Is it true one there DEV said crafting sucks?

[Fluttersnipe]

if they stick to that BS vertical progression ideal, gear from crafting will always be 3rd rate

But crafted gear is always lower quality than raid gear. Its supposed to be entry level so you CAN get raid gear, every mmo does this.

[Ptolemy]

But crafted gear is always lower quality than raid gear. Its supposed to be entry level so you CAN get raid gear, every mmo does this.

Because of the vertical progression ideal that's popular thanks to the carrot effect it brings, XI used to do this also but it was to a way lesser amount to the point where you didn't have to replace anything if you didn't want to(changed when they decided to follow the "modern" route) , XIV (1.0-23) also followed XI but that changed thanks to ARR (-_-), GW2 did the same as XI/XIV but to a larger amount (everything was cosmetic when you were geared) but that changed thanks to idiots who wanted more carrots, so they went towards more vertical progression (Ascended BS)



I don't find replacing gear almost every month when a patch hits fun, but that's just me, only reason i'm still here is pure loyalty to my character from 1.0