Quote Originally Posted by Laerune View Post
1. Yes and no. I still have things to do like leveling crafting and gathering which I am finding very enjoyable. But when you read on the forums how crafting is boring and tedious at endgame and see the lost potential to certain features like PvP, this makes you feel like SE is not listening to the community.
The forum population is a self selecting sample and typically contains a higher proportion people with a critical view point than is present in the entire population. Or, in other words, make your own mind up about the crafting and gathering when you get there instead of taking the forum's word for it.