Talk:Smithing/@comment-24.56.233.166-20200111151434/@comment-30214985-20200111193124

I've been playing for 3 1/2 years, and last month, I maxed out all 4 resources. It's really just expeditions + map grinding + time, but some other factors in my favor:

When there isn't a special event going on, my main goal is leveling up my strongest kiwames, so I grind 8-2 a lot (luckily, I haven't KBC'ed it). IIRC, the resource drops are really big there (like, 200?), so I've probably gained a lot of resources as a byproduct.

I've probably spent less on smithing campaigns than some other saniwas for the following reasons: 1) Bad luck: At least once, IRL stuff took me offline so I _couldn't_ participate in a new-sword smithing campaign. 2) Good luck: I think at least twice, I got the new sword in under 20-30 attempts. 3) Before Ranbu Levels were introduced, there was no reason to try to get multiples of rare swords, so if I already had the smithing-campaign sword, I wouldn't try to get another one.