Complete the crafting/gathering logs?

[Michelasso]

Until now with my weaver and goldsmith I have been diligently crafting all items in the logs. which can be quite a waste of time/gil looking for the right material and then I end up with gears nobody wants apart from few selected ones.

Is it really necessary to do it or I will get the new "recipes" just leveling the classes up? I imagine there is an achievement (maybe a PS3 trophy as well?) for it, but I wouldn't mind to skip most stuff for now.

[Aeika]

I'm leveling a crafting (goldsmith) and gathering (miner) class at the same time... I've simply been creating crafting materials (like ingots or slabstones) and selling those as I level. Crafting materials sell better than gear.

I tend to mine more materials than I need to actually level crafting...
If you arent gathering, the materials to make those things tends to be far cheaper than the crafted item, so I make at least a tiny profit.

With mining at only 30, goldsmithing is already 40. Filling the log would cost too much for too little of a return.



If you prefer fast leveling over grinding like I'm doing,
leves are excellent EXP for crafters. Try your very best to turn in HQ items... they give FAR more experience.

[Bixby]

New "pages" in the crafting log open up at the appropriate level regardless of how many of the recipes on previous page(s) you complete.

[Kaloran]

The only benefit to filling the log that I can see so far is the bonus exp you get when you make something for the first time. It's not insignificant.

[Conradus]

Until now with my weaver and goldsmith I have been diligently crafting all items in the logs. which can be quite a waste of time/gil looking for the right material and then I end up with gears nobody wants apart from few selected ones.

Is it really necessary to do it or I will get the new "recipes" just leveling the classes up? I imagine there is an achievement (maybe a PS3 trophy as well?) for it, but I wouldn't mind to skip most stuff for now.

Doing a recipe for the first time earns an XP bonus. And, as you have noted, there are achievements for making/gathering lots of different items (I Made That/I Found That). No PS3 trophy, though. IIRC, the only PS3 trophies for crafting are for making/gathering your first item in a craft/DoL and making/gathering your 1000th item in a craft/DoL. Aside from the XP bonus and the achievements, there's no reason to complete your crafting or gathering logs. It has no bearing on getting new items in your logs; these are revealed solely based on your level.

[Michelasso]

All right guys, that's exactly what I wanted to know. No need to waste time on filling the log, then. I can use the resources to make stuff to sell for some good gil instead. No wonder the diremite webs were never enough (even if I still need to make some of those velvets for my classes). And no more inventory spamming either.

Thanks to all.