Crafting is fun!

[DarthBuzzer]

Now you're just making things up, it seems. MMO databases are complex and tricksy. Either you are unaware of this fact, or you are ignoring it (and hoping your readers do as well) because it is inconvenient. Either way, your statement is not credible.

You entertain the conceit that since you don't like crafting, it is "boring", "frustrating," "bad." My wife and I are enjoying it, and that trumps your conceits.

I'm aware of the complexity that come with MMO's, but the solution is incredibly simple, so simple in fact I'm surprised even someone like you can't figure it out.

But it's not like I can convince someone who loves the system so much they'd enjoy gathering 3 hours a week and loosing all of that in a single DC every week of the remainder of this year. I suppose if that happened to you (however unlikely), you would write a love letter to Square commending them on how amazing it was to loose months of hard work in hours.