Quote Originally Posted by Xenor View Post
And what does a part consist of? Where do the part makers get this? DoL players are the ones affected here, not the crafters. As a crafter I couldn't care less about parts, I'm bitching as a gatherer.
Well I don't think you'll be gathering much (if any) of these materials they're doing away with. Let's use the dev post example:

Current Recipe (Hempen Doublet)
1 hempen doublet front (crafted)
1 hempen doublet back (crafted)
1 pair of sheepskin shoulder guards (taupe) (crafted)
1 sheep leather strap (taupe) (crafted)
1 pair of hempen sleeves (crafted)
1 spindle of hempen yarn (gathered, it drops from a mob)

New Recipe (Hempen Doublet Vest)
1 bolt of undyed hempen cloth (drops from a mob)
1 spindle of hempen yarn (drops from a mob)
1 circle of sheep leather (crafted, bought from NPC as well)
1 copper ingot (crafted, bought from NPC as well)

There are no mats in this recipe that drop from DoL. I know this is only one example, but I feel that the "parts" they're speaking of are crafted parts. If something you gather is in a recipe for parts it's not like it won't be used for something else. You will not go broke or become worthless over this.