Quote Originally Posted by Sepher View Post
For these reasons, I believe removing these two crafters from the specialist formula will better balance crafting as a whole.
It doesn't make any sense to suddenly remove specialists for CUL and ALC just because one is making more gil than the other. Don't forget specialist status comes from the Soul Stone, which adds extra stats. And the stone allows some very neat skills to be performed by the class. Don't you think removing it from CUL will only make it further suffer? And how about fairness? You can't have 2 classes which have no specialist status! That will be extremely unfair! Despite CUL having so few high level recipes, it's actually a very profitable class. Persimmon Leaf Sushi and Jellied Compote are still extremely popular among raiders. Perhaps they don't make as much money as the potions, but they are still making a lot of money.

Quote Originally Posted by Sepher View Post
If not, better balancing needs to be considered to increase CUL usability, while decreasing ALC demand.
Balances change every patch. Once in awhile, certain class(es) will be having an edge over the others. It's normal. Yet, I do agree that CUL is being a big neglected since the beginning of Stormblood though. I do hope they will adjust it by providing more food choices and more high level recipes.