Possibly Largest Problem Facing The Game (Crafting)

[TirionCrey]

My biggest concern for the future is...since SE wants crafting and gathering classes to be on par with the Battle Classes, when it comes to experience Main Story and stuff...I'm afraid there will be NEVER EVER an expansion like CoP, with an awesome story plus a very challenging series of fights...cause if Crafters have to be able to get them done...how can they be challenging?

[Wynn]

My biggest concern for the future is...since SE wants crafting and gathering classes to be on par with the Battle Classes, when it comes to experience Main Story and stuff...I'm afraid there will be NEVER EVER an expansion like CoP, with an awesome story plus a very challenging series of fights...cause if Crafters have to be able to get them done...how can they be challenging?

The only way I could see it working is if they create completely different scenarios for battle classes vs. crafter/harvesters. They could all intertwine of course, but the classes are involved in different aspects of the story. Like what we have now in the job quests. So that would mean that the story from here on out will have to be told through the specific jobs instead of one big main story line in future expansions. It is either that or leave out one side in favor of the other (battle/non-battle), which will be stinky no matter which side is picked.