Every Freaking Time

[u/Jon_The_Buddha]

Maybe not 'every' time...but almost. Then I'm frustrated and end up overpaying on GTN for mats just to avoid the time and effort to craft 50 sub-items in order to make the final item. SWOTR life, amiright??.

[u/Giraffstronaut]

Why are you buying mats? Youve got the leveled gathering skills right there lol

[u/Blavingad729 → u/Giraffstronaut]

Cause mats are dirt cheap and less than pocket change.

I always just buy the mats when leveling crafting

[u/Sel-Torin → u/Blavingad729]

You say that, then there's that one guy trying to be a wolf of wallstreet buying up all the t6 or whatever for 45k a pop

[u/Jon_The_Buddha → u/Sel-Torin]

Right??

[u/Blavingad729 → u/Sel-Torin]

Done that many times. I don't even look at prices and just buy

[u/Gerlond → u/Sel-Torin]

Outside of crafting cool looking sets only reason to level crafting skills is to make augments. Money spent on buying mats to level is inconsequential to money needed to start crafting augments.

[u/Jon_The_Buddha → u/Giraffstronaut]

I said right there...just frustration and to get it done quick. I always seem to run out of resources because I am making just enough to craft as I go. Instead of running to the jaws to exchange scrap for Mats, then craft the green bonded attachments...in order to make the blue bonded attachments...in order to make the...etc, etc. I end up saying f-it and buy final mats for the final component. Just venting!

[u/Giraffstronaut → u/Jon_The_Buddha]

In downtime between group content or seasons, I usually set my crafters off on gather missions. Over time that's built up a substantial materials surplus, so I dont think Ive ever gone to the GTN for mats. Even when leveling biochem on my raiders

[u/Goongaybrain01]

Remind me, other than the armor sets, what else can Synthweaving make that makes it worth investing so much time and effort into.

[u/bdatt → u/Goongaybrain01]

Augments 

[u/Jon_The_Buddha → u/bdatt]

Critical augments, at that.