Quote Originally Posted by BelgianRofl View Post
Yes. Because of how awfully boring and frustrating crafting and gathering mini-games are, it's a bad idea for new players to be able to select DoH or DoL at the beginning. Either that, or make crafting and gathering fun!
I think the minigames are fine, but having crafters take part in the main storyline really tones down the difficulty and action of the battles.