Well it seems as long as I max out my rank I can make almost anything if I have the mats...why not make this more adventurous for the crafter? Everyone is crying where's the crafter play content. Well how do we fix player crafting if you think it needs fixing that is...

I have a simple idea. It's so simple it may be a genius idea. Unique recipe books...no longer is the crafter just able to make anything just because they are of rank/level. You must acquire said recipes by doing special quests for NPCs throughout Eorzea. Upon completing a quest you gain the recipe and know how to craft an item. Your recipes are unique to you and you can only craft the recipes you've earned. Recipes that require special key items that you have earned to craft certain new items.

Another idea to make crafting fun is a crafting Iron Chef like event held once a week...where crafters come to challenge other crafters to be craft king...

Side note: Fishing competitions, gathering competitions, etc said idea would be great to add living weekly player driven content with prizes to be awarded.