Quote Originally Posted by TurtlesAWD View Post
Zero explanation given for specialist actions, overpriced materials, obfuscated paths for equipment upgrades, even the currency used is named after an obvious and blatant abuse of worker's rights (scrip), I should have known this was for suckers and not bothered.

Where is the fun in gambling that the money or time you invest in a craft will actually finish? Where is the fun in throwing materials at a badly explained system? Where is the fun?
Zero explanation given for specialist actions - Doesn't the game explain in the tooltips? Also you can get some cheap ore from an npc and test them out. As others have said, pretty much no endgame rotation uses them, only cross class skills. The only benefit right now to specialism is being able to craft a small handful of items earlier than non-specialists because the recipe is simply locked behind the requirement.

overpriced materials - Materials are free if you choose to farm or gather them. Also let's face it, what do we need gil for in this game?

obfuscated paths for equipment upgrades - Yes, they could streamline the levels that gear is needed at for levels <50, but to do that, they would need to also streamline the recipes. I kind of like the steady progression of improvement rather than the single bursts every 5 levels. Also if you don't glamour, you get to see some weird combinations!

even the currency used is named after an obvious and blatant abuse of worker's rights (scrip) - Never came to my mind and I can see why some might be a bit uneasy, but be happy in the knowledge you actually have zero requirement to use scrips to get to endgame. You can do it all by being self sufficient.

Where is the fun? - For me, crafting is fun. It's a time consuming minigame in the game where I am still actively playing the game as opposed to other games that merely say, get the materials, get instant craft.

It all boils down to the fact that not everything has to be fun for everyone. I don't find the stress of savage raids fun, but I'm not going to dump all over it because I don't like it.