Exploration starts...

Ahh It's been a few days.. SE failed to estimate the amount of people playing this game..

I have been hitting on the 1017 error.. I guess that is to show even the "queue" is full and we are not able to enter the server.. Right now I am jumping between 2 server Masamune and Anima. I am using this time to explore gathering and crafting.

Comparing crafting/gathering between version 1 and 2, one thing SE did very well is to reduce the time taken to craft simple things and also take away the probability of items to be gathered.... *hurray*

Serious woodcrafter at work.

Right now, it is much more easier to craft as you can get most of the beginner's craft item from the supplier just right at the door step. (Bad news is now levesquest does not sponsor the materials. Correct me if I am wrong)

I love the new crafting module! It is much easier to understand and using friendly. Basically for crafting, you just need to know the following things:-

Use items with the following stats: craftsmanship, control and CP.

Craftsmanship - Higher rating hastens the progress of synthesis;
Control - Greater rating increases the chance of creating high-quality items;
CP - Improves crafting stamina.(It is together with the HP bar and TP bar and it determine number of special skill you can use like make item with more quality etc.)

Another day as a gatherer.

Next is gathering, as I said taking away the probability of items to be gathered, it means we don't it to think of which angle and which height that we still hit with our hatchet to get different type of materials like branch or lumber. :D Now we just need to select what item we want but of cause there are chances for us to fail our gathering if we are choosing something too high for our gathering level.

For gathering, items used with the following stats: Gathering, perception and GP. Almost the same as crafting.

Gathering - Improve rating of gathering each items.
Perception - Improve chance of gathering HQ items.
GP - Improve gathering stamina to use more skill. :D

Nothing else for update :D Ganbatte SE!!!! I am enjoying my FFXIV once again.