Square Enix, please think about both Casual AND Hardcore crafters..

[Kabooa]

A ridiculous suggestion. No, I would not be OK with another path to gutting the part of the game I enjoy.

A lack of interdependence isn't an issue. If you insist on doing everything yourself, you're going to stay poor. That's only a good strategy for when you're first starting out and lack the capital to just buy what you need. Players who have that capital and understand how the economy works will regularly buy things like raw or intermediate materials rather than waste time crafting or gathering them themselves.

How poor is poor to you?

I need to clarify this by saying I'm asking these questions to better understand your perspective. That is why I've asked prior about time commitments. That's why I'm asking now about what you consider poor.