Quote Originally Posted by YamiVKD View Post
Thank you all for the replies, the helpful and the not so much. My point isn't I want it to be easier.
I found my problem, I do still need better gear. BUT even when I do I'll still be under the minimum. I am leveled enough.
No crafts should be higher than maybe a little higher than base to try. Thats my point here. Success on the otherhand is a different question.
With minimum it should be hard, but minimum shouldn't be this high.
IF lodestone is correct.. you are undergeared and under materia'd to even consider the current end game gear.

Pactmaker's is better stat wise than what you have, and is comparable to the blue gear. period. your materia is running level 7 and lower aside from one 10.

even WITH Pactmaker or the tome gear you will be under, that will require materia, and the better stuff. which you can get with tomes.

once you put in that effort, should reach the minimums easily. the bar is set rather low, and is easy to reach, just more effort and does not require any penta melding. these are MASTER recipes.. they should be expected to have higher requirements than base. there is no problem with the requirements, its just the effort you are putting into it

AR-Caen is the lowest level 90 gear you can get for crafting... crafted or otherwise... same with chromite tools