back in January to guest on their podcast, The

Stede's Goldmaking Spreadsheet Sandbox - Warlords of Draenor Edition

Dec 8th, 2014

You've built your garrison, driven the Iron Horde back into Draenor, and established a menacing presence on their home turf. Your crafters toil endlessly fashioning weapons of war as you outfit your army - and the armies of your allies for the

Episode 31 - Making Gold the First Week of Highmaul

Dec 2nd, 2014

After getting a baseline for professions in Warlords of Draenor last week, I'm back just in the very nick of time this week to talk about what to expect in this first week of raiding in Highmaul. I talk in depth about Enchanting, Alchemy, Cook

Episode 30 - The Good, the Bad, & The Rest: WoD So Far

Nov 24th, 2014

After taking launch weekend off to gorge myself on the new expansion, I hop back on the mic to talk about my impressions so far of all the new profession systems. Have a listen as I talk through the good stuff, the bad stuff and my thoughts of

Episode 29 - Planning a Successful Launch Week for Goldmaking

Nov 10th, 2014

After talking all about professions and planning your buildings on your Garrison last week, this week I focus on the last minute details you'll need to make your Launch Week a success. Tune in as I talk about the importance of levelling profes

Episode 28 - The Best 3rd Small Buildings for WoD

Nov 3rd, 2014

After going through and rating each profession on a scale form 1 to 10 last week, this week I go through and rate each on of the profession buildings on a scale from 1 to 10 in terms of how useful they are for a toon without the corresponding p

Episode 27 - Which Professions for Goldmaking in WoD

Oct 27th, 2014

As promised, and only slightly late, I hop back on the mic tonight to bring you an overview of each primary profession in terms of its goldmaking viability in Warlords of Draenor. Episodes 22 through 26 covered the details, and Episode 27 deli

Theorycrafting: Occupational Hazards - The Perils of Crafting Decision-Making in WoD Goldmaking

Oct 19th, 2014

OverviewCrafting has always involved some form of decision-making. Among the most fundamental questions asked when deciding whether to craft an item for resale: Will I make a profit by crafting & selling this item? How much profit will I make

Episode 26 - WoD Preview: Jewelcrafting, Enchanting, & Inscription

Oct 13th, 2014

In this episode, I wrap up the remaining professions we've yet to preview in Warlords of Draenor. I go through the bones and details of Jewelcrafting, Enchanting, and Inscription. With prospecting gone, new Mysterious Fortune Cards, Darkmoon

Episode 25 - Alchemical Engineering

Oct 6th, 2014

In this episode, I continue onward with the Late Nite With Stede WoD Profession Preview Series as I walk you through all the coming changes to both Alchemy & Engineering. Alchemy is setup to make a big shift towards a more interesting market,

Episode 24 - Raw Leatherworking & Sumptuous Tailoring

Sep 26th, 2014

This week I roll on from Blacksmithing straight into Leatherworking & Tailoring to give you more in my series on professions in Warlords of Draenor. I walk through what each profession can make, and how they interact with your Garrison. I als

Episode 23 - Beer-Basted Blacksmithing

Sep 19th, 2014

As I was going through my handwritten notes, my beer knocked over and spill all over everything I had written down on Blacksmithing. But I was unfazed! This week's episode recaps a few extra thoughts on Skinning from last week, give a quick r

Episode 22 - Gathering, Garrisons, Warlords of Draenor

Sep 12th, 2014

The show returns after a 6 month hiatus to bring you the goldmaking news as we get ready for Warlords of Draenor in just 2 months. Stede goes solo as the show changes formats, but keeps bringing you the goldmaking discussions to your speakers.

No Show This Week

Mar 13th, 2014

Hey folks - just wanted to let you all know that, despite what the countdown timer to the right on the homepage says, there will be no podcast this week. Kathroman and I will be back next week with a new episode at our usual time.With things i

Late Nite With Stede Goldmaking Podcast - Episode 020

Feb 28th, 2014

Kathroman and I catch up on all the Warlord of Draenor news from the past week and it's potential goldmaking implications. We cover the removal of Realm First L100 and Profession Achievements, take one last crack at $60 paid boosts to L90, and

Late Nite With Stede Goldmaking Podcast - Episode 019

Feb 25th, 2014

Zerohour joins Kathroman and I as we catch up on latest goldmaking news following Patch 5.4.7. We talk about Zerohour's latest escapades, run through some interesting tweets from hwoome, yak about $60 paid character boosts to L90, the ultimate

Technical Difficulties

Feb 24th, 2014

Well, folks, I ran into some bad news this weekend. It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to post Episode 19 of the podcast to iTunes or Stitcher anytime soon (the curse of Zerohour). Usually, Youtube gives me the option to download an mp4

Full Set of TSM Group Import Strings for All Glyphs

Feb 17th, 2014

Last week, Selltacular had a post on his blog, Copper to Gold, that had a TSM Import String that could be used import most all glyphs into groups based on the class they were for (note that not all 444 were included, but they will be added late

Late Nite With Stede Goldmaking Podcast - Episode 018

Feb 15th, 2014

Kathroman and I return from a week off to talk about all the new tradeskill and professions information coming out of the newest Blizzard Professions Developer to go active on Twitter, @hwoome. We also dissect the most recent blue post on the

Stede's Spreadsheet Screenshot Giveaway (SSSG) - Win a Blossoming Ancient Pet!

Feb 10th, 2014

Hey everybody - I want to tell you all about a cool giveaway I want to do. I'll be giving away a Blossoming Ancient pet from the Battle.net store. This lil guy changes color and features as the seasons change - much like how the goldmaking la

Spreadsheeting Sandbox and Wowuction Data Updates

Feb 7th, 2014

I wanted to take a bit to talk about the updates that have been to both my Spreadsheeting Sandbox (download link available from the Stede's Signature Tools Page), as well as the Wowuction data extracts. Back in December, I told you guys that m

Points of Power #1: Inventory

Feb 3rd, 2014

For years, I have maintained that the most powerful force in the World of Warcraft is Inventory. Today, I'm going to talk about why that is, and how it works. Inventory refers to the amount of end goods you keep in stock to sell. It is not m

Late Nite With Stede Goldmaking Podcast - Episode 017

Jan 31st, 2014

Kathroman and I get back to basics, but not before we talk about the news this week, including PvP participation in Warlords of Draenor & Season 15 as well as the foreshadowed profession boosts for those folks who take advantage of the L90 char