Just to clear something up about Synthesis Recipes...

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

So, basically, if you want to know how to make things with Synthesis... you google recipes and work from there.

That just seems horribly wrong to me. I would understand if Awarded Recipes were for basic materials (ex: bronze ingot) and became more complex as you earned more and more. But instead you end up with recipes for shirts, before even knowing how to craft parts of the recipe! After awhile, yes, you learn the basics. And you could even learn how to make lumber or ingots on your own through trial and error. But realistically you're not going to stumble across the exact recipe for most tools and clothing by just messing around.

I also don't understand why we have no recipe book. Wouldn't it be great to craft a recipe and have it added to your own personal recipe journal, in game? I love the feeling of accomplishment I get from completing things like that. Instead, I have a list of recent recipes that is virtually useless. I mean, if they're recent I ALREADY remember them because I've just made them! Admittedly, this has become easier with crafting simplification.

Does anyone else see this? Keep in mind this is from the perspective of someone that has not played FFXI or maxed out a crafting profession.

The recipe index is here in the Lodestone http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...assId=&rankId=

You can search by:
All text
Synthesized items only
Synthesis materials only
Display old recipes
Select a class
Select a level range


My only complaint is it does not have armor stats or stats for completed foods yet but perhaps it will later since that is new in the game. Often my decision on crafting something vs another relates to the stats of the item so I have no choice but to go to community sites for that.

That being said it would be cool to have a "recipe book" in the sense that they are all at a glance or search able like translations. I like how it makes the recipe appear if you have the items and it lists others in learned and last used, but I do believe it would be memory intensive unless they stored the information on our systems? Not sure but I imagine it has to do with how much server space it takes.