Greetings,

Ive come to understand that crafting in FFXIV is very unconventional, in terms of other mainstream MMOs. I've noticed that crafted gear in FFXIV is easily outweighed to what you can find in a dungeon. So this has me confused on why to even take up crafting? Am I missing something or just not understanding the end game of crafting.

I am really enjoying the playstyle of a SAM and want to supplement my gameplay with some DoH but I don't know what I should do. I like to be self sufficient, but SAM gear seems to be a mix of cloth and leather. Food and potions seems really cheap to buy on the MB as well so I didn't know if taking up Alchemy and Culinary was worth it.

TLDR; I'm a SAM main and want to know where to start out for DoH so I can be self sufficient and benefit my SAM. But I'm also deeply confused as to what even makes DoH worth it?