Quote Originally Posted by Veltaine View Post
simple crafting was left behind in XI.. although this process is slow and arduous.. its crafting.. crafting no matter what isnt necessarily engaging or fun, but productive and pays off in the long run.
If this were any other MMO I would probably agree with you, but in this game they have made crafting their own classes. Since they are their own classes on the same status in the game world as DoW/DoM then they should be balanced as such.