Dark Matter, does these still matter anymore?

[khovel]

in a sense, they should turn the crafting/gathering as skills rather than their own class/job. Similar to FFXI's setup, with the exception that you can be a master of all. Make it so i dont have to change classes just to repair or craft. Instead make it just a requirement to own the tool of the trade. Keep the same level restrictions on the tools, Let us own the highest level of craft/gather gear but make it scale down to your skill level similar to a level sync. ( gear level would be restricted to highest DOM/DOW level )

In this sense, you could be a lvl 50 PLD, own a saw that is lvl 20 for your lvl 20 carpenter, then all you need to do is swap out the armor/accessories to craft/repair. Your armor/accessories would scale down to the lvl 20 of your craft at the time of opening the craft window.

In this sense, it would also give purpose to level at least one class to 50 for all those crafter/gatherers.