How many of us can be bothered with the endgame crafting

[scarebearz]

I cant understand why everyone likes hard endgame raiding, which consumes endless amounts of time to clear, but fears "hard" crafting/gathering content

What is "hard" about it though? The only "hard" part if the time required to gather favors and the weekly lockout.

the 2 star crafts are meant to be something very exclusive and special, like alex savage weapons and I dont know anyone who tries to attempt a3 or a4s without crafted 180 gear

I don't think i180 crafted gear is exactly that special stat wise? Most have full i190 left side now and it's a minor upgrade from that if very well melded and HP not needed.

We are both on Odin and there are probably close to a dozen groups on a3s now, most groups don't even have a single piece of i180 crafted among them. xD