As someone that crafted in FFXIV legacy, ARR was so much easier. So even though I was playing casually, I was still able to make millions before I quit back in 2016. I was not the richest, or the most prominent crafter on my MB, but there was always at least a dozen people crafting relevant items for each craft. Some with a lot more time were just selling items from multiple DoH while others were only doing 1.

I am just getting back into things with this new system, but so far, it's similar to the difference between legacy and ARR was, difficulty-wise. Just as DoW/DoM relics are that much easier to get. It's just the way most games are trending nowadays.

Once things became gated by crafting scrips, everyone became limited.

Edit: BTW, I like the changes.