Jeebus the red script grind is real.

[DreameR7g]

This isn't Einsteinian Physics. Gatherers need to allocate a lot more time reaching end game content then raiders do. It's pretty simple.

Again, that is relative. To reach end-game content as a raider, you need up to date gear and know your job/role pretty well. The same goes for gathering. It just depends on what you have more experience in and how much time you invest in said position. What is easy to you may be hard for others. What may be easy for others may be hard for you.

It does not take more time reaching end game content as a gather than it is as a raider. I would say they are roughly equal, depending on either what field you focus in or if you choose to spread around your time equally.

I can defend a system like this because I understand the intent and purpose of such a system. As such, I adapt to it and accept it for what it is. I don't understand your problem with it, other than it looks like you don't like the grinding aspect of it.

[DarthBuzzer]

Thankfully, red scrips will be easier to cap come Tuesday, however red scrip acquisition rate isn't the big problem.

The big problem are the awful Favor nodes as well as the very high gear costs.

[DreameR7g]

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Now I *agree* with the favor nodes being a bit crappy. That and the Azys Lla favors being bugged XD I also agree with the very high gear costs being a bit BS but hey, they'll tweak em.

[Amiantos]

The fact all 3 gathering classes offer 4 T4 materia for completing story quests it's not that hard. Sell the T4's buy HQ lvl 60 gear and some T3's off what you made from the T4's/converting the SB'd gear from lvling. You literally only need 4 overmeld slots if you use all 3 T3's on the 100% slots of you gear. Once I had my botanist and miner stuff melded I was able to cap off red scrip in less than 2 days.

[Kahnom]

Level up your fisher to 60 and go catch Tiny Axolosaurus or whatever its called.