A person who was looking to come back and play.

[Dhex]

Now, correct me if I'm wrong here.

You're wrong.

[kyuven]

The only games where you craft the best items in the game are ones that focus on them. Also, 1.0 was bad. SE admits it, the reviews say so, and a large portion of the staff of the game was fired/"restructured" over it.
That doesn't happen for games that are just "ok," and it doesn't happen to good games. It happens to trainwrecks.
I'm going to spell out the ultimate mantra for game development:
Players. Hate. Tedium.

[Shaezerus]

Oh man, ground floor on a Rokien thread. This gon' be good.

[Xikeroth]

snip.

Well you are expecting everyone to like what you like. So go for it. I hardly ever come to the forums anyways. no skin off my back. YOu don't like it leave. End of story.

Fact is you wont like it. You are the minority complaining about what works to attract the majority. For every person like you there are multiple others who love how the game is. You leaving is no real loss. and your short sighted view is what is stopping you from enjoying anything.

Guess what the devs as well as the people who love how things are FAR outnumber you and those who share your views.

SE is a business and this makes them money. They wont switch to what you like and sacrifice the majority of their subscriptions to make you happy. Evolution has a very true rule and its true with video games as well. Adapt or die. If SE wants to succeed they need to cater to the majority. Not the minority.

[Corfish]

Oh man, ground floor on a Rokien thread. This gon' be good.

I warned 'em man. I did everything I could! Why won't they listen!?

[Raidenz]

i'm a legacy player that came back recently, glad to help.

Hello, Rokien here for the 100th time.

[ErBear]

You're wrong.

Cool so people don't have to buy the expansion pack to go into ishgard, that's a plus!

[ErBear]

i'm a legacy player that came back recently, glad to help.

The question remains, why did you stop playing in the first place?

[Jamez82]

My biggest gripe is that everyone wears the same gear. Your bard is more likely than not a complete and utter carbon copy of my bard.
It would be nice if there was different stats on armor like what you mentioned (specific skill cooldown, more damage with specific skill, ect.).

[Felis]

In 1.0 Crafting did make one of the best gear in the game and it was great because you actually had to rely on real people and not artifical things.

Edit: The items were also not easily obtained and they can be rare ex as well so you can't sell them.

Only as HQ with 3 materias in them (where the gear can vanish if the 2nd and all the other materias after it failed)
If you want crafting gear as alternative best gear again, there need to be the risk in melding again