As detailed over at a recent post on the Bloggaru, I've found myself to be in a rather tight spot in terms of money. Thanks to me picking up RNG (of all jobs) on impulse, I quickly burned through a lot of my cash supply, and even with Celestria paying me a commission for each elemental bead carved up for her, I found myself with just 200k to my name.
Not exactly the best way to go for a Goldsmither, eh?
And so I sat down and scoured the lists for something to make. At Goldsmithing 86, that plus my Shades, Apron and Advanced Imagery brings me up to a virtual skill of 91. Hitting the 51-tier means targetting anything with a skill cap of 40 and below.
A few days ago, another fellow Goldsmithing, Nynaeve, mentioned that she was making nice money off synthesizing the Silver Ring +1 recipies. With that in mind, I quickly checked the AH, and set about to try and make me some Courage Rings +1.
Three stacks of Silver Ingots set me back another 90k. I picked up some Sardonyxes from the Lower Jeuno jewelry shop, and from the AH, averaging around 1.5k each, and of course picked up the requisite crystals, too.
I managed to turn three stacks of Silver Ingots into nine Silver Rings +1. The next step would be to turn all those into Courage Rings +1, the end result being that I got 4 Courage Rings +1 out of the whole deal. All in all, it took me a little over an hour to assemble, and with Courage Rings +1 selling for 50k on the AH, I make myself about 100k profit.
Not quite the numbers I was looking to put out, but for a 51-tier synth, I wasn't really expecting too much.
Nearing the end...
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 85.1
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Bastok Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Lightsday, Full Moon (100%)
85.1(+5)
9:38 Success, +0.1!
85.2(+5)
9:51 Success, +0.1!
85.3(+5)
10:04 Success.
10:17 Success.
10:31 Success, +0.1!
85.4(+5)
10:47 Success, +0.1!
85.5(+5)
11:00 Success, +0.1!
85.6(+5)
11:36 Success, +0.1!
85.7(+5)
11:49 Success.
12:01 Success.
12:13 Success.
12:25 Success.
12:38 Success, +0.1!
85.8(+5)
12:50 Success, +0.1!
85.9(+5)
13:08 Success.
13:37 Success.
13:51 Success.
14:04 Success.
14:18 Success.
14:31 Success, +0.1!
One last level of Elemental Beads to go. ^^
86.0
14:45 Success.
14:59 Success.
15:23 Success, +0.1!
86.1
15:35 Success.
I can see why they say Elemental Beads give good skillup. Actually, it seems to be the case that, although I occasionally got subpar skillup rates, a lot of my skilling sessions have at least averaged a +0.3 gain per twelve synths, but the number of these "streak" skillups off Beads is really quite remarkable, considering that I'm technically synthing over cap.
Anyway, Celestria and I met up again a few days later to continue:
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 86.1
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Al Zahbi Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Darksday, Waxing Gibbous (74%)
86.1
1:30 Success.
1:42 Success.
1:54 Success.
2:06 Success.
2:17 Success, +0.1!
86.2
2:31 Success.
3:00 Success.
3:12 Success, +0.1!
86.3
3:25 Success.
3:38 Success.
3:52 Success, +0.1!
86.4
4:05 Success.
At this rate, two more skillup sessions should bring me to cap. Then, goodness knows what...
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Bastok Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Lightsday, Full Moon (100%)
85.1(+5)
9:38 Success, +0.1!
85.2(+5)
9:51 Success, +0.1!
85.3(+5)
10:04 Success.
10:17 Success.
10:31 Success, +0.1!
85.4(+5)
10:47 Success, +0.1!
85.5(+5)
11:00 Success, +0.1!
85.6(+5)
11:36 Success, +0.1!
85.7(+5)
11:49 Success.
12:01 Success.
12:13 Success.
12:25 Success.
12:38 Success, +0.1!
85.8(+5)
12:50 Success, +0.1!
85.9(+5)
13:08 Success.
13:37 Success.
13:51 Success.
14:04 Success.
14:18 Success.
14:31 Success, +0.1!
One last level of Elemental Beads to go. ^^
86.0
14:45 Success.
14:59 Success.
15:23 Success, +0.1!
86.1
15:35 Success.
I can see why they say Elemental Beads give good skillup. Actually, it seems to be the case that, although I occasionally got subpar skillup rates, a lot of my skilling sessions have at least averaged a +0.3 gain per twelve synths, but the number of these "streak" skillups off Beads is really quite remarkable, considering that I'm technically synthing over cap.
Anyway, Celestria and I met up again a few days later to continue:
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 86.1
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Al Zahbi Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Darksday, Waxing Gibbous (74%)
86.1
1:30 Success.
1:42 Success.
1:54 Success.
2:06 Success.
2:17 Success, +0.1!
86.2
2:31 Success.
3:00 Success.
3:12 Success, +0.1!
86.3
3:25 Success.
3:38 Success.
3:52 Success, +0.1!
86.4
4:05 Success.
At this rate, two more skillup sessions should bring me to cap. Then, goodness knows what...
