Alch money maker is hands-down the potion crafting, and it has been overlooked a lot.
Large SP Potion has a 60 second cooldown and costs over 1k at the vendor, whereas Concentrated SP Potion Lv2 can be made by an alchemist for cheaper AND sold for a decent profit at 1k each… did I mention though that the Concentrated not only has more SP regen but also is on a 30s cooldown instead of 60? Massive.
In short, even if that’s the only potion you make, it completely surpasses the vendor sp potion in every single way and can still be sold cheaper than the vendor and make you money at the same time.
Gem Roasting: Every so often someone will visit you to roast a gem; as time progresses and more alchemists show up you can expect the price war to reduce profits significantly. Also it’s something that not everyone needs every day. Hell sometimes not even every week for the same character.
Potions: Every single character in the game can use and benefit from them. I’m a drunk wizard and I buy them from the vendor at 200k a pop, every day, sometimes up to 400k. So from just myself that’s over 200k a day in your pocket, and I’m only one character. Every single character in the game then turns into a customer, every single day. Not just half the characters once a week like roasting. With the Concentrated SP Potion Lv2 sold at 1k silver you’re literally replacing a stock commodity and becoming the new prime source of potion vending. And you’re making money. Everyone wins.
Shoutout to Ram; if you see him/her be sure to buy some potions. I know I will be. There is no point anymore in using the vendor Large SP Potions because they restore less and have twice the cooldown of Alchemist SP pots.