We're taking a look at what's new and different with each Profession - this time, with a look at Engineering! If you're looking to learn everything about Engineering in the new expansion, you can find extensive information in our Midnight Engineering Guide, as well as overall Profession information in our Profession Overview.
Engineering in Midnight Profession Overview in Midnight
What's New with Midnight Engineering?
Engineering is historically one of the most complex Professions, so thankfully, Midnight Engineering is easing that burden slightly for players. The War Within introduced the Dig Through Scrap mechanic, where players had to farm Pile of Rusted Scrap then process it for a chance to learn new recipes and discover prototypes for new recipes. Now, this system has been revamped to Recycling, significantly streamlining the process and allowing for easier progress through Engineering leveling.
Recycling works similarly to Scrapping in that you're taking a resource and destroying it to potentially learn something new, but the difference now is that Recycling takes existing Midnight crafting reagents, such as ingots and tailoring bolts, to use instead of a soulbound farmed material. You'll also gain Engineering materials such as Aetherlume and Evercore while you're at it, so you're always getting something for the craft.
This will make Engineering significantly more accessible for alts, and will allow players to powerlevel the craft - as long as they have the gold for the materials to search through. This is a great change that makes an interesting existing process more accessible to players.
