Quote Originally Posted by Arcticharm View Post
any advice quickly advancing leatherworking above 89 aside from myth gear? Bridesmaid sandals have really sort of slowed down.
Hmm, depends. How much are FC3s going for on your server? Sandals are 6k and have a 1/6 chance of yielding an FC3. The rest of the stuff they can drop is not worthless though, so average the other 5/6s to 2-3k (however much spruce/undyed wool is going for on your server). So, 6 desynths costs you 36k and nets you ~12k + 1x FC3. If FC3s are going for 30k or more on your server, I'd recommend sticking with the sandals. Math says you should still be coming out ahead, which means its still the cheapest. At least until 95, where stop gaining skill every time.

If you don't like desynthing a couple hundred times for a few skill ups, or the sandals/gaiters aren't profitable on your server, here are some suggestions that my spreadsheet spit out (note: gil values are based on the Faerie server's prices from a week and a half ago):


No Tinker's Bacon:

Best Man's Gaiters - 120k/level (expected return: ~150k in mats and FC3s)
Saurian Gloves of Casting with 4 melds - 81k/level (expected return: ~50k in mats and BC3s)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 0 melds - 165k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- don't do this
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 1 meld - 93k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- this is also meh
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 2 melds - 68k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 3 melds - 58k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 4 melds - 56k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)


Full Tinker's Bacon (+6):

Best Man's Gaiters - 100k/level (expected return: ~150k in mats and FC3s)
Saurian Gloves of Casting with 3 melds - 67k/level (expected return: ~50k in mats and BC3s)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 0 melds: 47k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 1 melds: 39k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 2 melds: 35k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 3 melds: 34k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)



Those are the only good options I see that aren't dungeon drops. If you don't want to level slowly from the sandals, either try the belt with an extremely low chance, or the gloves with a higher cost, lower exp, and higher chance. The belt is 6% base at dSkill 89, but that goes up to 21% with Tinker's Bacon, and then up to 26%, 31%, or 36% with 1, 2, and 3 melds respectively. The belts really do seem like the quickest way - you don't turn a profit on them by any means, but you can spam them from 89 to ~120, reducing the number of melds as you go. I mean, you don't have to meld at all, but just one meld saves you a fair amount of money at the cost of having to stop and meld. If you're not using Tinker's Bacon though, you HAVE to meld. The price triples if you don't.



Just sent my fisher out on a level 55 venture on a whim. She came back with a Gesthal. I... really don't get how fisher retainers are the purveyors of cats and dogs, but hey, I'm not complaining!