Crafting is fun!

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

I just wanted to say the devs did a good job with the crafting system. It's one of the most comprehensive and fun crafting I have seen in any video game. Even better than Star Ocean 3 which had awesome crafting.

I know lots of people upset that crafting is a little more difficult then they were expecting, but I think the highest star items should be fairly difficult to make. You can get roughly 2-3 pieces of gear each week, which seems more than fair seeing as combat jobs need 2 weeks just for 1 piece.

Anyways I just wanted to leave a little positive feedback, and say not everyone hates crafting. My only real suggestion would be to maybe have a little more combat-centric recipes. Maybe a couple accessories or a lvl 190 set or something to craft for combat classes.

[KfLeX]

Positive players like you are awesome.

[Eul]

Maybe I didn't adapt yet with current crafting system, but the things to craft (below 60), especially the outfit, mostly copycat from old gear. Also the uniqueness of BRD's Kirimu Coat is gone and the other I forgot the name is gone too.

[Alahra]

I'm glad that you're enjoying it. I wish that I still did, as crafting has long been one of my favorite features of this game. The current structure has made it rather unenjoyable for me, though.

[Spellbinder]

My only real suggestion would be to maybe have a little more combat-centric recipes. Maybe a couple accessories or a lvl 190 set or something to craft for combat classes.

Well, considering the rarity of items required for two-star crafting, craftable item level 190 gear would likely require red scrip items as well. Being limited to crafting only two or three items a week with the few scrips we receive, would you have crafters choose between making high level accessories that battle classes likely won't buy (because they would be sold at ludicrous prices) and gear to improve themselves every week?

As much as I enjoy crafting, I must respectfully disagree with your assessment of the current situation. A crafter that can only craft two to three items a week doesn't sound like much of a crafter to me.

[Silverbane]

I must respectfully disagree with your assessment of the current situation. A crafter that can only craft two to three items a week doesn't sound like much of a crafter to me.

That's not an accurate assessment of the situation. You can craft more than that, you just have to buy some of mats from other people.

A person with one L60 gatherer and one L60 crafter could earn red scrip from each, gather from favor nodes, buy purified coke/dryad sap/whatever, and sell it to other crafters for a nice income I think. Purified coke has sold for 500K gil apiece on Faerie.

[Lyrinn]

That's not an accurate assessment of the situation. You can craft more than that, you just have to buy some of mats from other people.

How many players can afford to buy favor mats continually at their current prices when the final products themselves don't sell? You're delusional if you think the average player can "just buy mats from other people." I craft 2-3 items per week and that's it. I spend 3 hours gathering just to craft for 20 minutes. If you find that enjoyable, then that's great for you. I and many others don't.

[Silverbane]

How many players can afford to buy favor mats continually at their current prices when the final products themselves don't sell? You're delusional if you think the average player can "just buy mats from other people."

I didn't say anything such thing. Someone said "a crafter can only craft two or three items a week." That's incorrect, and you know it.

I craft 2-3 items per week and that's it. I spend 3 hours gathering just to craft for 20 minutes. If you find that enjoyable, then that's great for you. I and many others don't.

Then why are you doing it?

If you expected crafting to be a license to print gil, and are unhappy because it did not turn out that way, I have no sympathy for you. The easy mega-gil are gone, at least until 3.1, and good riddance.

It's a game, not a job, you should play it because it's fun. So craft because you enjoy crafting, or don't bother.

[Lyrinn]

I didn't say anything such thing. Someone said "a crafter can only craft two or three items a week." That's incorrect, and you know it.

That's exactly what you said. Just because something is technically possible doesn't mean it's feasible, and buying mats every single week at current prices isn't feasible.

Then why are you doing it?

If you expected crafting to be a license to print gil, and are unhappy because it did not turn out that way, I have no sympathy for you. The easy mega-gil are gone, at least until 3.1, and good riddance.

It's a game, not a job, you should play it because it's fun. So craft because you enjoy crafting, or don't bother.

You have reading comprehension issues, given that you don't understand half of the complaints in this thread. We want to craft without spending hours of mind-numbing gathering to do so. The reason why gil plays such an important factor to that is because if you're buying mats, you need a way to recover the expenditures. Ask anyone on Ultros who has tried competing with me on the MB and they'll tell you I'm a MB fiend. I couldn't care less about profit margins, as long as I can keep buying and selling to craft. And don't even bother responding with something stupid like, "just craft white stuff." A monkey could press a macro button and craft those.

[Elim]

I wouldn't say crafting is difficult in anyway. Not personally. "I got bad RNG during that craft" =/= "That craft was difficult". What I think people are upset about is the system is probably 2x more grindy than the last.

I still craft and gather, but I find it boring. However it's nice that some people enjoy it.