Let's talk new master recipe books...

[Seyb]

Are we talking a new set for each individual crafting job or a new omniset? Sorry, I don't remember what happened and in what order when Heavensward was released!

Heavensward started with omni ilvl 150 white gear, that could not take any V materia, and ilvl 170 individual gear. Also, ilvl 180 non-meldable gear could be purchased with scrips.

Stormblood has ilvl 290 white gear, that can actually take VI materia (and produce them via spiritbinding). And ilvl 300 non-meldable gear can be purchased with scrips.

So this is not really the same as back in Heavensward. Also, if u/Hezkezl from reddit is right, the master books will be bought with 900 red scrips each, which is cheap.

[Nezerius]

So with the release of patch 4.05, we're getting new master recipe books, yay. Be prepared to meld or re-meld (probably with materia VIs), reverse engineer new rotations/macros

It's likely that the new recipes will still be 1-star, so I doubt that the rotations will change much, nor will it require much remelding.

If they make it 2-star, most people would likely just avoid the crafted DoW/M gear altogether.

[Ferth]

My plan right now is check whichever turn in requires the easiest/fewest mats and grind em out. I'm just hoping we don't need the scrip grind gear to make stuff.

[Seyb]

It's likely that the new recipes will still be 1-star, so I doubt that the rotations will change much, nor will it require much remelding.

If they make it 2-star, most people would likely just avoid the crafted DoW/M gear altogether.

2 star will have a requirement of 1320 craft, 1220 control.
Crafted gear is ilvl 320.

Credit to reddit.

[MeoTwister5]

At the very least crafted mainhands. Job specific crafter gear has never felt worth it honestly.

[Katchoo]

I think I'll likely grind out some CUL yellow scrips collectables in spiritbond gear with some one-button collectables macros

Wow, it's like, we've come so far since HW XD

At the very least crafted mainhands. Job specific crafter gear has never felt worth it honestly.

Also, ^ This. I won't be touching any overpriced (to make and meld) gear sets, single or shared. I didn't bother with AF or Ironworks in HW and felt better for it.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

So far, the dataminers haven't found anything related to AF gear. Most are leaning towards us not getting a craftable version of Yellow Scrip gear. If that turns out true... it's definitely an odd decision.

[Millen1]

Should be interesting. 1320/1220 craft and control. I am at 1325/1325 melded white gear. I have a lazy macro for level 70 i290 and it is nq to hq every time. I was messing around with 1* cul and that took a bit more thought. While the stats are close, control under inner quiet builds super slow. There are a few ways to handle this as finishing the progress on the craft didn't get much harder. My guess, make you job main and off hands tools first to make quality easier. The white gear if melded should last a while. Other than that, unless it starts raining materia grades IV to VI, there will be a smoking hole in the MB where crafting materia was.

[atlings]

Got 6 of the books now, and so far it seems kinda boring... No crafting stuff, just 320 dow/dom gear. Bit disappointed.

[EvianEverdeen]

Got 6 of the books now, and so far it seems kinda boring... No crafting stuff, just 320 dow/dom gear. Bit disappointed.

What do you need to get them? Can't see until I get home from work.

So no new crafting gear? Just gotta meld the HQ white stuff we have then?