Recipe Optimal Rank?

[Velo_Vandore]

Thanks everyone for replies. Exactly what I needed

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Gulp... Bronze Gladius is HARD to make! Is this right? I need leatherworker r4, goldsmith r11, blacksmith r20!, and armorer r11. By the time I make this I don't know if a rank 6 sword will be any use . Why is the bronze gladius recipe blacksmith r6 when you need to be blacksmith r20 to make one of the components?

Perhaps I'm looking at this the wrong way. Should I be keeping all my crafting ranks 10 or so above my gladiator rank? Is crafting targeted at high level/endgame players? Will I need to just buy gear for my current level (10)? At what levels should you actually think about upgrading gear?

Although I feel I've hit a lot of obstacles in the game, this isn't intended as a rant. Despite feeling really confused about things like this, I'd love to get the hang of this game because i'm curious to see what it can eventually offer, and the designs just blow me away! Also, I find solving the puzzles of this game becomes an obsession in itself, lol, and it's interesting to part part of the game as it develops and changes with players!

I'll be really grateful for any additional pointers,

See you in game,

Vel