Recipes currently don't compare to freebie panda adorns, when it comes to Ability Mod. Can they please get a boost in value? Their use in chrono dungeons is not enough to justify materials. Pas Yu makes us an offer we cannot refuse. He is the Ability Modfather.
I noticed this, also. I assume it is like that to encourage players to pay a sub. Free to play players can't do the panda quests.