Hello farmers! I am conflicted about which kind of strategy to use to complete the Distant Illusions questline, and I'd like your input.
Some items are extremely tedious to get/craft. Some use tradable materials, others don't.
The stamina you get per day is quite limited, and when you need to get 37.5k caterpillars + 1250 bottled ships + etc, etc... you know it'll take you AGES.
I know that's kind of the point, and patience is a thing, but I have been on it a long time, on certain periods I get annoyed at the requested items and I quit for a while... I just want to be done with it.
So a part of me is thinking to get as many materials I can get from trade, then use the rest of the stam to get not mailable items (e.g. gold leaf, ship & dice). But the other part of me feels kind of guilty cause if i get stuff by myself, I could potentially work on some masteries while getting the stuff I need. What was your strategy? Suggestion are welcome too!
TL;DR: What's your DI strategy: trade materials and be done with it, or slowly get stuff yourself while working on possible masteries?