Kinda sketchy upgrades for crafters..

[ImDingDing]

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let's say NQ sell for 500k and HQ for 1mio. suppose ur avg HQ rate is 90% and you will finish the next NQ item if u reclaim once.
If you don't reclaim ur expected income is 500k*100% = 500k
If you reclaim ur expected income is 10%*0 + 90%*90*1mio + 90%*10*500k = 855k
unless u r short in funding (in this case it will make sense cuz u need to get gil back to buy more mats to make more products, the opportunity cost will cover the diff above), otherwise u made a bad decision from a pure economic point of view. You are paying 855k-500k = 355k on avg for that risk margin which is crazy.

[Simaril]

You are paying 855k-500k = 355k on avg for that risk margin which is crazy.

355k is worth it to prevent any chance of total loss.

I was literally down to 14gil on saturday (with a shiny new set of perfectly melded alc gear and alembic on sunday), and 40 items listed on market board (a few 3 stars). When I see opportunities I'm willing to spend everything I have if I can eliminate potential loss.