Quote Originally Posted by Mikita View Post
..Crafting is an entire system that was supposed to provide full fledged jobs...
This latest release of information totally nails down my theory that SE is attempting to eventually move DoH and DoL away from being 'full fledged' jobs.

I predict this decision is due to the developers being unable to fully integrate the usefulness of crafting and gathering players into the main overwhelming threat to Eorzia storyline that they're currently writing. (end game/expansions/etc.)