Elder Scrolls Online Crafting

Crafting in Elder Scrolls Online is convoluted at best.  ESO-Sets may be helpful.
https://eso-sets.com

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Guild Wars 2: Leveling Crafting Above 400

Apparently all crafting in Guild Wars 2 will be expanded to level 500.  Here's a bit about how it is supposed to work.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-16-guild-wars-2-crafting-rising-from-400-to-500

HOWEVER, right now apparently only the three weapon crafting professions go above 400 right now (October 2013).  That's weapon smith, huntsman and artificer.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/85168-crafting-above-400-skill/

Leveling guide and tips.
https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/crafting/Guide-400-500

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Order and Chaos Online: Where to Find Crafting Materials

Where to find the various crafting materials.  General locations, listed by material type.
http://orderandchaosonline.wikia.com/wiki/Materials

Searchable database.  Choose Items, then "Material" and then the type of material (fabric, leather, ore, etc.).  "Consumables" are also hidden under Items.
http://oac-head.com

This map seems to show locations of ores, specifically bronze, marcasite and primal iron.
http://www.orderandchaosmap.host22.com/land1.php

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Guild Wars 2 Weapons

Ten Ton Hammer talks about how weapons work in GW2.
http://www.tentonhammer.com/gw2/guides/basics/weapons

Here's a guide to making Legendary Weapons, with pages and pages of comments.
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/64363-legendary-weapons-guide/

A list of all legendary weapons in GW2, plus crafting recipes and the "gifts" needed.
http://segmentnext.com/2012/08/30/guild-wars-2-legendary-weapons-crafting-recipes-guide-gift-recipes-and-where-to-find/

A guide to weapons for Necromancers.
http://www.necrobator.com/necropedia/necromancer-weapon-guide/

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Guild Wars 2: Trainer Locations

Trainers are difficult to find in GW2.  Here's where profession and commander trainers can be found:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Trainer

Crafting trainers are called Master Craftsmen.  They are listed by craft and then location here.  Generally once you find one crafting trainer, the others in that location will be nearby.  Remember, you have to choose "Please teach me" from the dialogues to be taught the craft.  It isn't enough just to find the trainer for the craft you want to learn.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Master_craftsman

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Crafting in Guild Wars 2 UPDATED

There are eight crafting professions in Guild Wars 2 (and 400 skills levels!).  You can learn all the crafting professions, but can only have two disciplines active on a character at one time.  You can gather materials for crafting by purchasing items, looting defeated foes' bodies, gathering certain raw materials, and salvaging materials after destroying items using a salvage kit.  All this is covered in the GW2 wiki.  Yes, it's complicated.  This is the very best guide I've found.
http://gaiscioch.com/tavern/guildwars_crafting/post_35198.html

Here is what the official wiki says about crafting.  The links are very useful for research.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting_material

This summarizes crafting and has explanations of how professions work crafting items.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guild-wars-2/Crafting

Here is a crafting orientation video for beginners.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFU_b4e2bxU

A more intermediate crafting video with an emphasis on gathering and storage. (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3Ddw6Gqmo&feature=channel&list=UL

Cooking is a little different so here's a video that covers just cooking.  (based on the beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPWp1Yh_30&feature=channel&list=UL

Psynister has analyzed the gem store. You can read all about it and see the organizational charts here.  Thanks, Psyn!
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/analyzing-the-gem-store/

He's also done a review of the game.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/guild-wars-2-review-take-2/

UPDATE:  Recipes are color coded in the production tab of your crafting UI.  I am quoting the Production section in the link below as follows:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crafting

"The production tab shows all available recipes. The color of a recipe's name indicates how close the recipe is to your current discipline level. The colors are the same as for item quality, progressing from gold for recipes near your current level to green to dark blue to light blue to white to gray for recipes that no longer grant any crafting experience.

Red recipes appear when you are within five levels of the next 25-level interval, at which point they will automatically unlock.

The number after the recipe name indicates how many items you can craft using that recipe, based on the contents your inventory and collections."

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Rift: Where to Find Cloth Materials

This guide to outfitting has locations by zone and level of various cloths at the bottom of the page.
http://www.rift-craft.com/outfitting/

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Kingdom of Amalur Crafting Guides

Guide to Sagecrafting, with gem crafting and recipes.
http://segmentnext.com/2012/02/08/kingdom-of-amalur-sagecrafting-guide-gem-recipes-and-shards/

Guide to Alchemy, with potion recipes and reagents.
http://segmentnext.com/2012/02/08/kingdom-of-amalur-alchemy-guide-potion-recipes-and-reagents/

Guide to Blacksmithing
http://segmentnext.com/2012/02/08/kingdom-of-amalur-blacksmithing-guide-materials-and-components/

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Skyrim: Crafting Daedric Armor

Apparently most Daedric armor must be crafted by high level characters.  Here is a list of the different types you can make along with their raw materials and stats.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Daedric_Armor_(Skyrim)

There appear to be two kinds of Daedric armor, regular and Legendary.  This article has a video on the process.
http://justforgamer.blogspot.com/2011/11/skyrim-daedric-armor-how-to-create.html

Here are a list of Daedric weapons.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Daedric_Weapons_(Skyrim)

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Skyrim: How to Enchant, Craft Items and Use Alchemy

