Seriously..the last LTW quest?

http://i40.tinypic.com/30k3prt.png
Is this materia supposed to be this expensive? wth.

That's why the jacket was sure to win the prize. The judges must be like "oh it's just a HQ jacket... OMG that's a 50K materia! First place all the way!"

It varies from server to server, but seeing how some rank 3 materias are quite popular.... On behuemoth I paid like... 10 or 11k iirc.

IMO, Crafting and Gathering materias are very popular since there is no Allagan /Philo / Myth equivalent equipment for them, so crafters / gatherers must rely on materia more than DoW/DoM

you need it right? that answer your question.

You're gonna be spending way more than that to get the AF gear for it.

Your choices are:

- Spirit bond till you get the materia
- Pay 50k
- Craft thousands of items to obtain the equivalent Luminary tool

Not much to complain about ^^;;;;

It's pretty easy to spiritbind these days. Just slap on some gathering accessories then go run CT up to the first boss. Should only take 2-3 runs to finish binding.

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Originally Posted by Niqote

Your choices are:

- Spirit bond till you get the materia
- Pay 50k
- Craft thousands of items to obtain the equivalent Luminary tool

Not much to complain about ^^;;;;

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Sorry that I'm not as rich as you, this is about 70% of my wallet.
anyways does anyone know if the IV one would work? It's only 6k compared to this

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Originally Posted by Lucipurr

anyways does anyone know if the IV one would work? It's only 6k compared to this

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It doesn't. Quests check for specific materia and not the stats.

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

It doesn't. Quests check for specific materia and not the stats.

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Alright thanks. I'll keep farming potash until I can afford this :P

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Originally Posted by Lucipurr

Sorry that I'm not as rich as you, this is about 70% of my wallet.

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Sorry to say it, but that's your own fault. Looking for something to sell to make some quick gil? You can start by looking at the screenshot you posted.

Edit: Though I gotta say, managing to get LTW to 50 without being able to make money on it is impressive. 90% of what you can make will be profitable if you HQ, which is almost always even without cross class skills if you aim for non star items.

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Originally Posted by Lucipurr

Alright thanks. I'll keep farming potash until I can afford this :P

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You don't need to farm potash to make money as a LTW. :-\

Start selling various leathers - HQ them if possible. They'll sell like hotcakes. Especially Aldgoat and Toad Leather.

Sell gathering gear. Gatherers don't get the best gear from their quests, and there are often gaps. Shoes, gloves, and hats can really add to your bank.

why is it so high?

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Originally Posted by LiadansWhisper

You don't need to farm potash to make money as a LTW. :-\

Start selling various leathers - HQ them if possible. They'll sell like hotcakes. Especially Aldgoat and Toad Leather.

Sell gathering gear. Gatherers don't get the best gear from their quests, and there are often gaps. Shoes, gloves, and hats can really add to your bank.

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I cannot agree more with this. I spent all yesterday leveling up my Leatherworker from 1-30 on my alt, and I spent tens of thousands of gil on skins, alumen, metals, etc. I then did all of the levequests I could, and crafted every single piece of gear available to me, putting any HQ piece I made up on the market before I went to bed last night. Woke up this morning, and I made back nearly all of my money, and if everything else sells I'll have turned a sizable profit.

As the saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." You may not need what you make, but someone else probably does =P

Buy the materia and use it to get your AF weapon, then use the craft you just leveled to make the money back. That's what I've done for the 6 level 50 crafts I now have, the last quest is often quite expensive but don't worry, you have a fresh level 50 craft to play with and profit from.

Make a gatherer's set and just spiritbond it, you will most likely get one.

on a relative term i have 140 zync how much should i put on the market board?

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Originally Posted by Galios44

on a relative term i have 140 zync how much should i put on the market board?

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That's not something you should ask here, and not everyone are in the same server as you.

haha thanks im new to these forums yes i read the rules i just needed advise ^^''

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Originally Posted by Lucipurr

Is this materia supposed to be this expensive? wth.

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It's needed for a quest the sellers know this, they also know most people will buy the item instead of making one hence the high price.

As a LTW, you can spiritbond it yourself actually...

