whats the point of crafting...

[Uveck]

So Yoshi, if I started this game in 1.0 should I unsubscribe since I can't craft ilvl 90 gear? Because I don't want to play a game where the best crafting item is 20 item levels below dungeon drops. Why can't I just make my own un-tradable ilvl 90 gear with unique items from dungeons? Anyway, it seems like this will always be the case so perhaps I should quit now seeing as I wasted all my time getting all my crafts to 50 in 1.0.

You mentioned that FFXIV is adding a way to custom tailor dungeon drops in the future. Will this take any skill or will it be as simple as point and click?

[Feilina]

The HQ thing...
I would gladly be ok when I've used NQ mats and in the end will get a 50-95% (adjustable) to get a HQ. In germany we have a saying. It's roughly translated like: "There has no grandmaster fallen from the sky"
Sh*t happens, we all know it. Why on earth do we always have to have success? Sure I can plan ahead, real craftsmen do so too, but sh*t does happen.

I miss times in LotrO crafting (comperable with WoW) with a 30% chance.(? was it even that high?). It was easy to get mats for those crafts that's why I gladly accepted this percentage.

[Ooshima]

Well it goes boring to keep running dungeons and coil, so crafting can be an escape from dungeon too.

Crafting can be fun, I like to be self sufficient and also, I feel great being a "FC Crafter". It's like you're the armory for your FC, it gives me joy in outfitting them with crafted i70 HQ and prepare them for Coil and stuff