whats the point of crafting...

[scarebearz]

If you read between the lines for the patch notes, there is something new for crafters to do: make furnishings.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...43828a#newitem

Iron Nails Metal Iron nails used in crafting and construction.
Steel Nails Metal Steel nails used in crafting and construction.
Cobalt Nails Metal Cobalt nails used in crafting and construction.
Iron Joint Plate Metal A plate of beaten iron used in crafting and construction.
Steel Joint Plate Metal A plate of beaten steel used in crafting and construction.
Cobalt Joint Plate Metal A plate of beaten cobalt used in crafting and construction.
Steel Hinge Metal A steel hinge used for installing doors.

Okay, it's not end-game equipment, but it's something?

Have you seen the House prices?

We won't be making much furniture, as hardly anyone will be able to buy a house.

[Atheena]

Crafting in the game is a complete Joke! got all my crafts to 50 except arm/cul was working on BSM 33ish i think! I spent millions upon millions gettting my crafts to where they are ( I was a 1.0 player). Why buy gear when a blind monkey could face roll the dungeons and get lvl 90gear?

[Rgbg]

Have you seen the House prices?

We won't be making much furniture, as hardly anyone will be able to buy a house.

I'm usually not the pessimist, but I guess a fc that can afford a plot, has amongst its many many members enough crafters, so they can decorate themselves, they won't need to buy from anyone else. So even to those fc that have houses, we won't be able to sell them anything I think. Somehow I wish they either had introduced player and fc housing at the same time, or player housing first.