Guild Wars 2

When I look at crafting in MMOs I always want to know if there are benefits to do it vs. just obtaining the items available in the vendor shops (non-crafted items).

Is there something the crafter can make that isn’t provided via a vendor shop? For instance, higher level crafters making siege equipment for PvP/WvW?

Is this a secret or something?

its just they offer unique skins and armor crafted is 5 levels difference from each next step up and rarity.

Oh, ok, so it’s tiered (every 10 levels or something?) so you get crafted gear at beginning of tier then obtain in-game items from playing that is better towards end of tier?

That’s how it was in EQ2. Sounds good to me.

So higher level crafters don’t have something like siege equipment (or parts to put together siege equipment?

Nope its like this:

Tier 1 (lv 5-15 Fine, masterwork tier 1 Lv 20) >tier 2 (25 fine 30 master 35 rare) >tier 3 (40 fine, 45 master, 50 rare) >tier 4 ( fine 55, master 60, rare 65) >tier 5 (fine 70, master work 75, rare 80)> Tier 6 (exotics 80

This follows in all crafting but food,yet food also has level requirements to eat and follows a similar pattern with the best food requiring lv70-80 to use.