| Re: Scorpion Arrows 49-59? I don't think so... Even at 6 stacks for 1.1 skill (which seems just like bad luck to me), look at your material cost:
- Arrowwood Lumber is ridiculously easy to make. Wind crystals are a pittance, arrowwood is easy to get. Effective cost even without Lumberjack, with level 49 unmodified skill in Woodworking, turns out to be probably 1000 gil per stack.
- Insect Fletchings are a pain if they're in short supply, but a quick round of death and destruction on beetles of your choice will produce any number of insect wings which you can then turn around and hand to a level 52+ clothcrafter who can make the fletchings for you. Considering they are produced in multiples of 6, this is not an arduous process no matter how many stacks you want. Even buying these at market price generally doesn't set you back more than 1000-2000 gil per stack.
- Scorpion Arrowheads are similar to insect fletchings in difficulty. A quick trip the Maze of Shakrami either with pickaxes or a THF subjob while beating up on the weak scorpions in there will give you all the scorpion claws you'll need. Again, 6x produced per synth. Finding a level 53+ bonecrafter to make the arrowheads for you isn't a chore either. Purchasing these on the AH is relatively inexpensive too - maybe 3000 gil per stack.
- Earth crystals you should have coming out of your ears, or just buy them on the AH for maybe 1000 gil per stack.
Sure, if you aren't willing to do some legwork, it's difficult, but the materials are extremely easy to acquire compared to what you need at later levels. I also don't like waiting 2 weeks just because I want to save a bit of gil - those extra inventory slots are worth more to me than a few thousand gil.
Icemage |