Quote Originally Posted by Jade-Nephrite View Post
I would say it's almost now a requirement to be an Effective Gatherer than a Crafter if you want to Craft in 3.0
I completely agree on this Jade. In 2.x there were quite a number of dedicated crafters on the Ultros server. This was because we had a large number of dedicated gathers and we all made it work. The problem is when the economy no longer functions like this the system breaks down hard. And right now that is where we are at. Most of our dedicated are having to flip to doing their own. This is causing the red script market to stagnate. Likewise all 1 star and lower goods have prices that have plummeted, profit margins are shrinking, and undercutting is a nightmare. There just isn't enough healthy items.

Se caused this problem themselves through the red scrip mess and the mainquest HQ gear rewards (though this is starting to fade from the economy, but the damage is already done).