Mithrie's Crafting and Gathering Video Guides

Hi all,

Here are all my crafting guides from 1-50:

Crafting:
1-15: http://youtu.be/YbQaOzmGWPg
15-25: http://youtu.be/XZsQxvM1hE4
25-30: http://youtu.be/HUv3fW1j6MM
30-35: http://youtu.be/CE35q0MYUi4
35-40: http://youtu.be/Oq3L6PMY4K0
40-45: http://youtu.be/RYpFh-8FM6c
45-50: http://youtu.be/s0qCusY_m7c
Master of the Hand (All 50): http://youtu.be/8ld4MdZE35k
50 Weaver + AF: http://youtu.be/URL_j1tf7t8
50 Leatherworker + AF: http://youtu.be/kjbA1oZWfmU
50 Alchemist + AF: http://youtu.be/XIhJ9aZPd98
50 Blacksmith + AF: http://youtu.be/Ww6qvMzyLyU
50 Carpenter + AF: http://youtu.be/4gD6PJbOSRo
50 Armorsmith + AF: http://youtu.be/2lOK53Cb-Lc
50 Goldsmith + AF: http://youtu.be/m14KtMoWKME
50 Culinarian + AF: http://youtu.be/p99cNuUnI3E
100% HQ Vanya Robe: http://youtu.be/sfMhJwm2Ibw

Here are all my gathering guides from 1-50:
1-20: http://youtu.be/9ZXciwctFE8
20-30: http://youtu.be/AcQWb_INFt0
30-35: http://youtu.be/NPF1jTDfXic
35-40: http://youtu.be/DiAT55AmcjA
40-45: http://youtu.be/iFra5sqgAtQ
45-50: http://youtu.be/ctmpxnYS_Yg
Master of the Land (All 50): http://youtu.be/HM4WKWfdDlM
50 Botanist + AF: http://youtu.be/qBfd4H0qQHU
50 Miner + AF: http://youtu.be/twzKBdr6_oo
50 Fisher + AF: http://youtu.be/2ZY3jkJwYN8
Gathering Materia Melding: http://youtu.be/5jTlIuyjSUI

Crafting Materia Melding:
http://assets.enjin.com/wall_embed_i...0-Nov-2013.jpg

Gathering Materia Melding:
http://assets.enjin.com/wall_embed_i...ng-Melding.jpg

I hope you find them useful wherever you are in your leveling progress for crafting or gathering.

If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know.

~ Mithrie

Why did you choose to gear 8 different sets when you can meld HQ patrician + materia + food and HQ any 2 star with NQ mats? This is what i'm doing and am trying to figure out why a person would choose the 8 set route. I invested maybe 500k-1M in failed materias and i'm done. All I have to do is an offhand for each class and i'm done. This is not a criticism but i'm trying to get some insight, so please don't be offended if I came off as rude.

I think it was mostly for looks. I wanted to feel accomplished in each class separately. And also I found it to be very fast, so given I only started really playing the game in 2.0 release and I was able to get all the melding done anyway even for 8 crafts I thought why not. :) Something else that made it easier for me was my free company who supported me with donations of shards/crystals/materia etc.

Ok, thanks for the reply.

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Originally Posted by Royal

Why did you choose to gear 8 different sets when you can meld HQ patrician + materia + food and HQ any 2 star with NQ mats?

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I'm going for the max sets also, its like an achievement for that DOL, AF gear, if you will its job specific.

If I had leveled Paladin and Tank, sure I can go for that all purpose tanking gear but the class specific Warrior gear is what makes me stand out and max out stats.
I'm sure someone will come with stats and things on how it is superior and how easier it makes your life and all that but by all means if the Patricia set works then go for it, I see many people in that set, but like I said its just a personal achievement thing, its like an obsession, we want the best of the best. All that hard work grinding to 50 and don't top it off? No way, I cant do it.

Im like a perfectionist when it comes to this, other areas not so much. Maybe with your DOW or DOM you feel the same way.

Oh about the guide..in depth don't even begin to describe them thumbs up. I subscribed to them but needed them long ago as Im almost finished leveling now :/

I will check out your crafts of the AF Gear and tools , that's what I am doing now.

I hope you find the videos useful.

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Originally Posted by Royal

Why did you choose to gear 8 different sets when you can meld HQ patrician + materia + food and HQ any 2 star with NQ mats? This is what i'm doing and am trying to figure out why a person would choose the 8 set route. I invested maybe 500k-1M in failed materias and i'm done. All I have to do is an offhand for each class and i'm done. This is not a criticism but i'm trying to get some insight, so please don't be offended if I came off as rude.

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Looks > practicality.

The issue of the 8 sets of gear is a good point so I have made a separate thread here about the idea of set bonuses? Maybe this could answer the question of why get AF sets should Square Enix think it a good idea.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ses-%28Idea%29

I agree with you guys they do look a lot cooler and I can dye them to make them look badass. Maybe after I get all 8 to 50 and get the offhands done, I will do it slowly. I can't pull myself together to buy Tier 3 materia for 25k a pop for 35% failure rate so I bond all my gear myself which takes time. On the plus side after I'm done with offhands I only have 40 pieces left to meld (5 main parts * 8 proffesions). Sigh, i don't know how you guys find time.

Just finished my 5th profession last night. Cul (37), Arm (15), and Bsm (15) left.

Here's an idea. Why not meld the non class specific gear first? I started with my belt, then necklace, earrings and wrist. I only need to optimize the rings now and I am done. Once those are done ill fill up the basic slot of items first. And see how far I can get with that. No need to waste money on 1 specific class.
And tbh, I agree with the OP, the class specific gear just makes it feel like more of an accomplishment. And like I said we have enough non specific gear to meld. Food, fc bonus might help you get that last bit anyways.

If you are talking to me, Zeronic, I did do the non-class specific gear first. I did belt -> neck -> earring -> bracelet -> then rings. After that I did all the Patrician's stuff. Now all that is left is the class specific offhand. I have one done and in progress of one more.

I also did the same to help boost all 8 of the crafts, which helped me to craft all the AF sets too ironically.