Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
It can also be pure bad luck with essences. A few times I've intended to go in with essences, didn't have the right ones, appraised a whole stack and got nothing but duds for roles I don't play.
With all due respect, this sounds like an issue of simply not preparing essentials.

Cheapest for enhancing damage:
- Tank: Martialist - obtained by farming wildlife in Southern Front Zone 1 (recommendation are the Rank III mata mata if you have lifesteal, otherwise Rank II tend to do)
- Healer: Aetherweaver - see Martialist, Ordained see below
- DPS: Skirmisher + Ordained - farm wildlife in Southern Front Zone 2

Cheapest for survival:
- Tank: Guardian - see Skirmisher
- Healer & Caster: Veteran - see Martialist
- Physical DPS: Platebearer - see Martialist

Healer build stuff:
- Essence of Savior: see Martialist
- Cure II & Cure IV: Undeads in Southern Front Zone 3

Banners of damage / support / take your pick: do Skirmishes / 'Critical Engagements' in Zone 3 of Southern Front

As listed above, there is a bucketload of essences you can farm and go for that are easy to obtain - no need to get the top tier stuff at all times.

Granted the info is mostly on stuff you might need to google, but it takes just a bit of time to farm the stuff. Some of it is extremely silly to farm even, like anything related to Elementals can just be done by unequipping armour and using Reflect.