So looking at the prices of Beads on my server(Unicorn) and then looking at the prices of NQ and HQ staffs it seems to me that elemental staffs dont offer much money anymore,... here is what i mean...
/rant on
Bead prices are
800k ish to 1m
the staffs sell for 200k except the 1m bead priced staffs which go for about 300-350k
HQ staffs of the 800k beads are 2.5m and 3m for the 1m beads
i look at 30% hq rate and thats 12 synths costs 800k x 12 = 9.6m for just the beads and assuming you hq 3 and break none your dead even.....
HQ
2.5m x 3 = 7,500,000
NQ
200k x 9 = 1,800,000
1,800,000+7,500,000=9,300,000 and you spent 9.6m to get there this also doesnt include fails and assumes you have a 30% garentee HQ rate or the crystal and lumber cost either (small but still there)
Now is it just me or is it that the christmas inflation made this happen and its not fixing itself anytime soon? I mean all the staffs hit 5m a pop over the holiday and the beads were 1m each and NQ staffs were 500k now the HQ and NQ staffs have dropped by 50% yet beads remain the same price..... something isnt right here
I also looked at some other items I could synth and there is
Shura gear, mainly the
Kabuto,
Hidate, and
Togi but
Divine Logs are 6m each and the Kabuto and Hidate are less then 6m so its a complete loss to synth them since they sell for an average 5m on our server while Togi sits at 12m but needs 2 lumber so thats still a loss....
/rant off
Well what I am just curious to know is 3 things and they are
1) Is it like this for other servers with Dlogs and Bead prices espically cursed armor.
2) Are all endgame crafts like this where almost everything is a loss unless you HQ it?
3) How do you guys make your money with crafting? Is it mainly endgame synths and desynths or is it commissioned crafting with tips if you HQ ect... (or just HQ the crazy out of anything your tier 2-3 on?)
#3 would help since im just now approaching it myself and could use some tips from some experienced crafters
Any feedback would be nice. Right now im 86.3+2 woodworking and just want to know if taking to 100 wont be a waste of time with current economic conditions.