Yeah i think crafting is becoming more about overcoming some questionable game design rather than skill. It took me circa70 artisans spectacles to get my first master demi, whilst others i know were flooded with it. Couple this with the severe reliance on farming old coil and desynth for the new recipes, its becoming more of a horrible chore based around RNG to get the mats. I really dont mind how they have implimented the actual crafts themselves, but getting the mats is just stupid. What also doesnt help is that people on my server have collapsed the weaver 4 star market in an undercutting war, making it so that at one point it was cheaper to buy the finish HQ piece rather than buying the mats (guess what my first 4 star crafter was?). Also recipe imbalance doesnt help, anyone elses server flooded with bacon bread because its lolHQ-able?