Quote Originally Posted by Economizer View Post
Twelve crystals should be convertible into a cluster for no cost. Make it a level 1 alchemy recipe with no item loss or HQ chance, which requires a crystal of the respective element, and eleven more as the ingredients, or alternatively, make the city who won conquest that week have an NPC who does it for free, or at worst, after a quest.
Nice idea, I'd go for this and the Desynthesis of clusters also.