Quote Originally Posted by Neptune View Post
There's nothing wrong with bringing a topic back up for discussion. Although anybody reading this now should know this topic is from before 2.0 was announced, and it was a criticism of the direction of the game.

While many of the criticisms of this thread are being addressed by 2.0, what is troubling is that many of the things that were -perhaps needlessly- altered have not been planned to be remedied.



This post is very poignant now, 9 months later.

Remember crafting when it first came out? Crafters were necessary in all areas of the game, for end game weapons and armor to every accessory in the game. Now, crafters are cut out of the equation by end game progression and low level NMs.

While looking forward to 2.0 let's not lose sight of the overall picture.
There's still loads of gear that's best in slot for some classes and it's all crafted. The majority of double and trip melds are better than lots of endgame gear.

Not arguing against you per say, just saying that crafters are still relevant.