Is YOUR server this way?

[darkstarpoet1]

Well still you have no evidence that these people have stopped crafting because of these changes, as I said it could just be they have become bored of 1.19 and are taking a break or they have finally grown bored of the game in general.

It could be that the under cutting is causing them not to craft anymore, I have given you multiple reason what could have caused these changes.

Of course neither of use can be 100% certain, it is what it is though, as I said before though it doesn't concern me as I know people who can make me stuff or make it myself to some extent and I help people out as well, but I don't make and put items on the market wards because its not worth the effort when 15 other people are waiting to under cut me.

I have been playing since beta and crafting has always been about spamming a function, the changes Yoshida made haven't really changes that fact, as I said you still require the correct abilities and skills to get a HQ item.

what more proof than one that has all but one craft to cap telling you why they and many others that have multiple 50's quit? i stopped for the reasons i gave. i craft for myself. you wanted the crafting changes so you can make your items for yourself.

i can tell you FOR SURE why i stopped, but you can GUESS why others did. i quit doing it for the same reason many others have stated they did. you are welcome to deny it all you want, but it is a fact.

Wrong, if there were so few who crafted, why were there those who solely dedicated all their time to doing this? This time last year I saw nothing but the streets flooded with crafters. Once these changes came along to streamline it, and Yoshida stated that crafters are pretty much being put at the back seat regarding content, the numbers dropped. Like it or not there are some people who solely craft and enjoyed the system as is. I'm not much of a crafter myself but when I get into it I start going into what one of my friends calls a rage craft. Where you do nothing but sit there grinding away on a specific skill.

Take Cooking for example, even if it's a virtually useless class right now due to the food yet to be overhauled I still enjoy leveling it. In a few days I went from 31 to 36 rage crafting and rather than focus on leveling or fighting, I wanted to craft.

All these changes really did was make it so those who want to enjoy working on crafting now can't as they used to, and with the decrease in crafters around it makes those who don't really care about crafting be forced to take it up even if they don't want to.

exactly. i tell him why i stopped doing it, but he still refuses to believe it. i quit for the reasons i stated.