Hello, I have been playing this game since Aug 2018. I love the game. I'm a huge a huge FF fan and have been since the very beginning. When FFXIV came out I hated it at first because frankly it was unplayable. That was at beta in 2013.

Starting back up last summer has been more than a pleasant surprise. SOOO much to do in this game. Initially I enjoyed crafting and gathering for about a couple of weeks until I got to the higher levels and it became very stagnant IMO. The payoff on the MB isn't very substantial until end game.

So my question: Is the amount of time put into crafting and gathering really worth it?
You can acquire gil in many different ways and you don't really need to craft your own armor since side quests and DF give you gear. On top of that, you can get spoiled from FC to make you gear and supply material. So what do you think?