I have been playing FF since FFXI. I loved crafting there and I love it here. One thing that drives me crazy is the fact that a specialist is pretty much pointless. I can HQ any piece of gear based on my melds. The only thing a specialist does is allow you to HQ the 4 star easier/ faster.

What I liked about FFXi is that when you went to specialize only the people who were specialized in that craft can make the HQ or NQ of that specific item.

I wish that they would make it so only a specialist can do Mastercraft 3 and above crafts in that field. It would drive us to change more and be more specialized.

What do you guys think? I think it would be better if the specialist was actually treated as such instead of how it is now.