Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
Low level mining retainers can gather 30 shards every 40min. You can purchase ventures using GC seals you earn from Fate grinding.

While true I don't think you realize the # of shards involved in this.

ilvl 29 jewelry = 34 wind /10 fire (18 ore / 7 raw gems)
ilvl 39 jewelry = 68 wind /20 fire (18 ore / 7 raw gems)
ilvl 49 jewelry = 95 wind /30 fire (24 ore / 7 raw gems)

That's PER SET. So when it's down to just the 49 jewelry to make were looking at close to 4000 wind shards and 1200 fire shards per week.

And that's just shards. Forgetting ore/raw gems.

30-40 sets a week. Retainers are helpful but its still staggering the number of supplies I can run through in 1 sitting.

*edit added in ore/gems*