Thread: 2.4 Crafting - Grim as predicted

Originally Posted by Sartori

Not interested in crafting end game gear, I make money with it, lots of it. You'd be surprised at how much crafting you can do for alot of other items in the game. But that would take time and ambition and since things don't get handed too you its meh I ain't going to do that....

Ah yes, I want things handed to me.... not. I've got nearly every crafting class to 50 and I've made my share of millions on them as I leveled, don't think I didn't. (Nice try at a veiled insult btw, but really lame attempt)

Its not like I'm poor, I own a house of my own, and plenty of rare things that you dont see everyone walking around with, but SE keeps applying its "insane grind" logic to everything, and its getting real old real quick. High end crafting could be made challenging without feeling like its another 9-5 job.

I craft (and gather) because I enjoy it, and I quite like being self-sufficient. Very very slowly working on upgrading my crafters and gatherers; only just got my artisans spectacles, and I'm slowly levelling my ALC to 50 for that final skill (think it's Comfort Zone). So I'm not stressing at all about 4 star reqs, my view is that it's a work in progress that will take me months, and I'll do it because it's fun and no other reason. Which is pretty much the reason I do anything in this game. If it's not fun - if I don't enjoy it ( yes, I'm looking at you, Titan) - then I'll steer clear

The worst patch to hit crafting yet.

Consider the fact for a second that you had 445 Durability and 4980 Quality to meet before for 3 Star crafts and THAT was difficult with max melds, (RNG Based HQ)

If you use a single HQ mat in the recipe, you barely budge it maybe 6-8% at best.
They nearly doubled BOTH the Durabliity AND the Quality required. Like serious what the hell is this crap? 8964? Absolutely retarded.

The worse part is, only the offhand which is gated behind a week or so of rank 5 Ixali Dailies, is able to be obtained as an upgrade.

Completely overtuned.

Originally Posted by Havenchild

The worse part is, only the offhand which is gated behind a week or so of rank 5 Ixali Dailies, is able to be obtained as an upgrade.

Isn't there a new set of new gear for the main body? i60 Body/Hands/Legs/Feet should be available now.

Originally Posted by Garlyle

Isn't there a new set of new gear for the main body? i60 Body/Hands/Legs/Feet should be available now.

All gated behind the master books, which to get require the 3 HQ items, that are insanely difficult to do.

Originally Posted by Havenchild

All gated behind the master books, which to get require the 3 HQ items, that are insanely difficult to do.

In hindsight, like all crafts, they're actually not *that* bad. RNG can suck but I was consistently hitting over 50% after I fine-tuned my rotation.

But I agree, 4 star crafts kind of suck right now, especially with some of the mats behind gated behind content no one farms anymore (i.e. T1-5).

Originally Posted by Lyrinn

In hindsight, like all crafts, they're actually not *that* bad. RNG can suck but I was consistently hitting over 50% after I fine-tuned my rotation.

I really wouldn't mind 50% at all if the mats were the same as the 2.3 mats. But this ones require 2 Field III a pop >.<