Enter Spamming (crafting)

[tymora]

Those weak-willed botters will bot no matter how "fun" something is. The only thing auto-crafter does is to sanction the use of bots.

Where is the fun in... "Logging in, buy materials for a thousand synths, click enter, go to bed, wake up to see 20 level gain"? (Look at Aion...) There is a pretty good reason the bots in Aion focus on material farming instead.

That said, I am all for something to make crafting more fun. Auto-crafter unfortunately just doesn't cut it as a solution.

[Ashiivas]

All I know is, from what i've seen so far, nothing in this game is particularly enjoyable. I bought this because it's kinda f2p with no monthly charge, so i thought why not give it a try. But it's like... There's nothing to do LOL! I did all my leve quests in like an hour, finished my starting quests... then it's like... ok 8 more hours before i can do 8 more quests. Everything is so complicated I would have quit in 5 seconds had it not been for google. Oh and you can't alt+tab out of full screen? Is this a joke?? >:\

But yea, crafting is less than enjoyable...

[NoctisUmbra]

I made a thread proposing an idea that could work as a compromise:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...nthesis-Option

I would appreciate any and all input.

[TheVedis]

I made a thread proposing an idea that could work as a compromise:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...nthesis-Option

I would appreciate any and all input.

ive commented on something similar several times, and you are being too generous to the people who want easy street with your idea

auto crafting is a very very bad idea unless the item is extremely under your level(as in you get 0 sp for it)

[Celtodeno]

i posted this a while ago but it didnt go anywhere

...Then Square could focus on overhaul the ONLINE Crafting Experience, Mainly by...

Making FINISHED ITEMS a project that CAN NOT be done by a BOT. Making the experience last 30 minutes or an hour, like a boss fight. (I'm not gonna tell you how to do that part, i don't make games, i just play them!)

Make Leve's into something completely different. Have problem solving, statistics, drafting, anything that challenges peoples mind for an hour or two.

Make recipes that can only made by the best craftsmen.
You could determine craftsmen ranks with Crafting events where a portion of the crafting community has a chance to Win access to elite facilities where the games best gear can be made. Players can only use these facilities for one craft per season so that they must ultimately choose a craft to master.

That's what we want, some challenges, Not just a button to press. Pressing the same button over and over again is what lab pigeon's do!

The Crafting System can still be fixed!

[AeraLucis]

Whenever I see people complain about how boring spamming standard synthesis is, all I can think is that they must be crafting things too easy for them.

Whenever I craft to rank up I grind on recipes 5-8 ranks above my own, making for a much more challenging, yet enjoyable, crafting experience.

The rewards are better too, and its not too difficult with masters guild support to succeed each time. You just have to set the right skills and pay attention.

[TheVedis]

Whenever I see people complain about how boring spamming standard synthesis is, all I can think is that they must be crafting things too easy for them.

Whenever I craft to rank up I grind on recipes 5-8 ranks above my own, making for a much more challenging, yet enjoyable, crafting experience.

The rewards are better too, and its not too difficult with masters guild support to succeed each time. You just have to set the right skills and pay attention.

thats how most people level their crafts
but in the final few levels you dont really have a choice

and sometimes the gap between worthwhile(and easy to make synths) is so bad your getting little gains at one end before moving onto the next so its again an easy synth

[Pyrix]

Whenever I see people complain about how boring spamming standard synthesis is, all I can think is that they must be crafting things too easy for them.

Whenever I craft to rank up I grind on recipes 5-8 ranks above my own, making for a much more challenging, yet enjoyable, crafting experience.

The rewards are better too, and its not too difficult with masters guild support to succeed each time. You just have to set the right skills and pay attention.

Master's Guild Support doesn't affect the success rate, you're wasting your money. Having that doesn't make stuff that requires say Common level support any easier.