


When you open the AH now, you don’t see Blizzard’s auction house, then Auctionator, then possibly Collection Shop, then TSM in tabs along the bottom. With the decision to automatically prioritize itself over every panel that it deals with, it is beyond an addon. It is extraordinarily powerful at magnifying your ability to make gold. It is daunting for a beginner, and with reason. Everyone who I talk to about gold making either has it or wants me to show them how to set it up.

TradeSkillMaster has been the spine of almost all serious gold makers for a long time. I'll break this up into sections so it is a bit easier to digest: I’m not sure how this post will be received, but it will at least prove to be catharsis for me to write it. There are several themes that I am seeing happen with the direction of TSM that I fundamentally disagree with and haven’t taken the time to put into words. Despite what some others have said, I think the backend of TSM has improved greatly with 4, and I think that will become apparent as people continue to update addons and address the general instability that comes with pre-patches. I really enjoy a lot of the things that TSM4 brings to the table.
