Leveling Desynthesis and Master Demimateria

[dspguy]

The barrier of entry to obtaining the Ixal Gloves is almost laughable. All you need to do is log in and do dailies to obtain them.

And the "barrier of entry" for having a printing press on Artisan Spectacles isn't? Let's talk about the ease in which you can create Artisan Specs. Take LTW. Synth yourself 20 Hippogryph leather. Make 10 Gryphonskin straps. Done. If you have the artisan tool already (which you would anyway), you can have a 100% HQ rotation on the leather and in turn, have no issue HQing the straps. And you can do this. All day. Most of the time, each Artisan specs cost 40k (give or take).

That's laughable.

Ixal gloves on the other hand? You are time-limited. You'd still need to level desynth, just like GSM. Sure, you need to have some decent gear to make the baubles for the spec turn-in. But, I doubt you'd find a LTW with desynth skill that isn't already 3-star capable.

And time is money? If it costs 40k plus 30 synths to make 1 Artisan Spectacles...compare that to the time it takes to do the 10 ixal quests (talking to the NPCs, running here and there, doing the synths, going back and doing turn-ins, etc). You could make the 40k easily in that amount of time. So, that isn't even an issue.