how are people getting crystals? I got enough ingredients to get goldsmith to lvl 20 probably but cant find any crystals.
just get lucky i guess, only got 4 fire crystals so far from about an hour farming fireflies
Probably from higher level mobs. I'd assume it has like 1 2 and 3 tiers of rarity per mob. This could vary in quantity and/or quality
Back in Alpha you'd get like 10 crystals for completing a local leve, do you still get those? That was back before shards existed though, so everything was a crystal. That was like 80 crystals of various assortments though every leve period. Also keep in mind plenty of people will be selling crystals, and like anthonystar said, there's a good chance higher level monsters drop crystals, and the highest drop clusters.
You really should take up Botany. You'll be raking in Logs and Branches very quickly to skill up on. You want Oak and Willow to start with anyhow I think. As for branches, Maple Branch and Growth Formula A make the level 7 Conjurer weapon. Pine Branch and some junk for a 22 Conjurer weapon.Anyone found a recipe that involves branches (besides Arrowwood?). Skill ups are shit, even when you actually manage to successfully craft, and paying 500g a piece for Lauan Logs is going to break the bank, so I need a cheaper alternative.
It does look like synthing is a bit too hard right now, but you can still do it; I passed all 3 armorer leves that were available (though one of them was pretty close).I did all 4 of them. I completely failed three of them (several times taking a ~30 durability hit with like 10% to go)
Don't use standard synth. Rapid/Wait until 85-90%, Bold until ~25 durability left or you finish, then rapid again till done. Failing a rapid is only 10ish durability loss, compared to a potential 20-30 for standard. Sometimes you'll still get shitty luck and fail like 6 times in a row (usually when you're taking a leve several levels higher than you), but most of the time this will work. If you fail more than once consecutively, wait a couple turns before trying again.
That still happens. I've been doing that to level armorer and got a decent amount of crystals.
Don't suppose anybody's figured out/seen recipes for Thaumaturge weapons yet? I know I can fix the basic one with Goldsmithing 5, and iirc the Goldsmithing "vendor" in phase 2 sold the higher level Thaum scepters, but I have no idea if that correlates to phase 3.
My Botony is level 10 and I haven't chopped down a single log yet, mostly plums and crow feathers. In all my gathering the only thing I've gotten that I can use in crafting is 5 Arrowwood branches. I have some Maple Branches and Growth Formula but I don't want to try the craft till I'm at a decent level, which is why I'm looking for a cheap way to skill up since all my leves are exhausted and spending 500 gil per craft on Lauan Lumber is breaking the bank, especially when I only succeed 25% of the time and even then I don't always get a skill up, just XP. :/
I know the feeling, SB. Can try hitting up Retainers for random logs. I had a pretty good success rate at netting Logs (In mulitples as well) in Grade 1 areas. You are clearly high enough to be knocking them down too. If you were on Jecht, I would just be your financer/sugar daddy.
I took Carp to 17 in P2, but obv I had an easier time. The Maple Branch + Formula I was able to do pretty easily at 5. And it should sell since there are no weapons to be found and most CONs are running amok with the level 1 weapon.
I take it there are no longer maple or oak logs for sell anywhere... grumble I really think they are trying to force Cooking / Alchemey / Ect.. down our gullet... I was looking for something affordable to craft Crapentry. If ppl figure out they can sell wood for 300g per and it's still cheaper then buying Lauren Logs.
Quite a comprehensive list you've put together, there! I'll be sure to take a closer look at it, later. Thanks!
only relabile way of getting maple logs is from the leves
Can I make bronze nuggets right away again? It's saying I need a skill in order to do so.
ugh botched my first 4 and got no skill ups.
Oh right, ok. What's a good synth for smithing from like 1-5? Something I can spam, I guess.
**Few corrections on the Armorer section. 3x Bronze Nuggets make 12x Bronze Squares not plates. Plates are made with 1 ingot.
All are for Armorer... don't know the skill range, but Bronze Spikes were very easy to craft at 7 skill, much easier than plates.
Bronze Spikes
NQ: 4x Bronze Spikes
HQ: ???
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
5x Wind Shard
3x Fire Shard
Material:
2x Bronze Nugget
Bronze Rivets
NQ: x32 Bronze Rivets
HQ: ???
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
5x Wind Shard
3x Fire Shard
Material:
2x Bronze Nugget
*Tried to craft this at 9, said I should wait 'til I'm more skilled to attempt it
Bronze Sallet Visor (anyone see this in any recipes?)
NQ:
HQ: ???
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
4x Earth Shard
4x Wind Shard
Material:
2x Bronze Squares (super cheap, can get 12 just from 3 bronze nuggets)
Copper Square
NQ: x12? Copper Squares
HQ: x20 Copper Squares
Min HQ Quality: 241 (maybe lower)
Crystals:
6x Earth Shard
Material:
3x Copper Nugget
Copper Toes
NQ: x1 Copper Toes
HQ: ???
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
5x Earth Shard
1x Wind Shard
Material:
2x Copper Square
Copper Wire
NQ: x12 Copper Wire
HQ: x20? Copper Wire
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
4x Fire Shard
2x Wind Shard
Material:
2x Copper Ingot
Copper Rings
NQ: x3 Copper Wire
HQ: ???
Min HQ Quality: ???
Crystals:
6x Earth Shard
4x Wind Shard
Material:
1x Copper Wire