Mithrie's Heavensward Crafting and Gathering Guides

[Conundruman]

Mithrie, I absolutely LOVE your guides. They've made me have a passion for crafting. I do have a question though. As you said in New Level 50 Crafter Progression Guide sometimes it's just you against the world. I'm currently in a FC but short of that I have no friends with high enough crafting to help me with HQ items for power leveling. My question is, if you don't have access to HQ turn-in items, are the leves still the most efficient way to go. Also, though it's VERY expensive, should I buy the HQ items from the market board when possible? Thanks so much for your guides. Happy crafting.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Assuming you have the level 15 cross class skills and the HQ gear to back them up, making 70 and 80 Durability recipes HQ from entirely NQ materials becomes fairly easy (though not 100% foolproof) starting in the lower-mid 20's. If you are relying upon others to make your stuff for you, you are wasting Leves getting your levels.