Quote Originally Posted by Akibaws View Post
- Crafters and gatherers depend on having Teamcraft and simulators to create rotations and macros + set up crafting lists, then share their macros through Discord.

Not everyone does, some youtubers and streamers I watch create their own using excel calculations. But yeah the vast majority use sims you're right.
The sad thing is, day 1 of each raid patch i just make my own rotations and macros to use, as well as my own melds.. and that just comes from a basic understanding of how the game system works.

All those tools are not needed, and honestly the game would be better off without them so the people that actually take the time to learn the systems would get rewarded for their effort.

Crafting in its current form is just 'wait for guide, press macro'. These people would have never survived heavensward crafting.