Final Fantasy XIVMMORPGGame is live!This is the crafting thread!
We will be concentrating talk about the following jobs in this thread:
Disciples of the Hand
Crafters drive the manufacturing and production side of Eorzea. By equipping various tools, one can enter a number of trades. So far, only two have been revealed, but it is expected they will include many more. Final Fantasy XI, for example, allowed players to practice woodworking, blacksmithing, goldsmithing, clothcrafting, leathercrafting, boneworking, alchemy and cooking.
Alchemist
Masters of Science and Nature, the devilish and the divine, alchemists ensure their livelihood through the transmogrification of mundane materials into wondrous wares--from curative concoctions to potent potables. Upon conducting their symphonies of commixing and combining, distilling and decocting, the impossible waxes possible, and miracles are born.
The Eorzean school only recently came to be recognized in scientific circles as a valid branch of alchemical orthodoxy. It is based on fundamental principles originating in the Near East tradition, but draws heavily upon esoteric elements of both Lalafellin herbalism and Miqo'te occultism as well.
Blacksmith
Oft covered from head to toe in soot and sweat, blacksmiths forge their livings from red-hot steel, ever coaxing the unyielding metal into submission with their tireless poundings. Whether it be smelting an ingot in the fires of a city forge, or hammering the dents from an adventurer's breastplate at a remote aetheryte camp deep in the wilderness, their work knows no boundaries--making smithing one of Eorzea's most widespread professions.
The roots of smithing can be traced back to Hydaelyn's bronze era. It was during this period that a system of prenticeship was established, ensuring the methods of this art would be passed along to future generations. And while these basic techniques have survived the ages, countless different branches of smithing, including gunsmithing, have emerged in recent years, further broadening the scope of this ancient trade.
Culinarian
Whetting appetites from dawn until dusk with prowess of pot and pan, culinarians provide more than simple sustenance. Armed with a cornucopia of ingredients from across the realm, and versed in methods from the far corners of Hydaelyn, these master chefs help adventurers maintain their strength on the battlefield, bringing truth to the age-old adage that the road to victory truly does run through one's stomach.
Although an established trade far before recorded history, it wasn't until half a century ago when Limsa Lominsan admiral and self-proclaimed gourmand, Ghuolskyf Bhaldwaensyn, known by the masses as "Mastcleaver," put forth a thalassocratic decree proclaiming the culinary arts as a guildworthy craft. Henceforth, it has been recognized across Eorzea as a legitimate member of the Tradescraft Society -- its recipe compendiums now grace the shelves of every librarium in the realm.
Tanner
Contrary to popular belief, a tanner's skills are not limited to the mere boiling and dying of pelts and skins, but also encompass those of an armourer and clothier, for a true leatherworker would never entrust his hides to the hands of another. Perhaps a tanner's most arduous and time-consuming task is procuring the various coats and furs necessary for his trade, which is the reason why many who choose this profession tend to dabble in hunting and trapping as well.
The Elezen have long been known for their skill in leathercrafting, yet for centuries their techniques were heavily guarded. However, when dwindling numbers of guildmasters were threatened with the disappearance of their immense wealth of compiled knowledge, Elezen leatherworkers set aside pride and reluctantly began revealing those techniques to a select few. As a result, the quality of Eorzean-made leather improved significantly, creating an increased demand for products using the superior-quality material.
Weaver
From fiber to thread, thread to cloth, cloth to dress, and path of a tailor literally weaves its way from basic beginnings to extravagant ends. And while this alone can prove a long and arduous journey, a weaver's work spans more than just the spinning of strings and the sewing of seams. Those who wish to excel as clothcrafters must also stay attuned to the latest fashion trends, ensuring their custom are never scoffed by their peers for looking anything less than posh.
Just as the Spinner, Nymeia, spins the fate of all Eorzeans, the warp and weft of a weaver's work, too, have been known to alter the course of destinies both large and small. Perhaps this is why so many of the realm's tailors pay homage to the fickle goddess.
Disciples of the Land
Gatherers will cover most of the HELM activities of Final Fantasy XI. These include, but may not be limited to, Hunting, Excavating, Lumbering, Mining and Fishing. By taking a tool in hand, players can improve their skills in a variety of professions.
Botanist
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Fisherman
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Miner
The Miner's Guild is responsible for the excavation and handling of Eorzea's mineral wealth, be it ores, fossils, precious stones, or otherwise. It should come as no surprise, then, that their most eager customers are the ream's blacksmiths and goldsmiths.
To fully master the advanced techniques developed by the great mining nation of Ul'dah, miners must undertake a wide range of tasks, from the meticulous prospecting of the most minute deposits to large-scale civil engineering. The guild staunchly subscribes to the theory of continental drift, and as such many among its ranks for their patron deity Oschon, the Wanderer.
The primary tool of the miner is the pickaxe.
Important note: The game will not have a centralized auction house at launch. The economy and crafting will depend on networked crafters forming supply chains. We have an advantage in this in that we are all cool cats here that love co-operative efforts.
To this end please keep me posted on what levels you have in different jobs related to gathering and crafting. Your fellow crafters need your materials and skills!
I am not much into the crafting, so hit me up with write-ups to stick into the following posts.
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Bri addendum: This goes for anything really. Before you ditch or vendor anything, ask if someone needs it. It you MUST get stuff out of your inventory, The following homps will hold stuff for crafters:
saefal - Saefal Nizasha and Varanos Nizasha
Please give me write ups about your crafting and gathering job of choice! Fucking _________ man, how does it work?
