umm Elemaire.........
Persephone was saying GILBUYERS will pay anything for the item and thats why the price has risen so much.
I honeslty think if Phraust in the past, and now Tiya and Persephone invest the time in camping argus etc., they honestly deserve the drop. Waiting 36 hours or more for a spawn takes perseverence to get and if they get the claim and get the item it is theres....
and please... stop saying crafting is a way to make "uber" money, do u realize how much money it TAKES to get to the point where you can actually make money back?! GS takes like 100mil, smithing like 10-20 mil or prolly more.
I personally only have Smithing at like 56 or so, and the main ways to make money are by desynth etc., and even that isnt constant. So please, most items in smithing are worthless, even if you CAN HQ lower stuff, half the time it isnt even worth the effort to get the HQ because the money you earn is marginal. And way you are losing 10-20k if not more per synth, i really dont see any other way to make money. It would take you almost a week to be able to earn one level, if not more, and thats if you craft NON stop on the ideal days.
You NEED another way to earn money, and honestly 20mil a hit for a peacock charm is honestly a really good way to fund ur craft. Think about it, leathercraft, you need MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS, same with bonecraft, clothcraft, goldsmithing (duh) and smithing (duh)...
the only crafts that make money along the way are like cooking and woodworking, and fishing (if its counted as a trade) oh and maybe alchemy until the final levels. Using the craft to fund the craft is sucha pain because the money you earn from lower level synths honestly isnt worth the money. Just take a look at most of the smithing recipes, not many people will pay 10k more for a 1 more dmg item. Sure you can look through the list and say to yourself "oh wow, omg... aspis +1 (for ex...) makes a good 10k more) i think... havent played the game in like 2-3 months... but do you realize a NQ aspis is a money sink? and it isnt like u can HQ consistently. Besides, who REALLY buys an aspis +1? -_-"....
i really dont see what you are trying to get at, it isnt like u can become a 100 Veteran in a craft in one day, it takes so much time and money. NM cash just helps further the process faster, a LOT faster i might add.