[imported_IceCube]

Thats the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Its not like the ore is useless, just make something and sell it to the vendors with it. How would having a precious metal just magically turn into iron make any sense?

Reason why everything turns into a flame war.

I think that maybe old copper / silver / shadow etc. should have the abilty be converted into regular iron ore. You need more skill to use mine / use it, and it's useless. Atleast this way people could use it.

It makes sense...the higher your skill the less likely it is to mine iron. Its makes it hard to get any iron to macro or live off of. As far as changing the ore to convert probably not happening. Making them sell for more money would! These are ores that demands higher skill in both mining and blacksmithing so why shouldn't they sell for more. The vendors would sell them for more also and then players can choose to buy them. You go to the bs vendor and you have a chance to buy full shadow plate. Might be sweet! I think that will also add to the reason on why you need to do mining more of a income the higher you get, that you can train blacksmithing also Diabolical has a good basis for a idea. Should at least be looked into.. maybe something can be worked out. What impact would it have on the economy? I personal don't think a big one... crafters are going to be rich anyways