Go Back   Dreams in Vanadiel - Final Fantasy XI Forum > FFXI Game Related > Crafting & Synthesis > Blacksmith

Post New Thread Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-23-2006, 03:37 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Evilwarrior's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: indiana
Posts: 32
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 0
Thanked 0x in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Evilwarrior Send a message via Yahoo to Evilwarrior
   
Sub Guild????

Hello, was looking into start on black smithing, and was wondering if there was a good sub guild i should focus on as well? if you know please reply thank you!
__________________
Mess with the best, then die like the rest! i will rain Evil on all!!!!
Evilwarrior is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 09-23-2006, 05:56 PM   #2
Wild Rover!
Bronze Ribbon of Service
 
Kitalrez's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 603
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 32
Thanked 130x in 81 Posts
My Mood:
   
Re: Sub Guild????

Leathercraft has a bunch of recipes for Blacksmithing where it's needed. You could probably also go ahead and put a few levels in alchemy and woodworking if you're making weapons. Leathercraft is mostly used in armors I find.
__________________

Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!
Kitalrez is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 09-24-2006, 05:59 AM   #3
Junior Member
 
Evilwarrior's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: indiana
Posts: 32
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 0
Thanked 0x in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Evilwarrior Send a message via Yahoo to Evilwarrior
   
Re: Sub Guild????

Thank you very much!!!
__________________
Mess with the best, then die like the rest! i will rain Evil on all!!!!
Evilwarrior is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 03-09-2007, 05:04 PM   #4
Made of Awesome
Brass Ribbon of Service
 
Susurrus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 1,144
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 104
Thanked 69x in 41 Posts
My Mood:
Send a message via AIM to Susurrus Send a message via MSN to Susurrus
   
Re: Sub Guild????

Many subcrafts are good for smithing. Wood, gold, cloth, leather, bone, and even alchemy might be used.

It doesn't hurt to level multiple. It may even help. There's several cases where having one craft high enough will allow you to profit quite a bit off of another, or you can even skill multiple at the same time.
__________________
Red Mage ~ White Mage ~ Summoner ~ Black Mage ~ Beastmaster ~ Samurai ~ Paladin ~ Blue Mage

Windurst-Tarutaru-Ragnarok

Windurst: ★Rank 10★ | San d'Oria: ★Rank 10★ | Bastok: ★Rank 10★
Zilart: ★The Last Verse★ | Promathia: ★The Last Verse★
Aht Urhgan: ★Eternal Mercenary★| Assault: ★Captain★
Goddess: Fate In Haze | Campaign: Moonlight Medal
Crystalline: ★A Crystalline Prophecy (Fin.)★ | Moogle: ★A Moogle Kupo d'Etat (Fin.)★

Someone make me a signature pic please, I suck at art.
Susurrus is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 04-13-2007, 10:39 AM   #5
Junior Member
 
Kirojiun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 5
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 2
Thanked 0x in 0 Posts
   
Re: Sub Guild????

I have a question about synthesizing an item that requires two guilds, such as a Bronze Cap, for example. The cap for smithing is 4, yet it says Leathercraft (1). If my Leathercraft skill is currently 0 and Smithing is currently 2, will both skills rise if I synthesize a Bronze Cap?
Kirojiun is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 04-13-2007, 10:43 AM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern VA, USA
Posts: 97
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 3
Thanked 19x in 12 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to neokaril
   
Re: Sub Guild????

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirojiun View Post
I have a question about synthesizing an item that requires two guilds, such as a Bronze Cap, for example. The cap for smithing is 4, yet it says Leathercraft (1). If my Leathercraft skill is currently 0 and Smithing is currently 2, will both skills rise if I synthesize a Bronze Cap?

Yes you can get increases in both when below cap in both, keep in mind though you also have a great probability of failure as both skill requirements factor in to your success.

Same same for HQ tiers, in order to reach the HQ tier you need to have all skill srequired at the appropriate level.
neokaril is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 04-13-2007, 11:07 AM   #7
Junior Member
 
na2tt300zx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 96
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 11
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
   
Re: Sub Guild????

rather than making a new post....

im goldsmithing 42 should i raise smithing to 100 or keep going with goldsmithing? im looking for something cheaper to level then goldsmithing cause its so damn expensive, but i know its a good sub craft to have, any better choices?
__________________
75bst 75thf 73rdm 40mnk 39nin 37whm 35blu 26drk 17pld 17war and idk the rest

PM: 8-3
ZM: 14

Cloudxi -- Valefor, moved to Quetzalcoatl 01/08
TheFlock ls
na2tt300zx is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 04-13-2007, 11:15 AM   #8
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Northern VA, USA
Posts: 97
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 3
Thanked 19x in 12 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to neokaril
   
Re: Sub Guild????

I'm a craft whore of sort, I think most high level synthers would rec leveling all crafts to 60 and then deciding what suits you best. Usually easiest to start on the ones in your home town and progress on from there, since I started in Windy I leveled cooking and cloth first. Cooking IMO is a great one because items are finite/consumable, you may not get the big return on single items but the flow is constant.
neokaril is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
Old 04-13-2007, 11:37 AM   #9
Fan of Murphie
Allied Ribbon of Bravery
 
LyonheartLakshmi's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Largo, FL
Posts: 1,669
Style: Light Theme V7

Thanks: 114
Thanked 313x in 186 Posts
   
Re: Sub Guild????

Quote:
Originally Posted by na2tt300zx View Post
im goldsmithing 42 should i raise smithing to 100 or keep going with goldsmithing? im looking for something cheaper to level then goldsmithing cause its so damn expensive, but i know its a good sub craft to have, any better choices?
My Bonecrafting mule has Goldsmithing up to level 54 currently.

0 to 41: profit, or at least break even
41 to 45: small loss making Pearl Earrings
45 to 51: small profit or break even making gold ingots (heavily dependent on market, and can turn to big losses if you don't time it right)
51 to 54: HUGE losses between Pearl Rings and Hydro Claws, with no relief sight

My suggestion: take Goldsmithing up to 45. Then see if you can take it to 51 just on Gold Ingots without losing all of your savings. If you haven't taken a craft past 50 yet, you'll be in for a big surprise when skill up rates drop sharply at level 50. Then, see if you can get Goldsmithing up to 52 without losing your sanity. That'll tell you whether or not you should drop Goldsmithing for a different craft.
__________________
Lyonheart
lvl 75 WAR, 75 BST, 75 BLM, 75 NIN, 47 SCH
Cooking 100.0+3+3, Culinarian's Signboard, Raw Fish Handling, Noodle Kneading, Patissier
Fishing 60

Lakiskline
Bonecrafting 100.0+3+3,
Leather 60+2, Woodworking 60, Alchemy 60
Smithing 60, Clothcraft 55, Goldsmithing 54.1, Cooking 11
Boneworker's Signboard, Bone Purification, Bone Ensorcellment, Filing, Lumberjack, Chainwork
LyonheartLakshmi is offline   Reply With Quote Button by Aksannyi :)
The following user says "Thank You" to LyonheartLakshmi for above post:
na2tt300zx (04-16-2007)
Post New Thread Reply

Tags
guild

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:06 PM.
Site Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1 Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC2
©2001-2009 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Title Design by Yoshitaka Amano.
FINAL FANTASY and VANA'DIEL are registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. SQUARE ENIX, PLAYONLINE and the PlayOnline logo are trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Comments and posts are property of their authors. All the rest, including video, articles, compiled game data, and sections, unless otherwise noted, are
©2002-2009 FFXIOnline.com: Dreams in Vana'diel. All rights reserved.

no new posts
Page generated in 0.44233 seconds with 21 queries