Quote Originally Posted by Duuude007 View Post
Red scrip 'favors'. The red scrip (gatherer) tokens can be traded for favors in the n/e corner of town.

You farm items from the favors, and trade specific sets for unique material. (ex: purified coke is used to make Adamantite Ingots, a core material in most 2 star tool recipes.)

Of course mastery III books are required to make the 2 star gear. But the i180 tools are meldable, which means they can become best in slot, even above the 'keep' gear you have been looking at.
Okay, so you're talking about the crafting version. It's one I've been looking at, but even with the serpentskin set in HQ I don't have the craftsmanship or control to pull off 2 star. Do I have to meld that out or something first?