You can't get the catchup gear without overmelding?

[Seyb]

In reality, Heavensward has made crafting a joke.

Would you prefer going back to 3.0, with its 15 min favor buffs, hours of preparation to craft anything 2-star, DoH sets that took longer to craft than any of the sets in 2.x, and DoW/M gear that was almost dead on arrival when the majority of the playerbase ignored it over tome gear/gordias gear?

Last time I checked Heavensward started with 3.0? What was hard about favor gathering? What was hard about 2 star? All it took was time or a lot of money.

I am talking about having to craft 40 durability crafts in HQ for your first master book. Crafting the token turn-ins in HQ for your second master book. Getting the artisan tools. Getting the supra tools. Getting the lucis tools... You get it?