What is exactly is the point of crafting?

[TeaTimeBear]

Ya know... I really wish I had as much time to spend in the game as you OP. I'd love to be able to craft anything, especially crafted jewels. Crafted iLVL70 will always be better to be than darklight. I just don't get why this stupid topic keeps coming up. Having your crafts is so beneficial to you compared to not having in the long run.

[Aniforani]

I realize not everyone enjoys every aspect of the game, but there should still always be incentive to drive players to make use of the content created. Similar to how there is a method of questing for a DoW/DoM to forge a relic and enhance it, there should also be a quest to allow that same player to use their leveled gathering and crafting class to further enhance that gear. It wouldn't even have to be a drastic increase in the gear effectiveness, so long as it was better people would be given a reason to use all the content.

[Mitski]

*SNIP*

Crafting offers the best unrestricted (no cap, no lockout) gear upgrades in the game, and SE has confirmed crafted items for PvP in 2.1. Crafting is also a good way to earn money that can be used to obtain upgrades, buy consumables, level additional jobs, and (next week) pay for player housing. If you consider better gear, more money, and all the associated benefits to both as being "pointless"... then I guess crafting is pointless.

Not to mention, some people actually enjoy crafting.

[Ksenia]

Three members of your FC just leveled.

One got fishing to 35, the other got fishing to 38 and another guy has Marauder to 30.

Make suits for them all. Hint: You will need one Steel rivet, one silver Ingot, if you don't have the leather but you do have the hides, don't forget Alumen and Black Alument because you will need 1 Peiste leather. Yes, you will also need Velveteen and that's cotton and dew. You will also need linen cloth and thread, I'm sure I missed a few dozen stacks of one thing.

Retainer, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab.
Retainer, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab.

Wait, main hand? Wood and glue and oil. Some other leathers.

InB4 "Use the MB".

I need one silver Ingot. Not 90, not 60. I need 1. Pay 2000 Gil for it? No.. I don't think so.

[indira]

crafted gear should be equal to drops, special mats should drop from dungeons to craft that gear.

[Millimidget]

crafted gear should be equal to drops, special mats should drop from dungeons to craft that gear.

And make it more difficult to get than the dungeon gear itself? Seems like so many MMO crafting systems make dumb mistakes like that.

[Feilina]

[...]Make suits for them all. Hint: You will need one Steel rivet, one silver Ingot, if you don't have the leather but you do have the hides, don't forget Alumen and Black Alument because you will need 1 Peiste leather. Yes, you will also need Velveteen and that's cotton and dew. You will also need linen cloth and thread, I'm sure I missed a few dozen stacks of one thing.

Retainer, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab.
Retainer, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab.[...]

Let's be fair. If a dungeon player has to overcome some obstacles, we should have too! They get killed by mechanics, we get strechted by the consumed time to grab our good. That can't, that mustn't be an issue!

[wahyudi1986]

or they can make upgrade-able item for armor and weapon. It has its own durability and can't be repaired, so when it is destroyed, you need to re-apply it.
Armorer = heavy armor
Leatherworker = medium armor
weaver = light armor
goldsmith = accessory
carpenter = wood weapon
blacksmith = iron weapon


so for dungeon crawler or raid fanatics that want to maximize their stats will buy these stuff.

[Skotie]

I suppose they don't want it to be so trivial as to be able to craft your own iLV90 at this stage in the game. That, and the best items in the game should be gotten through quests and not the Market Board.

Eventually new and higher-level recipes will be introduced. You could say that leveling your crafts will prepare you for those.

They don't want it to be trivial to get the best gear in the game, not trivial like running AK and WP a 1000 times or anything right nothing as trivial as repeating the same two dungeons over and over no....

[Axidrain]

They don't want it to be trivial to get the best gear in the game, not trivial like running AK and WP a 1000 times or anything right nothing as trivial as repeating the same two dungeons over and over no....

crafting will get u the best gear almost instantly. u just have to farm tomes and get the mats. higher level equipments im talking ilvl 90 here have lockouts. if ur able to craft ilevel 90 gear whats the point of going for the dungeon gear? :3