As Gathers and Crafters you guys should definitely use garlandtools.org, it contains the HQ stats and the max possible melded stats for gear that hasn't even been made yet. It tells you where to get every single item in the game including the favor items, etc..

Never even had to guess or experiment on where to get the favor items. Also, IMHO the 180 Gear is the biggest waste of time and scrips. I already have the 170 Body and Hat made for Weaver and if the Ooids and other item prices keep dropping than getting the 180 gear becomes less and less worth it. The only thing I don't like about the system right now is the shear amount of mining/botany you have to do to get the favor items. Can go out there for 4-6 hours just to get the materials for one piece of gear. Other than that and the fact DoW/DoM gear is locked behind red scrips, I think everything else is fine. Maybe they should have included some crafted gather gear but w/e