Guild Wars 2

Hi all, I am almost 150 with tailoring and Artif, I have leveled almost entirely using drops with out spending silver. I am now at a point where I would have to buy some stuff to keep it moving.

Are there things that we can craft that are going to be better than Blues I get from questing and Instance runs? If I get the craft to my level? Or sell? I have had guildies tell me its just not worth the time and effort.

At level 400 you can craft level 80 exotics… so yes, if you can gather enough materials and have a bit of spare gold, it is massively worth it in the long run.

evilbottom.2186:

At level 400 you can craft level 80 exotics… so yes, if you can gather enough materials and have a bit of spare gold, it is massively worth it in the long run.

Except that those exotics are sold in the trading post at close to cost price. Who are we fooling here? It’s not worth it.

Are you trying to level up as fast a possible? Yes it is worth crafting. Are you trying to make/save money? no. Sometimes you can sell the base mats in tp, and them use those profits to just buy what you wanted make.

Eochaidh.4106:

evilbottom.2186:

At level 400 you can craft level 80 exotics… so yes, if you can gather enough materials and have a bit of spare gold, it is massively worth it in the long run.

Except that those exotics are sold in the trading post at close to cost price. Who are we fooling here? It’s not worth it.

You mean to say that the cost of the exotics on the TP are the same as the costs of the materials needed to make those exotics? Yes, obviously the TP very quickly balanced itself to stop obvious profits being made that way.

If you’re in a small guild though, and can share materials, or don’t mind farming them yourself, then yes. You can make your own stuff without spending gold, or sell the stuff you make for 100% profit. Getting the crafting professions for the items you use, there really isn’t any downside to having it, especially when it then comes to crafting the pieces needed for mystic forge recipes.

evilbottom.2186:

You mean to say that the cost of the exotics on the TP are the same as the costs of the materials needed to make those exotics? Yes, obviously the TP very quickly balanced itself to stop obvious profits being made that way.

Okay, so what is the point of getting so much money into it if you are not going to get any of that back?

If you’re in a small guild though, and can share materials, or don’t mind farming them yourself, then yes. You can make your own stuff without spending gold, or sell the stuff you make for 100% profit.

That is absolutely false. In almost every time that you craft, you lose gold, except maybe with a few limited exotics. This is due to the fact that most crafted goods are cheaper or cost the same as the sum of primary material prices. The idea that you are getting 100% profit from crafting is fallacious, because you could just sell the materials at the trading post and buy the desired equipment without any extra costs and without requiring any crafting skills. The profit was made when you gathered, not when you crafted, and gathering requires no skills.

Getting the crafting professions for the items you use, there really isn’t any downside to having it, especially when it then comes to crafting the pieces needed for mystic forge recipes.

Yes, there is an obvious dowbside to having it, which is 10-15 wasted gold. You can buy those pieces for the mystic forge from the TP as well.