Any cheap and efficient crafting guides I should know of?
Best ones I’ve found are at: http://www.gw2wiz.com e.g. http://www.gw2wiz.com/index.php/cg1400menu/artificer1400
Any cheap and efficient crafting guides I should know of?
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Posted by: brokenserenity.4638
bradygames.com has a pdf crafting guide on their site, it may not be 100% upto date though as it was released a cuple of weeks after the guide which was a launch product.
bradygames.com has a pdf crafting guide on their site, it may not be 100% upto date though as it was released a cuple of weeks after the guide which was a launch product.
That just lists the recipes. He wants someone to tell him what the cheapest path to 400 is.
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Same here! This site is great!!
Those guides are simple and straightforward. They are also big money sinks, since you can actually make money crafting up. How?
You have to be patient. You have to be flexible. You have to be able to do math in your head, or use a spreadsheet, or both.
Patient: Like any good business, you need to buy low. Never make what you can buy for less. That means you need to figure out what raw materials cost, and then whether it’s cheaper to buy a given part or make it from scratch. Surprisingly often, the answer is to buy it. So what does this have to do with patience?
To buy low, you have to make offers on the TP, and wait for them to fill. Fortunately, it costs nothing to make an offer, so you can make and change them. I usually buy some of the item parts I need, as well as the insignias/inscriptions.
Flexible: The GW2 markets are dynamic, prices change as people notice shortages and fill them. What was profitable or cheap this morning might not be by afternoon. So you can’t simply make the same thing over and over to skill up at a profit. (Note, part of the time you skill up on stuff you cannot sell for a profit, so you don’t have to be flexible there. When you skill up by inventing Fine and Masterwork items, your selling price doesn’t change — it’s usually the vendor price. You do want to check, though. A few of those items do sell far enough above vendor price to be worth putting on the TP. ) When you are inventing Fine and Masterwork items, the flexibility comes in making or buying the insignia that are the least expensive, and making the items that cost the least. You’ll end up with a mixture that changes depending on the current market for the ‘ooky bits’ — the fine quality drops like bone, blood, and venom. Don’t forget to look at the market prices of plated inscriptions, they have been available at less than raw materials cost (make an offer).
Math: It helps a lot to be able to calculate 15% and do subtraction in your head. For intermediate goods, it helps you figure out which way the market is moving, how efficient it is, and how much demand there is for things. Some items have thin markets with little trading, others are competitive and efficient.
Ah, forgot to mention how you actually make money. I’ve covered that pretty well here: http://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/crafting/How-can-crafting-be-made-profitable/first#post672289
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