So im new to the crafting game in FFXIV. Ive leveled Miner to 18 Fishing to 21 and Botanist to maybe 5. Have a couple DoH classes to an all time high of 8. The system is terrifying and incredibly daunting to me and it keeps me from diving in. So i was hoping reaching out to the forums I could get some insight.

Obviously crafting is a good way to make money, but from what i read you need to spend a lot of money (which i do not have) to level it. With the DoL jobs, do any of them make money at 60? Do you have to gear each job as though it was a battle class?

Right now fishing is whats keeping the majority of my attention, but im worried its a loss cause. Exclusively, can a fisher make decent money? What role does it play in regards to the DoH jobs? My biggest worry is sinking time into these jobs and then it not really be worth it in the long run.

I hate to use this example, but I play WoW and WoD killed crafting. There is no real reason for people to really craft because your garrison can do it all. Do DoH have any real impact on the DoW/DoM jobs as far as gear? Is it viable? I know they have talked about making it so crafted gear actually has a decent role and can be a good option as a stepping stone for gear just not sure if it was implemented or if thats coming in the future.

Sorry for the longish post and I thank anyone who answers as I do want to get into crafting just have my worries.