The Real Problem

[Kabooa]

undone by stupid nerfs desgined at giving new players an easier ride so they can sting them for money for longer. This is the truth.

Hey buddy

If you started less than a year ago, you benefitted from those same changes, just at a different time period.

[DPZ2]

As one of those mid-50s crafters at the moment, I can say that I enjoyed the process of leveling, found it was good to help build airships for the FC using the crafting recipes I'd learned. I've noticed that it is fairly easy (although not immediate) making level 54+ HQ gear and selling it ... not millions, but at least a million over a week's time. You should definitely get gathering up there (mine are all at 60 now) in order to provide the mats for crafting.

I like the level 50 Master recipes because they allow me to make some really nice glamour gear (augmented tabard of aiming) for myself. (And craft airship repair parts, of course). Other than that?

I'm in no hurry, nor do I have a 'gil goal' that I must absolutely make. After all, if the game feels like a second job, why bother?

[LongsunZhao]

I still spent absolute weeks spiritbonding for my gil as a level 45 dragoon for my ability to buy my "All Classes" crafting equipment. But It took me an absolute age to do so. Spiritbonding Rubelite accessories in Urth Font. This is how I got there. So I don't see how me spending many many hundreds and hundreds of thousands of gil on armors and demi materias and materia for crafting when all people need to do is greed on some armor and take it to there GC, turn it in for ventures. And you have just completely undone 50 levels of a crafters job. It's taking our job away from us. If there not pushing crafters yet until later in the game fair enough. Just don't kill us so new players can have a fancy glamour though nothing but spawn when people like me have worked hard to provide these things.

[LongsunZhao]

Still not the point. Doesn't anyone read previous comments. Regardless of GIL. 50 4 star, and below. Them Recipes in your book. ARE NOW COMPLETELY FUCKING USELESS!! Armor can still be glamourd. What do Crafters get now? Two pages of crafts. 50-55. 56-60. This is absolutely disgusting. Feels like every single hard earned level I've put into these crafts is for absolute nothing. Why would you even wanna craft an Argmented Shirt for yourself. When the materials to make it cost more then the actual craft HQ without a name on it because of Ventures!!

[Pyretta_Blaze]

They added 10 levels to each class and around 150 recipes in 3.0-3.1. You really thought that the big sellers, the high ticket items were going to continue to be Augmentation items added in 2.4? 8 patches and an expansion later? 2.4 is ancient history at this point.

You have to stay current if you want to reap the benefits.

[LongsunZhao]

Amazing what people say to avoid the point I'm making

[LongsunZhao]

I would preferably like all my crafts to remain kinda unique to us who have spent a damn long time unlocking the ability to make them. They didn't have to give them to ventures. They already nerfed the books to craft them. The Ventures part is absolutey BS!

[Sanlaw]

Lol.. it funny when a lalafel crafter is complaining. Quick venture is RNG.. you know how RNG is in this game.. it suck! Idk but i cant take a lalafel with a mustash seriously ahhaha.. sorry

[Pyretta_Blaze]

Your point that a retainer venture can, very extremely rarely, bring back one completely obsolete item at a time is destroying your Gil making opportunities?

Should I also be getting upset that my True Ice Bracelet of Casting is no longer best in slot? I mean I spent a lot of time and effort learning that fight and farming up all the bracelets so they should still be relevant over a year later?

[LongsunZhao]

The point being, It renders all of these level 50 crafts, useless. They only need the last 10 levels now. It's an absolute joke. Why not just nerf the books and let people work toward obtaining these crafts that way, Why flood the MB with them and waste all the work I've put in getting to it. I wouldn't even mind. We pay for the game and we just have to live with these decisions that are being made. Why can't they start communicating with us more and stop making stupid decisions which just undo the hard work unlocking stuff. It really doesn't make sense. It's a paid game. And now they've had there money while I was leveling. Just lets nerf it, ruin his game, Can't have his money back now? It's an absolute joke. Give us our crafts back and stop fucking giving us second place. We spend time and money on this game just like fighters do yet they won't ever help us. No one ever helps us. Just got to put up with this shit and spend money until they release another game ruining patch.