Also:
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Akira - Ragnar Eldgrim * {Armorsmith}
Defenestrator - Lincoln Hawk (Blacksmith}
Delphinidaes - Delphi Pendragon {Goldsmith}
ICANHASDANNO - Muni Buni {Weaving and Leathercrafting}
Kusmeroglu - Alanin Leucine {Carpenter}
Musax - Rathiain Cachat (Armorsmith}
Neville - Neville Longbottom {Alchemy / Weaving}
POndash - Destella Ayonatta {Weaver}
Tre - Solarex Solarah {Weaver}
user - Exzeph Crosswind {Leatherworker}
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Am I completely wrong in my assumption that you don't gain any benefit from any facility (regardless of level) for recipes that don't specifically state that they need a facility. These recipes list the facility needed when they list the additional skill and crystal cost. They also provide a warning along the lines of you requiring a larger scale facility to do that synth.
Extending from this, am I completely wrong in my thinking that higher level facilities won't benefit a synth that requires lower level facilities any more than the lower level facilities benefit that synth?
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No one knows anything for sure. But the theory is that it corresponds to the likelihood of you getting certain types of items as opposed to others.
For example, the lower you are on the meter for botany on a tree, the higher chance of logs. The middle has higher chance of twigs, and the top has higher chance of fruit.
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To Miramu: It's not an unreasonable theory, but FFXIV presents facilities similarly to the way that FFXI treated synthesis support. For the time being, we are treating them the same way until we learn otherwise.
In FFXI, "Basic" synthesis support gave +1 to your effective crafting level, and "Advanced" synthesis support gave +3. They didn't have Common/Guild/Master distinctions, but with the skill bonus jumping from +1 to +3, the "Guild" delineation makes sense logically.
Until we know more about the crafting system overall, any analysis of how much support we get from more advanced facilities is really a bunch of conjecture, so there's really nothing to disprove your theory beyond "well it was this way in the last game". The last game had Auction Houses, soooo...
It would also be a tedious amount of data collection if you wanted to have a really viable experiment.
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I just made a shitload of maple lumber, so if any of yous needs any of these, please let me know!
P.S.. love the spreadsheet idea, but none of us can edit the Trading Post Spreadsheet - how's that going to be managed?
PM me your email address for Edit access. For now I'll allow any editor to be able to add more editors.
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Should I check out another area for bontany or just assume its bad luck at the moment?
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I have some maple logs. That's about the only thing made of maple I think I've gotten from Grade 1.
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Which area are you getting them? Some people said to try another zone instead of outside Ul'Dah.
30 mins and all I got was willow and crow feathers.
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I got Maple logs outside Uldah. Are you notching near the bottom? It seems to kind of randomly pick between Maple, Ash, and Willow. Sometimes giving all three different kinds from the same tree.
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I'll try the bottom more, I was trying all over the place and just got sick of damn feathers.
I dont like bontany at all, but I hate the current retainer system more. Mining however I find great and get tons of what I need.
Lots of hoplons, barbuts and gauntlets to be sold after I get off work today and the new players are finishing up the intro quest line.
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I'll trade my 14k in gil and all the inventory on my current character for them.
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For example, using Maple or Willow Lumber instead of Ash to make a Pickaxe Shaft? And then if that works, subsequently using a Maple or Willow Pickaxe Shaft to make a Bronze Pickaxe?
Which then raises the question, would a Bronze Pickaxe made with Ash be different from a Bronze Pickaxe made of Maple?
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I'll be happy to fix that for you! My current concentrations are Marauder and Miner. I'll take whatever you can provide me, though I can't promise much back in return right now.
Though the armguards don't list MRD as a favored class, but the leggings and workboots do? :?
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I am able to make circlets now and have loads of gem materials. I only made two copper lapis ones because I lacked the fish glue to make brass. If you have spare fish glue I'll be happy to make some attempts as the brass ones.
I also can make brass chokers without fail now and was 1/2 on brass earings. I tried a brass ring... and failed hard (I guess I can't make level 21 stuff yet haha).
Finally I made 3 brass wristlets 2 of which I gave to rath and I kept one. The only bad thing I noticed about them is they jump from 2 slot cost to 3. But, they have +5 def and +14 HP so they kick ass.
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how about a pair of these? and 4 bone rings? I have an old bone ring +1 (or i should at least) Don't worry about the materials, ill fund that but I could really use a restock of the crystals at a minium 9ea for the wrist gaurds and 4ea for the rings. so a total of 34. More would be nice if ya got them though hehe.
Let me know if you like them and i'll work on them during my lunch break.
Also, for pickup ill be in Ul'dah tonight @ 8PM PDT tonight but only for a little bit. Got plans with the wife later this evening.
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I typically hang around Ul'dah, because that is where all the cool kids are, and I'm always in need of wind shards and lightning crystals.
Crystals or shards, and what kind? I might have to write an IOU. I'm not doing any crafting at the moment so all of my shards are going as payment towards the people who craft gear for me. Let me know.
I'm pretty much out of wind/water, but I have a shitton of earth shards and a good amount of fire. I'll shoot to be in uldah at 8pm PDT.
Wind is the required shard for all 6 synths. I'll start with your wrist gaurds, may not have ennough wind for the rings.
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I think smithing is actually a bit under-represented. I was planning on going into that, but with the limited time I've had so far I'm actually going to stick with just gathering for now. I even bought the hammer and file, which I will probably never use except to maybe smelt ores into nuggets to lessen inventory load.
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Anyone that can hook me up?
Let me know what this will involve from my part.
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@wonder boy. I had a lot of workplace issues involving one of my sailors today plus it was end of fiscal year (yes, I am a navy bean counter). Long story short i did not have a lunch at all. I'll make your bone thingies when I log in tonight, sorry for the delay.
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