New Info From Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XXX Digest

[Ibi]

Got it. Yeah, that'll work with the FC buff, and you can go the other route or do a couple of overmelds to make up the difference if you can't get the FC buffs.

[StouterTaru]

This looks like a huge reset button on high end crafting, maybe even bigger than the one for 3.0. The only part of noobs being able to break into top tier crafting so easily that bugs me is that they will constantly bug me with questions. I'm all for weaker gating on entry level for top content.

[RosalindDex]

Is it also safe to say that the new i170 is directly equivalent to the old i17 set? Because if so it'll make the old i170 completely obsolete since the new set is easier to make and is universal, if you don't have the old sets yet like me.

Actually given how comparatively easy they've made the i180 (Now Blue Scrip) Gear to get, I'd be inclined to say that yes, it's fairly likely to be the case. As for obsolescence, if you've already got it melded then it's worth something, but the i170 is obsolete by virtue of the introduction of i190-195 Crafted and i200 Red Scrip Gear.

[Ibi]

Absolutely, I had a blonde moment, use Baked Onion Soup there rather than Bouillabaisse and that'll push you over the craftsmanship cap (but saved it before I made that change). Sorry.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/UBDD Reflects that change.

Looking at the patch notes again, I'm not sure how ideal this is.

Although the primary (main hand) tools are undergoing the red-to-blue change, the secondary (offhand) tools aren't listed in that section, so you'd still be paying full price for those, which likely isn't worth it.

[RosalindDex]

Looking at the patch notes again, I'm not sure how ideal this is.

Although the primary (main hand) tools are undergoing the red-to-blue change, the secondary (offhand) tools aren't listed in that section, so you'd still be paying full price for those, which likely isn't worth it.

Good spot, HQ i170 Offhands with 2 control IV (1 Overmeld) make up for it.

[Nezerius]

That sound you just heard is everyone switching to alc specialist

I wouldn't leave out the possibility of Luminous Fiber not being a specialist recipe, considering the way they added Camphor in 3.2.

Camphor is an ALC recipe that's used by ARM/WVR/LTW to craft i220 DoW/M armor (37 recipes in total), yet it has never been a specialist recipe.

[Hanmerreborn]

I\\'m guessing that the i190 stuff won\\'t be immediately accessible on June 9 because the Luminous Fiber requires items not accessible anywhere as of 3.2. Like was mentioned I\\'m guessing it\\'s Moogle Tribe, which means every crafter will be there crafting away..

I\\'m gonna guess the new mats for luminous fiber is going to come from the folklore tomes that didn\\'t get a third gather added to them yet, and the light aethersand is a moogle item.

[RosalindDex]

I\\'m gonna guess the new mats for luminous fiber is going to come from the folklore tomes that didn\\'t get a third gather added to them yet, and the light aethersand is a moogle item.

Light-kissed Aethersand is almost certainly going to be Aetherial Reduction, Glass Fibers for the Luminous Fiber will be the Moogle item.

[3.0] Collectables for Disciples of the Land have been adjusted as follows:
New items can be aetherially reduced.
Yields have increased for certain items when the following collectables undergo aetherial reduction:
Miner
Fire Moraine / Bright Fire Rock / Radiant Fire Moraine / Lightning Moraine / Bright Lightning Rock / Radiant Lightning Moraine

Botanist
Granular Clay / Peat Moss / Black Soil / Highland Oregano / Furymint / Clary Sage

Fisher
Manasail / Pteranodon / Tupuxuara / Dravanian Bass / Caiman / Thaliak Caiman

[SmallHobbit]

so just read up the notes,
the new crafted gear will be ilvl 170 which can be upgrade to ilvl 190 but i could´t find any information about how to upgrade this.

anyone any idea about?

regards small hobbit

[RosalindDex]

so just read up the notes,
the new crafted gear will be ilvl 170 which can be upgrade to ilvl 190 but i could´t find any information about how to upgrade this.

anyone any idea about?

regards small hobbit

There's an error in the notes.
On JP its clear they're 2 different sets
i170 is Carbonweave using Carbon Fiber from Blue Scrips and Diadem
i190 is Ironworks using new mats and Moogle Item