When everything is out of date

[Lastelli]

SE incoporated 2 progression paths for crafters in HW. The Hardcore Route (GalleyMaster) and the Casual route (GalleyKeep).

That was probably SE's idea, but I don't think it worked very well. Knowing good rotations and how crafting skills work is not a big deal...at all. The real problem with 170 gear is that it's just a huge time and gil sink and for now at least there's no reward to it. Master Books II were hardcore stuff. Much more difficult to craft those HQ items than these 2 star recipes...and still I unlocked all of them in around 2 weeks. Now I look at the list of materials I need in order to craft one single piece of gear and I just realize it's not even worth it. Being a casual or a hardcore crafter has nothing to do with it, it's more a matter of why you craft. If you craft for the sake of it, then ilvl170 gear may be a nice way to spend a lot of your time. If instead you craft to increase your wealth, 2 star recipes are just not worth it, since it's very likely that ilvl180 will be enough to be able to craft 3 and maybe even 4 star recipes.