Hello all, I am a new player I am a long time MMO player and just started Final Fantasy as I was bored of WoW & ESO. I have a few questions though if you don't mind. Apologies in advance for the somewhat long post.

1. Is crafting worth it? I love gathering and crafting in games however in majority of games I have played crafting becomes useless at end game and you level quick enough that doing it for while leveling just becomes a waste of time. So are any of the gathering/crafting professions worth going into?

2. I love playing Alts, I know in this game you can do everything on one character however for RP reasons I want to have two characters. One that is a Miqo'te who I am doing any of the melee type jobs I want to play with and another that is a Lalafell that I want to do any of the caster type of jobs I want to play with. (I think a Lalafell of that new class coming out with the big paintbrush would be awesome) Is this a thing people do in this game? or is there a reason you really should only play your one character?

3. What is the max item level? and does it increase every patch or is it every expansion or not at all etc...? I like going for best in slot items when possible but also get burnt out if they are useless after just a few months which is why I am wondering.

Thanks in advance for any helpful replies and if there is anything else you feel like I should know when starting out feel free to add that in your post as well