Seems odd that no one mentioned this at all, but Alla does'nt list the Trader Slop's as useable by Whm, though the picture obviously says they can.
They even have the Baron's listed for Whm but not the Trader's. Now that I think about it, Smn and Thf are also missing from the list. Going to have send a correction on that.
For all the curious as why the item costs so much... I harvest alot as most clothcrafters do, flax flowers and Winjruit are the rarest of harvestable items. after seeing this new gear arrive i had to get some. In 6 hours of harvesting I gathered 15 red moka grass and 4 stacks of flax flowers and 2 stacks of winjruit. thats 4 clothes!!! So these items are priced for time.. like silk and wool etc. Like they always say time is money$$.
I don't know what it is about this piece of the set but at 80 cloth and 51 leather I can't HQ it. I just did 15 synths in a row with no HQ. I've been able to make all the other baron pieces easily so I really don't get it. This is about 30 pairs now altogether and no HQ whatsoever.
At the time you posted this set had only just been released and required the use of new items to make it. The price went through the roof as people raced to get the new ingredients and wanted to be the first to run around in it. The +1 version of this equipment is the desirable one.
I know that, but why does the NQ (normal quality) version cost so damn much? Sure it looks cool, but its pretty stupid how a useless item costs so much. The +1 price I can sort of understand, but still.
No clue ~ only that it is new and people like to look different? I decided I wanted the hat for fun - but I harvested and made it myself. If I get fed up with it - I can sell it, currently at 75k on Alexander (although it will probably drop some more). And yes... that's the NQ...