Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Alistaire]

What is the best source of Battlecraft IIIs?

BTW, I really don't feel Bridesmaid sandals (for Fieldcraft IIIs) at 25k a pop are that great. There are other awesome free ways to get these =)

Huh? They're 6k.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Huh? They're 6k.

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

[Seyb]

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

Yup, and then you deduct the proceeds from the rest of the mats that you get. 25k can be close. But I usually calculate with 30k to decide whether to buy them or make them myself.

By the way, the summoning bell CAN be MUCH better than the bridesmaid stuff. It depends on your server's economy. It can convert to up to 2 Fieldcrafts Demi IIIs and has the same "felt" drop rate as the bridesmaid stuff.
On Shiva, often times, the mat costs plus clusters are cheaper than 6K for one summoning bell.

[Nyalia]

They also don't drop 100% of the time. He could be factoring in the drop rate, though in my experience at 15-20% that brings them up to 30-36k apiece, on average.

It's "she," and yes, I was roughly calculating the value by factoring in the ~16.67% drop rate (putting them at 30k each) and subtracting a bit for the fact that the other 83.33% of the time, you get items that still have some value. If you roughly average the value of the other drops to ~1k, that's 5k saved every 30k spent, so, 25k.

I hadn't known about the price reduction on the Artisan's gear. Good to know! If I ever edit the guide, that's something to definitely include in it. But... still don't have the time. Heck, the forums locked me out for a few weeks because I hadn't been on in so long <.< You not only need an active subscription, but also need a recent login to use the forums it seems.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Huh? They're 6k.

You're right, I was mistaken. I thought someone had commented on them being 25k.