Quote Originally Posted by Sorel View Post
What I'm afraid is the following scenario:

Rank 99 Crafter: I want to make an awesome HQ Bronze Dagger for my girlfriend who is just starting the game.
SE Team: Well, you're going to need to make an HQ Bronze Ingot.
Rank 99 Crafter: OK. What do I need to do to make that?
SE Team: Well, you're going to need to make HQ Bronze Nuggets, first.
Rank 99 Crafter: No problem, I can HQ the crap out of those.
SE Team: Not so fast loverboy. To make HQ Bronze Nuggets, you're going to need HQ Copper Ore AND HQ Tin Ore.
Rank 99 Crafter: That doesn't sound that bad, where can I got some of those?
SE Team: They can only be found in Grade 9 Mining Nodes ... and they can only be retrieved by a Miner with a VIT over 150.
Rank 99 Crafter: Really??
SE Team: Yeah ... really.
Rank 99 Crafter: /frown
SE Team: Good Luck with your girlfriend!!
Your scenario is really hypothetic and very unlikely. Yes you might need to HQ base mats to HQ the items to make your HQ bronze dagger. But getting the HQ ores will probably be obtainable from the same low level nodes, they will just be rare. So either you farm a lot to get them or you buy them in the wards.

Once you get the HQ base mats though, it's simple to get the HQ end item result you wanted. Instead of trying endless times to craft a random +3 items which you might or might not spend as much time gathering the mats to try randomly to HQ it as opposed to once you get your HQ base mats, you are ensured of the HQ end item result.

+1000 to this change.