Fieldcraft Demimateria III ?!?

Trade in Red Scrips for level 60 crafting / gathering gear at the splendor vendor. Desynth.

Red gathering scrips are especially easy to get and you can get a lot of trade ins for gear.
I got about 60 FC III this way before 4.0 came out...and I had taken a 6+ month hiatus too. It's easy if you took the time to level desynthesis.

I use the level 50 gear you get in exchange for HQ silver brocade (or something like that) in Mor D as the thing I use to desynth. I get about 50/50 with the master ones but since each weapon takes 3, it isn't as bad as during HW.

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Originally Posted by Lyraele

Where does this come from? I've teamed up with some FC-mates so we can craft our i320 crafting and gathering sets, and this item eludes me. Someone suggested maybe it was from desynth, but most of the stuff I've read here indicates leveling desynth isn't useful and it doesn't seem like that would be the conclusion if all the new gear required something only obtainable through desynth. Any pointers/tips/advice welcome. Thanks!

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You do get Demimateria from desynthesis, yes. It is one of the few things desynth is useful for, which is why most people think that desynth is not worth the bother.
If you do not want to level desynth skills yourself, you can usually find Demimateria on the Marketboard - although be aware that the more useful variants tend to get a bit pricey.

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Originally Posted by Lyraele

Thanks for that. However, looking at the trade-ins for Talan for Demimateria (https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/T...s%20Miscellany), I don't see recipes for the items he wants. Are those from the Master I/II books or maybe the "Master Craftsmen: Demimateria" books (https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/T...ting%20Tomes)? If it's the master demimateria books, that requires leveling desynth enough to get the rank I demimateria to trade for the books to learn to make the items to trade for the rank III demimateria?

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The recipes are from the Master I books, but since the items in question typically require FC3 demimateria to craft in the first place they are a somewhat suboptimal way of acquiring FC3 demimateria.
(You need HQ items for the Master II books, but only NQ items for the FC3 demimateria - so it looks like a way to recover at least a little of the materials for failed attempts at HQ.)

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Originally Posted by Hasrat

You can probably do more than three now, with as much as cap has been raised. Just check the desynth level of the items in question, which is most likely not anywhere very high at this point.

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You can only max out the desynth skill for three classes at a time, but if you are satisified with a lower level of desynth skill you can probably get it to a decent level in several classes

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

You can only max out the desynth skill for three classes at a time, but if you are satisified with a lower level of desynth skill you can probably get it to a decent level in several classes

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Was my point. For the purposes of just getting the demis, you don't need to cap anything, far as I'm aware.

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Originally Posted by killstein

you can trade certain items in to talan in mor dhona for FC3s.

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The items he exchanges for FCIII take FCIII to make. HQ can be exchanged for tools or gear but if you botch your synth and get NQ, those items can be traded so you get half your FCIIIs back. It is not possible to get FCIII this way.

Sorry OP, but desynthing or the MB are your only options.

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Originally Posted by Solarra

The items he exchanges for FCIII take FCIII to make. HQ can be exchanged for tools or gear but if you botch your synth and get NQ, those items can be traded so you get half your FCIIIs back. It is not possible to get FCIII this way.

Sorry OP, but desynthing or the MB are your only options.

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Yeah, I'd gotten that from some earlier responses. Thanks for the very clear write-up, though. Hopefully that'll serve as a guide to future crafters. Since making that post, I went out and just ground desynth from 0 to 98 crafting stuff and desynthing it all. Now I just buy shoes in Ul'duah and play the desynth lotto to get my FC-III's.

In case you need Mastercraft demimateria later, Artisan's Specs are now available from Grand Company (need to be 1st lieutenant) for 5000 seals a pair to desyn. ;)

If you have weaver or blacksmith de synthesis and need G3 shroud soil. You can unearth III and kings yield I, grab your soil and 10 HQ ores (don’t remember name offhand and assuming you are 70 miner). Go to talan get either the foragers hat (10HQ ore) or foragers pickaxe (20HQ ore) and desynth those. :)