Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Why is i210 eso gear able to be desyth and turned in for seals, but the i200 void ark crap isn't?

Because there is no sequel to Void Ark yet. You could not hand in LotA gear until ST came along, nor ST gear until WoD came along. You won't be able to hand in VA gear until the follow-on 24-man dungeon comes along.

[Keldion]

Which are..?

Talan slashed his asking prices for artisan tools and gear down to a quarter of what he wanted previously.

You can now get Artisan's Spectacles for any of the following:
2 HQ Spicy Tomato Relish
2 HQ Spirits of Salt
1 HQ Darksteel Hook
1 HQ Darksteel Wire
1 HQ Gryphonskin Strap
1 HQ Rose Gold Cog*
1 HQ Silver Brocade
1 HQ Spruce Plywood

* The spectacles can desynth into Rose Gold Nuggets, which are used to make Rose Gold Cogs.

[Alistaire]

What is the best source of Battlecraft IIIs?

BTW, I really don't feel Bridesmaid sandals (for Fieldcraft IIIs) at 25k a pop are that great. There are other awesome free ways to get these =)

Huh? They're 6k.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Huh? They're 6k.

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

[Seyb]

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

Yup, and then you deduct the proceeds from the rest of the mats that you get. 25k can be close. But I usually calculate with 30k to decide whether to buy them or make them myself.

By the way, the summoning bell CAN be MUCH better than the bridesmaid stuff. It depends on your server's economy. It can convert to up to 2 Fieldcrafts Demi IIIs and has the same "felt" drop rate as the bridesmaid stuff.
On Shiva, often times, the mat costs plus clusters are cheaper than 6K for one summoning bell.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Huh? They're 6k.

You're right, I was mistaken. I thought someone had commented on them being 25k.

[Geesus]

So without reading the whole 90 pages .. BSM FC II item to desynth which gave me great results and only requires 2 mats; Militia File. If you don't have a Miner up by now, do so. Darksteel ore is needed but besides that .. Hippogryph skins, that's it. Requires 2 DS nuggets and 1 Hippo leather

Just thought I'd pass it along. Again, if it's within these 90 pages already, my apologies.

[Teiren]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3604567

I think I figured out the new curve. Maybe it was already figured out a long time ago, but oh well. At least there's data to look at to back it up!

0-30% (-20 rlvl) = +2% Success per Level Increase
30-50% (-20-0 rlvl) = +1% Success per Level Increase
50-70% (+0-10 rlvl) = +2% Success per Level Increase
70-100% (+10 rlvl) = +1.5% Success per Level Increase

So that's that. It's done. There's now basically no point to me continuing to record my GSM progress, but I might as well go all the way to the end because I'm close to 220 now anyway.

[Nyalia]

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

It's "she," and yes, I was roughly calculating the value by factoring in the ~16.67% drop rate (putting them at 30k each) and subtracting a bit for the fact that the other 83.33% of the time, you get items that still have some value. If you roughly average the value of the other drops to ~1k, that's 5k saved every 30k spent, so, 25k.

I hadn't known about the price reduction on the Artisan's gear. Good to know! If I ever edit the guide, that's something to definitely include in it. But... still don't have the time. Heck, the forums locked me out for a few weeks because I hadn't been on in so long <.< You not only need an active subscription, but also need a recent login to use the forums it seems.

[Nyalia]

I think I figured out the new curve. Maybe it was already figured out a long time ago, but oh well. At least there's data to look at to back it up!

Ah, so my chart was close! (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post3471321) The only thing that's wrong, from what you're saying, is the lower bound should drop faster after the rlvl-20 part. This would mean the new endgame (rlvl 160+) 0-point is rlvl-35, so rlvl-34 = 2%. Is that in line with what you've seen? Meaning, for an r210 item, you have a 2% chance with dSkill 176, and a 10% chance with dSkill 180. My old chart would put those at 16% and 20% respectively, but I was extrapolating a bit too much there.