Quote Originally Posted by Selyndria View Post
Well although the number of bots is pretty sickening (really makes me wonder if Square gives two shits because they do it right out in the open for days on end) I think there is still money to be made. I sell ore regularly and it doesn't take that long to get some and put it on the market. The higher end stuff seems to sell pretty quick too. There are going to be alot more crafters than miners I think just because of the sheer pain in the ass of getting all the way to 50.
The problem with this logic is a miner pulls up 4x the amount of ore required to level a crafter. The sheer number of bots + players will far outweigh people who pick up crafts. Most people that DO pick up crafts level one or two, not all eight. On my server, darksteel is under 1k each. I can take 6 of this ore, 2 spruce (12k) and turn it into a 120k item.. AKA --> Crafting >>>>>>>gathering.