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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/668861

buying iron ores

solarpauly
solarpauly
Soul Shriven
hey everyone I am buying iron ores or any ore really that I can use to level up my black smith I have my lvl at like 8 but its just soooo slow and tedious to go and try to mine that many. also since im not in a guild it makes it a little hard.
  • Valije
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    Buying ores to lvl up blacksmith? Refining does not get you any inspiration. Better ask for ingots.

    OTOH if you really want to get cheap yellow mats, yeah, that's a good way.
  • Tallowby
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    Deconstruction of all found gear or gear made by someone else is by far has the greatest IP gains.

    NEVER break down what you created! IP is so low it is a waste. (UNLESS it was made from an alternate character of yours)

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  • Jayne_Doe
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    Yeah...crafting gear yields very little inspiration, and you should only do so if you're making gear for yourself, or for a buddy or alternate character to deconstruct.

    So, go forth and kill mobs for gear you can deconstruct!
  • LordBurl
    LordBurl
    Soul Shriven
    I have found that some guild stores will sell some decent stuff for deconstructing at cheap prices if you want to spend gold to help level up your BS skill. Best thing I have found is if you find an area that has chests and mats, create yourself a little farming route. The chests almost always give you a weapon or armor piece, and you can collect mats to make stuff (like for writs) at the same time. The starter islands seem to always have a couple of areas with lots of mat nodes and simple chests. The advice given prior to mine is all solid advice as well, especially having a trade buddy, you each make stuff and swap it for deconstruction. I do recommend you invest at least one skill point in the BS passive that gives you a better chance of getting mats when deconstructing an item (if you have not already). It makes a pretty big difference in how often, how much, and what you get when deconstructing.
    Edited by LordBurl on June 18, 2015 7:52PM
  • Nestor
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    The only exception to not breaking down stuff you make, if you have all the extraction passives (and maybe you don't need all of them) you get back the Traits and a Temper almost all the time on decon. You get some of the mats back, but it's the trait and temper that I like to recover.
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  • solarpauly
    solarpauly
    Soul Shriven
    ok thanks for all the advice I havnt been playing for too long so im still trying to get the hang of somethings
  • Championofold
    How much you buying the ores for?
  • solarpauly
    solarpauly
    Soul Shriven
    im not sure what the going rate is but ill give a fair price for them i mean they are iron ore so prolly something like 20-50 gold per i just dono the average price
  • urkonse
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    umm..does it really have different when you destruct your own made items / otehr ppl made items untill it has bonus stat?..
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