Do we really need so many crafting drops in HM Dungeons?

[TomTom1968]

I guess it depends on who you ask. As a crafter I need 9 hardened saps to craft ONE Level 70 item just to destroy it afterwards for Desynthesis. And I need to produce several dozens of them to level up. So the crafter in me says HELL YEAH! If you are not into crafting, I can imagine that these drops are quite annoying although you get good GIL for most of them.

[Riko_Futatabi]

Why can't SE ever seem to see the obvious solution that keeps the majority happy?

They don't need to remove crafting mats completely from dungeons, they just need to make them a bonus drop(25% chance or w/e) in the chest along with gear items.

I agree with the OP though and I knew SE was going to make gear items more common from chests. Since the introduction of Desynthesis I know the pain of going through an entire dungeon and not even having a chance at looting a gear drop.

[FriendlyUncle]

It's only getting worse. The other night I had an EPIC dream. If you've been so lucky, you know the type. It's like you know you're dreaming, and nothing can hurt you. Anyways, in this particular dream I was kind of like James Bond, or at least how I imagine Bond if he was a crime fighting toothpick. I did a lot of things that night. I stopped not one, but TWO nuclear attacks. I convinced the 2.5 million people living at the base of that active volcano that they should find a new home. I planted a bomb on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth. Those are just the highlights.
At the end, President Bruce Willis invited me to the White House. He gave a great speech, about how incredibly incredible I was. By the end of the speech, the billions of viewers at home were all on there feet. They watched with pride, as President Willis handed me a fine bottle of cooking sherry to thank me for my efforts.

I woke up screaming.

I love you. /queue awkward silence

[Odd]

I love you. /queue awkward silence

Haha no awkward silences allowed! I love you too!

[KingOfAbyss]

My 100+ Cooking Sherry can tell you that they went overboard with it, and it's not fun clearing a dungeon, sweating till your last drop cause healer just died (ok he went in as CNJ lolol), 3% remaining on the last boss, 1 DPS with me, LB been used.

Then the incredible thing happens: you clear it! yay!!! rewards: 1 potash.

As a crafter myself (well, as everything if I can say lol) - I feel like Crafter's are at the end of the rosewood branch, so far and since the start of 2.0 (don't know before, and that's not the point)

Same with [...] Retainers that brings back 100s of Coeurl meat and skin.

Now don't get me started on Desynth eww..

/Dream on
If only they would make fun instances where you go in as gatherer and crafters - stealth mode, evading dangers, solving puzzles, getting special crafting mats - that would be awesome.
/Dream off

I'm all for adjusting the drops, separate or like the opo-opo, always escaping my grasp >.<

But please give something to the last boss, if only.

[BobbinT]

apparently SE loves RNG too much. Saw what happened with 2.0 without RNG (pointing those lame cries saying how easy content was), so SE decide to add more on next patches. lol

[Seoulstar]

It's only getting worse. The other night I had an EPIC dream. If you've been so lucky, you know the type. It's like you know you're dreaming, and nothing can hurt you. Anyways, in this particular dream I was kind of like James Bond, or at least how I imagine Bond if he was a crime fighting toothpick. I did a lot of things that night. I stopped not one, but TWO nuclear attacks. I convinced the 2.5 million people living at the base of that active volcano that they should find a new home. I planted a bomb on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth. Those are just the highlights.
At the end, President Bruce Willis invited me to the White House. He gave a great speech, about how incredibly incredible I was. By the end of the speech, the billions of viewers at home were all on there feet. They watched with pride, as President Willis handed me a fine bottle of cooking sherry to thank me for my efforts.

I woke up screaming.

Best thing I've read all week lol

[Tayolynn]

At the end, President Bruce Willis invited me to the White House. He gave a great speech, about how incredibly incredible I was. By the end of the speech, the billions of viewers at home were all on there feet. They watched with pride, as President Willis handed me a fine bottle of cooking sherry to thank me for my efforts.

I woke up screaming.

I'm not sure whether to say "I'm sorry you went through that" or "That was freakin awesome". Dat ending tho. :[