I believe the scarcity of entry-level scrolls and skillbooks breaks progression

[Temjiu]

Totally agree. recently started Carpentry, and Im horrified to see the shoddy priest staff recipe for 20k or higher, when I bough a staff recipe 20 levels higher for 400. it should be the reverse...20k for the high end recipes, while the lower tier recipes should run 400k or so.

Not sure why this is. perhaps the drop rate are the same, but with a larger amount of lower level carpenters on the server, the lower tier recipes are used personally more often, resulting in a scarcity of them on the market? Just conjecture really, but the point remains...we need a higher drop rate for the lower tier skill books. specifically the ones that you cannot get elsewhere.

Not only does the current setup reduce player sense of accomplishment with their skillset progression, but it also encourages those who are only in it for monetary reasons to watch vendors and snap up those low tier recipes, further diminishing the pool for those who honestly just want to craft with them.

Not a good design.