It's time for crafter level boosts

[LianaThorne]

Since you can buy adventure toon levels, I don't think the OP is off base here.

Despite the fact that I have almost all crafters/gatherers who are higher level than my highest combat job. In fact, it's annoying the heck out of me that I can't gather in areas that my highest combat job doesn't have access to.

I guess I could buy a combat job to fix that?

The issue is that it'll make mentorship even more of a shit show than it is now if people can just buy access to both battle & crafting/gathering. Battle I can understand because you're still comm locked and no way to get around that grind. Crafting/gathering reqs can be done in a day or two after you finish leveling the 1 DoH&DoL. So personally I'd rather not see this implemented.

[Cyreil]

They already did. Ishgard Restoration and Ocean Fishing.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Do a round or two through the Diadem for mats, look up a couple of macros, spam Ishgard Restoration while watching Netflix. Worked for me.

[ryouma17]

they should remove the shard/crystal/cluster requirement for crafting its an outdated system

[Ardeth]

they should remove the shard/crystal/cluster requirement for crafting its an outdated system

This the 1000000% reason I gave up on crafting in the first place. Not only do I need mats, but I need mats to make the mats not be mats anymore? It's such a backwards stupid system. Plus it doesn't help that crafted items sell for chicken feed. What's the point of even doing it. I got into Alchemy to make dyes and you can barely sell them for how much they cost to make/how long it takes to gather the crystals to make them let alone the pigment. You have to gather your ass off for chicken feed. Forget that.

[Derio]

There are way too many ways to level up a crafting class. IMO a level boost for crafters would be a slap in the face to all the QOL improvements for crafters in SHB.

[Kaurhz]

Imagine that.

An Ultimate level, and self-proclaimed hardcore raider complaining that they need to put in a modicum of effort in order to repair their own gear. Heaven forbid!

Lahabrea would like a word with you

Since you can buy adventure toon levels, I don't think the OP is off base here.

Despite the fact that I have almost all crafters/gatherers who are higher level than my highest combat job. In fact, it's annoying the heck out of me that I can't gather in areas that my highest combat job doesn't have access to.

I guess I could buy a combat job to fix that?

They are massively off-base with this suggestion. Purchasing combat skips, and MSQ skips enable people to skip through the process of needing to go through several expansions worth of content in order just to do endgame content or content that isn't practically dead. Combat is an integral part of the game, crafting however is side content.

There's no need for them to massacre crafting any more than what they already have for those that enjoy it just so you can repair your gear without having to put in any effort whatsoever. If you don't like it use the repair vendor, simple as. This has got to be one of the worst suggestions I've ever seen on this forum and that is an impressive feat.

Combat skips are meant to help facilitate newer players to catch up. Crafting skips shouldn't be incorporated because people are too lazy to engage in a piece of side-content that isn't even necessary.

[Lanadra]

As someone who raids on an alt, it would be nice to be able to buy a level boost for our crafters. It's either that or we should lower the minimum level to fix our gears to 1.

It's so useful for raiding. Why does QoL raiding stuff have to be barred behind casual content like crafting?

We're heading into 6.0 where the level cap is going to be 90. Does square actually expect us to level our crafters on raiding alts to cap -10?

[MPK]

The issue is that it'll make mentorship even more of a shit show than it is now if people can just buy access to both battle & crafting/gathering. Battle I can understand because you're still comm locked and no way to get around that grind. Crafting/gathering reqs can be done in a day or two after you finish leveling the 1 DoH&DoL. So personally I'd rather not see this implemented.

Real talk: no one cares or uses the mentor system as intended.

You're just gatekeeping.

People with actual questions uses stuff like The Balance

[gotaname1]

The only job I ever want to boost is FSH. Gawd I hate that job so much...