Forcing everyone to craft, Is it good direction for FFXIV?

[Corrderio]

Nobody is forcing you to craft just like nobody is forcing you to level X class or whatever.

The reason for this "materia thing" is to help keep crafting alive, since back in XI within the first 2 years crafting just bombed.

[Evangela]

Nobody is forcing you to craft just like nobody is forcing you to level X class or whatever.

The reason for this "materia thing" is to help keep crafting alive, since back in XI within the first 2 years crafting just bombed.

then why don't they lift the minimum rank require to repair gears? if this rank require still be there it's mean "force to" anyway

[Sojiro]

then why don't they lift the minimum rank require to repair gears? if this rank require still be there it's mean "force to" anyway

You're not "forced to" because you have the option of getting the NPC to repair (although not full, which I think they should at least change that) or put up a repair flag and have someone repair.

Honestly after having the repair flags I rarely have things go unrepaired for longer than a day, don't forget you can put it on your retainer and throw it in the wards to get repaired too. So after a long night of partying/grinding, set up your retainer and log off.

Have you not logged on recently after the change to durability evangela? That made a VERY big difference with how often you need repairs, and I don't see hardly anyone complain about this much anymore.