I’m a 400 leatherworker and weaponsmith. Playing as a thief, being a leatherworker came in handy whilst leveling up (I started weaponsmith later on, but one would benefit from every craft whilst leveling up). So now you just hit level 80 on your toon and 400 with w/e craft. Your craft is still amazing, you can buy a recipe (with karma) and craft the best (exotic) gear/weapons. The only thing you need is gold for mats, but that’s farmable in case you don’t have it.
There are two pros so far. One of them would be: when you are leveling your toon, a craft sure is nice to have if it’s up to date. The other one: once you hit max level with both your toon and your craft, you have the possibility to own the best exotic gear or/and weapons. Same goes for jewelry, but let’s skip that one since they are not obtainable through dungeons and more importantly, you can’t see them on your toon anyway.
Now you did some dungeons and you acquired some exotics. Even your toon says ‘nice gear’ when you purchase them in Lions Arch. Nothing wrong here, maybe you want another set of gear/weapons with different stats. Don’t forget you can craft your same exotic but with different stats! Oh wait, it looks exactly the same as the one you crafted first…
Yes, dungeon gear/weapons of the same dungeon also look the same and are available with different stats. However, we can choose which dungeon to farm. However, we can only make one type of armor with our amazing level 400 craft in which we put lots of hours and gold.
So here is a thought, why not give someone who maxed out his craft something special. It does not have to be big and certainly not something like better stats. I’m talking about something aesthetically. Let them be able to add a glow to a weapon, or being able to dye one more different area on gear. Because seriously, who’s proud of having his craft maxed out? It’s just another ‘oh, I did it because I need it for my legendary’ thing. We don’t want that right?
Just to make sure, there is no need for better stats when you maxed out craft X. I’ve played MMO’s where they would give you a slight advantage over someone who didn’t have it (the other person might have had another craft maxed out which came with a differnt advantage over you, to ‘balance’ things out). That does not work, it ruined crafting. People crafted only to have +2 of stat X more for example. I do think we need a purpose to max out a craft other then it being a necessity for a greater goal (legendary).
I do love the dye system. One of the best things this game offers. Maybe they can make it even better through crafts…
