Dear Tsubaki75,
To hit on some of your points, you can compare NQ gear to Augmented gear, since you can't just craft HQ gear, while levelling it's still difficult and very time consuming, especially compared to the other way of getting that same HQ gear which is the quests which everyone literally has to do. There is indeed no point to craft that NQ gear thqat you can buy at NPC vendors, which is exactly what I said. And the point is not about money, cause you don't spend money on quests or dungeons either, so that aspect we leave beside us.

Your gatherers 5 levels higher, is nice, however while levelling your combat classes, especially if it's still your main, you're screwed, cause you cannot do this, think about it for a second please................... (for example leatherworking, GL with getting your skins from monsters 5 levels higher???)

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