Crafting question for a beginner

[Maxpedition]

In the game people have told me not to worry about leveling crafting until I reach cap. One thing I don?t understand though is that once you outlevel a zone those mobs no longer drop crafting items among other things. So once I reach the point where I start on crafting skills how are people getting the early items such as spider webs? Will I need to start an alt and feed my main as the alt levels, or do people just gain these from the AH? Should I be trying to stockpile mats as I get them for future use? I?m just curious how this whole process works so I don?t find later that I missed some key steps. Thanks.

[SilverLink]

Even in the higher level zones, the resources you get are still 'random'. The higher zone you fight in the higher the chance of getting a better resource, along with the level of the resourcing skill

[Tip]

When you mention crafting mats.... silks are a random type thing with trophies drops, yes. However, most of us think of resources coming from your resourcing.... ie: hunting, foraging, gardening, mining, dusting, trapping, woodcutting... that you do after combat. Those have nothing to do with mobs' drops.

Now along the lines of what Silverlink mentioned --> all zones DO give the lowest tiers, but the higher the zone the higher the possible tier you can get (Rngesus and skill level etc.) With the exception of dusting which is rumored to have any tier in any zone. >,>


When you craft is your personal choice. Lots of folks think waiting till you are cap is more efficient due to the exp gains you get from leveling skills that are much lower level than your toon level. I like the crafting and resourcing; I've done it since the beginning. Imo, it gives you good habit of remembering to resource after combat. You can also sell any raw resource (t1 ore, tier 1 scales, etc) for 100 gold each. A lot of crafting of top items take hundreds of t1 resources.

Anyway, it's really up to you. If you want a little extra to the game than just quests/grind then resourcing is great alternative. If you want focus on capping first, that's cool too. xD DO WHAT IS FUN FOR YOU.

<3

[Baewi]

play however you enjoy
do what is fun for you
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[Maxpedition]

Wow, fantastic explanations. I appreciate it very much. Thank you.