9 Coke required now? (or other)

[Wulfies]

Based on what i see, its like they are trying to phase out crafting slowly but surely. I was playing/subbing to 1.0/2.0 because the game did have a dynamic crafting/gathering system if you didn't feel like the standard MMO smash/camp. Now, not so much. It pretty much any MMO out there, best gear is dropped. If i wanted that i'll go back to EQ or something like that.

[Jinko]

Based on what i see, its like they are trying to phase out crafting slowly but surely.

It does feel like this, its sad really

They need to have these items drop in CoB, Garuda and Titan, as well at least there would be other ways for the items to get onto the marketplace.

Nobody in their right mind should be spending their tomes on these mats anyway.

[Reika]

Based on what i see, its like they are trying to phase out crafting slowly but surely. I was playing/subbing to 1.0/2.0 because the game did have a dynamic crafting/gathering system if you didn't feel like the standard MMO smash/camp. Now, not so much. It pretty much any MMO out there, best gear is dropped. If i wanted that i'll go back to EQ or something like that.

Exactly how I feel. I got into FFXIV because crafting and gathering weren't typical MMO, far more engaging and actually mattered from low level all the way up. They've pretty much killed it for the low level crafter, and max level crafts have very little power gain over dropped with the best being unworthy of obtaining due to the excessive amount of time it would take to grind the mats vs just getting darklight. Even trying to make a Grade IV Materia takes a lifetime. Don't they know how long they made it take to spiritbond the crafting or gathering gear that would even have a remote chance of turning GIV?! And battle gear takes nearly as long...

I don't even know why I did a 180 day sub now. Should have just done 1 month until they showed proof of not planning to kill off the viability and actual fair cost of end-game crafting.

BTW, Japanese thread has 115 likes now. Fixed the link on the OP, wasn't working for some reason. Wonder how they can ignore us crafters for so long. Server issues are pressing and all, but they should have other people that are not working on server issues, namely the people responsible for this change, that can come answer for this mess.