Quote Originally Posted by blueruckus View Post
For those asking what's the point of all this and not bothering because there's nothing worthwhile now... the point is to futureproof yourself for the new stuff that will come out. While everyone else plays catch-up, the crafter who prepared in advance will be making all the gil.
That only applies if there are recipes worth making that require the new gear, though. Right now, we have no idea if that will be the case. If they maintain the current paradigm, it probably won't be worth the investment at all. We can hope that they change course but it's really hard to say at this point that they will.