Quote Originally Posted by Commat View Post
I think the time investment is irrelevant.

The underlining problem is that the mini games are awful.

Fun is fun no matter how long it takes. Boring is boring the first time and every time after.

Currently enjoyment in MMO's come from advancement. One day it will come from activity. It used to be that way, i remember it, i swear.
I would also be okay with it if they found a way to make it fun, but this is Square Enix and Crafting in MMOs we're talking about. Even the best developers in the world haven't made Crafting an enjoyable experience, and really should be treated as something to do on the side, not a chore to keep it on par with your current War/Magic classes to keep the crafts relevant for your use.

At least in old school World of Warcraft, for example, you *could* reasonably keep your crafts up, and what you made *did* come in handy. Nowadays what you craft is useless in that game while leveling, but in FFXIV that is not the case. Since it isn't, I sure would like to be able to use what I'm crafting without spending 90% of my online game time crafting and only 10% doing what I like.