Estate crafting stations? Useful? Useful post-40?

I've been making extensive use of the crafting station buffs as I level crafters, and was thinking ahead to having them all in my future mansion. But looking at http://en.ff14housing.com/itemview.php?id=92fda901ffa - the stations do nothing once you hit 40? Is that true? :(

As levels get added they might and should raise the bar on these. Current state of the game, they could allow people to use stations to 54 and I would consider it helping fledglings. 54 is when you get full HQ accessory fits. The neck being the last. It's when you have the CP to really push out collectable experience and a station would be secondary.

As it is, they lose their value quickly.

Its usable till lv 60. My friends in fc is using them before 60.

Confirming what Mirarara said, you can use them until level 60. :)
10 CP for free is pretty nice... my only complaint would be that you're trapped inside the house for crafting. Sometimes, I do enjoy crafting outdoor.

Btw, even after you reached level 60, I find the CUL station to be quite a nice installment for the kitchen :P

Yep, tested myself with my CUL (now 55 and a specialist)! Still got the free 10 CP and the in-game tooltip says it works until 60. So yay!

I've wanted them to look at these for about 3 years now, hoping they would do something like, +10 craftsmanship for using one and (or at least) giving it its own crafting animation where you know, you actually stand at the station and use it to craft, much like some NPCs do (one of the NPCs in the culinarian guild using a stove comes to mind), but I don't think they ever will.

:(

They bumped them with Stormblood. They're useful until 60 now.

I wish Square would revisit the Crafting Station buffs for LV70 crafters... even a minor buff to Control or Craftsmanship would be good enough for people to go after them, make the stations meaningful all the way... :-)

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Originally Posted by Markus_Rogan

I wish Square would revisit the Crafting Station buffs for LV70 crafters... even a minor buff to Control or Craftsmanship would be good enough for people to go after them, make the stations meaningful all the way... :-)

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The stations were mean to help "leveling crafters" only. If it works on lv 70 crafters, then endgame crafters will be bound to craft inside houses (for the most difficult recipes). I don't think that's a good idea...

10 extra CP for endgame crafting is a lot, and it'll completely change endgame too.

That's why I suggested a small bonus to Craftsmanship/Control, not CP. That would very mildly reward people for the possilbility of using a crafting station (+5/+10 is more than enough) and just give a reason for maximum level people to have a station.

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Originally Posted by Caimie_Tsukino

The stations were mean to help "leveling crafters" only. If it works on lv 70 crafters, then endgame crafters will be bound to craft inside houses (for the most difficult recipes). I don't think that's a good idea...

10 extra CP for endgame crafting is a lot, and it'll completely change endgame too.

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Being bounty to a house isn't a huge problem, hell even apartments would work..

They should be useful at all levels though really. Maybe +20 craft control and co. But the buff can't be stacked with food...

Or hell even a speed buff or bulk buff or something...

Make the work stations grant a speed buff to quick synthesis that would be useful.

Or let them allow you to craft in bulk. Like instead of crafting for example 1 woollen yarn a time. Let the stations allow you to make 3 or 4 providing you got enough fleece...

That would actually work quite well. Out in the field with ya little spinning wheel. Can only do one thing a time. In ya house with a full blown weavers loom. Make more..

If the goal is to help leveling crafters, than just expand their use every expansion.

For Stormblood, crafters level 1-60, on crafts for levels 1-60, get the boost. When Definintely-Not-More-Othard comes out, expand that to 70. Maybe even add additional substations for different effects, instead of the 8 different professions.

Add one for Control, Craft, CP, durability, starting quality, stuff like that.

Even a few points increased in any stat would alter endgame crafters. They want as much control and CP as possible, if the stations gave craftsmanship they'd remove materia from their gear and replace it with control for that much more of a boost. The only boost I can think of is guaranteed Stroke of Genius for non-specialists. I've only just gotten to the point where I can HQ Ala Mhigan gear, but i've already swapped specialists twice since making it to 70. Reducing the penalty for being a non-specialist would at least lighten the load of omnicrafting a little.

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

If the goal is to help leveling crafters, than just expand their use every expansion.

For Stormblood, crafters level 1-60, on crafts for levels 1-60, get the boost. When Definintely-Not-More-Othard comes out, expand that to 70. Maybe even add additional substations for different effects, instead of the 8 different professions.

Add one for Control, Craft, CP, durability, starting quality, stuff like that.

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Why limit 'levelling' to 10 levels below cap?
Why not up to level 69?

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Originally Posted by Seraphor

Why limit 'levelling' to 10 levels below cap?
Why not up to level 69?

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Why not, indeed.