The Direction Of Crafting

[Sibyll]

The part that's a joke is they say its intended to be "catch up" gear, but the time/gil cost to make these items is far beyond anything you'd expect an individual that is just returning to the game to have on them.

The other problem is that tome gear requires such a low time investment to equip yourself that it begs the question why you would even choose this alternative in the first place.

The sad irony is that SE has stated they don't want BiS crafting because it would encourage RMT, but the only people I can feasibly see having the resources to gear themselves in i180 crafted gear in less them than they'd spend farming tomes would be gil buyers.