for motifs, once you learn the motif, it unlocks the corresponding outfit style

Super. Thanks all.

zaria wrote: »

Windy_Player wrote: »

Super. Thanks all.

Note that you can only craft the style on the character to learn it, so it recommended that the main crafter is the one who use the page.

^THIS! I have all my motifs learned on ONE crafting character. After that character learns it, I can use the outfit style on ANY of my alts.

Windy_Player wrote: »

So, when I get these chapters / book, does reading them unlock the styles in my Outfit Style sheet?

Yes! But do not confuse outfit styles with crafting motifs. Learning a crafting motif learns that motif for crafting on that specific character, while at the same time it unlocks that same outfit style for your entire account. So crafting-wise you want to learn all motifs on one character for craftingpurposes. If you are only after the outfit styles you can learn the motifs on any character, but learning all motifs on one character prevents you from buying duplicate outfit styles you have already unlocked with another character.

Windy_Player wrote: »

Or do I have to then Craft the styles in order to use them in the outfit station?

No, you do not have to craft anything. You only have to learn the motif. Crafting motifs are different from outfit styles. Where crafting motifs are character unlocked and allow only that character to craft that motif, outfit styles are accountwide unlocks and allow all your characters to use those unlocked outfit styles. You just learn them at the same time.

Windy_Player wrote: »

And do I have to unlock 6 styles [ armor head/shoulder/chest/waist/leg/feet ] or 18 - 6 for each weight?

Motif pages unlock all weights for that specific itemslot you are learning. Hands will unlock three weights at the same time, heavy, medium, and light. But you do have to learn each itemslot separately. Learning the hands motif unlocks the hands for all weights for both crafting(character only) and outfitting(accountwide).

Windy_Player wrote: »

Just how much work is it to unlock a style in the styles sheet to use it in the Outfit station?

Easy, just learn the wanted motif on any character and the outfit style will be unlocked for your entire account. Having a maincrafter will prevent accidentally learning duplicates which will no longer unlock outfit styles, as you would then already have that outfit style unlocked.

-The above sounds complicated, but it comes down to: Crafting is not outfitting, even though you do unlock them both at the same time by learning motifs. Crafting is characterspecific, and outffiting is always accountwide.

PS: You could use one of the main race's crafting books to check how this all works. Learning the book allows only that character to craft in that style, while at the same time it unlocks that entire style accountwide for use in outfitting.