SQUARE-ENIX, remember not to marginalise crafters

[Gracious]

all mobs in this game are gimped not just missions. the other mobs the crafters do not get to fight against. that, in turn, means everything is gimped and only a few things can be said anything about the crafting classes. the rest were nerfed because people cannot play their classes so they had to make the entire game on easy mode. i am sorry, but i feel more joy that i am getting my weaver close to 50 than i did either of my battle classes.

I don't see a weaver fighting mobs... or a botanist. So they don't FIGHT at all. Wrist Flick don't make me laugh.

[Lerris]

My question to people who craft is why do you craft? What is your goal?

Field repairs. Having been in extended raid instances in another game with gear damage, it was a pain to have to continue the instance without the opportunity to go into town to repair while my primary gear was slowly rendered useless.

[darkstarpoet1]

I don't see a weaver fighting mobs... or a botanist. So they don't FIGHT at all. Wrist Flick don't make me laugh.

that's exactly what i am saying. don't blame the crafters for the gimped mobs and missions in this game. they are gimped because some people are too inept in battle to remember to put one foot in front of the other much less help in the battle. the missions are gimped because of the people that are horrible in battle class not the crafters.

[BloodLotus]

Crafters will NEVER be considered real classes. It's a joke.

I would go as far as not even allowing people to start the game as a crafter. It promotes wrongful expectations to newcomers.

Crafting is still essential to the game & economy.
It's up to SE to focus on keeping it relevant BUT without shoving it down everyone's throats at the same time.

How are they shoving it down your throat?

PS you don't speak for me.

[Kuroguma]

i feel more joy that i am getting my weaver close to 50 than i did either of my battle classes.

This is the most depressing statement in the history of gaming.

[Gracious]

that's exactly what i am saying. don't blame the crafters for the gimped mobs and missions in this game. they are gimped because some people are too inept in battle to remember to put one foot in front of the other much less help in the battle. the missions are gimped because of the people that are horrible in battle class not the crafters.

Honestly o.O You think they are gimped because of the people that are horrible in battle class. So it has nothing to do with DoL and DoH inability to ummm actually kill things?

[TonyMontana]

This is the most depressing statement in the history of gaming.

+1 /10char

[darkstarpoet1]

This is the most depressing statement in the history of gaming.

well at least i had to grind to get my weaver to 50 and do something. i have multiple r50's battle classes already by doing nothing more than a leve party each leve reset without grinding either of the classes i have to 50 at all. between those 2 facts i feel like i have accomplished more with the weaver than i did in battle.

[Kuroguma]

Field repairs. Having been in extended raid instances in another game with gear damage, it was a pain to have to continue the instance without the opportunity to go into town to repair while my primary gear was slowly rendered useless.

This is exactly why I leveled crafting. You goal is to improve your experience on another class. If you didn't have to repair would you have leveled a craft?

[darkstarpoet1]

Honestly o.O You think they are gimped because of the people that are horrible in battle class. So it has nothing to do with DoL and DoH inability to ummm actually kill things?

why would they gimp them for the dol/doh classes that in your own words do not fight those mobs? the crafting classes do not fight the leve mobs which are a serg fest. crafting classes do not fight the nm's that were nerfed. crafting classes do not fight the coblyns/puks which are the grind mobs that are super easy. since those mobs are nerfed without the crafters fighting them at all then where can you blame the nerf on them?

yes, the main story line i do see the point on and would not mind seeing a different main story for them, but the rest of the game is on just as much of an easy mode as they are.