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That being said, I wholeheartedly agree. Crafting has become a complete joke nowadays. While I still enjoy it, there simply lacks even the slightest bit of challenge. I went with a cheaper alternative for overmelds and am damn glad I did since they were still overkill for the tiers we got. Heavensward really made you have to work if you wanted to macro anything. And even then, it remained a risk. With the lowered Durability/Quality rates and abilities like Manipulation II and Rapid Synthesis II, you can easily muscle through everything.

It cannot simply be a relevance issue because Creator saw no such problem. And I know plenty of crafters who loved the Ala Mhigan sets. It's simply yet another accessibility change which can more or less be the Stormblood motto. Everything has gotten easier. Crafting is, sadly, no different.