With the holiday season in the US coming on quick there has been a lot of major game releases. I think the drop in players has more to do with that and is temporary then the craft changes in 1.19

Also.. im sorry but 10k is nothing to me, i wouldnt stop and craft a few stacks for 10k unless i had absolutly nothing going on(which is rare). Considering 5 stacks is 15 synths i couldve gotten alot of xp in another craft in that time. Im not greedy either I often make things for free for randoms because its not about the price its about the time it takes for me to help you.