Crafters have no right to get their own Chocobos

[Konachibi]

On the topic of DoH/L being secondary, I think this is intended to combat things like the unengaging main story line. When equal access degrades the content down to teh sux someone has to take the back seat. Dropping the DoL/H is the smartest thing to do here.

Chocobo riding, though, doesn't become crappy because DoL/H can access them, which is why I see a difference here worth raising a discussion over.

This I can agree with a lot. The main story isn't very involving at the moment because it's possible to do with every class, whether you can fight or not. Because of that I never really feel like I'm part of the battle that's going on between our races and the Garleans, since I never have to lift a finger during any battle sequences, NPC's do the whole thing for me. It sort of takes the fight out of a battle sequence.

By downgrading the gathering and crafting classes to a secondary role, battle classes will step into primary and the story can become more involving between the ongoing war and your character, as there will be a much stronger sense that you are indeed fighting to save your country.

Before anything FFXIV is a roleplaying game, designed for (oh god i'm gonna say it) 'immersive' and engaging plot, and the only way they can do that is to make your character take part in the storyline, rather than stand back and let the NPCs do it for you.