Regarding Luminaries.

[Niota]

Why should we work for useless achievements if SE is just going to open-hand slap crafters across the eyes?

[MurakumoMillennium]

They were probably never intended to be anything more than a vanity thing anyways.

Aside from the fact that they were hands down the best tools you could get for a time, yeah I'm totally sure they added them in 1.0 to be used as vanity items in 2.2.

[Nekodar]

Those Luminaries we sank gil and time into will be nothing more than a fleeting memory in our glamour crystals. Oh well, I saw this coming a mile away...I'm more disappointed that Blacksmith (one of the better crafters in 2.0-2.1) is now pretty much junk.

The luminaries that had identical stats as the crafters af tool...
It was nothing more than for looks really...

[Gwaeron]

The luminaries that had identical stats as the crafters af tool...
It was nothing more than for looks really...

The "AF" tools did not always exist. Luminary tools were far superior to anything else when they were first added.

[Namasu]

However crafters/gatherers have a lot LESS going for them than DoW/M classes. So it sucks that one of the cooler (and useful) items from 1.0 has been reduced to a vanity item. Its like we're taking steps back not forward with DoH/L. So much fun potential with crafting and gathering having their own classes .... wasted.

Why would you even think that items from 1.0 would forever be viable in the highest tier for anything whether it's crafting, gathering, or battle gears. Don't confuse achievement grinding with progression.

[Nekodar]

The "AF" tools did not always exist. Luminary tools were far superior to anything else when they were first added.

And this is 2.x, not 1.x...
The AF tools likely got the same stats as luminaries because a number of luminaries from 1.x were botted, and SE wanted to equalize old and new crafters.

[Gwaeron]

And this is 2.x, not 1.x...
The AF tools likely got the same stats as luminaries because a number of luminaries from 1.x were botted, and SE wanted to equalize old and new crafters.

Still, saying it was never for anything but looks is just wrong.

"Darklight was never for anything but looks."
"Yes it was, they were good gear in 2.0."
"YEAH WELL this is 2.2"

[Nekodar]

Still, saying it was never for anything but looks is just wrong.

"Darklight was never for anything but looks."
"Yes it was, they were good gear in 2.0."
"YEAH WELL this is 2.2"

I'm using ARR as the baseline with that statement, because that's the game we're playing.

[Felis]

The "AF" tools did not always exist. Luminary tools were far superior to anything else when they were first added.

double or triple melded crafted tool were better than Luminary tool during 1.0

So yes, Luminary tools were never the best tools.

[Legend_]

Does the new tools have new workbenches? Never seen anyone mention the looks yet. Luminary should at least have their own so we can glam despite all the historical talk.