Quote Originally Posted by AlphaSonic View Post
Unless you meld ilvl 170, is better the ilvl 180, and you would need to meld all the 8 sets. You aren't sacrificing uber stats for not having to deal with favors. You are sacrificing being able to gear all your crafters for not having to deal with favors.
You are not making much sense here.

Melded ilvl 170 > ilvl 180.
You sacrifice stats in order to not having to deal with melds while getting enough to craft current 2*.

"Gearing all crafters" is not sacrificed. HQ170s don't fall from the sky and melding each set is prohibitively expensive.