Square Enix, please think about both Casual AND Hardcore crafters..

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Aren't "no lifers" already being rewarded by the amount of gil you can make and what that allows you to do, specifically:

a) get ahead faster - because I assume that noone who has made to all 80s in the first week did so by gathering every single component themselves and even if they did, that required far more time than any casual playing. You can afford materia stockpiles for penta-melding much more easily than someone with less time or gil.
b) being ahead means you'll be able to capitalize on the upcoming savage release to make even more gil.
c) gil allows you to get into housing; you can buy gear for alts instead of collecting and making it yourself; you can buy mounts that other people have to farm, you can buy any glamour.

So it seems to me that hardcore crafters get abundant rewards over casual ones. Since the abilities you are complaining about are QoL ones that SE has introduced to help casual crafters to catch up to you and that's what you don't like.

A) Gil is irrelevant. I enjoy crafting end game pieces of gear. Did it since 2.x. I just love competition. You’re the one that bought up gil to this conversation to justify square Enix catering to only casual players. Which, as I have explained, is selfish.

B) As I said, Gil is not my priority. Gil is simply a stepping stone to affording what I need to continuously compete. Period. Simply competing on an end game level with adequate compensation is also our goal. I really dislike repeating myself..

C) I do not care about housing, as well as many other hardcore crafters I know. We only care about competition and having fun making gear. And if anything, enjoy lowering prices so poorer players can afford it. You are indirectly demonizing hardcore crafters.

D) According to you, we earn Gil. Cool. Been doing that since 2.x, nothing new or exciting. You, on the other hand, have access to Prudent Touch, Preparatory Touch, Delicate Synthesis, a crafting system that is literally *designed* to help you, you are not forced to buy/craft job specific crafter gear..should I go on and on? Also, you have some nerve to say we don’t “like” the fact that casuals are catching up. That’s not the issue here. Stop being selfish like most casual players, and accept the fact that hardcore players want compassion from developers too. It’s not about just you.

Read my posts again..