Quote Originally Posted by Scamperoo View Post
This is why you may as well pack up and go home, there was never any intention for crafting to be mainstream, it is just another mini game built specifically not to impact the game to a worthwhile degree.

Confirmed with Disciple of the Hand lead

Currently there are no plans to add any new low/mid level crafting recipes.
We designed FFXIV so that gear obtained from dungeons is more effective than crafted items.

For their first class, players can gain equipment from the main quests so we don't think they should face any problems. But we believe there are other chances to use low-level gear, such as creating materia or equipping them when leveling a second class.
Honestly, they're throwing out 2/3s of this game for the sake of themepark dungeoneering! This is practically Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, and at least THAT game isn't a monthly subscription! The hell kind of economy can we expect from this, other than "Primal Clear"s filling up the Party Finder and RMTs filling our tells?