(07-01-2012, 01:04 AM)Archon_Wing Wrote: Really? I have a stack of 30 Flawless square Amethysts and no designs to get the best ones. I could get more by cubing up the lesser ones but I can't be bothered to get Tomes of Jewelcrafting. Those are too expensive on the AH, and farming hell is a waste of time. I did combine a few to get Perfect Star things to put in gear.
Tomes of Jewelcrafting are only expensive on the AH because of the viewpoint you share. It is trivially easy to farm them, but nobody can be "bothered" to do so. You might want to reconsider that, especially if you have any worthwhile gold farming gear. The ease of Hell difficulty, even with a full set of +GF gear, cannot be overstated for farming purposes. You might just find you can get enough Tomes to cube up your Perfect Squares into Flawless Squares, while at the same time earning more Gold per hour in the process. Besides, you could always turn around and sell the Tomes, thereby really increasing your GPH.
For me, even getting 500k (or 600k) gold is a chore, so I have yet to upgrade to even a single Star gem. Frankly I just don't have the time to invest in this game right now, and furthermore the ROI - for me, personally - is too low to be worth it anyway.
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I should add I have no Jeweler Designs, and probably never will at this rate. Star will most likely be the highest Gem I ever acquire.
Roland *The Gunslinger*