[Shinpachi22]

CAN YOU DO IT?!?!?

And if you can, where can I unlearn Gnomish and swich to Goblin?

[orcstar]

Correct me if I'm wrong:
Steamwheedle port in Tanaris, there's a book in one of the buildings.

[Stubbi]

Not even sure you need to do a quest anymore when you change them, just pay some gold.

While on the topic, any new toys in WoWLK to make engineering worth it for us Tanks? I love my hat & stam gun but with the shift towards +str as a primary stat over +stam, is it now a dead artform?

[Worldie]

Sidecar. That's enough of a reason to remain Engineering.

[protonly]

You can add the chicken trinket to the list of reasons to keep Gnome engineering...it is too cool.

Gnome Engineering - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft

Switching Specializations
Since patch 1.10, it has been possible to switch engineering specializations. It is, however, painful. To switch from gnomish to goblin or vice versa

Press K to bring up your skills tab, click on engineering, and then click an icon that looks like a circle with a slash through it to un-learn engineering entirely.
Visit an engineering trainer and start all over again at level 1
Level your skill to 225
Visit Narain Soothfancy's house North of Steamwheedle Port in Tanaris, and read Soothsaying for Dummies.
Select a new Engineering Specialization (or your old one if you had a change of heart)
Some Notes:

You don't need to complete the quests associated with your new spec.
This system existed before LW/BS/Tailors were able to change their spec. They got the easy way of dropping their spec for a modest fee and keeping their skill level.
You will forever lose any quest patterns or specialization patterns. You'll lose Lil Smokey and Pet Bombling recipes forever, and never be able to obtain the pet recipe from your new spec.
You'll never be able to renew your membership card from your old spec or obtain a membership card for your new spec.
You may have a hard time learning quest reward recipes like Zapthrottle Mote Extractor as you'll lose them too, and have to find someone to trade you their quest reward recipe (if it's not soulbound).

[Shinpachi22]

um... okay, forget it then. I NEED my goggles and I canl;t afford to level to 350 again... cost me alotta gold

[protonly]

Source: Shinpachi22 cost me alotta gold

damn right on that point. here's hoping eng gets more goodies in wrath to make the investment worth it, and the investment if one decides to level past 350 (i can see nothing worth it outside of the unreasonably attainable goggles).

gl

[kolben]

I'm not really sure why you would want to switch to Goblin. I'm goblin, and it has some neat bombs, but there is more for a Gnomish engineer for *snicker-value*. Ignore the trinkets, and go run heroic Mr T for [item]Commendation of Kael'thas[/item]. It pretty much makes those darkmoon and rocket launcher/chicken gun trinkets obsolete for a warrior tank.