Worst fears about specialist crafting are realized

I like the specialist system as it stands. If everyone could do everything, nothing would have value. True, you may pay through the nose for items you can't personally synth, but that needs to be part of your overall business strategy. Prior to the specialist system, there were often just 2-4 crafters on a server that owned ALL of the highest lvl profitable synths. I know this from making about 7 mil per week in profits on 4-star synths, over a period of 4 or 5 months. This is a much better system for everyone--it's not a content restriction, it just means that YOUR server's economy is protected from ppl who can play 20 hours per day sitting in their parents' basement.

If you can play 20hours a day you can level up alts and do what you were doing before.

If you can't, you're screwed.

You do NOT need every specialist to make very good gil.

You actually have a decent point that the specialist system will reward those who can spend 20 hrs a day and level alts, however, the assumption there is that your goal is to be a specialist on every single craft. There is simply no need for that--I am making as much gil as I ever was, and I have a wife, a full-time job, and a recently-purchased house I am fixing up. I typically play for 1-1.5 hours most mornings before work, and 1-2 hours after work.

I think what it comes down to is people's expectations. Most of the people that I see complaining about the specialist system, want to be doing top-tier synths on every single DotH class, and also be raiding at a very high level or doing other time-consuming content. I think it's perfectly reasonable, though, for SE to not want EVERYONE to be able to do EVERYTHING at the highest level, otherwise nothing would have value. It is perfectly ok for SE to want to limit people to 3 specialist classes if they also want to spend their time on endgame raiding.

Otherwise, feel free to spend your time leveling alts and getting a specialist in every class. I will be making just as much gil as you with only three specialists, I promise.

#farfromscrewed

I could not care less about gil, I don't know why you insist on that. I leveled up crafting because I enjoy making my own gear and glamour, now I have to buy it from the market boards. There is no fun in that.

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I think it's perfectly reasonable, though, for SE to not want EVERYONE to be able to do EVERYTHING at the highest level, otherwise nothing would have value.

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Well then there is no point in having an armoire system in the first place, which was one (if not the biggest) selling point of this game.

Those are two good points.

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Originally Posted by AskaRay

Mmm I'm glad all that stuff I just gathered in the Diadem will have a purpose then.

Also, glamour is hardly useless. Isn't that what that other thread wanted? To NOT have a real "use" for specialist? ONLY hoping it's glamour and cosmetic items? I'm so confused on what crafters want; I keep hearing completely different stories.

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People will complain as long as there's something to complain about.
People complain about being forced to omnicraft.
SE gives you specialist.
Now people complain they can't craft everything and have to cooperate with other crafters in an MMO. The desperation!

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Originally Posted by Satyagrahi

If everyone could do everything, nothing would have value.

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If everyone could level every combat class, no role would be valued.

I don't see them changing the specialist system any time soon. Look at desynth. Still limited.

They might allow us to be 4 instead of 3. In future updates.

I wish they buff the specialist skills to make them... Useable. And add harder recipes to make use of those skills and actions.

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Originally Posted by Satyagrahi

I think it's perfectly reasonable, though, for SE to not want EVERYONE to be able to do EVERYTHING at the highest level, otherwise nothing would have value.

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Because in 2.xx when everybody could craft everything clearly NOTHING had value?

Crafting was one of my greatest pleasures in this game, now its horrible. I spend 90% of time in-game doing crafting or gathering, now I got this nightmare to handle and it will only grow. Wait until you need specialization recipes to get craft/gathering gears. Hope the idea of SE was to get new players, because when my subscription ends, it will remain so until they change the way crafting is now.