Quote Originally Posted by paradigmfellow View Post
I should have clarified on that. It is so much easier (time wise) to gear multiple classes than leveling crafts, getting the materials, and hoping for success. You will loose your items if it is not a success, I already tried it with a friend (fully maxed out in several crafts). I wanted to get a vanya head piece and I was able to grind for the peacocks. Let me tell you that I was not happy when I saw that he failed. That was time that I pretty much wasted.
Or instead of gearing those classes, you just buy Philo mats and sell them for gil. Crafting is only one way to make money, and apparently one you don't personally want to invest in. That's fine, but there are other ways.

This is not an "I can't make money" situation, this is a "I choose to spend my time gearing out other classes instead of making money" situation.

Also, don't give your hard earned materials to people who cannot guarantee success. Find a reputable crafter, pay them a fee, give them the mats, let them do it. People have methods to make HQ 2 star (like the Vanya hat) items with 0% chance of failure. Or alternatively, sell the Peacock ore and just buy the already made item.