whats the point of crafting...

[Dale]

I'm sympathetic to the OP.

Crafting does have some uses. But to be honest the stat caps on the gear are so low it barely helps at all. Not to mention you level up at such a fast pace it's really not worth even bothering with materia while you are leveling up.

So yes, it's nice to be able to craft your own gear. Independence is good. But it's not good enough. The crafting and gathering on this game (especially if you do many at a time) really takes away from the enjoyment of the game in my opinion. Shard farming is dull. Crafting gets dull. I spend way too much kneeling in town hunting for items in my inventory. I think it would have been better if they would have limited players to one craft. I would be enjoying this game a lot more if they had.