Items: Spruce Round Shield

[Mayrissa]

Hello,

So I got the lovely WHM Wand from Garuda Hard the other day and I've been at a bit of a loss as to what to use as Shield. Currently I have the lv46 one from Grand Company seals but it's not ideal.

The only alternatives I can find are the ones from The Wanderer's Palace or the crafted Spruce Round Shield. The crafted one seems a bit.. off... in regards to all the other crafted pieces (such as Vanya)

Mostly:

- 9 Coke
- 9 Hardened Sap

That's a grand total of 2,250 Tomes of Philosophy to get compared to the 1,125 most of the other crafted pieces need.

Is this intentional? It seems a bit extreme for something that will eventually get replaced by the Relic staff and the shieldn itself is a very situational item as I believe both Ifrit and Titan drop staves? I actually sort of feel punished for using the wand in lieu of a staff.

[Cienna]

Hello Mayrissa, I will try to help before they send this off to the "Not a Bug" section.

First the 9 coke requirement (animal fat too) was addressed here:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-%28Aug.-22%29.

[NA] Regarding the Adjustment of Several Crafting Recipes (Aug. 22)

We have made adjustments to the following crafting recipes to better balance the longevity of the existing content.

- Darksteel Ingot
- Hard Hippogryph Leather
- Twinthread
- Radiant Astral Eye
- Rose Gold Ingot
- Treated Spruce Lumber
- Enchanted Rose Gold Ink
- Growth Formula Delta Concentrate

So, no it isn't a bug. As for a shield there is one that is item level 52 that drops from Chimera if I recall correctly called: Aubriest's Allegory. There is also one available from the GC for seals. I hope that helps and good luck.

[Mayrissa]

I see, thanks for link.

Although my question is more that unlike all the other crafting recipes the Spruce Round Shield seems to require 2 items that need crafting materials bought with Philo Tomes rather than just one. It just strikes me as a bit inconsistent, even the other crafted lv70 shields only require a Darksteel Ingot and not a Treated Spruce Lumber on top of the ingot.