I actually love crafting. For Heavensward I maxxed out all my gatherers first then all my crafters so that I can be self-sufficient. I maxxed CUL out first simply because I loved cooking; eyebrow-raising, I know, until FC members realized that Muscle Memory is a decent skill.

I would agree that the red scrips thing is quite the grind... and so I simply opted out of it. I do hope that they make improvements for the benefit of those who... uh, don't like it? I guess. And I still make gil every day, 100k to 500k which is decent for a buyer's market like ours; 1m on a good day even though I usually play only a few hours after work. I just watch the market for what's in demand, stuff like that.