Some of the high-end gathering accessories can be crafted with a LTW. What I would suggest is making the following:
- Raptorskin Choker
- Raptorskin Ring x2
- Raptorskin Wristbands of Gathering

The last part you are missing from a high level Gatherer's set would be Electrum Earrings, which requires a GSM to craft.

Meld a materia into them - just one of the cheapest Tier 1 materias on your server. If the items are HQ, the spiritbonding rate increases by +20%, and having a materia increases it by another 20% (not sure if additive or multiplicative). Then just go for a few DR high runs, and spiritbond them. I'd suggest playing a tank, since you can choose to take things slow, and control the pace of the dungeon. Or a healer, a loss of 150 per Cure isn't gamebreaking in something like Copperbell HM. You should switch out to your normal gear for boss fights though, but feel free to equip the above accessories for fighting trash mobs.

I just did the LTW 50 quest 2 days ago. Gatherer's Grasp 3 were about 11k each on my server too.

Well since you are a LTW, you can make your own Gathering Accs and SB them, that's what I did and got my materia from it.

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Sorry that I'm not as rich as you, this is about 70% of my wallet.

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You don't need to be rich

http://xivdb.com/?item/4516/Raptorskin-Ring

Craft it and go spiritbound it. Even if you don't get the materia you want, the other gathering materias you would get sell good

Well that's how people play the trick of demand vs supply vs price

They know this materia is compulsory for LTW last quest and all those unfortunate people levelling LTW to 50 is going to cry seeing this at the end :P

did my relic for a sub class last week, crit III is no cheaper...

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Originally Posted by juniglee

As a LTW, you can spiritbond it yourself actually...

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Thanks. I was confused as to how I could spiritbond gathering gear if I didn't have a gathering class. And I'll see if I profit from making those.

if you are level 50, Craft a few high profit items. And done.

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Originally Posted by diulalasing

did my relic for a sub class last week, crit III is no cheaper...

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Wow. My server SA3 are not even 20K anymore. Actually, I think the only grade 3 materia that stays over 20K right now are Quicktongue 3s...and they're usually 25K-30K...

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Originally Posted by PArcher

Wow. My server SA3 are not even 20K anymore. Actually, I think the only grade 3 materia that stays over 20K right now are Quicktongue 3s...and they're usually 25K-30K...

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Be glad you even have any Tier 3 materia above 10k. On my server, SA3 is only 6k or so...

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Originally Posted by Ispen

It's needed for a quest the sellers know this, they also know most people will buy the item instead of making one hence the high price.

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Pretty much this. All of the materia that are required for quests have inflated prices.

Agree with the other comments here: LTW is the way I made my first hundred thousand.. and second... and third... And in a short amount of time. aldgoat leather sells well and in small stacks. you can make a large stack of HQ, put up a few at a time, and within a few days (or hours depending on how actively you monitor the MB) have that 40K. In the mean time you can SB gather gear as suggested (I got mine from a choker), and either sell the rest, or make HQ gather gear pre-melded and sell that for even more.

LTW is the one crafting class that I always have made gil on, at every step of the way. Even if it was just with aldgoat leather

Oh, and btw, you can also merge the two, you should be able to HQ aldgoat leather at 50, even without the accessories, so you can wear gather rings/choker while you craft aldgoat leather.

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Originally Posted by Espon

It's pretty easy to spiritbind these days. Just slap on some gathering accessories then go run CT up to the first boss. Should only take 2-3 runs to finish binding.

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Pretty sure that doesn't work with GATHERING equipment.

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Originally Posted by Autumnfire

Pretty sure that doesn't work with GATHERING equipment.

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It works with any gear that isn't job specific. You can SB gathering gear like rings while on a damage class. I have done it many times. I also do it with crafting gear.

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Originally Posted by Rivienne

It works with any gear that isn't job specific. You can SB gathering gear like rings while on a damage class. I have done it many times. I also do it with crafting gear.

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Huh… how 'bout that! I'll eat my words, sir.

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Originally Posted by Rivienne

Oh, and btw, you can also merge the two, you should be able to HQ aldgoat leather at 50, even without the accessories, so you can wear gather rings/choker while you craft aldgoat leather.

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^This.

You can also just Quick Synthesis 99x Aldgoat Leather, or some equivalent too. NQ sells fairly well too if I recall, and easier to move around than HQ versions.