True, after you have spent about 200 million gp getting 99... Eh, it's only about 40 mil that I need to get to 99.. and with only 40 mil, you'll need to buy steel bars at around 130gp each... check out the skill calculator on the tip it website. it lists how many steel bars you'll need to get to 99. according to it, you WILL need around 200 mill for steel bars if the steel bars cost around 500-600