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

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I agree with the above posts obviously, and I would like to point out that crafting was never intended to be this easy. Look at 2.x ARR...crafting was absolutely not easy in the slightest. So it’s clear they wanted DoH to be a part of the game where only certain types of players will enjoy. And that’s fine. Nothing wrong with dividing different types of players up.

Now, it’s obvious they have been pandering to casual players or players during 4.x and 5.0 complaining about how hard crafting was. I understand making an MMO popular, but what I don’t understand is screwing up one of the only things that made FFXIV unique. And making it so easy, to the point where a 10 year old that plays Fortnite can HQ something. No other mmo in existence had such a complex and unique crafting system. It got people like me hooked right away.

I think it’s time they stop messing the crafting up, and go back to how things used to be. They said they’ll be making adjustments to balancing crafting actions throughout 5.1 - 5.2, so I assume 5.1 will bring the nerfs, and further down the line will come difficult content.

I honestly believe this thread had a lot to do with Square Enix saying that. Otherwise they may have just ignored it and refused to touch crafting again. The message HAS to get across to them that they are absolutely destroying their crafting system, and in the process, making endgame crafts worth dirt. Its not even fun to craft anymore.

The two moves that need to go/get nerfed obviously being Prudent Touch and Delicate synthesis..might as well remove Hasty Touch I and II if nobody uses it anymore..