Disintegration said:
The gil/point figure works off of what the going-rate is on the AH, not by how much it costs for you to craft yourself.
Saddly most everything is cheaper on the AH than the cost to craft, and more annoyingly, the GP items are rare to find on the AH.
Disintegration said:
One of the benefits of crafting GP items yourself is potential for HQ. I usually sell HQ's; the extra GP they offer generally doesn't feel worth it and it feels good to be able to recoup the costs immediately.
Saddly I am on the low end of this craft and do not plan to take it past 60, so HQs will be rare.
Disintegration said:
I'm not a goldsmither, but it does appear to be the most expensive craft to level, so all things being relative, you'll probably have to bite the bullet. I couldn't stand waiting 2 weeks to continue building GP's. I admire your patience!
Its given me something to do between camping the AH for non-existent items I need to level the craft.
Disintegration said:
I doubt you can powercraft goldsmithing items much(?),
Through careful planning I have been able to churn a moderate profit (+30%'ish) by leveling my craft, the problem has mostly been getting ahold of items to craft with. ( </3 Mythril Ores )
Things have been only slightly better recently, with yesterday's item being Brass Zanghals. I was able to make those myself for ~800 from NPCs and a few leftover ingots.
I guess what I'm looking for is "Wait for X item, its great bang for your buck!" but that answer will likely never come >_>
Thanks for the reply.