The Egotistical Priest
An irreverent and opinionated discussion of the many classes
in the World of Warcraft gaming universe.
Cooking Specialization
by Vonya
You know how Alchemy has specializations, right? Potion, Elixer, Transmutation - when performing the Alchemy of their chosen specialization, Alchemists have the possibility of creating extras!
Two mana potions for the price of one! Or, more impressively, two Earthstorm Diamonds for the price of one!
Regardless of my current bordering-on-psychotic-hatred of the current proc rate, I do think that specializations are a good thing for Professions in World of Warcraft.
I’d LOVE to see Cooking Specializations.
Oh, sure, you could go with the obvious. Meat versus Fish, extra procs just like Alchemy. Maybe you could give some uber healing recipe for the fish-chefs, and a super-melee recipe for the meat-chefs.
But that’s all so very ho-hum. Boring. Predictable, even.
I submit to you that we can do better! We are the Warcrafters! We demand creativity! We will not settle for a tired, recolored, repeat of the same old thing we’ve been looking at for ages! (*coff*ArmorRecolors*coff*)
No!
And in that spirit, I bring to you…Condiment Specialization.
You - the proud, the brave, the saucier - you have eschewed the obvious and more celebrated route of cookery. Instead of cooking the main dish - painstakingly breading every Golden Fish Stick, lovingly spicing every Hot Talbuk Steak, and agonizingly de-clawing hundreds of Spicy Crawdads.
No.
No, instead, you take those marvels of modern cuisine and make them better!
You thought that Hot Talbuk Steak was spicy before, wait until you add a little Harpy Hot-Mustard Heartburn! Guaranteed to add an extra +3 to your melee hit, as soon as you stop crying from the pain.
Your Golden Fish Sticks a little limp and unappetizing? Add a little Chimera Ketchup to give you an extra +2 MP5!
And let us not forget our beloved tanks. One can only eat so many Spicy Crawdads before getting bored with them. Why not add a healthy dollop of Goblin Guacamole Gas Gust! You’ll get a bonus to your dodge, although we do recommend turning the mob and tanking facing the raid, to keep from applying a rather nasty debuff to your compatriots.
Join the few, the proud, the Condiment Specialization Chefs! Augment existing foods with exciting spices and sauces!
September 4th, 2008
Wish Dwarves had like a Master Brewer profession type thing. Would LOVE to be able to make my own ale.
September 4th, 2008
A whole new market for herbs Might need some cooking implements from the black smith or even a ‘geer. Different races would definitely have their own cuisines.
I think something like this could be done really well, instead of being a tacked on mechanic, they could really weave it into Azeroth and add some richness to the ’story’.
September 4th, 2008
Great… now you have me wanting cooking specialization too
September 4th, 2008
Add some Winterspring Wasabi to add a little extra fire and frost damage to that Blackened Basilisk…
Broiled Bloodfin boring and bland? Kick that spell resist up a few notches with Ryback’s Rum Glaze…you won’t feel “under siege” for eating resist food anymore!
Roasted Clefthoof is great for strength and all, but add a bit of Hyjal Herb sauce and you can get the strength of the World Tree!
Okay, yeah, condiments are totally necessary.
September 4th, 2008
A girl in our guild once said ‘I think female characters should get cooking procs’.
It of course has been screen-shotted and is used as a signature by some other guildies now
September 4th, 2008
Today I will power level my cooking, I believe.
September 5th, 2008
I hope blizz is going to implement this.
It will be way fun to add additional spices to the food that ya cooked =D
September 5th, 2008
B-uuurrrrrrrp!
Umm…’scuse me…*blush*
September 5th, 2008
I love it! I also think cooks should be able to specialise in butchery - perhaps increasing drop rates of meat, or maybe enabling you to ‘farm’ dead mobs for special ingreidents, a bit like skinning.
September 5th, 2008
I think I would apply the mp5 sauce to everything I ate. <3 mana.
September 5th, 2008
If you run with this you will eventually end up in the depths of a dark dungeon facing down a 10′ tall evil wraith whose eyes are naught but coals of burning hate. The wraith would raise his cloak-covered arm and begin utteruing a curse of the utmost vileness.
The warrior raises his shield,
The rogue raises his blade,
The moonkin stops dancing,
The priest clutches her wand,
and the hunter is heard saying, “I hope he drops the polfgang wuck sauce pan!”
~V
September 5th, 2008
I heartily support this idea. Not only would it make the buff food even better (fun for all those involved) it would actually make me want to put on an apron and make that food. Such a necessary profession should be fun for those that do it for not only themselves, but others!
September 6th, 2008
Okay, it took me more than a day but 375 is 375. Now to make Blizzard implement this idea…
September 18th, 2008
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