Why is Crafting still in the game?

[TrystWildkey]

depends on how you see it, crafting is good from alts or helping lower lvl friends with gear. that or things like food which is very good end game.

i love that i am not required to craft end game gear or have someone craft me end game gear because personally i hate crafting.

now i am not saying i hate it so it should suck for everyone else, just saying how the crafting system is now suits how i like to play, that is where crafting is completely optional.

I have crafted gear for my other jobs. And it is useful up to a point, but, they throw SO MUCH GEAR at you through the game, and you level SO QUICKLY, that crafted gear for alts isn't as useful as some might think.

I do agree with you that crafting should not be required. No one wants to play a class that they're not interested in, and the game shouldn't force you. But, crafted gear should still be a viable option.

It comes down to finding a correct balance. You should be able to gear your character either through dungeon runs, or through crafting. Each method of obtaining gear should be viable, even for end-game content. They don't have to be exactly the same, dungeon gear has every right to be a bit stronger. However, crafted gear should be an acceptable way to fully gear your character and be able to hold your own in end-game content.

On the opposite side of your preference, I prefer to not have to dungeon grind for my gear. Which is why I leveled all crafts. Then, I found out that even if I wanted to craft my high level gear, I would be required to run dungeons to get tomestones. And if I'm running dungeons, I might as well just get darklight. Which is what led me to my current frustration

[Felis]

On the opposite side of your preference, I prefer to not have to dungeon grind for my gear. Which is why I leveled all crafts. Then, I found out that even if I wanted to craft my high level gear, I would be required to run dungeons to get tomestones. And if I'm running dungeons, I might as well just get darklight. Which is what led me to my current frustration

you don't need tomestones for the high level mats. You can also get them from treasure hunting or in the MB (the prices have fallen since treasure hunting)

EDIT: I should also add, that earning gil is really not one of my goals. I craft because I enjoy it, and because originally, with 1.0 and 1.23, it was a great way for me to be able to contribute to my ls since I'm not one of the better players with regard to dungeons and raids.

Unless they put the new tomestones and the new highlevel mats also in treasure hunting.