Making DoH Relevant

[FraenirVolsung]

I agree. Beyond making weapons for the relic quest and the level 50 DoL/DoH "AF" gear, crafting is completely irrelevant. Nothing craftable, and even with full materia melds, is as good as other easily obtainable gear, whether it's Grand Company Weapons or Darklight gear from running easy dungeons over and over for tomestones. A perfect example is the Heavy Darksteel Set. The amount of tomestones needed to purchase enough coke for 1 darksteel ingot is only a hair less than just purchasing Darklight gear which is already better than the Heavy Darksteel Set with full materia melds.

With enough patience a crafter should be able to make an HQ sword, add a couple of great/rare materia, and be able to compete with primal weapons. Not saying crafted items should be on par with the best stuff in the game, but you also shouldn't get laughed out of the DF because you are using crafted gear. While I could possibly do this with a HQ Mailbreaker, it's insanely cost prohibitive.