I did not expect myself to enjoy crafting. When I first started the game, it seemed like a hassle and waste of item storage. I started mining and it became more and more entertaining. I moved on to crafting, and holy smokes, I'm having fun. I've never had fun crafting in a game. Loved Skyrim, hated crafting. God of War was great, but crafting sucked.

The reason why it has such incredible appeal is its use of percentages. It is like gambling for free. "Oh, you busted trying to go all in? Try again buddy!" That's what I'm feeling. And I can type forum posts while I do quick synthesis. I'm a poker player, and I can see a ton of similarities between the two games that make both incredibly fun.