Can Crafters PLEASE stop handling their business in the middle of the way!

[Marael]

The struggle is real every day. I come out of an onerous coil or bad Duty Finder, and all I want to do is check on my retainers and be on my way. That's modest enough I would think. Well, it's bothersome when I go to the market place and see that there are swarms of crafters just tinkering and hamering in the middle of the little walking space the market place has. They are crafting in the only space I have to walk in! I have to sidestep, tippy-toe and jump over the gauntlet of unruly crafters that have obviously never heard of The Right of Way. All this just to dump a peacock ore or two on my retainer. Ugh.

Did your crafting job quests forgo to teach you about common courtesy? Come on.

You do realize that you can just walk through other players... right? You don't have to move around them. They're not actually blocking anything by being there. And people craft there because a.) the market board is right there in case they need to buy materials or new crafting gear to put on. b.) the retainers are right there when they want to sell off what they've crafted. and c.) the equipment mender is right there as well, when they've run their durability down. It's a convenience thing. What actual harm does it do you for them to be crafting right there? None whatsoever. So what, exactly, are you really complaining about? That other people want to play other aspects of the game than you do and you don't like it because you have to see them doing it and that somehow offends you? Because seriously, they're not in the way. You can just walk right through them.

[Bluevann]

The main difference is that you can check your retainers from your inn room. Crafters can't craft in their inn room.

I'm more bothered by the mass crowding in coil areas. Teleported for Odin in North Shroud once and half my party got stuck on the loading screen because of the crowd in Fallgourd Float, when I finally spawned there, I was surrounded by people with red dots, and Odin was dead.

[Kaethra]

I think I know of a good fix for this.

Have designated crafting areas in the cities or a feature for guild homes as well. While you don't have to use them, you get a small bonus to crafting exp and success rate if you do. Streets get cleared and both sides are happy.

[Bluevann]

I think I know of a good fix for this.

Have designated crafting areas in the cities or a feature for guild homes as well. While you don't have to use them, you get a small bonus to crafting exp and success rate if you do. Streets get cleared and both sides are happy.

If the new "crafting station" furnitures worked all the way up to lv50, I'd stay there all day (if I had a house plot, that is). It's a pity that they only affect low level crafters.

[Teirshin]

I've seen times I couldnt even see the bell....

Press and hold "X", mouseover until I get the hand, click, manage retainers... go on my merry way.....

Easy enough to work around.