128145-returning-player-architect-viable

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Hey guys, 
so I just returned to wildstar recently (mainly only played the first month or so before) and got my player to level 50. 
 
Currently I have an architect at artisan level and it took a few plats to get him there. 
 
Anyway's I wanted to know if there was any "decent" demand for an architect's good and if I should invest more and get him to "expert" level. Considering that (from what I've heard) you can make 1 plat in 2 hours doing ship hands, is there enough profit for an architect? 
 
Not sure how well decor sells on the AH and mass producing anything seems almost useless because it only takes 1 player to saturate the AH with items if you produce 10 of a kind. Plus you can't tell how good a decor is (what type it is and what bonus it gives) until you use it which is ridiculous.
 
Not sure how well battle ground improvements, sell or decor. so advice would be greatly appreciated
 
THanks in advance.	
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Hey mate,
 
Architect shouldn't have cost you so much to level. Best way to level any trade skill is too go to each work order board and fill them out once each until max lvl. Should work out alot cheaper. End game profit wise it doesn't end up being the most profitable tradeskill. I currently sell trees and gravestones in stacks of 5 for various prices. I might make 3-5 plat a week if i manage to sell everything. Some weeks i don't sell much.
Things could get better in a few months sales wise when f2p hits and more people want housing decor.	
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			Doing shiphands or zone dailies (once you hit the elder gem cap for the week) would be faster moneymakers than architecture, in the current market.	
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Pretty much this!
Architecture has no longer that boom, as in the early time right after the release of WildStar.	
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