Why punish players who just want to play DoL DoH?

[Terribad]

I keep alluding to this, but this game is not a MMO wrapped in FF branding, it's an FF game wrapped with MMO elements. The story is the main focus.

There's other MMOs that's heavily story driven as well that still has side stuff, like crafting, not locked behind main story content.

[Duuude007]

There's other MMOs that's heavily story driven as well that still has side stuff, like crafting, not locked behind main story content.

Players can craft 50-60 without accessing Ishgard. Without having more than level 10 in a battlecraft class. All they need is the gil to buy the mats from players who are willing to put in the work said crafters are not.

Supply, demand. How is this such a difficult concept?

I think it's a shame that people who have played the game one way (crafter/gatherer) have it taken away from them with the expansion..

To be clear, the access DoL and DoH have 1-50 isn't changing, and any player can continue to use gil to fund crafting to level 60. If they want a cheaper route, they can gather the mats themselves, which means accessing the instances that have prerequisites to access. Just like any trial, dungeon, or raid has.

[Shadray]

To be clear, the access DoL and DoH have 1-50 isn't changing, and any player can continue to use gil to fund crafting to level 60. If they want a cheaper route, they can gather the mats themselves, which means accessing the instances that have prerequisites to access. Just like any trial, dungeon, or raid has.

Is that assuming there will be no DoL resources added to heavensward content?

Because I fail to see how they can gather it if they can't get to it. And if they can't access it then how is it not changing?

[Destomius]

There's other MMOs that's heavily story driven as well that still has side stuff, like crafting, not locked behind main story content.

Lovely. Why not play those instead?

[Terribad]

Lovely. Why not play those instead?

Why are you being rude? I don't even craft nor do I want too. You don't have to actually do x to be concerned about other players who enjoy doing x.

And yet you speak on behalf of them, fantastic.

Want to post where I said I speak on behalf of them? I'll wait.

[Duuude007]

Why are you being rude? I don't even craft nor do I want too. You don't have to actually do x to be concerned about other players who enjoy doing x.

And yet you speak on behalf of them, fantastic.

I agree there should be an alternate way. In 1.0 you were even able to start the game as a DoL/DoH (Using stone throw to fight enemies in the opening cutscenes) and you could really stick to just that if you wanted.

While a player needs to reach level 10 now, the ability to whack things with your hammer replaced stone throw. I believe this change pleased more than a few.

[kyuven]

There's other MMOs that's heavily story driven as well that still has side stuff, like crafting, not locked behind main story content.

There are, but crafting in that game is even more of a side venture than it is in this game. Some of those games even require crafted items for MSQs.
They're also not nearly as story driven, and they STILL lock certain features.
No one in this game is stopping you from leveling to 60 crafting and gathering and nothing else in this game. You just need to do the MSQs to get the most out of what you're doing. This has always been true, even in more freeform games. Hell some games like WoW put crafting and gathering nodes deep inside dungeons!