Catching up...
It's certainly been a long time since I last updated this. There are certain things I had done that have not been recorded, including reaching Goldsmithing 84 in the meantime off one of Celestria's batches of beads.
I also went a little bit adventurous and skilled up on Diamond Shields! :D
Granted, the cap is higher than Elemental Beads (Beads cap at 87, while the shield caps at 90). Prices have changed drastically since then, but at the time, the materials cost 900k to put together.
900k for a skillup synth is a lot, I know, but if memory serves me correctly, in relative terms, 900k was just the price of two elemental ores. However, the price of Diamond Shields were a whopping 2m, on an NQ! Each successful synth, regardless of whether I actually skillup up or not, net me around 900k, which is certainly a very welcome break from the mass gil {/toss} of the 70s!
In any case, I reached GS84, although the problem was that I had lost my notes, so other than looking up my Craft Skills under my profile, I didn't actually know how close I was to 85.
Fortunately, Celestria was here to save the day. ^^ Of course, from my records, I now know that I took my four-month break from FFXI with my Goldsmithing at 84.4, but just keep in mind that I didn't actually know this when I came back. ^^
One thing to note is that before I left, I must've cleared out my Mog House a little. Taking out several Wicker Boxes, I had downgraded my overwhelming Wind energy down to powerful wind energy.
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 84.4
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Bastok Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Earthsday, Waxing Gibbous (88%)
84.4(+5)
17:31 Success.
17:44 Success, +0.1!
84.5(+5)
17:57 Success.
18:10 Failed- lost the (Wind) Ore.
18:25 Success, +0.1!
84.6(+5)
18:38 Success.
18:51 Success.
19:05 Success.
19:32 Success.
19:43 Success.
20:04 Failed- lost the (Dark) Ore, +0.1!
84.7(+5)
20:19 Success, +0.1!
A couple days later, we continued with a second batch of twelve beads:
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 84.8
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Al Zahbi Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Lightsday, First Quarter Moon (52%)
84.8(+5)
18:22 Success
18:35 Success, +0.1!
84.9(+5)
18:49 Success.
19:01 Success, +0.1!
GS85! Now I know what skill level I'm at for sure! >_<
85.0(+5)
19:28 Success.
19:42 Success.
19:55 Success.
20:07 Success.
20:31 Success.
20:45 Success.
20:58 Success.
21:11 Success, +0.1!
So I end here knowing that I am at 85.1. ^^
I also went a little bit adventurous and skilled up on Diamond Shields! :D
Granted, the cap is higher than Elemental Beads (Beads cap at 87, while the shield caps at 90). Prices have changed drastically since then, but at the time, the materials cost 900k to put together.
900k for a skillup synth is a lot, I know, but if memory serves me correctly, in relative terms, 900k was just the price of two elemental ores. However, the price of Diamond Shields were a whopping 2m, on an NQ! Each successful synth, regardless of whether I actually skillup up or not, net me around 900k, which is certainly a very welcome break from the mass gil {/toss} of the 70s!
In any case, I reached GS84, although the problem was that I had lost my notes, so other than looking up my Craft Skills under my profile, I didn't actually know how close I was to 85.
Fortunately, Celestria was here to save the day. ^^ Of course, from my records, I now know that I took my four-month break from FFXI with my Goldsmithing at 84.4, but just keep in mind that I didn't actually know this when I came back. ^^
One thing to note is that before I left, I must've cleared out my Mog House a little. Taking out several Wicker Boxes, I had downgraded my overwhelming Wind energy down to powerful wind energy.
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 84.4
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Bastok Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Earthsday, Waxing Gibbous (88%)
84.4(+5)
17:31 Success.
17:44 Success, +0.1!
84.5(+5)
17:57 Success.
18:10 Failed- lost the (Wind) Ore.
18:25 Success, +0.1!
84.6(+5)
18:38 Success.
18:51 Success.
19:05 Success.
19:32 Success.
19:43 Success.
20:04 Failed- lost the (Dark) Ore, +0.1!
84.7(+5)
20:19 Success, +0.1!
A couple days later, we continued with a second batch of twelve beads:
Starting Goldsmithing skill: 84.8
Skillup synth: Elemental Beads (various- cap 87)
Imagery Support: Advanced Imagery
Equipment of note: Auster's Staff, Goldsmithing Apron, Shaded Spectacles
Direction: South-East
Location: Al Zahbi Goldsmithing Guild
Moghancement: Powerful Wind
Moon phase: Lightsday, First Quarter Moon (52%)
84.8(+5)
18:22 Success
18:35 Success, +0.1!
84.9(+5)
18:49 Success.
19:01 Success, +0.1!
GS85! Now I know what skill level I'm at for sure! >_<
85.0(+5)
19:28 Success.
19:42 Success.
19:55 Success.
20:07 Success.
20:31 Success.
20:45 Success.
20:58 Success.
21:11 Success, +0.1!
So I end here knowing that I am at 85.1. ^^
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