Results 1 to 10 of 54

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Player
    AlexNiculaie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Ul'dah
    Posts
    671
    Character
    Alex Niculaie
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Pugilist Lv 50
    These sir, are opinions, I believe. In your opinion, what are "most players who craft"? Perhaps you feel they are players like you, who appear to have focussed on the combat classes, only taking crafting classes to rank 10? Perhaps players that are primarily combat-oriented, and just want to craft in order to make gear for themselves?
    So you think countering opinions with assumptions is a good argument? The majority of players period are casual, not hardcore elitists. I actually have several crafts over 10, thank you. I would do more, but I like to do everything, not just one activity. Also, everyone I know in game synths and does combat. Because we like to do multiple things, not ocd over one thing. My experiences in making stuff have been for fellow LS members who have asked if I had the skills to make an item for them since they couldn't find any in the MW. Having 7 of 8 parts, and not being able to find or make the one part is irritating, no matter who you are. Hell, I have at least 2 LS mates that are obsessive crafters and even they bitch about the ridiculous material requirements. Good for you that you like unnecessary complexity of rank 5 gear.

    Further, none of the classes in this game where meant for elitists, but to be accessible to EVERYONE. Do you get it yet? Not just combat monkeys, not just mass producing OCD crafters, but so that any character could choose to take up a tool and get to it. Simple activities, be it low level leves, or low level synthing should not pander to the hardcore, elitists players. Ever.
    (2)

  2. #2
    Player
    KitCat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    180
    Character
    Kit Cat
    World
    Ultros
    Main Class
    Conjurer Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie View Post
    So you think countering opinions with assumptions is a good argument? The majority of players period are casual, not hardcore elitists. I actually have several crafts over 10, thank you. I would do more, but I like to do everything, not just one activity. Also, everyone I know in game synths and does combat. Because we like to do multiple things, not ocd over one thing. My experiences in making stuff have been for fellow LS members who have asked if I had the skills to make an item for them since they couldn't find any in the MW. Having 7 of 8 parts, and not being able to find or make the one part is irritating, no matter who you are. Hell, I have at least 2 LS mates that are obsessive crafters and even they bitch about the ridiculous material requirements. Good for you that you like unnecessary complexity of rank 5 gear.

    Further, none of the classes in this game where meant for elitists, but to be accessible to EVERYONE. Do you get it yet? Not just combat monkeys, not just mass producing OCD crafters, but so that any character could choose to take up a tool and get to it. Simple activities, be it low level leves, or low level synthing should not pander to the hardcore, elitists players. Ever.
    Get off your high horse and quit throwing elitist insults around like a kid having a temper tantrum. Geeze.
    (1)

  3. #3
    Player
    AlexNiculaie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Ul'dah
    Posts
    671
    Character
    Alex Niculaie
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Pugilist Lv 50
    And part of that joy comes from the process of making the item. I feel that I have actually accomplished something valuable as a crafter.
    And the effort put in to it should match the product coming out. How does making a rank 5 item as complicated as a rank 47 honestly make sense? I agree that high level items should be more complicated. Try reading all of my posts, not just cherry picking.
    (0)

  4. #4
    Player
    Mikita's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Posts
    1,136
    Character
    Mikita Nightsong
    World
    Anima
    Main Class
    White Mage Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by AlexNiculaie View Post
    And the effort put in to it should match the product coming out. How does making a rank 5 item as complicated as a rank 47 honestly make sense? I agree that high level items should be more complicated. Try reading all of my posts, not just cherry picking.
    I apologize. It wasn't my intent to start an argument.

    I probably should not have quoted you because the generally negative nature of this forum probably made it seem like I was attacking what you said.

    I highlighted what you said because it stood out to me.
    I agree that most people would not want to spend hours every day making items. I personally would not either.

    But I did want to offer the point that there are people who enjoy crafting more than any other aspect of the game.
    (2)

Tags for this Thread