Quote Originally Posted by Daniolaut View Post
FFXIV is no longer failing, so there is no need to constantly overhaul everything every few patches and expansions.

Crafting and Gathering, and its systems are the only reason I play this game instead of FFXI, aside from the price, FFXIV being 9.99/month for me as I am legacy, and the updated graphics.

If Crafting and Gathering becomes dumbed down to point and click like FFXI and every other MMO, I will no longer have any desire to play this game.
I will say this about FFXI crafting. you could only master one craft and it was completely random when you got a +1 or even +2 on some equipment. But other than that, its too easy to craft now with no risk (not talking pentamelded for the latest and even that is easier than before)