SOOOooo... gil making as a BTN?

[AlexionSkylark]

I got my i290 HQ crafted gear and folklore books, and started farming yellow scrips. And then I realized that the i300 gear will NOT throw me over the 1200 perception cap and I'll need to do some serious melding to get over that threshold. I'm sitting now at 1019 Gather / 1006 Perception.

However, I kept noticing... The only thing I'm to gain from having 1200 perception is the ability to harvest HQ items from legendary nodes. HQ Torreya Logs sell for SCRAPS at my server (around 3.5k gil, just about the same as a NQ Rhea), and the HQ Rheas, while they go for 10~15k, almost nobody wants them! I've one listed for 3 days now (found someone selling a pack of 8 for 4k, bought and relisted at 12k) without a buyer. The NQ ones I had put there sold after a day, however.

Also, I'm already at cap for Ephemerals it seems, any more gathering/perception would be overkill for those.

So, I wanted to know 3 things:
1 - Why bother with getting 1200 perception? the investment in melds doesn't seem to justify it, really looks like it's a waste of gil ATM.
2 - Is there another way to make gil with the class that I'm not seeing?
3 - And the yellow scrip gear? I seem to have hit the cap for everything with i290 HQ crafted, is there even a point in farming those?

[bounddreamer]

The thing is, two-star crafters don't need HQ mats. My miner friend was looking at what he'd need to do to get HQ palladium ore and he was pretty surprised when I let him know I don't need it HQ.

If you're trying to future proof your melds so they last for a long time, go for it, but crafters who need those mats don't need them HQ.

I think the most reliable source of gathering income at this point is hitting ephemeral nodes for aethersands of all types. HQ hallowed basil might be going for an all right price.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Don't try for HQ, try to sell the NQ in bulk, is my advice.

[AlexionSkylark]

Actually my point was exactly that I didn't see a point into melding my gear and needed confirmation, which you just provided.

As I'm now at 1000+ Gather/Perception, I suppose I'll just hit Ephemerals and maps then, and gather NQ Rheas when they come up.
Will check on Hallowed Basil.

Also, edited the OP to add a question about yellow scrip farming

[ManuelBravo]

Unless your personally going after HQ items I would strongly recommend just letting your retainers gather and have them well geared for both HQ and normal. I would focus on DoH for faster gill making. My set up is;

2 BTN = Max out gathering and Perception nice mix of HQ items and normal
3 MNR = same
1 FSH = More for gathering items for potions
1 DRK = Leather and bone
1 DRG = Leather and bone

Note* you can get more retainers for a monthly fee of MogStation. and space isn't bad either.

You can sell items for daily turns in HQ sell for nice prices.

Average in a day of retainer alone just gathering items for turn ins = 500k - 800k

If I use them and keep HQ items on sale gear wise 60-65 gear 900k - 1.5mill depending on what I'm focusing on.

If you keep them fully stocked 20/20 to sell you can make some nice gill in a week. If you have an FC focus on cross breading to get Blood peppers. They sell very well.

Knowing Leve items helps a lot as well.

[AlexionSkylark]

My FC only have a small plot which I'm free to use as I please.
I'm cross-breading for blood peppers trying to sell the seeds but that's not happening, nobody wants to buy my seeds. I'll need to grow them probably, which will hinder my ability to produce seeds (since I only have one gardening spot).
Blood Peppers sell at 340k in my server, so that's a 1 ~ 1.5mil profit every 12~14 days. Argh.

[ManuelBravo]

My FC only have a small plot which I'm free to use as I please.
I'm cross-breading for blood peppers trying to sell the seeds but that's not happening, nobody wants to buy my seeds. I'll need to grow them probably, which will hinder my ability to produce seeds (since I only have one gardening spot).
Blood Peppers sell at 340k in my server, so that's a 1 ~ 1.5mil profit every 12~14 days. Argh.

I think it only takes about 5 days to grow or so...it seems like 2 weeks I guess :P

[AlexionSkylark]

I meant that because I only have one plot, since my FC house is a small one.
So I'll first need a batch of glazenut + chives, and then plant as many blood peppers as I get from those. 7 days for the glazenuts, plus more 7 days for the peppers to grow.
As I only have one plot, I can't grow them simultaneously, and that sucks a lot.

[ManuelBravo]

I meant that because I only have one plot, since my FC house is a small one.
So I'll first need a batch of glazenut + chives, and then plant as many blood peppers as I get from those. 7 days for the glazenuts, plus more 7 days for the peppers to grow.
As I only have one plot, I can't grow them simultaneously, and that sucks a lot.

Ah whole process got you sorry, I'm a one man FC so keep forgetting whole process. At least you have the FC that supports you, many don't give you access unless your part of founders. Kind of why I choose not to join FC's, and just rent out certain aspects on my FC like airships and gardens.

[bounddreamer]

For the yellow scrip gear, is there a point to it: yes and no. At some point you will be able to augment it. I'm slowly, lazily acquiring the yellow scrip gear for DoL because of that.

However, you can spiritbond the white gear, convert it, and either use the materia or sell it, then put a new piece of white gear on.