Trying to craft.

[Dubah]

Well, I did get into crafting a bit, only level 30 weaver, but i was told that if i wanted to make HQ items I should get all the other crafters at least to 15, however, I don't really have time or patience for it right now as I finally got my first DoW to 60, so I'm finishing the story and getting to work on his gear. Anyways, if you had to recommend a few to get to 15 for the cross class skills what crafters would it be?

Also, any crafting tips would be helpful. Such as newbie macros or anything like that, I have no idea how to set those up

[Duuude007]

Unfortunately for your situation, all of the lvl 15 abilities are useful, and can be combined depending on the recipe to increase your hq chance.

If you want an easy way to level them, I would suggest starting the Ehcatl dailies (Gridania GC NPC). you can do all the quests on your weaver, then equip your low level crafting jobs for a hefty xp boost upon completed quest turnin.

Secondly, the daily GC turnins are very potent source of xp at any level, especially once you can turn in HQ. Don't skip those. If desparate, you can ask a fellow crafter to help you hq the turnins.

General crafting, especially with xp buff GC items and the +xp% hats, should really get you to upwards of lvl 25 fairly easily, but it can be tedious. You can ease this burden by taking advantage of "quick synthesis" and the xp bonus for your first-time synth of each individual recipe.

I know you wish to macro, but your current stage of progression would really only have a macro benefit for spam synthing NQ items. Much more work lies between your current state and "macro HQ"- reliable options. 15 all is a start, certainly, but there is still more ahead of that.

Upon reaching lvl 20-25, you may consider doing levequests, asking a crafter to hq the turnins for a huge xp reward. Many do this, but at ~10 leves per level per class, you need to decide how you want to ration out your levequest allowances to get the biggest xp bang for your buck. It is highly recommended not to waste allowances at anything lower than 25, due to the 6-a-day regeneration rate.

Crafting is a long process, but it can be very rewarding. If it is a fit for you, you will probably know by the time your first class hits 50, and you are caught up on class quests.

Best of luck!

[Lastelli]

This is just an advise, take it for what it is. Crafting requires a lot of dedication and regularity. For beginners like yourself, the first objective should be leveling all crafters to lvl 50 and some of them to lvl 54 in order to unlock some useful if not necessary skills. Even after that, you still need to regularly update your gear if you want to be able to craft the highest level recipes. Do not get discouraged, crafting is relaxing and funny and to me an interesting business game in the game. But if you want to be a crafter, you must be willing to plan some of your gaming hours around this activity alone.

Like Duude said, make use of the Ixali quest-line to level some of your crafters. Complete supply and delivery missions at your Grand Company and do some crafting levequest. But don't be hasty. Write a daily to-do list and complete your objectives regularly. In 2-3 months you'll be able to enter the end-game crafting world without even noticing. Crafting is a long-term time/gil investment.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Reaching level 15 with all of your crafters may take up some of your time, but it should not be difficult at all. Simply do your Crafting Log, as most (though not quite all) of the necessary raw materials are for sale in the class Guild Hall! Those few that cannot can mostly be found in that town's main retailer area. Always be sure to add as much Quality as you can in your crafting, and be sure to use the level 15 cross class skill you already have (Careful Synthesis).

[Lemuel81]

Well, I did get into crafting a bit, only level 30 weaver, but i was told that if i wanted to make HQ items I should get all the other crafters at least to 15, however, I don't really have time or patience for it right now as I finally got my first DoW to 60, so I'm finishing the story and getting to work on his gear. Anyways, if you had to recommend a few to get to 15 for the cross class skills what crafters would it be?

Also, any crafting tips would be helpful. Such as newbie macros or anything like that, I have no idea how to set those up

you can get all DoH jobs to 15 within an hour if you have someone craft you HQ leve turn ins.

[doctapeppa]

you can get all DoH jobs to 15 within an hour if you have someone craft you HQ leve turn ins.

Do not waste leves on leveling crafting below level 20. You will regret it later.

[Kabooa]

Do not waste leves on leveling crafting below level 20. You will regret it later.

I mean. They -come back-.

You're going to have to wait for more leves no matter how wisely you spend them.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Why waste leves on such easy levels though? It's not like you need esoteric materials only found at the ends of the explore blue world for such low level stuff.

Better to save the leves for levels that need them, reduces your time waiting for them to restore.

[Dubah]

Ok, so maybe someone can help explain some of these crafter skills. like:

15 Rapid Synthesis - Improves progress. Efficiency: 250%, Success Rate: 50%. This one I just don't understand, I have enough trouble getting something with a 80% success rate to be a success, so 50% would just be pure painful.

And

15 Ingenuity - Lowers recipe level to current level for the next 5 steps. (24 CP cost). This one I think it's saying if you're level 30 trying to do a level 34 recipe does that mean the recipe now becomes a level 30?

Then:

15 Rumination - Removes Inner Quiet effect and restores CP proportional to the number of times control was increased. - I have only used inner quiet a hand full of times, mostly because i just don't have the CP to maintain it and everything else, but is the CP restored worth using this?

The rest of them i can see a use for, those kind of seem useless, but that may be my lack of crafting experience lol. But that 50% one is just something I don't think I can even attempt to rely on. RNGesus does not like me. If I use a touch ability it's gotta be with the one that increases success rate by 20% other wise it's all fails, 80% success sounds like a lot, but it's already a 50/50 chance to succeed (And I have recorded this, 348 touches used 163 fails, a little under 50% but still nowhere near 80% chance to succeed.) And it's things like that don't make crafting very enjoyable for me. But again maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[Lemuel81]

Do not waste leves on leveling crafting below level 20. You will regret it later.

OP stated he didnt have much time,nor the patience because he was busy doing other things and leve allowances do regenerate. I was simply giving him a quick option. Leve quests are a waste on anything but crafting imo..maybe a few gathering to break up the grind. I have yet to reach 0 allowances.