2011-04-17, 02:42 PM
The majority of my gear is pre-cubed save for the female thief top/bottoms which I had to cube myself (since pre-cubed female gear almost never exists in the FM). The way I see it, earning mesos can be done through a semi-consistent rate even in today's terrible economy. Spending NX on cubes do not guarantee you any form of precision when it comes to getting the stats you want. The horror stories I hear about cubes (such as a friend using 120+ cubes on an item that is still rare) deter me away from wanting to use them unless I really have to. Buying pre-cubed also allows expenses to fall under a more predictable spectrum for funding.
The only problem with buying pre-cubed gear is that very rarely do you see unique items that are 18%+ or more in FM for straight-out buyable prices. For that reason, the majority of my gear ended up being 15% average. So if you wish to acquire 18%+ gear, you'd need to either cube them yourself, trade for them, or do other sorts of problematic head-aching deals involving max mesos and arguing the price of white scrolls to get the transaction across.
The only problem with buying pre-cubed gear is that very rarely do you see unique items that are 18%+ or more in FM for straight-out buyable prices. For that reason, the majority of my gear ended up being 15% average. So if you wish to acquire 18%+ gear, you'd need to either cube them yourself, trade for them, or do other sorts of problematic head-aching deals involving max mesos and arguing the price of white scrolls to get the transaction across.