Quote Originally Posted by Liam_Harper View Post
I have zero interest in "lewd" glamour tbh. I would like to see those coveted Primal craft tools, with a glow even when sheathed and complete with off-hand. High stat tools are ok but there would be nothing but Ishgard collectibles to use them on. Mounts and minions are just the same-old.

I think the biggest issue is that everything except the Ishgard leaderboard is super casual now, so the incentive to craft at a high level is gone. Being a high-end crafter used to mean something, you'd have access to decent combat gear, you'd be in demand with your friends and FC and helpful to them, you'd have access to the better markets, your gear would cost tens of millions but you'd be rewarded for the investment. It was something new crafters could aspire to.

As a new crafter, you can no longer think "I want to be the best crafter ever" because there's no such thing. The ultimate height of fully melded Facet lv80 is something you attain in a week or two and you're just one of thousands of others spamming your 1 button macro and everything you can make is near-worthless.

It's difficult for one leaderboard to be enough incentive when crafting itself has far less incentive. It's just a cheap item dispenser rather than content now.
Couldn’t have said it any better myself. Good response. If you were Yoshida, what would you do to rectify this situation? I mean, I know what I would do, but I would like to hear what you would suggest. Because I’m sure someone on the community or dev team reads these threads. Might make a difference.