[dev1016] Post 1.20 HQ Crafting

[Frein]

Wouldn't that mean a Rank 5 Blacksmith could HQ that Bronze Dagger 100% of the time if he started with all HQ materials?? Does that seem right??

Yes, this sounds exactly right and is precisely why this system is superior. No longer does virtually all HQ gear come from people far above the level of the recipe. This means people who wish to level crafting classes simultaneously with combat classes can actually equip themselves with HQ gear instead of having to buy it all from the high level people who monopolized the market.

In FFXI it simply wasn't profitable to make NQ gear because HQ gear had the same material cost and was easy to make if you were far above the recipe level. If you couldn't HQ, you would always lose money, which made leveling crafting extremely expensive. You'd think refining materials was an activity that creates value, but that's not how the current system works.