First off I think the crafting in Dragonflight is a huge step in the right direction and the devs have definitely hit the mark on creating a great social experience for players, but certain parts of it have created awkward friction for players to understand and make use of it. I’ve recently started doing a lot of crafting on my server for these gems and from my 3 day experience it is very unintuitive compared to having other crafting/recrafting orders done. I’ve had to make a few text templates trying to explain the process the most efficient way so that the buyers have full understanding of how it works. Currently you have 2 ways to perform this craft and this is the type of dialogue I use to explain this up front:
Option 1(cheapest): We will roll craft(s) until a gem goes 3 with a 2* diamond and 3* gem. It usually procs to 3* in 2-4 attempts. *
Option 2: This is a 100% guarantee for 3. It requires 3* mats and my illustrious insight.*
Option 1 ends up confusing some people because these gems have no recraft option available. A lot of people ask why and I have no other answer than it just comes off as unintuitive design when you compare it to other crafting.
Some people get confused about why they use a 2 star diamond instead of 3. It effectively doesn’t change the proc rate for 3 star. 2 stars are way more cost effective than 3 simply by acquisition rate. At least that’s how it appears on the auction house.
While I think having these two options are nice. A gambling option that generally is cheaper for the buyer and a no risk option that is more expensive is great. There needs to be better in-game tools and guides on how to use crafting orders in general. Primalist gems need a recraft option or some sort of change to the acquisition of 2 star and 3 star illimited diamonds. That or maybe an increase to inspiration when using a 3 star gem.
I don’t know a for sure answer to the problem but I think there this is a noticeable thorn in an otherwise good system when the crafter has to explain so much up front to a buyer. That and you can pop on to the forms and immediately see several other posts with different feedback or problems cause from how the system is.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/just-got-scammed-out-of-30k-jc-gems/1492880
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/jc-gemcutting-a-crafters-nightmare/1484270