Quote Originally Posted by Ethir View Post
@Bluetaro: what i mean is understand the role you play; every trick, every skill, my main char gladiator also have tricks for skills; combination to increase damage. If you just spamming or fast leveling you wont really playing. It's like you doing it just for the sake of nothing to do. I mean what are you going to do next when you reach 50 in all classes ? when you know nothing about the game; i would only think that you intend to sell gold in game. Do you know what Amalj'aa put on their weapon ? or why the practice of using herbal poultice is banned ? There are more to this game than just archiving level like those others mass products online game.
I see where you are coming from and I agree with your statement that by rushing the exp grind I have a worse understanding of my class/craft than somebody who is dedicating and devoting their time class by class and craft by craft. The point you are trying to make regarding "there is more to this game than achieving levels" is absolutely true and I won't disagree with that. However, when you asked about the Amalj'aa putting things on their weapons or why herbal poultices are banned, I'm not sure where you are trying to go with that. Are you suggesting that I should immerse myself into the lore and role-playing aspect of this game? That by itself is a fine suggestion and I could see why I would enjoy the game more if I did so, but I hope you're not suggesting role-playing and lore immersion is a requirement to enjoy an online game.

I actually enjoy playing the game because I like to build and develop characters, I enjoy making money and earning skills, abilities, and experience. While the lore of the game is fun and all, and certainly very interesting, I actually don't let myself get too wrapped up into it because I have other interests that I care more about. Why would I be interested in knowing about that Amalj'aa trivial fact or about those herbal poultices? Seems pointless for me to know, but I'm not disrespecting your right to enjoying that type of thing. Kudos to you.

Anyway, with crafting, my main goal is to get them to the 40s as quick as I can and then do research about the abilities at a later time. Why do I want them that high? Well, as I said earlier I like developing my character and part of that includes wanting to have some crafts leveled up so I can attach materia onto my gear and help my LS out with their materia craft. It's also very handy to be able to repair my own weapons and armor.

So as you can see, I'm not trying to be the best crafter out there who knows the ins and outs of every skill. I could really care less about that stuff. What I do care about though, and I believe you should too, is that the crafting system in FFXIV should be more engaging and more entertaining than it currently is. If SE could accomplish this, it would attract more players who like to craft into playing FFXIV, which I see as a good goal for them to strive for.

This fact remains; there are many players who are crafting where all they are doing is spamming a single button to level up because it is currently a very boring and bland system, and I would like to see improvements made to this system for the benefit of all players.