Masterbooks 2 after 2.55 - good news )

[Alx789]

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...887.1414590333

The following normal quality items can now be exchanged for Fieldcraft Demimateria III with Talan in Mor Dhona at Revenant's Toll (X:21 Y:6):
Reinforced Spruce Plywood / Balanced Darksteel Hook / Reinforced Darksteel Wire / Calibrated Rose Gold Cog / Water-hardened Hippogryph Strap / Intricate Silver Brocade / Concentrated Spirits of Salt / Rich Tomato Relish

Reclaim, goodbye?

[Hayward]

If anything, that makes the RNG madness less aggravating. It still doesn't justify the ridiculously high HQ threshold.

[Alx789]

Talan returns only one fc3 (. Reclaim is still actual (

[Lemuel81]

If it only returns 1 FC3, its better to just use reclaim.

[MN_14]

I think this is a decent middle ground. It lowers the cost of an nq, while still discouraging a simple brute force approach.

Personally, I found the process of acquiring the lucis tools to be far too trivial, due to the lack of risk involved.

[chidarake]

yep only 1 returned and no other mats or clusters.

reclaim still succeeds in being the best choice assuming it doesn't fail.


although I was happy to see this added as I kept all my failed attempts and managed to get 21 field 3's today compared to them just being gone.

and of course the nq had no use to me at the time because ive always kept on top of my crafting advances.

[Sibyll]

yep only 1 returned and no other mats or clusters.

reclaim still succeeds in being the best choice assuming it doesn't fail.


although I was happy to see this added as I kept all my failed attempts and managed to get 21 field 3's today compared to them just being gone.

and of course the nq had no use to me at the time because ive always kept on top of my crafting advances.

It's something. The previous tier (the Darksteel Hooks, Darksteel Wire etc.) at least had a purpose in the form of Artisan Tools/Specs for desynth. I'd have preferred they went this route instead of going with the Lucis refund button.

[LineageRazor]

If anything, that makes the RNG madness less aggravating. It still doesn't justify the ridiculously high HQ threshold.

I think it's plenty justified. Reaching the next level of crafting recipies SHOULD require you push your limits as a crafter. You should demonstrate that you know how to get the most out of your limited CP pool, know how to take calculated risks, and know when to fold your hand when it's clear things aren't going to work out.

The techniques you learn while wrestling with these insanely high requirements are really useful, too, when crafting 4* and even 3* recipes. While it was painful at first, overall I found the Masterbook II test to be one of the most rewarding experiences I've had as a crafter.

[Sibyll]

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This is part of the reason I'd like them to implement unique approaches for each DoH in how they craft. My first Master II book felt like I accomplished something. Repeating this same process 7 more times did very little for me.

Compare this to DoW/DoM where being a good Monk doesn't necessarily make you a good Black Mage or Dragoon.

[MN_14]

The techniques you learn while wrestling with these insanely high requirements are really useful, too, when crafting 4* and even 3* recipes. While it was painful at first, overall I found the Masterbook II test to be one of the most rewarding experiences I've had as a crafter.

Agreed. While the books might seem to be overwhelming in the beginning, you'll need to use the exact same techniques to master 4* recipes (aside from the baiting part, which isn't always required for the tokens either).

The challenge for both the master book ii turn ins and 4* recipes is to effectively build an IQ stack of 11. If you can manage that, both are easily doable, although you might end up with a few nq tokens, which can be exchanged for the supra if you haven't gotten it yet.