crafting is gone

[MitsukiKimura]

Doesn't surprise me that people would overreact before the content even came out.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Good. Crafting could use some streamlining.

[Lemuel81]

Good. Crafting could use some streamlining.

some but that doesn't mean butcher it either. We'll see what really changes. I enjoyed the crafting, it was more involved but like all things in this game, they will just dumb it all down and full homogenization.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

some but that doesn't mean butcher it either. We'll see what really changes. I enjoyed the crafting, it was more involved but like all things in this game, they will just dumb it all down and full homogenization.

How can you Butcher Crafting by making it Simpler and Easier?

[CookiesNCreams]

How can you Butcher Crafting by making it Simpler and Easier?

For earlier levels, crafting remaining easy and simple is fine. Making crafting at endgame easier, though? Absolutely unacceptable, unnecessary, and makes no logical sense. It’s called “endgame” for a reason. To test what you know and have been through.

But there’s no reason to worry, they have said in the previous Digest that they’ve noticed it’s far too easy to HQ recipes and that they’ll be making balanced changes. I assume they are removing a little over 60% of the actions and renaming/revamping them to be more easier to understand. But in the process, making more difficult recipes, so hardcore crafters can be a little more recognized for their efforts.

Either way, they’re focusing on newer crafters AND hardcore/vet crafters throughout 5.1 - 5.2, so we all get what we want. I’m hoping to see what nerfs they made to prudent touch and delicate synthesis, since those moves are too overpowered.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

For earlier levels, crafting remaining easy and simple is fine. Making crafting at endgame easier, though? Absolutely unacceptable, unnecessary, and makes no logical sense. It’s called “endgame” for a reason. To test what you know and have been through.

(Late Reply)

So...its not being Butchered then. Nothing bad is happening to Crafting, people just dont like its being made easier because it eliminates some self Gratification?
Ive done crafting, unless it SERIOUSLY changes in Specialization (My highest is lv 30-ish on GSM) I dont see what exactly your applying to High Level "Endgame" crafting.

[Callinon]

In any given craft I probably used 10 abilities. But I had 40. So yeah... some streamlining isn't totally out of the question. Also I'd caution against making assumptions based on a screenshot of hotbars. We don't know what that means. Let's not pretend that we do.

[SerLuke]

Good. Crafting could use some streamlining.

Yeah there’s multiple touch abilities I don’t think I’ve ever used lol

[Jojoya]

What happened when we logged in for 5.0?

Our Byregot's Blessing was greyed out.

Our Steady Hand II was greyed out.

Our Name/Brand of [Earth/Fire/Ice/Lightning/Water/Wind] was greyed out.

But we still have those things, with the Name/Brands being consolidated into "of the Elements".

All that's being demonstrated in that screenshot is how much button bloat is getting removed. It's not showing us what our toolbars will look like once we've changed them to the new set of actions.