I dislike the new crafting leves.

I say leave the crafting system as it is supposed to be* with the exception that you need to keep it worth it to lvl. Meaning you dont go throwing out the best gear in quests and leves, only maybe a piece of what a crafter would need to make this good item.
You made crafting such a chore it needs great rewards, but I really enjoy myself when there available.

If you want to change it up, add more items in there that can be crafted, and I liked that color thing, be able to use any dye as long as it meets the crafting lvl. Meaning leave the dyes at the lvls they are but be able to use them and any lower lvl dye as well once you hit the mark.

ONE MORE THING!> YOU ALL RUINED THE GUILD LEVES!!!! Why you took them all away and only left us with 2 is beyond me. that was definitly a step back. Crafting is harder than lvling to begin with, and the previous reward system was barely worth it if existant to keep you going. At this rate this will be another game with useless crafters made worse in that you made them impossible to keep motivated to lvl.

People will be happy, remember its all a rewards system, got to put the people to work and make them like it.

Stick with your original FF14 plans, just keep working on the bugs and adding what was supposed to be there in the first place.