Materia IV and Pudding Flesh

[Waeksyn]

You still don't get it.

Crafting is a mini game with a lot of grind. It has no purpose in the game. We bicker over how a ring or a helmet can be over melded to be better than the i90 version in a denial game about how the other 96% of the gear is reward and token turn in.

How is the self serving grind different from any other aspect of an MMO? People do the high level battle content to get better equipment so that they can do more content for more equipment until they have BIS on their job(s). High level battle gear makes battle easier and the only purpose for battle is to get high level gear. Circular pass-time for both battle and crafting.