Thread: 2.45 crafting patch notes.

Making 50 items for artisan tools was a pain. Since 2.4, I lost the motivation to do it for my remaining classes because it was possible to skip to Supra and all the time getting artisan would be a waste. I welcome the change. It shouldn't take that much grinding for second best.

I also welcome the demimaterias nerf. It was too ridiculous to get those in the first place, and they've stayed at around 1 million a pop on my server since the day the patch came out. I have stayed out of 4-star because it was too much gil/grinding for too little benefit.

Sealants have come down in price and will continue to in the long run. It takes weeks from "oh crap, I have to do these stupid ixali quests to get anywhere" to actually getting sealants. Supply will continue to increase. Eventually, demand will taper as the more dedicated/wealthier crafters get geared up, and prices will fall to the point where items made with sealants find demand from a broader base. Other mats purchasable with oaknots will also get dragged down once the value of sealant approaches the value of other mats that can be purchased with an equivalent amount of oaknots. It may take another month or two to reach that point, though.