I think some materials are unnecessarily difficult to find...I've played Monster Hunter nightly in the past, and that has some pretty iffy drops, but some of the ones in this almost match that.
The Gastric Juice from the baby centipedes for one.
On top of that, some of the materials from smithing aren't difficult to find, but you need a LOT of them. Like, an insane amount.
On the topic, does anyone know where to find an Ornate Handle? I need, I believe, 50, for my staff (Or Wand, cba to check), and I have no clue where to find them.