Hey guys,

So I recently came back with the release of the new coil and have never been much of a crafter. I decided to pick it up though and try my hand at getting to 4 star crafting. I can tell you It is A LOT of work. But that being said It's also been alot of fun. I think the biggest pain for me right now is finishing leveling my last 3 crafting jobs so I can get into 3-4 star crafting. Reaching 2 star crafter is relatively easy. What I suggest you do If you are new to crafting is go spiritbind. If you have GSM leveled up you can make your own accessories and become a spiritbinding machine. This will allow you to meld your gear for basically nothing as well as sell materia you don't need. It takes alot of time and work but It's worth it once you have that stuff all melded. I think making it easier would honestly turn me off from crafting personally as the reason I actually ENJOY it in FF14 is because it actually seems like you need to put some work into it (just like raiding) to get up there and be the top crafter. It can be done but If your looking for a short and fast route to get up there then It's probably not for you.