100916-tailoring-problem-paying-for-the-brand-name

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So, preface, a little over two weeks ago, I tailored a pair of Fibermod Starloom Boots. They cost about 7g at the time to get the materials, upgrading them to blue using a refined starshard core.
 
Today, the same customer came to me when I acquired the 'Adventus' LA-2B Smart Cloth Boots pattern. The materials on my server easily rang up 75g. When I put in the stat weights of my customer's request the results were actually atrocious. With no overcharge, the stats were actually inferior to the level 49 fibermod boots. 
 
Needless to say, I did not close the sale out, and am just gonna have to take a loss and hope I get a bite on the auction house. 
 
However, the real kicker; to get the exact same stats (The statline in question was: 72 finesse, 22 moxie. 20 crit rating. 20 crit severity.) with a 1% chance of failure required a Dual hybrid core for an extra 85g.  In other words, for nearly 20 times the price, not including the 20k crafting vouchers and 7 data fragments, you can make a pair of boots that only differ in their name, and presumably art. 
 
In summary; these Adventus boots gave the exact same stat line as the fibermod boots, at an extortionate cost to the tailor. I now seriously question if it's worth taking the profession any futher forward. Because I suspect 'Adventus' 4 stuff will also be complete dross. 
 
 
 
 
 	
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With the tier 7 talent its not expensive to craft adventus since you dont have to put up signs of fusion.. making them as cheap as starloom, with more armor and in the case of certain items, the chance to proc more rune slots.
For example, the Adventus LA-3H helm will always proc at least 2 slots, making it extremely worthwhile. Even using a rough hybrid core you can still craft an item that will sell for a good price. 
The biggest problem I have with adventus tailoring is the fixed specials. They are all pretty lame and eat up your charge. The assault chest and legs both come with specials that are more suited to pvp.. and why these specials are instead put on conscript gear is beyond me. 
If specials are removed or made optional on adventus and epochos gear, then it will become a lot more valuable	
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