Before you ask a master crafter...

Teridaxus

think about what you want. I need all details because i deal with a lot of valuable materials and doing a mistake can be very costly.
Just saying you want set xyz is not enough.
I want to know if you want light,medium or heavy.
Describe what trait and motif you want and be very clear. Stuff like ebony pact confuses the hell out of me only ( do you want ebony or ebonheart pact? )
Not all crafters got crafting bags, so you have to provide the mats. Do it before you ask the crafter and not let me wait 30 minutes. I have better things to do than waiting for you and don't be mad when im doing a pledge in the meantime and you pm during a boss fight.
Be sure you want set xyz. I'm a crafter, not a theory build maker. I'm not supposed to advise you what the perfect tank set is for you.
Don't go offline suddenly, maybe you forget a detail and i have to ask you so take the time before you want your gear. 20 minutes won't kill you or just ask the next time if you have to hurry.

FlyLionel

wtb vr13 1 hand mace of seducer in blue, trait defending. I cod all mats already with pay, whenever you're ready let me know. You can just cod it to me when finished, I got cod fee.

xb1LL_mr_sir_LL

i deal with this kinda crap all the time. i started charging 25k a set and it cut out most of the dumb noobs from bothering me. pro tip: charge people.

Resipsa131

All of this, I had a guy ask me for lower 5 Julianos Xyvkin, told me he would give me the mats. I ask for the mats, traits, and which armor type and the guy never responded. After 10 minutes of waiting around, I put together a 5 piece infused on the big pieces divines on the small and he gets pissed because that wasn't what he wanted. Then he refused to give me anything for it. Luckily I had a guildy that needed that exact setup so I got my mats back but it was definitely frustrating.

AJSnakeGaming

Well said!!!! I've been getting a set for someone for over an hr before. So annoying. I have no problem crafting anything for anyone, but knowing what you and and patience is a must

Avalon

Agreed. As a crafter, I don't even budge until I get a complete workup of what they want, in exact detail.

makreth

this should be sticky lol !! pinned thread plz!!

Theodard

To help with this, I start out every request with the following;

In-game mail me exactly what you want. I nee to know style, weight of armor, and trait of each piece. I'll be able to start after that. Email must be detailed so I can reference it. Once I have that, I'll start on it shortly there after.


From there if I get the email with the details, I'll copy and paste that into a text editor. Place that on another screen, and finish up. If the email isn't detailed, I don't ask questions about what is missing. I simply say that it wasn't complete and I'm not starting until it is. Sometimes people don't want to do that, which is fine. I didn't really _want_ to make that gear anyway, I agreed to do so as a way of making gold or a favor. Neither of which I must do to survive.

Ashtaris

I posted this in our guild forum sometime ago as a guide for crafting requests:

Crafting Requests
One of the things I enjoy doing for my fellow guildies is helping them with their crafting needs, for example, Nirnhoned armor and weapons, or set pieces for your build. If you do need an item crafted for you, it would help tremendously if you would provide the following in your requests:

Type of piece: For example, Heavy, Medium, or Light chest, arms, etc. If you just say "Chest", that could encompass all three

What Level: L12, CP100, CP160, etc.? Many people have multiple characters.

What Crafted set: Hundings Rage, Seducer, etc.?

What traits: Sharpened, Infused, Reinforced, Nirnhoned, etc.? (You need to send Fortified Nirncrux for armor, and Potent Nirncrux for weapons.)

Racial Style: Bosmer, Altmer, Orc, Daedric, etc.?

Improvement Level: Green, Blue, Purple, Gold. And although I'm generous, if you want a piece improved beyond green, you will need to provide the improvement materiels for each level. For example, to make a Blacksmith item Legendary (Gold), it takes 3 Dwarven Oils, 4 Grain Solvents, and 8 Tempering Alloys. For Epic (Purple), it just takes the 3 Dwarven Oils and 4 Grain Solvents.

Cloth improvement items are Embroidery (Blue), Elegant Lining (Purple) and Dreugh Wax (Gold).
Wood improvement items are Turpen (Blue), Mastic (Purple), and Rosin (Gold).

I can also enchant the piece for you, but again, you need to provide the information for what type of enchantment for each piece you want enchanted, i.e. Health, Stamina, Flame Damage, Crushing, etc.? Also, what level do you want it enchanted and if it's beyond green, I will need one of the following Aspect runes from you: Blue (Denata), Purple (Rekuta), or Gold (Kuta).

As you can see, when crafting pieces there are a lot of variables that can go into crafting a piece of armor or weapons. So that's why it's great to have all the information upfront so that we don't have to play mail tag

Silver_Strider

??? : Looking for 9 trait crafter
Me : What'cha need?
??? : Can you make Julianos?
Me : "facepalm" Yes
??? : Can you make me a set?
Me : What traits/armor type/pieces/etc
??? : Idk, whatever's good.
Me : "facedesk" Do you have mats?
??? : Idk what I need but I'll pay you.
Me : "FACEFLOOR"
Are you sure you want to Block ??? (Y/N)
Me : Y

Ashtaris

Silver_Strider wrote: »

??? : Looking for 9 trait crafter
Me : What'cha need?
??? : Can you make Julianos?
Me : "facepalm" Yes
??? : Can you make me a set?
Me : What traits/armor type/pieces/etc
??? : Idk, whatever's good.
Me : "facedesk" Do you have mats?
??? : Idk what I need but I'll pay you.
Me : "FACEFLOOR"
Are you sure you want to Block ??? (Y/N)
Me : Y

lol - I just LOVE crafting requests like this. You can understand if it was someone new to the game, but often times you get requests like this from veteran players.

