I suppose I didn't realize high end materials were that great in supply now, what with how much folks charge on em. Still, if that is the reason then I dunno why gatherers keep having to bear the brunt of the measures to fix the item crisis. Especially at the cost of our sp. Gathering fatigue wasn't enough? It begins to feel as if they view gathering classes as simply a way to make gil instead of being a class all their own.

So I guess this means I am indeed too low for grade 4 even though I've had the scan for 4 ranks now, and in spite of only getting 100sp per successful attempt, and 40 something for a fail - which is a much more likely result with the new system.

If they are dead set on not letting gatherers below 50 get any of the high end items, why not make the new system apply per item, rather than per gathering grade. Either way I don't think its going to do much to the item supply, and right now it only serves to frustrate the folks currently leveling up the gathering classes.