....and I don't know how to fix it. The tutorials just don't explain it well enough. My best friend attempted it, and said forget it. I only muddled through it. I think part of it may be that the playing area is not labeled. Combine that with not really knowing, or being able to see at a glance, what the different colors really are makes it even more confusing. Combine that with not knowing which colors the gear affects and it gets even more frustrating.
To put it in different words learning both Diplomacy and Crafting is not user friendly. Unfortunately things like this need to be explained down to the lowest common denominator for dummies like me.
Just my two cents. If there are really and good "Diplomacy for Dummies" or "Crafting for Dummies" kind of guides out there, I would really appreciate some links to them. (Not as if my Vanguard folder isn't huge already.
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