Redo the Crafting system.

[ChameleonMS]

- Consume way to much time, even if you are doing very simple stuff.

+1 completely agree. Many crafters would love a Quick Synthesis system which was actually, well you know, QUICK!!!

- GIL is useless.

GIL is no more or less useless than Tombstones; it is a currency. Currency is used to trade for services that you do not want to or cannot do yourself. Trying making raid food or pots without GIL and see how much time you spend gathering / crafting, instead of raiding.

- Possible buyers are almost no existent for the majority of crafted goods.

For early patch raid gear. I will agree with that. For alt class levelling gear and Glamour, the market is very large.

- FXIV crafting system is complex for the sake of being complex but give players 0 options.

There are not zero options but like anything, there more optimal options but there definitely different approaches which are viable.

- MB is boring and less exciting compared to building your own shop.

How would you improve it?
This one suggestion I have seen many times.
Make it more of shop order scenario, buyer places bid order, buy 15 of item X at price Y; placing the money in the retainer. MB seller comes along and fills the order, GIL is removed from buyer retainer and item is place in retainer storage.

- In a theme park MMO crafting is something minor unless revolve around enhance gear from dungeons/raids and consumables.

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- You are forced to level everything.

+1 completely agree. Specialist was suppose to balance this but it failed miserably.