I'm playing the game at a slower pace than many players, partially because I am afraid the game will lose a lot of appeal when I hit whatever end-game walls.

I have all 8 DoH at 41+ a few are 50. My highest battle class is 45. Once I get most/all of my DoH to 50 - if there's nothing for them to do I'm not simply going to play my battle class that much more. If I find myself playing less and less, there's no reason to stay subscribed.

DoH ARE a significant part of the game to me, regardless of what SE intended. Kind of like Ninjas were tanks in FFXI regardless of what SE intended. They may have to choose betweem making the game what the players want to keep the game going strong, or make the game what they intended and alienate their player base.


I'm just saying they have to recognize that there are crafters who want to craft, and if there's nothing to craft they won't play.