Crafting materials in dungeons and the "need" option

[Andriel]

Well in fact I didn't ask you any question but ok ^^

Indeed, it was a statement addressed at me specifically. My point still stands.

[Velo_Vandore]

Why care when 99% of crafting mats are worth 10gil on the mb anyway. It's a complete joke and a waste of a loot spot tbh

Lol, so true. However worth discussing the principle of it, just in case some dungeon drop mats will be more rare and expensive in future.

In some content this is already the case. I recently sold a piece of Allagan Leather that dropped in Coil of Bahamut Turn 4 for over 300,000 gil. I think it's fair, since the person who bought the leather from me will (probably), make a profit, or be able to craft themselves something cheaper than buying it outright. I ran the content, so it's fair for me to have an equal chance at that gil (i mean mat). I would feel the same about any weaver materials I might need going to someone else who'll sell it. I even tell my own friends to go ahead and roll need in these situations because I know they can use the gil.

I get where you're coming from Andriel (OP), but hopefully you'll see the other side of the argument and feel less cheated on those unlucky rolls. And ultimately, I think trading on the market board is a good thing for the economy - availability of mats to crafters at competitive prices whether they want to run dungeons and do gathering or not. The unfortunate thing is where the mats sell for more than the product, but that's just an indication to look for another item to sell. Unfortunately, there are few items that are high demand and sell for a decent profit (feels that way to me at least). The market players are the ones who get rich, while the crafter makes a meager living. But hey, that's kind of just like real life anyway.