Quote Originally Posted by CrayonsAndPaint View Post
When really it’s just a projection of them being afraid of crafting going back to how it used to be in Heavensward and A realm reborn. Where you basically could not mindlessly spam a macro to get the job done, you actually had to spend 2-3 minutes a craft…which also made things more pricey but it was worth it.

Trust me, I want more intuitive crafting but this community will always project their insecurities about it, hate it, and just play it off as “it was never hard” or “it’s tedious” when in reality, it actually used to be very time consuming, that’s what *made* it hard. So just don’t bother with these people, it won’t go anywhere.
What is this take? It's not projection - crafting was easily macroed even back in Heavensward. The only difficult part of the system back then was use of specialists & the grind for materials via the scrip system. I would like it if crafted endgame gear was made via expert crafts from now on, but I won't pretend it ever required any complexity even back then.