Crafting and Gathering need a QoL change asap.

[TwistedTea]

And how many hours would that take?
Why should crafting be gated purely for those who either have no job or only want to gather/craft?
When do I have time to actually play the game as DoW/M?

FFXIV is a themepark MMORPG.

Currently, apart from the MSQ,everything else can be considered optional content.

Savage raiders put in the time to gear up,practice progression,optimise etc

Why should crafting/gathering be different?

If you want to be a crafter/gatherer minting the gil, you've to level your crafters/gatherers,manage your crafting/gathering mat supply and study Market Board trends.

In other words, grind.

Secondly, as has been repeated multiple times, the leveling process is not difficult.

Lastly, many omni crafters/gatherers have limited amounts of playtime but they somehow manage to squeeze in content like Eureka,Raiding,Hunts,POTD,HOH etc