| Re: Hey, goldsmithers. Leveling smithing can help. I actually make most of my money synthing. I'm still a low-level thief as yet. Obviously I'm dealing in smaller amounts than you'd want to be at that level, but it's something. I supported leveling synthing up to about 10 by synthing Bronze Ingots. Tedious, but decent money. After looking over Goldsmithing recipies and AH prices I've switched to Copper Ingots for now. Tried making Tin Ingots to level, but they're so worthless I'm inclined to stick to Bronze Rods as long as I can. I can't yet synth Iron Ingots, but they seem like a good thing to use once I can.
Patience helps is all I can say. I generally sell a couple stacks of Ingots at AH and use the rest of my Fire Crystals for skillups. When my stacks sell, I send much of the proceeds to a San d'Orian character to buy Fire Crystal stacks. Repeat ad infinitum. I also try to synth my own materials for skillups when possible, to cut non-crystal costs. Once I can farm Fire Elementals my costs should go down as well. Basically, I just spend as much time as I need to doing tedious low-level synths for profit before I skill up. Don't know how far I'll end up taking Smithing or Goldsmithing in the long run, but they're helpful now. |