Skybuilder's tools (510 shiny)

[Kaurhz]

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If you're a serious crafter you're going to be doing due diligence with your research when new tools and gear comes out instead of aimlessly melding stuff to the max be it Control or Craftsmanship. Or dismissing something simply on the premise of 17 control. I did my research, I found out good breakpoints, I adjusted my rotations accordingly then clarified to see if all other rotations I use are still functional and whether they can be optimized. Of which they can. So my Aesthete's are simply in the dirt here. If you don't seem to think this has any benefit then that is a you problem, not a tool problem.

If nothing is difficult enough to require this level of optimization then by that point overloading the Aethete's tools just simply isn't worth it, which is what is necessary for them to be better than the relic tools in the first place. It isn't even about the difficulty of them in proportion. But rather simply about saving as much time as you can whilst crafting. So if that optimization allows for you to reduce steps due to higher craftsmanship, or reducing CP cost and thus the need for tea/syrup then it is going to be something that you'd consider pursuing, especially if you avidly craft. In this specific case, I can either use 20 step rotations be it on spec or non-spec. I can also drop tea/syrup from my rotation entirely and still reduce the step from 26 > 25.

Most people, be it serious or otherwise that I've encountered didn't even expect the +6CP, let alone 5 materia slots. Aside from the unrealistic expectations on the forums..