Smoked Raptor, Rank 25 Carp sub, really?

[NibelungValesti]

Now, I can deal with all the hard to get mats and what not for cooking. The fishing,botany etc. But this needing R25 carp sub to make some smoked raptor? Come on this is ridiculous.

Chestnut chips take only level 9 carp to make. So why do I need to level beyond that to use them on some food?

I wouldn't mind so much because you don't skill off this recipe, generally. But 90% of all R35 local leves I get in Limsa, which is the only place I do cooking locals, are smoked raptor. This makes it extremely hard for me to get good SP.

Does this bug anyone else as much as me? Oh also look at the Crowned cake. R35 GS sub for a item that you just put on top of the cake? It's not even edible, doesn't even add flavor. Just pure decoration lol.

I think this really needs to be changed even if it is only for 2 recipes. I haven't looked at other crafts for things like this but I'm sure they exist.

[Vesper]

As I have 25 carp is never affected or upset me. It is moronic that you need a R25 carpenter though to set some chips on fire lol

[Moth]

I craft Smoked Raptor with no problem at all and my carp is lvl 15. Then again I use Master Support buff and apple juice when I craft but I honestly don't think that you need to have a sub at the max level to create the item. Of course, I am sure it helps, but it is not required. YG is not always right, trust me. They still list the Northern/Southern carp recipe for cul to be lvl 0 when it is clearly lvl 38 or so. They also say that Black pepper drops off Rhotano buccaneer 66% of the time (they defiantly do not, I know this first hand x_x )

[Vesper]

I craft Smoked Raptor with no problem at all and my carp is lvl 15. Then again I use Master Support buff and apple juice when I craft but I honestly don't think that you need to have a sub at the max level to create the item. Of course, I am sure it helps, but it is not required. YG is not always right, trust me. They still list the Northern/Southern carp recipe for cul to be lvl 0 when it is clearly lvl 38 or so. They also say that Black pepper drops off Rhotano buccaneer 66% of the time (they defiantly do not, I know this first hand x_x )

Black Pepper, Pissing Culinarians off for over 8 months and counting...

[Elea]

Black Pepper, Pissing Culinarians off for over 8 months and counting...

Black pepper drops really good for me from those pirate like mobs. I have almost a stack and not even by farming. Random fun while walking past them to Camp Bald Knoll. They also are in Mistbeard Cove in the back to the east i believe. They drop a hand full at a time when Ive killed them. They also drop coal tar if yall are interested in that. I dont worry about Black Pepper anymore. Though we dont see any on the market because ppl NPC. drop them, or dont know to try to sell it. Its also a nicely kept secret is seems because nobody believes me when I tell them its not rare since those mobs got there just nobody does anything with them.

To the OP, I too have problem with this recipe. I have tried Masters Cookery yet but ive tried the other two plus the divine bonus from food. Still have problem. WW at 13, been leveling it up since i have mats for it.

[Elea]

I craft Smoked Raptor with no problem at all and my carp is lvl 15. Then again I use Master Support buff and apple juice when I craft but I honestly don't think that you need to have a sub at the max level to create the item. Of course, I am sure it helps, but it is not required. YG is not always right, trust me. They still list the Northern/Southern carp recipe for cul to be lvl 0 when it is clearly lvl 38 or so. They also say that Black pepper drops off Rhotano buccaneer 66% of the time (they defiantly do not, I know this first hand x_x )

From what I did today, Northern had a higher success rate for me than Southern. But I hit surplus and it made me sad so I couldnt keep up the obvserving