Well, I personally would think this a good strategy since it seems very efficient in terms of resources (assuming you aren't a big gold-spender).
But...
"VERY dumb" ist quite a strong judgement, and farming it in purple up to level 12 is pretty much the same as recasting at 5. As to the reason WHY this would be "VERY dumb": I unfortunately don't have enough insight into the whole arms topic. Huge pain in the behind is all I know about that
Just wanted to point this out in case you hadn't seen that post in the other thread.
But...
Squinters Wrote:You don't recast at 5 because it is VERY dumb and ruins that arm's potential.(http://sols9.com/batheo/Forum/Thread-red-arms)
"VERY dumb" ist quite a strong judgement, and farming it in purple up to level 12 is pretty much the same as recasting at 5. As to the reason WHY this would be "VERY dumb": I unfortunately don't have enough insight into the whole arms topic. Huge pain in the behind is all I know about that
Just wanted to point this out in case you hadn't seen that post in the other thread.