Anima Weapons. Putting things into perspective.

[Berethos]

The 210 relic did get nerfed in a sense. The crafted items are no longer specialist locked since 3.2.

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

[Kaurie]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

My experience is that it is rather easy and easily the worst part of it from a design perspective. It is the only aspect of it that actually infuriates me, as opposed to just frustrates me.

[LaylaTsarra]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it?

I had someone I know make them. Wasn't cheap (although well below marketboard prices) because I didn't provide mats but then again I have no trouble making money with my gatherers fully leveled and in red scrip gear. I've had 3 sets made with 3 Anima's and I'd have another if the eso tomes weren't needed elsewhere. It does appear that prices haven't moderated that much with the loss of specialization. Perhaps by the time I do my bow they will have.

I did my relics by doing all the roulettes each day, beast tribes and hunts. I had/have a number of Zeta's so I didn't need to farm crystals which I might do on an alt cause she has 13/13/4/4 unidentified items and that's just from doing dailies with her. I have nothing else to do with her tomes other that possibly buy tome items to sell. I prefer at the moment at least to get the relic items when I can. I grabbed the towers quest this morning cause the aether oils are so easy to get and that stage is a given if you're not in a rush. I could use the music from those venue's as well.

[WingsOfAzrael]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

wasn't cheap but then again i bought some of it straight off the mb

[Ashkendor]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

My experience with the crafting side initially was trading back and forth between several friends/acquaintances. I had ARM/BSM/WVR so I could make fletchings for the arrows and squares for the mirrors, but couldn't make the straps to make my francescas and couldn't do anything with kingcakes. I found other people for those specialties and either had them craft for my mats + tip or traded crafts - I'd craft them 4 squares for themselves if they'd turn mine into mirrors, etc. Now that they aren't specialist locked I make all of my own, and actually frequently make extra relic items to list to the market.

I help FC members that don't have gatherers leveled in exchange for them helping me go into diadem and attune to air currents (and in the case of mining/botany, baiting mobs away from nodes).

[KaijinRhada]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

I'm taking my time with it. I'm well aware that I'm probably poor with about 20 million to my name, but I'm working on earning more gil, and leveling crafting and gathering. I'm not super social, so I do what I can on my own, given that crafting and gathering in this game is very much not my cup of tea. The crafting part of the relic would be my least favourite, but only because I'm still in the process of understanding gathering and crafting (specifically the higher level stuff), and I'm prone to punishing myself in silence, because talking to people is scary for me even for crafting (silly, I know, but I'm not very social). QwQ

[Whiteroom]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

I just found crafters on pf mostly and bought 4 at a time. was expensive, but got much cheaper.

[raela]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it? A lot of the discussion has been about the tokens in general, or the overall process in general terms, but this particular part of that step seems like it could have the biggest variance and I'm curious what everyone's experiences with it so far are?

I used my red scrips to buy 2 crafter souls so that I could craft 5 of the items myself (friend did the other 3). I crafted 3 sets of itemsvat once. The most annoying part for me was queueing into diadem - it took foreverrrr.

[Felis]

Revisiting this - for both those who haven't finished, and those who have (and/or have multiple or are working on multiple now), what is your experience with the crafting side of it?

around 300k each during january.
Cheaper than the premelded crafted weapon i bought during 1.23 for the first relic (that a failed melding not only destroyed the materia, but also the item, increased the price alot)

It feels as if you have to do all quests step by step one after anohter, you can NOT do them at same time! (most of them)

Not quite right

You can buy the unidentified items and aether oil with tomes without having the anima quest active or already done
You can get the unidentified items from beastmen dailies without having the anima quest active or already done
You can get aether oil from the weekly CT quest without having the anima quest active or already done