Crafting Needs a Place in Endgame Raiding

[Galactimus]

Not sure if this has been said, but if they added high level crafting mats that could only be obtained in the higher level content like t6 through whatever...what is wrong about that? Running high level content for mats to make the higher level gear?

That's not the problem. It's when this "higher level gear" gets put up for sale on the Market Board. You now have RMT (gil buyers) wearing some of the best gear in the game with zero effort? If this crafted gear couldn't sold on the MB or traded then there wouldn't be a problem. The crafter would have to put in time and effort to craft these pieces and only he could wear the finished product. Just like someone running dungeons and getting the drop. If "Gil can buy you the best gear" I'd probably quit shortly after.

[NeoAmon]

If "Gil can buy you the best gear" I'd probably quit shortly after.

The short end of the story. There would be nothing to be said at that point but "I quit".