44,550 scrips?

[raela]

HQ crafted i150. Lower accessories with some light melds to hit 600gp. What kind of rotation works with that?

I use Discerning - Methodical - Discerning - Methodical - Single Mind - Methodical - Gather x3. If you can hit 450 collectability with that, I recommend it.

[ruskie]

I only got the botanist book for the dravanian paprika myself and I've used the morel+cuprite runs for that - didn't take long if I remember and if rng was generous could get 3 collectibles though my avg was 1.5 or so tbh.

Tried the fishing but at the time didn't bother with getting the rod so was still fishing with my lucis so couldn't hit the collectability.

[raela]

I have light melds to hit 1* min, but it still is doable before that (unmelded HQ 60 white set or blue scrips gear). Blue scrips items aren't rough to get.

[MeridaQ]

No. Steel spoils are pretty hard to come by. It's only just barely over 1 illuminati perch to pay for 50 leeches.

I agree with Alistaire, save all your steel spoils for now to see how they change diadem. *prays for T5 materia*

[Rufalus]

I always thought the folklore books cost too much, but you don't need to think like you have to get all of them. Just make realistic goals like get one book for now, take a break then see how you feel about getting another later. If you constantly spending too much on something on market board then you can think about getting the folklore book to gather it yourself, otherwise don't worry about it.

[KorraBelle]

Oh my GOD no. Take #2, switch it with Brute Leech, you'll thank me for it. Yes you're spending scrips on bait but 95% of your catches become the 2 perch types, illuminati for scrips and hinterlands for desynth. The bait cost pays for itself in 1-2 catches per trip and it's a ton faster. Night and day difference.

I'm aware of the difference but, while I was still gear with red scrip gear, I saved my leeches for Tiny Axolotl. I'll probably switch to leeches now that books are all I have left.

[Morzy]

One of the first things i did was folklore. Its nice to help out my fc when youre the only gatherer with the stuff unlocked. still need fisher though.

[TahoeMax]

I got 2 botanist and 3 miner folklore books as soon as I could. Those were good enough to gather and craft any 2-star materials. Saving ~50-75k per HQ gathered mat is huge when you're using 10-20 per crafting session

[Lialiin]

ive got last book yesterday ! i'm ready to start my 2* equip.

[Alistaire]

ive got last book yesterday ! i'm ready to start my 2* equip.

So you're all set for the new azys lla books then!