Quote Originally Posted by Ravenloft View Post
You do not need HQ crafter AF to craft any 1 star item. Sure, it can help greatly, but it's not "needed". I'm well above both 1star caps and approaching 2star caps with just HQ double melded Patricians and accessories on. I'm better off than people running around in NQ AF or unmelded HQ, with crappy accs and no class-quest tool. Saw someone yesterday with some HQ AF on but still using a NQ lvl47 tool... /sigh.
HQ Patrician's = NQ AF. I'd still recommend HQ AF for 2 starred recipes because I am unsure of the materia caps for Patrician's. You can check xivdb for HQ stats on AF crafter pieces as I put them there. But if you can reach 2 starred recipe requirements with HQ Patrician's and forbidden melds then that's awesome. However I love how the crafter AF sets look and would rather spend millions putting the same materia into the same slots. Although I simply just used my own from 1.0