About Crafting

[Kiroh]

I heard someone mention inventory clutter and I got to thinking about why I'm constantly sitting on 98-100 items on my character and 2 full retainers at nearly all times. The truth is that at least 75% of my inventory and storage space at any given time is filled by crafting materials (and my highest craft is R21 Weaver). This is just slightly out of hand here, and I really want to urge SE to simplify crafting recipes.

For instance :

Say you want to make one (1) Blue Cotton Robe. Well then you'll need :

1 Cotton Robe front (Blue)

For which you need :

Celeste Blue Cotton Cloth x3
Undyed Hempen Cloth x1
Cotton Yarn x1

For which you'll need :
Cotton Yarn x1 = Cotton Boll x2
Undyed Hempen Cloth x1 = Hempen Yarn x3 = Moko Grass x2
Celeste Blue Cotton Cloth x3 = Cotton Yarn x 3 and
Celeste Blue Cotton Dye x1 = Distilled Water x1, Alumen x1, Distilled Water x1

And after that you still need to make :

Cotton Robe Back (Blue) x1
Squirrel Fur Shoulder Guards x1
Sheep Leather Strap (Taupe) x1
Cotton Yarn x1
Cotton Sleeves (Blue) x1

The first time I crafted one of these, just making the materials needed to make the crafting mats took me no less than an hour. This is just slightly ridiculous already.

So I wanted to know what you guys think of crafting. I know a lot of people have spent a good deal of the last several months crafting to pass the time, and I'd like to know what you all would think of a major overhaul of the crafting recipe system.

[Kiroh]

Like if you want to see crafting recipes simplified.

[Kiroh]

Like if you want crafting recipes to stay the way the are or only slightly tweaked.

[Miyochan]

Hm. SE told us they will simplify recipe in patch 1.18 isn't it?

[KaiKatzchen]

Hm. SE told us they will simplify recipe in patch 1.18 isn't it?

Yes they did already say they were going to adjust and simplify recipes.

So I guess the OP's first choice wins since it's already been addressed.

[Arcell]

I'd just like some of the recipes to make some damn sense. My biggest gripe with the complexity or ass-backwardness of some recipes is the Cavalry Bow. R14 bow made with Bronze Rivets (Armorer R12), Bronze Ingot (Blacksmith R2), Cedarwood (Carpenter R13), Buffalo Leather Strap (Leatherworker R21) and Carbon Fiber (Alchemist R38). Really? An item from an Alchemist close to 40? Even knowing the recipe for a while our linkshell couldn't even make the bow for our Archers.

At launch this was a great frustration of mine as I wanted to level Archer but between 11 and 18 that's the only bow. Not much of a big deal now but back then it was. This isn't the only example but it's just one that sticks out to me. There are quite a few recipes with obnoxious materials or materials that take a higher level crafter to make than the finished item.

[BloodLotus]

Hm. SE told us they will simplify recipe in patch 1.18 isn't it?

After the stuff related to combat is finished... 1.21 maybe

[Arcell]

After the stuff related to combat is finished... 1.21 maybe

Reforms to behest are still outstanding, and more new content is in the pipes. We’re doing what we can to reorganize the opening stages of the game, but progress is being made. A complete reworking of recipes is planned for 1.19, with the goal of granting Disciples of the Hand and the Land more power to invigorate the game economy. Likewise for the materia crafting system. Disciples of the Land will benefit from the addition of a stealth skill to their arsenal, and we’re prepared to invest as much resource as needed to improve the map.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/14828

[Winterclaw]

I had a similar complaint the other day.

[darkstarpoet1]

let's see i have one craft to 50, one in the mid 40's, and almost every other craft 35+. i also have a capped gathering and the other 2 are in the 30's. i have 4 capped battle classes and the other 3 are sitting at 36.

i rarely ever have over 60 items on my character and always 40+ spaces on my retainers combined. it's not about the recipes it's about people having no clue of how to make use of the space they have. it's not the games fault if you are a pack rat.