Now that we are getting closer to getting Wyrm Ash I was looking at synth materials necessary for these 4(8) new items and realized how much Goldsmithing gets shafted by comparison with Balder Earring... the NQ is basically worthless and the base cost without Wyrm Ash is a minimum of 8.8m gil since the materials are sourced from NPC or gobbiebox only.
Even if you farm Wyrm Ash on your own, that's a pretty restrictive price point in comparison to the other items that have a mostly worthwhile NQ variant. Traditionally speaking I know Goldsmithing had a tendency to cost more, but that's a bit much for something that even the HQ has questionable function but I guess that's SE for ya.
Balder Earring - ~8.8m
Gerdr Belt - ~2.5m
Skrymir Cord - ~4.5m
Aurgelmir Orb - ~3.3m
I'm just wondering if anyone would even bother making anything beyond Aurgelmir Orb at the point with the Wyrm Ash, and what that means for the price of Ash overall.
Side note:
I'm 110 Goldsmithing, but I'm not into crafting anymore since the introduction of Escutcheons.