Quote Originally Posted by Frein View Post
No, this is how it goes:

Hmm, I want to make a HQ doublet. Oh, wait, I'm not 20 ranks above the recipe, so I can't. I'll just go buy it from the wards instead.


You forget that NQ gear has cheaper materials than HQ gear and this is key. Cheapness of materials is what will keep NQ gear competitive. The flaw with the current system is that a low rank crafter cannot compete with a high rank crafter because they turn the same materials into different products.
The Dodore Doublet is r50 Recipe. I'm interested in whoever make that HQ Dodore, because he's a hacker by being r70 Leatherworker!

And I made a Banneret Lance +2 (R50 Recipe as well) at R44. That's the main reason why I lag out grinding Goldsmith after that, because I already get my goal without having to reach cap.