Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
To put it another way, if I could master a crafting or gathering class in six hours or so, I would probably try to master them all. Making each one take 20 hours means I won't bother with any. By increasing the time required, you are actually reducing the amount I will play your game.

My time is valuable. I've decided to spend it playing your game. So why do you insist on wasting it?
If you or anyone else doesn't see the value in the very thing that you don't like, as a crafter (see "a money maker"), you don't understand what it means to be a crafter in an MMORPG. Admittedly, the current pricing to get the upgrades are high in both cost and time, but they aren't even needed yet if that's a problem.