Raw Material Abundancy

[Razor]

Was the skill points increased any? For making a particular item it doesn't look too bad. I'm just looking at something like cotton thread or sheep leather. Before it was 2x boll + 1 Lightning Crystal= 12x thread = 12x cloth. So to make a stack took 18 bolls and 9 crystals for 108 cloths which would last you a decent amount of crafting. Now that same synth only gives me 9 cloths, and uses a ton more lightning shards. Might be getting pricey to level now.

Certain things like sheepskin were already crazy expensive and that's when it put out 4x leathers, now that it puts out only 1 I'm a bit worried. (Although I did see a ton of sheep EVERYWHERE in LL, so that may counterbalance it)

[SodaPop]

Was the skill points increased any? For making a particular item it doesn't look too bad. I'm just looking at something like cotton thread or sheep leather. Before it was 2x boll + 1 Lightning Crystal= 12x thread = 12x cloth. So to make a stack took 18 bolls and 9 crystals for 108 cloths which would last you a decent amount of crafting. Now that same synth only gives me 9 cloths, and uses a ton more lightning shards. Might be getting pricey to level now.

Certain things like sheepskin were already crazy expensive and that's when it put out 4x leathers, now that it puts out only 1 I'm a bit worried. (Although I did see a ton of sheep EVERYWHERE in LL, so that may counterbalance it)

Never buy sheepskin, it iss actually stupid easy to get you just need to know where (hint: southern La Noscea), so that's not really an issue, and the thing with the lightning shards is it's a lot of shards but it's also not crystals. Personally I've always hard a hard time getting lightning crystals but found several good shard farming options.

The tough thing about assessing the exp is I don't think we really know the levels of things for sure yet now, at least not the new stuff unless I missed a thread where some ambitious crafters have been putting their minds to work.

Ultimately, based on not nearly enough information to say anything for sure, I would guess that we've made a trade, in that materials are somewhat harder to get your hands on, but then the stuff you use the material for is DRAMATICALLY easier. That'd be a win in my book honestly.