Wasn't there some hint dropped by Yoshi or the devs that crafting would be instant if you wanted to just mass produce? I mean I know Hasty Hand is there, but I was thinking like, Select Recipe -> Hit something like "Standard Craft" -> *Bang Boom Saw Hiss* -> Item get. And if you wanted the bonus EXP and a chance at HQ you'd go the current route.

Or a way to mass produce a large quantity at once for minimal EXP. Like taking all your Cotton Bolls and converting them to Cotton Thread. To me that's what Hasty Hand should do instead of one at a time. But I understand that this isn't something the current server engine can handle. I'm looking at 2.0.

Still though, for what it is right now, it's vastly improved from even FFXI crafting standards.