Quote Originally Posted by Maeka View Post
I see plenty of people crafting in the 3 towns in-game.

The forums is only a very small sample size of the game, and it tended to be the vocal minority who would frequent the forums the most. Just because the forums have gotten a bit more quiet, doesn't mean crafting is "dead", in fact, it seems very much alive. At least... maybe not the hardest of the hardcore endgame crafting, but then.... *shrug* Maybe that's a good thing?

Crafting should not be for the 1% of the playerbase. Or not even the 10%. The way crafting was before, it was just too much of a chore for so little return unless you went all the way which took more time than raiding, which was a bit ridiculous.
Got to agree its far from dead, during peak hours here on Lamia there are crafters in all 3 towns crafting away. Also have seen my fair share of low level crafters hard at work leveling up. Forums may be silent but there are more crafters out and about now then there ever was in ARR or Heavensward.