whats the point of crafting...

[Nenin]

I'm not sure about the PVP gear. My impression is that you might be able to actually make pvp gear. It could just be materia related or as you said, consumable related.

Otherwise, I think you're missing something.



Adding vanity gear to crafting can potentially be huge.
That's 2.2 but since you said 6+ months, I'm guessing you're assuming that there won't be any additions but furniture till at least 2 patches away.

Yes I have no complaints about changes slated for 2.2 and beyond but that's still pretty far away. I've always loved PVP and I'm hoping for some crafter involvement in the process upon its release.

[Ansumana]

I believe the assumption with PvP is that people will want gear that is more tailored for PvP encounters (more vit or other stats through materia), and consumables for that extra edge. Possibly that PvPers will be less likely to want to farm dungeons and prefer to just buy gear.

But who knows really, the fact that the dev staff is essentially saying that they created classes that become obsolete in the endgame - by design- is the takeaway.

Any significant changes to crafting are going to require a 6 month wait at least, so we just have to deal with that reality and make our choices.