The future of crafting and gathering... what can we expect?

[HiirNoivl]

This is no longer the game that was released in September. It's been pointed out in other threads that "You asked for drastic changes in game when the polls were up". Nothing that was promised at release can be held to the current dev team.

Gatherers will go back to being support (not that there's anything wrong with that) but they will have "end game" content. As in, higher level gear and mats that can only be collected from high level areas. Crafters will be (maybe) able to "master" one craft and will be able to use "Forbidden Recipes" to make gear. And of course, make repairs.

[Etienn]

This is no longer the game that was released in September. It's been pointed out in other threads that "You asked for drastic changes in game when the polls were up". Nothing that was promised at release can be held to the current dev team.

Gatherers will go back to being support (not that there's anything wrong with that) but they will have "end game" content. As in, higher level gear and mats that can only be collected from high level areas. Crafters will be (maybe) able to "master" one craft and will be able to use "Forbidden Recipes" to make gear. And of course, make repairs.

I wonder which craft i'd have at master, I am not even certain the craft I have which is almost 50 will be my master craft, but it may go that way, with me having miner.

[Hugus]

This is no longer the game that was released in September. It's been pointed out in other threads that "You asked for drastic changes in game when the polls were up". Nothing that was promised at release can be held to the current dev team.

Gatherers will go back to being support (not that there's anything wrong with that) but they will have "end game" content. As in, higher level gear and mats that can only be collected from high level areas. Crafters will be (maybe) able to "master" one craft and will be able to use "Forbidden Recipes" to make gear. And of course, make repairs.

I'm sorry but saying that gatherers will be able to gather and crafters will be able to craft is not quite the "content" I would be expecting from an independant class, that would be the same as saying that fighters will have monsters to fight which they do already.

I'm looking to get is a definite answer from Square Enix whether FFXIV is a game in which crafters are independant classes or will just be like any other game in the market, support skills?