Crafting classes feel more like fragmented sub-classes

[ArkAurelius]

The more I gear up my Crafters and work on getting all the cross class skills, the more I feel like end game crafts are generally impossible as a standalone class.

Yes, cross class skills help a lot but as I start to do 2 stars w/o all of the cross skills, the more it feels like each crafting class is incomplete without the other cross skills.

Mostly an observation, not much of an end game crafter yet lol

[DarkmoonVael]

I think you are mostly right with your observations so far. For end game crafting (3 star and 2 star), the cross class skills from most of the classes are needed for one thing or another! It is a bit of a long road to get to this stage, but it is seriously rewarding once you get there! Wish you all the best with your crafting

[Hivernica]

For 3 star you'll need pretty much all classes to 50. When I craft 3 star I use Steady Hand 2 (culinarian 38), Comfort Zone (alchemist 50), Ingenuity 2 (blacksmith 50), piece by piece (armorer 50), byregot's blessing (carpenter 50), careful synthesis 2 (weaver 50), innovation (goldsmith 50). The only skill I don't use is Waste Not 2, and I do use it on other crafts. Getting all classes to 50 isn't that complicated and is very rewarding. You don't have to gear them all. Only my culinarian, weaver and goldsmith are overmelded to craft 3 star at the moment. Carpenter, leatherworker and alchemist have a few melds here and there, my blacksmith doesn't have its militia off-hand and has NQ boots and my armorer is in patrician gear because I'm super lazy.