If anything, I find this game a little too easy at times. And to answer the question about alchemy, I find potions useful for an extra boost in the borderline cases and if I mess up and need a second
So, for alchemy I'd say: it's one of the easiest craftings in this game alongside with provisioning. You should bother developing them up to lvl50. I disagree on the fact of not bothering doing pots u
Alchemy is actually very easy to level if you just brew potions from random herbs and whatever solvents you come by in your adventures. Make trash potions with strange and bad effects from impopular r
Now compare that to how Alchemy writs, with fewer levels for an alchemist to invest in, look:* Proficiency level 1: crafted item level 3-10; turned in in 1st alliance zone (Auridon/Glenumbra/Stonefall