Basically, enchanting's a three step process.  Disenchant an already enchanted item at an altar of enchanting, destroying it in the process.  Fill a soul gem (these vary in quality).  Enchant the new item with the soul gem, or recharge a depleted enchanted item with the soul gem.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Enchanting_(Skyrim)

Note that you have to know the particular type of enchantment spell you want to use.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Enchanting

Here's a guide to Alchemy, Crafting and Enchanting
http://segmentnext.com/2011/11/14/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-unique-weapons-location-guide/

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Rift Tips

While looking for other things I found this forum posting of useful tips for both the novice and experienced Rift player.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r25562835-Rift-FAQ-Gameplay

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Rift: Dailies UPDATED

Rift has daily quests but I'm having trouble finding information on them.  Here is a bit about the Tier 1 and 2 daily quests, including where Defiant and Guardian players pick up the quests.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/tag/daily/

UPDATE:  Rift Zone is building a quest database.  It lists the dailies as well as other types of quests.  It is a work in progress but helpful if you are looking for dailies.
http://www.riftzone.nl/quests

Here is a list of the crafting dailies which are found in the main crafting areas of Meridian or Sanctum.  They are listed by profession and show skill level, the reward and where to turn in the quest.
http://www.rift-craft.com/daily-crafting-quests/

Here is a guide to the Defiant daily quest in Scarwood Reach.  This may be a crafting quest.
http://www.progamercity.net/rift-guides/1262-guide-artifacts-farming-scarwood-reach-daily-quest.html

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Rift: Runecrafting 101

Runecrafting from A to B.
http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Runecrafting

A table listing rune names, bonuses and slots.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Rune

Recipes and where to buy them plus information about transmuting components.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Runecrafting

Apparently there are a lot of flaws in how runecrafting works.

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Rift: Meridian Guide (Defiant)

This two page article is a guide to navigating Meridian, with an explanation of where to find various vendors, the bank, where to buy a guild charter, etc.
http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/mmo/articles/111057.aspx

http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/mmo/articles/111057.aspx?p=2

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Rifts: Bags

Bags in Rift come in various sizes, with the largest bag having 22 slots (unless you bought your game via Steam and got a copy of the 24 slot Collector's Satchel).  Here's the best source of information about which bags hold how much, sorted as to whether they are drops, craftable, whether there is a recipe for making it, etc.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Bag

Each profession has four skill levels--Novice (1-75?), Skilled (75-150?), Expert (150-225?), and Master (225-300?).
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/

Levels at which you can craft bags (from the forums--note I've not been able to confirm this information):

"Silken Bag is trained at level 180, and is 14 slots. Spellspun Bag is trained at Outfitter level 280, and is 18 slots. The pattern for Witchweave Bags can be bought from the Outfitter recipe vendor for 318 Artisan Marks, which should take about a week, possibly less, to get, and requires Outfitter 265. And finally there's Spiritweave Bags, epic quality 22-slot bags. The pattern is bought for 4 Outfitter Plaques, which I'm guessing are rewarded for Master rank daily profession quests."

http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-70638.html?s=a21996d169ec5bd63429d657746ff25c

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Rift: Guides to the Crafting and Gathering Professions

There are two types of professions in Rift:  crafting professions and gathering professions.  Here is a general guide to them all with help leveling the professions.  First up, gathering (butchery, foraging and mining).
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/

Now the crafting guide (apothecary, armorsmithing, artificing, outfitting, runecrafting, and weaponsmithing.
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/crafting/

UPDATE:  Rift Crafter has a website that will cover all the crafts.  It's just now getting started so there's not a lot there yet but the home page talks about the fixes Patch 1.1 will bring to the game.
http://www.riftcrafter.com/tradeskills/

If you want more details about the various crafting and gathering professions, check this series of articles out.  Note part three goes over the dailies, the UI, etc.
http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-1-gathering-professions/

http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-2-crafting-professions/

http://highplanesrifter.com/2011/02/the-beginners-guide-to-crafting-in-rift-part-3-making-it-happen/

From the Favorite Links, don't forget what Telarapedia says about professions (including the highly important chart that shows which gathering and crafting professions compliment each other).
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Profession

Here are some foraging and mining maps to help you locate items.
http://rift.incgamers.com/foraging-and-mining-maps/

http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/

The Solo MMO Player has hit the wall leveling in two foraging professions. We read in the forums to head to another zone looking for non-gray items and he discovered that buying some items to craft in combination with his foraged items broke the log jam and enabled him to level a bit higher.  If you are stuck leveling a profession, try doing either or both of these things.
http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-98895.html?s=25b09da632721b48ed9e906567ba7c8b

UPDATE:  I've found three guides (foraging, butchering and mining) that list some items that go gray at various levels.  This may be helpful with the wall crafters and gathers are hitting.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/

http://www.riftbro.com/rift-butchering-guide/

http://www.riftbro.com/rift-mining-guide/

The Solo MMO Player has discovered that the controls are inconsistent across characters.  If you push the left button and get the "you aren't trained to use a loom" type message, try the right button.

Crafting Station locations, etc.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/Crafting_Stations_%28Rift%29

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Rift: The Apothecary (Crafting Professions)

Learn to be an apothecary using Rift Junkies' guide.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/21/mixing-it-up-an-introduction-to-apothecary/

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