This red scrip system doesn't seem very casual-friendly..

[RiceisNice]

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Some of the nodes honestly give jack shite when it comes to favors, esp the botanist ones. Bladeleaf off the top of my head is in forelands, and there is only one set of lvl 60 nodes there for coneflower, which is used in one (cost inefficient) recipe.

The primary problem is the amount of time that the favors require. I mentioned this eariler, if you're averaging 4 items per favor, you need a minimum of 90 minutes for one crafting material. Mainhands and body take four materials, offhands take 3. It's absolutely rediculous how much time commitment you need, even if it was a collaboration within an FC or buying mats from other people (because the RNG factor if it will ensure that the supply will always be much much lower than the demand) because the items needed to trade for the materials are restrict to that specific favor.

Oh, and whats the point of letting the gathered favor items even be HQ-able when you can't even trade them in for additional bonuses >_>