Arrow Prices!

[Arya]

I agree with this assessment. I think part of being an archer is taking the time to craft your own arrows, otherwise it is not worth putting so much effort in leveling it, in my opinion. I don't having to constantly be dependent on others to get arrows, especially since archer goes through them so quickly.

I also don't think the higher leveled arrows are worth using for regular use.

It's actually not too hard leveling for crafting arrows. Start crafting arrow parts and material, and as you accumulate material to craft you arrows, you skill rank goes up (and with some support from local levequests).

Hmm, I'm not sure I agree with the above Nekocop.

I love Archer (I player RNG as my main for 3 years in FFXI), but I have little personal interest in levelling woodworking to get myself cheap arrows (I'm already spending my time and gil on levelling ALC and CUL). I think making your own arrows is a nice thing, but I don't think that if you don't you're not playing an Archer properly.

The issue here is supply and demand. Because a lot of Archers do not want to spend their gil on a regular basis, they use cheap Warped Arrows instead of the arrow closest to their rank. As a result, those crafters who take the time and effort to make higher level arrows (and having been supplied by woodworkers from within my own LS, I've seen how difficult it can be to get some feathers...etc...to make these higher arrows) are finding they cannot sell them in high enough quantities, and as there aren't many woodworkers selling these higher arrows (as they don't bother making them as the demand isn't high enough), you don't get the "price war" and undercutting you otherwise get when a lot of people are selling the same thing.

So as far as I can see, this is a problem partly created by us Archers in the first place. While it's frustrating to see stacks of arrows are high/ridiculous prices, those crafters can and will charge what they want because they don't have to compete in price with lots of other crafters.

So either Archers need to start buying arrows again other than Warped Arrows, or go and level woodworking (not exactly a cheap or quick option either).

It's times like this I'm glad my LS has multiple crafters of each craft so we can help each other out. All members submit materials they pick up from their travels to the LS Bank so the crafters can use them to make stuff. No prices are charged to members for making something for them (short of a high level uber-item, and even then it's only to cover mats), and what goes around comes around. I think this is the best way of preventing yourself from being caught by these situations.