Quote Originally Posted by Xerius View Post
If that's enough for you then that's great... for you. Like you said it's subjective so maybe 1/3 is good enough for you but by your definition it probably isn't good enough for everyone else. Very few people are going to level all the crafting jobs to 50 so they can save themselves a few thousand gil in the future on gear. When your primary motive for doing something is to make money and you finish with it only being 1/3 of your total income, I think it's fair to say that there's not enough reward. Especially, once you consider (like you said) there is no "real" endgame for crafters. There is no other content that they can participate in.
If I spent 1/2 my time doing crafting, then I would say it wouldn't be worth it. But the truth is that I spend around 1/4 of my time crafting. Aside from crafting materials I make the items in the crafting logs once and move on to the next recipe. I sell the HQ items on the AH and I've made a lot of money. That's where the 1/3 comes from. If I spent more time on crafting I could make alot more money. I am one of those people who is grinding all classes to 50. It contributes more to your margins than a mere few thousand. Try several tens of thousands. It adds up and not just at end level gear.