crafting a waste of time.

[Somi]

I'm sure you'll need spirit bond parties again in the future to get all the materia you need... those burn through gear like nothing else.

[Vydos]

I actually agree with the OP. Crafting gear and armor does feel useless.

Do they still sell on the Market Wards? Yes
Do people need to buy them? Honestly no and I'm surprised when people do buy my weapons.

I'm sure you'll need spirit bond parties again in the future to get all the materia you need... those burn through gear like nothing else.

That's another issue I have with crafting + materia. I have a Mailbreaker (level 70 green crafted sword) and I can't even put a materia III or IV in it without it being nerfed down due to reaching some cap.

Makes me wonder what those materias are even needed/used for. Even the relic weapons require weapons with tier III materia inside. And endgame dropped gear doesn't allow materia attachment.