Yellow script augmentation an alternative to overmelding

[Liam_Harper]

The thing is as I am just reaching endgame now, I simply don't have a lot of gil. I am up around 3 million and that is the most I've ever had. When I read about the expected prices for either buying the 320 HQ gear or overmelding, I just can't imagine my 3 million getting me very far. I've only ever seen 1 of each of the DOH VI materia and that was from M'Naago's custom delivery rank ups which are done.

Just to note for anyone stingy like me short on gil, you don't need expensive overmelds to craft anything current

This was my initial set, which enabled me to Makers Mark craft Special 2 stars, such as Snail Oil and the 320 craft gear.
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/15ID1

My finished set is:
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/15IDE

As you can see, no V overmelds. No VI's at all. Even has very few III's to save on Ixali Oaknots. You can macro craft special-2 star, 3 star-35 and 70 Dura reliably with only a few HQ materials with those stats.

I, II and III materia can be obtained from Ixali dailies. IV's can be obtained from Squadron missions, Red Scrips and Ixal. V's are obtained from doing the lv70 class quest on all 8 crafters for a total of 32 Crafting V materia, more than enough. So you can basically do everything for free.

Hope that helps.
Scrip gear is overpriced tbh. The amount of scrips you'd need is worth a small fortune in Alchemics by itself for inferior gear.

[XenabelleS]

OK thank you all for the advice.

Finally hit all 70 last night and have crafted my zelkova right side HQ. Can finally start using custom deliveries for yellow scrips instead of levelling. The last post encourages me. My browser doesn't let me see the materia you used but I'll try again from home. It's nice to hear that there is a way to do it without VIs though.

Some of you asked about goals ... I think broadly I'd like to be able to make anything but I don't have much/any confidence about ever being able to make gil from crafting. I'm on a legacy server so don't believe there are any markets that aren't completely saturated by people with far deeper pockets than myself.

So my short term plan is to upgrade my DOL tools and gear to 290 HQ, finish crafting the left side 290 HQ and looking into yellow scrip tools with the goal of augmenting them. Then I'll look into what will be needed for the 320 left side set and see if I can gather/buy the mats to have an FC mate craft it.

[Shadygrove]

... I think broadly I'd like to be able to make anything but I don't have much/any confidence about ever being able to make gil from crafting. I'm on a legacy server so don't believe there are any markets that aren't completely saturated by people with far deeper pockets than myself....

I am on Sarganatas as well and probably have deeper pockets than you. But a lack of gil does not mean you cannot make bank synthing. ESPECIALLY if you gather.

I make most of my gil gathering but a LOT crafting. I like making armor, weapons, and jewelry. I tend to ignore potions and food although I make both for my FC's raiding team. The stuff I like to make is high profit and low sale rate. Potions and food are high sales rate, low profit.

Find things you can make from what you can gather, search for low competition if low turnover items, or if high turnover items stuff you can gather everything to make it. Time is the antidote against those with deep pockets.

Feel free to look me up on Sarganatas.

Edit: I hardly ever do housing items but there are many who make bank exclusively off them.