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[Saintly]

Changes to crafting.

Increasing ease of entry for new players.
Adjustments to more complex systems and actions.
Extra actions will be adjusted/removed.

As for gathering.

Unspoiled nodes will appear without the use of skills. (If i understood correctly.)
Gathering rates and amounts will be adjusted.
Quick gathering will be added.
"Out of reach" is getting removed.

In conclusion they give the finger to dedicated crafters/gatherers.
At least we get new BLU content and the jobs cap is increased to 60.

Oh right, we'll also be able to use food while /siting.

[Bonbori]

Changes to crafting.

Increasing ease of entry for new players.
Adjustments to more complex systems and actions.
Extra actions will be adjusted/removed.

As for gathering.

Unspoiled nodes will appear without the use of skills. (If i understood correctly.)
Gathering rates and amounts will be adjusted.
Quick gathering will be added.
"Out of reach" is getting removed.

In conclusion they give the finger to dedicated crafters/gatherers.

In... what way? As a dedicated crafter (you can tell by the fact I have melded the maximum possible amount of CP in accordance with a build provided by other people who are better than me at math), all I see are positive QoL changes that might slightly shorten my dedicated super elite pro high-skill crafter macros that I dedicatedly run in the background while watching youtube. And make gathering the hundreds of mats I need and the crystals I'm always short on take slightly less time. Oh, and you forgot to mention a new feature that will let us see multi-level recipe breakdowns without having to use a third party site. At long last.

Oh nooooo... Crafting is doooooooomed... It will become a bit more accessible, attractive and maybe even fun to all the... - ugh! - undedicated plebeians! Scandalous! Unthinkable!

[Rhus]

In... what way? As a dedicated crafter (you can tell by the fact I have melded the maximum possible amount of CP in accordance with a build provided by other people who are better than me at math), all I see are positive QoL changes that might slightly shorten my dedicated super elite pro high-skill crafter macros that I dedicatedly run in the background while watching youtube. And make gathering the hundreds of mats I need and the crystals I'm always short on take slightly less time. Oh, and you forgot to mention a new feature that will let us see multi-level recipe breakdowns without having to use a third party site. At long last.

Oh nooooo... Crafting is doooooooomed... It will become a bit more accessible, attractive and maybe even fun to all the... - ugh! - undedicated plebeians! Scandalous! Unthinkable!

Hey! Someone who thinks the same as me. Nice to see people speak the truth and not shy away from it. Crafting is for us and us alone. They can not be trusted to inherit our macros...

[CookiesNCreams]

In... what way? As a dedicated crafter (you can tell by the fact I have melded the maximum possible amount of CP in accordance with a build provided by other people who are better than me at math), all I see are positive QoL changes that might slightly shorten my dedicated super elite pro high-skill crafter macros that I dedicatedly run in the background while watching youtube. And make gathering the hundreds of mats I need and the crystals I'm always short on take slightly less time. Oh, and you forgot to mention a new feature that will let us see multi-level recipe breakdowns without having to use a third party site. At long last.

Oh nooooo... Crafting is doooooooomed... It will become a bit more accessible, attractive and maybe even fun to all the... - ugh! - undedicated plebeians! Scandalous! Unthinkable!

You seem to not understand that there are players out there that actually enjoyed how crafting used to be back in 2.x - 3.x. Now, my 12 year old niece can HQ something. I’m glad players like you are enjoying the “QoL” and the easier changes, but at least respect the opinions of crafters that actually enjoyed working hard for what they have back then.

Personally crafting has officially become a children’s mini-game, and that’s fine, if that’s what direction square Enix wants to go, I respect their decision. However, I will not continue to keep paying a subscription for a game that does not seem to care much for me, like I have been. I’ll likely only play when the yorha raid comes, occasional patches, and that’s about it.