10 - Don't be afraid to ask for help from other members. Get the experienced ones to make your HQ items for turn in. It usually takes 15 items every 5 levels when doing leves equivalent to your current rank. IE level 30 leves for 30-35 character level. What takes you 3 attempts to HQ can be HQ in 5 strokes from a 4* crafter.

11 - LEVES LEVES LEVES - fastest way to level a crafter. Use Google to find a list of leves appropriate to your level as mentioned before. Most guides are out of date but what they will do is tell you the location of the leve for your level. Most turn in items listed are WRONG. Someone who is lvl 25 in a class can jump to 50 using all HQ items and about 60 leves. It's much faster than you think!

Gil guestimate: less than 1 mil, less than 500K if you gather the stuff your self. Don't worry too much about gear if someone is crafting items for you!

Good luck!

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