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

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That makes two of us, considering your best is a one-line post with no explanation.

I'm not saying gear and melds = difficulty or whether I agree or not, but it's not faceroll Facet and the fact they'd even consider it means they aren't opposed to the idea of making it harder somehow. But I'm interested how you interpret it as "we are fully opposed to any form of difficulty in crafting". Go for it.

Pretty sure they were focused on your statement ("he did mention Ishgard possibly taking the best gear and melds, which means they aren't opposed to difficulty. I won't get my hopes up too much, but at the same time there's a chance."), in bold not being factual or said in public.

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Pretty sure they were focused on your statement ("he did mention Ishgard possibly taking the best gear and melds, which means they aren't opposed to difficulty. I won't get my hopes up too much, but at the same time there's a chance."), in bold not being factual or said in public.

Actually, I do seem to remember an interview of Yoshida saying that Ishgard’s harder recipes will require the best melds and perfect gear to complete. I can try to find it if you want. As for how true that is? Probably not so much, considering Yoshida often does not meet expectations. I am just skeptical about the whole “let’s overhaul crafting” claim until I actually see it for myself.

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Actually, I do seem to remember an interview of Yoshida saying that Ishgard’s harder recipes will require the best melds and perfect gear to complete. I can try to find it if you want. As for how true that is? Probably not so much, considering Yoshida often does not meet expectations. I am just skeptical about the whole “let’s overhaul crafting” claim until I actually see it for myself.

Hopefully he was only referring to the next tier of crafts and `the best melds and perfect gear` was just usual PR jargon. Hoping for sync'd stats like PvP / HoH, etc.