Guild Wars 2

my experience with Final Fantasy XIV ARR crafting, the best feel after WoW age

try a bit FFXIV till lvl cap and finish all end game dungeon, then try crafting.
this game have definitely enjoying crafting system , well except the gathering part its just grind dumb.

while GW2 Crafting have similar in a way
where you craft ingot, then bolt to make inscription and chest padding and plate and sort. basicly its just the same generic from 1-400 or 500 now.

in FFxiv, the interaction with other crafting job makes it more variable and much more fun to craft. well if you include the minigame while crafting. you can make HQ ( high quality ) item that have better stat than normal ones

for exp. to craft chest armor, you need plate and rivet or sometimes ring, and all come from same ore that craft to plate/ rivet / ring, then you need some cloth stuff from weavering (tailoring in gw2) which is different crafting class needed to craft unlike GW2 that 1 crafter can build anything from 1-500

armor crafting can make best endgame armor if you make HQ and full slot .
this make the crafting have important role toward best gear

its not like i compare much ,
but i hope it does changed on GW2 crafting system. say future ascended armor like.

while GW2 stand on top on almost every aspect in FFxiv in my opinion, crafting side, GW2 is nothing.
look a bit other game for reference doesnt hurt and anything that works is good

sorry if i m bad at explaining, this is not a flame thread.
sorry for my english too.

I tried it, possibly the most migraine inducing crafting in the world.

crafting should not be complicated.

GW2 crafting is just fine i think…..

and thats why crafting isnt profitable .
its too simplified

No, it’s not FF profitable because you don’t need to do it. You don’t need to buy absurdly expensive food to do anything, you don’t need to buy ammunition over and over and over, you don’t need to buy almost every piece of gear you use.

Been there, done that, I’ll take the way Guild Wars does it.