Quote Originally Posted by Chrysania View Post
My favorite solution; don't craft unless you like crafting for what it is. It will never be allowed to truly threaten raid drop/gated and capped token gear at endgame. Why us simple; they control all things rng and cap counted very closely.

They will never allow crafters to potentially allow endgamers to bypass too much, if any, content. That's effing with the time they force out of you, which is effing with their money.

Kindly look at every gear treadmill mmo out there. This isn't uncharted terrain.
If this is true, then I know that my subscription with FFXIV won't be lasting all that long. Maybe I'll give Salem a try...