Gathering shards takes to long.

[JemC]

It's encouraging people to buy bots. Cost of shards on AH are to high. It takes at least 1k any element shards to craft for a day. Having a skill on a timer that lets you gather 3 shards instead of one every five minutes sucks. Why don't you make it 25 shards instead of 3? GATHERING SHARDS IS BOOOOORRRRRINNNNG. It takes me three gd days to get enough shards to craft for one day! Shards from leves, retainers, questing or anything else is not enough.

And housing is to expensive. I was told it would depreciate daily but I'm not seeing it.

[Dreufo]

I agree. I'm really surprised that you can't break down a Crystal into, say 25 shards like you suggested.

Then you could just mine the Crystals and break them down to use for more expensive recipes.

[Valmar]

[Fors]

I agree. I'm really surprised that you can't break down a Crystal into, say 25 shards like you suggested.

Then you could just mine the Crystals and break them down to use for more expensive recipes.

Adding to this, it would also be nice if you could "combine" smaller shards into crystals and crystals into clusters. Perhaps it could be an alchemist ability?

[Vespar]

Adding to this, it would also be nice if you could "combine" smaller shards into crystals and crystals into clusters. Perhaps it could be an alchemist ability?

I recall back in 1.0 alchemist had an ability to break crystals into shards.. (or maybe I was told wrong... )

[Pandastirfry]

I recall back in 1.0 alchemist had an ability to break crystals into shards.. (or maybe I was told wrong... )

They did, you could also "craft" crystals, from fish, it was pretty much the only use fish/fishers served

[Bruiser_Cruiser]

I agree. I'm really surprised that you can't break down a Crystal into, say 25 shards like you suggested.

Then you could just mine the Crystals and break them down to use for more expensive recipes.

In 1.0 I'm almost positive that as an ALC you COULD convert crystals down into shards. I dont remember the amount though.

Not all shard sellers are bots! I make most of my gil by selling shards. I gather them on my Botanist, I get them from completing treasure maps, I get them from levequests. I sell them on the MB because it's a great source of income. Yes, the people selling large quantities (stacks of 1000) of shards are probably bots, but look for the people selling in stacks of 50-500. Many of them are folks like me.

Which shards do you feel turn the best profit? I was thinking of a way to make some gil and i have always loved grindy stuff so farming shards might be the way to go for me.

[NaliaBrown]

Which shards do you feel turn the best profit? I was thinking of a way to make some gil and i have always loved grindy stuff so farming shards might be the way to go for me.

I assume it depends on your server, but lately it's seemed like Fire and Lightning sell the best. Water does all right, too. The market is pretty good for shard sellers right now, though. I say check your market boards. Hopefully your server is as good as mine is for us shard gatherers!

[LordSideKicks]

1 hour to 1.5 hour you can get around 500 shards. I don't think it is that slow. But an increase in amt of 1 and 2 shards will be nice.

[MurakumoMillennium]

Shards are both expensive AND take too long to gather? Well don't I feel silly with all 4 retainers capped on shards.

@OP, your friend didn't dry heave or cry when they saw you only get a couple shards from each node right?