The Real Problem

[Astral145]

]Here's a fun fact SE open this can of worms a long time ago by making crafting and gathering a freaken chore. Most people attempted crafting but not very many got 1 craft to 50 let a lone all of them. I understand that most people think a mmo is suppose to be a mind numbing boring freaking grind... There are far better ways to keep people busy. For one if they made crafting and gathering more fun than what it is then a A LOT MORE PEOPLE would do it. This means you have to cut out all the mind numbing bs. You still have to do some work but at least it will be more fun. This will lead to more active accounts for a much longer time period which in turn would keep the server population healthy. This would also mean that more people will get gathering groups together to run diadem. This will also allow SE to bring out more content for gathering and crafting.

This whole thing about making GIL off the things you create is so dumb. I would rather see people getting groups together to farm and then doing crafting quests outside of Leve quest... I mean awesome open world content that would actually build your crafting/gathering class up the same way a battle class grinds dungeons or raid for gear. This would make crafting and gathering a hell of a lot more fun.

The devs could come out with group content that would need groups of 2, 4, 6 or 8 people to get things done and I don't mean treasure hunt quests either. I mean real quests that needs a group to go out to a certain area in the open world to help towns and other places to help them out either by clothing and building shelters for the homeless or help fortify forts to keep the unwanted out... they can even throw in mini battles with npc and dragons fighting each other and then based on how well you do with fixing cannons, wall..ect would determine the outcome of the fight. There are limitless ways to make crafting and gathering far better than what it is now. The Ixil crafting daily quests was a good starting point but we need something on a much grander scale.

The devs can even throw in (popularity or skill) ranks so as you build up rank you will be able to purchase any rare mats you need for any level of crafts you want for next to nothing. This would lead to more people helping each other instead of ripping people off. I just don't understand this "SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE" mentality. It all boils down to "look at me look at me" and greed.