Quote Originally Posted by treuhavik View Post
Would you really want the best armor in a game buy-able? Crafted gear is there for those who would like an upgrade FOR the dungeon/raid needed to obtain even better gear. "Working as intended"

There should be layered levels of gear.

Assume:

A is the best
B is 2nd best
C is 3rd best


Raiding gear should be "A quality" but have a system where craft material drops so there is also a "raid-tier" of gear.

Dungeon/Crafting gear should be "B quality".... You can take the time to do a dungeon or level up a crafter. (Why not?)

Quest gear should be "C quality"..... The stuff you get for reaching the level cap. (And maybe low tier of crafted gear as well)

World of Warcraft has a similar system to this game, where dungeons and raids yield the best gear. Maybe a few patches there were crafted pieces which required raid drops. FFXIV uses this system but at the same time has a huge crafting system for nothing.