Crafting (or, why bother?)

[TheRogueX]

So the idea is to have multiple ways to get better gear. You have dungeons, raiding, and gathering/crafting. Each should be pretty much separate, with perhaps a little bit of cross-over here and there. Someone who wants to make higher-end gear via crafting instead of raiding or running dungeons should be able to make at least something without having to raid or run dungeons.

It seems to me like SE has no idea how to do this. We have craftable i110 gear in the game, and it's pretty interesting. However, from what I understand, you still have to raid in order to get certain components for this gear. That is absolutely ridiculous. I could understand if maybe there were special craftable gear sets alongside the regular craftable sets, but there aren't.

I would ask that we instead have new high-end craftable gear that is made from new high-end field-gatherable items, but 3.0 is so close that it's really too late to ask for it before the Fall. Instead, let's hope they take this sort of information to heart for high-end crating after 3.0 comes out.

[gamesmart]

If you're not going to raid or run dungeons, what are you going to do with that gear?

Gear progression is big in MMOs, and letting people obtain better gear without having to participate in activities pertaining to said gear breaks the whole trend. We're not even talking about the hard stuff for i110 crafted gear - Turns 1, 2, and 4 are at this point easier than the new dungeons.

Besides, you can always buy the materials if you're so intent on avoiding doing combat-related content for combat-related gear. -_-

[Kukajoo]

if you're a crafter more than likely you're loaded with gil to spare, i'd think many a dedicated crafter would just buy those components wouldn't they?

[kyuven]

I have yet to see a single MMO that has high end craftable items that doesn't require doing high end raids/encounters to get materials.

[BillyBones]

I think most people do crafting for the money and not for being able to craft your own equip. It's the most efficient way to get rich. If you are rich - you can buy everything you want anyway.

[FranSeara]

OP, I see your point , but you're not going to change anyone's mind here. I to would like more crafting components outside of "High In Raids" or at least some other way of getting them. Special hard core crafting quest??

[kyuven]

Special hard core crafting quest??

You have me curious as to how this would work without involving DoW/M classes

[FranSeara]

We ALL know here this "part" of the game will never change BUT it would be nice to say: Acquire High need crafting gear thru DFs. Here's looking at you Over priced Artisan gear!! Still 8 mil gil on my sever for gloves. Just saying.....

[Garlyle]

The raid components for the gear come from the Crystal Tower raids.

Aka the "honestly this is pretty easy" tier of raids (except maybe World of Darkness right now while people wrap their heads around it)

[kyuven]

We ALL know here this "part" of the game will never change BUT it would be nice to say: Acquire High need crafting gear thru DFs. Here's looking at you Over priced Artisan gear!! Still 8 mil gil on my sever for gloves. Just saying.....

8 mill? talk to a 4 star crafter about how much they would charge for the combines. You can probably get it for 1/8th that or less.