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Hence the edit, I believe. Which makes my current response rather ironic I guess?

Quote Originally Posted by Sibyll View Post
..some of the 4* recipes are unlocked without even getting the Mastercraft II books I don't really see a reason to gate people into farming..
The only ones that are, are furniture. The beasttribe recipes are also always unlocked, do you also have a problem not being able to craft them as soon as they are available?

The master books are there to prepare would be 3 or 4 star crafters for what they will be facing. Just because a recipe isnt given via such a book does not mean it is ''just another recipe''.

They typically require extremely rare and valuable items to craft.
They are also not exactly items that can be crafted by mere novices.
(in part due to their design, in large part due to their materials)

Yes, being able to craft such items is also part of being an accomplished crafter.
You are ofcourse welcome to disagree with this.