The basic thing about CE is it's Ishgard Restoration 2.0 and all the crafting everyone is doing there is going towards progress to unlock base upgrades where a special Fate appears to be able to upgrade the base. You can see the progress of your world's moon base here along with all the others.


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ration/report/


The Mech Ops are mini games where you control a bulldozer or a mecha to destroy the objectives but you have to buy a pilot liscense for that and it's also RNG since a few pilots are chosen per Mech Ops. I find it fun as a crafter and I also enjoy the challenging A rank crafting since using macros all the time gets boring, so I find it really engaging. It's true that the MB is flooded with the prizes but give it a few months and those things will go back up like the things people won during Ishgard Restoration.



There will be more planets coming to build and more along with the steps of the relic tools until they are BiS by 7.5. For now, the upgraded tools offer a bonus towards getting the lunar currency for both the prizes and pilot license. If you are chosen for the Mech Ops, you will always get a Big Bang Ticket that is good for a spin at the gamba for prizes. The Mech Ops one that has you piloting the mecha also has a rare chance of rewarding you the mount itself too.



CE is for crafters and gathers and it may not be for everyone but I feel it's worth a try for anyone.