Hello, (theres a TLDR at the bottom)
I just want to share my opinions on how crafting has changed since the start of shadowbringers and why I myself have had so much trouble with my desire to play the game. I know this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion and everyone probably loves how easy crafting is. But I wanted to share my feedback just based on the fact it would make me feel better.
Crafting for me has been my main gameplay since early stormblood. I know that’s not very long, but I was intimidated by crafting at first like a lot of people. I stuck to gathering through ARR and heavensward just because it was easier to understand. I did get 2-3 crafting jobs to 50 back in ARR but it’s not something I spent a lot of time doing outside of getting my supra weapons. But when stormblood released I decided it was time I would buckle down and learn how to craft.
I did a ton of research on how endgame crafting worked and how to go about finding the right macros, materia builds, and knowledge needed to make endgame crafting work for me. I loved the complexity of it, I thought it was so cool that I needed to be this in depth to learn how crafting works. I felt like I had a leg up on my competition in the market and it made me feel good.
Leveling crafting back then was dedication for me. I know it was easier than it had been with the introduction of moogle dailies but to me it still required time to see it through. I had friends help me craft levekits and slowly got myself to all 50s omnicrafter, at the same time I was doing moogle dailies every day. People who know me know that I hate dailies and I only do them when necessary which shows how dedicated I was to getting my crafting up. When time came for me to go the final stretch to 70 I did somet research how to get to 70 without having to craft grind and I found a list of levekits I would make on my own for the most part. So I got the materials together and got to work. The day I hit all 70s omnicrafter I was incredibly proud of myself, it felt like I finally achieved something that was worthwhile in the game. It was a huge marker in my ffxiv career for me and I loved it.
I have never been great at the combat mechanics in this game. I never wanted to learn the hideously long openers for the classes I played, and I didn’t want to find a group and invest the time needed to become acclimated to savage content. So for me, crafting has been where I push my limits on what I can do in ffxiv. (Continued in next post)
Continue reading...
I just want to share my opinions on how crafting has changed since the start of shadowbringers and why I myself have had so much trouble with my desire to play the game. I know this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion and everyone probably loves how easy crafting is. But I wanted to share my feedback just based on the fact it would make me feel better.
Crafting for me has been my main gameplay since early stormblood. I know that’s not very long, but I was intimidated by crafting at first like a lot of people. I stuck to gathering through ARR and heavensward just because it was easier to understand. I did get 2-3 crafting jobs to 50 back in ARR but it’s not something I spent a lot of time doing outside of getting my supra weapons. But when stormblood released I decided it was time I would buckle down and learn how to craft.
I did a ton of research on how endgame crafting worked and how to go about finding the right macros, materia builds, and knowledge needed to make endgame crafting work for me. I loved the complexity of it, I thought it was so cool that I needed to be this in depth to learn how crafting works. I felt like I had a leg up on my competition in the market and it made me feel good.
Leveling crafting back then was dedication for me. I know it was easier than it had been with the introduction of moogle dailies but to me it still required time to see it through. I had friends help me craft levekits and slowly got myself to all 50s omnicrafter, at the same time I was doing moogle dailies every day. People who know me know that I hate dailies and I only do them when necessary which shows how dedicated I was to getting my crafting up. When time came for me to go the final stretch to 70 I did somet research how to get to 70 without having to craft grind and I found a list of levekits I would make on my own for the most part. So I got the materials together and got to work. The day I hit all 70s omnicrafter I was incredibly proud of myself, it felt like I finally achieved something that was worthwhile in the game. It was a huge marker in my ffxiv career for me and I loved it.
I have never been great at the combat mechanics in this game. I never wanted to learn the hideously long openers for the classes I played, and I didn’t want to find a group and invest the time needed to become acclimated to savage content. So for me, crafting has been where I push my limits on what I can do in ffxiv. (Continued in next post)
Continue reading...