Sheezabeast

Yes I agree! Here is a link to an expanded conversation on this topic

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/279174/having-armor-crafted-follow-this-check-list/p1

Shanjijri

It was probably a new player, but months ago, someone wanted a set from me. I asked what type of armor and he answered: "Argonian". I got the same when I asked which trait.

Everstorm

What I'd like to see is players being able to set up writs for crafters.

Epona222

Yep, I don't craft sets for people (am always happy to do research gear for free or if nirncrux is supplied for nirn items), because it often takes a lot of time to sort out what they want.

If you want someone to craft gear for you, do your own research first and approach a crafter only when you know what you want! A crafter is not necessarily a theory crafter/number cruncher/familiar with your build and may not be able to tell you which sets are best for your build, you need to decide that for yourself. A crafter cannot tell you which style you want, "whatever looks coolest" is subjective.

Crafters appreciate it when you approach them with a list of exactly what you want - including weight, set, trait, and motif for each item - do that instead of looking for a crafter and then expecting them to help you to decide what you want - please!!! The words no crafter wants to hear are "or do you think it would be better if I went for..." - work it out before seeking out a crafter.

Teridaxus

Epona222 wrote: »

Yep, I don't craft sets for people (am always happy to do research gear for free or if nirncrux is supplied for nirn items), because it often takes a lot of time to sort out what they want.

If you want someone to craft gear for you, do your own research first and approach a crafter only when you know what you want! A crafter is not necessarily a theory crafter/number cruncher/familiar with your build and may not be able to tell you which sets are best for your build, you need to decide that for yourself. A crafter cannot tell you which style you want, "whatever looks coolest" is subjective.

Crafters appreciate it when you approach them with a list of exactly what you want - including weight, set, trait, and motif for each item - do that instead of looking for a crafter and then expecting them to help you to decide what you want - please!!! The words no crafter wants to hear are "or do you think it would be better if I went for..." - work it out before seeking out a crafter.

Oh boy, i love that part when they say that.
*picks different styles for each item, all ugly*

Khenarthi

mzapkeneb18_ESO wrote: »

Epona222 wrote: »

Yep, I don't craft sets for people (am always happy to do research gear for free or if nirncrux is supplied for nirn items), because it often takes a lot of time to sort out what they want.

If you want someone to craft gear for you, do your own research first and approach a crafter only when you know what you want! A crafter is not necessarily a theory crafter/number cruncher/familiar with your build and may not be able to tell you which sets are best for your build, you need to decide that for yourself. A crafter cannot tell you which style you want, "whatever looks coolest" is subjective.

Crafters appreciate it when you approach them with a list of exactly what you want - including weight, set, trait, and motif for each item - do that instead of looking for a crafter and then expecting them to help you to decide what you want - please!!! The words no crafter wants to hear are "or do you think it would be better if I went for..." - work it out before seeking out a crafter.

Oh boy, i love that part when they say that.
*picks different styles for each item, all ugly*

"Nord and Argonian are awesome together, I'll craft you a mix of those".

Kali_Despoine

I just don't have time to play the pronoun game.

Anymore I just don't answer the call. Unless it's a guildie I play with.

Sometimes I surprise low level players with shinny new sets.

max_only

Well I'm glad crafters are getting work.

Last time I checked ppl were claiming crafting was dead and useless, all the stuff worth having come from drops.

Anunakis

xb1LL_mr_sir_LL wrote: »

i deal with this kinda crap all the time. i started charging 25k a set and it cut out most of the dumb noobs from bothering me. pro tip: charge people.

yup when you do something for free ppl will treat u like its own ***, price your works and leechers will go elsewhere

zaria

Avalon wrote: »

Agreed. As a crafter, I don't even budge until I get a complete workup of what they want, in exact detail.

Mine is send an mail with details, simple as that, i might not be on crafter main for one, I don't bother going to crafting station
before having an clear description, and remind people of the x10 mat requirement for cp160 gear.
Lots round cp160 and want an purple crafted set

method__01

used to not asking for mats crafting fees or anything for close friends..
i even gave away for free 5p epic armor more than once
after i understand that ppl only care for free staff,i completely stopped
and i know craft only for my toons,this week fe i wear only xivkyn julianos,next dro m'athra etc

also ppl dont know the difference between cp150 and cp160
please make a large banner over every crafting station about them, ty

Shanjijri

max_only wrote: »

Well I'm glad crafters are getting work.

Last time I checked ppl were claiming crafting was dead and useless, all the stuff worth having come from drops.

To be honest, most of the time, I craft a training set for low level players. But I don't promote myself, I just answer when people are asking in zone chat.

Sordidfairytale

Tiny Dogs Crafting Calculator was awesome for this. I pushed that addon like crack. Too bad it's no longer supported.

cyclonus11

They need to add player-made writs to the game and a "board" to post them. That would force players to pick exactly what they want.

Rygonix

cyclonus11 wrote: »

They need to add player-made writs to the game and a "board" to post them. That would force players to pick exactly what they want.

This is actually a good idea. Would minimize (but obviously not remove) the chance of scamming while providing crafters with something to do other than farm after their dailies are over with.

radiostar

lol This is why I don't do personal craft requests from Zone Chat. Just check the Guild Store and see if you find what you want. If not, check back next week. Or get Z to finally implement Craft Orders at the traders.