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Crafting and Gathering In-depth article

MoodsorMoodsor Member UncommonPosts: 712
in Final Fantasy XIV

If you are interested in Crafting and Gathering in FFXIV then this article is a good read with lots of information about why FFXIV might have the best crafting and gathering system to date:

http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=32577

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  • BenediktBenedikt Member UncommonPosts: 1,406
    wow, that sounds amazing, cannt wait to try it this weekend (last i only got to lev 9 in first class, didnt have much time to play)
  • rykim86rykim86 Member Posts: 236
    Miner here I come. 
  • rhavokrhavok Member Posts: 117
    Thank you for posting this!  I mined up to level 8 last weekend and I am looking forward getting some good crafting time in this weekend.  This article makes me that much more excited about it.
  • Kayo83Kayo83 Member UncommonPosts: 399
    Very interesting. Sounds like youll really need to love crafting/gathering as much as you like the usual classes to endure all that lol. Looking forward to it. Wish the article had some UI screens to help with the explanations, particularly the crafting ones.
  • rhavokrhavok Member Posts: 117

    Yeah, I agree Kayo, some UI screens would be nice.  NDA allows them to be released (I think) so I am not sure why they didn't release them.

    I hope crafting is able to keep up with item drops and actually have meaning throughout the game.  I have read that by the time you unlock it at level 10, the items you are making are below your other classes level needs.  Of course helping out lower level guildies is an option, but I really like the idea of living off of what I have created.

    I plan to put some serious time into Armorsmithing this weekend.

  • YaevinduskYaevindusk Member RarePosts: 2,094

     

    I do enjoy me some crafting and gathering at times.

     

    Nice article.

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  • KuppaKuppa Member UncommonPosts: 3,292
    I actually like how this sounds a lot. The crafting/gathering might not be the best(I don't know yet) but I like how they wan't to separate them out. Most themeparks let you do everything, and I understand were this is great for mass appeal but by having people who only focus on gathering and crafting it makes things more interesting for this game. I don't have to bother with gathering or crafting anymore in my case since I only did it in other games "just because" now it seems I would have to go out of my way to be any good at it.

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  • AlberelAlberel Member Posts: 1,121
    Originally posted by Kuppa
    I actually like how this sounds a lot. The crafting/gathering might not be the best(I don't know yet) but I like how they wan't to separate them out. Most themeparks let you do everything, and I understand were this is great for mass appeal but by having people who only focus on gathering and crafting it makes things more interesting for this game. I don't have to bother with gathering or crafting anymore in my case since I only did it in other games "just because" now it seems I would have to go out of my way to be any good at it.

    What do you mean by 'most themeparks let you do everything'? Most restrict you to choosing just one or two crafting professions. FFXIV is one of very few to allow players to level all classes on one character...

  • ShrillyShrilly Member UncommonPosts: 421
    I still think Yoshi respects more of the damaging classes then actual jobs and gathering. Always has.
  • MuruganMurugan Member Posts: 1,494
    Originally posted by Shrilly
    I still think Yoshi respects more of the damaging classes then actual jobs and gathering. Always has.

    Of course he does he has stated to enjoy the full game people need to roll some type of battle class.  Honestly the attempt by Tanaka to include Gateherers and Crafting in the 1.0 main quest line absolutely ruined all of the gameplay portions.

     

    It was a common complaint people had with the first release.  It is one thing to devote attention to crafting/gathering classes and is another to revere them and try to give them perfectly "equal treatment" in all areas of the game compared to battle classes.

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  • KuppaKuppa Member UncommonPosts: 3,292
    Originally posted by Alberel
    Originally posted by Kuppa
    I actually like how this sounds a lot. The crafting/gathering might not be the best(I don't know yet) but I like how they wan't to separate them out. Most themeparks let you do everything, and I understand were this is great for mass appeal but by having people who only focus on gathering and crafting it makes things more interesting for this game. I don't have to bother with gathering or crafting anymore in my case since I only did it in other games "just because" now it seems I would have to go out of my way to be any good at it.

    What do you mean by 'most themeparks let you do everything'? Most restrict you to choosing just one or two crafting professions. FFXIV is one of very few to allow players to level all classes on one character...

    By that I mean regular themeparks let you combat and craft/gather. And yes, I know you can do that as well in FF but by the looks of it it's a lot harder to be good at a combat job and a crafting/gathering job. Which I like, that means there will be folks dedicated to crafting/gathering. In most themepark mmos there aren't dedicated crafters/gatherers because everyone can achieve it easily.

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  • AlberelAlberel Member Posts: 1,121
    Originally posted by Kuppa
    Originally posted by Alberel
    Originally posted by Kuppa
    I actually like how this sounds a lot. The crafting/gathering might not be the best(I don't know yet) but I like how they wan't to separate them out. Most themeparks let you do everything, and I understand were this is great for mass appeal but by having people who only focus on gathering and crafting it makes things more interesting for this game. I don't have to bother with gathering or crafting anymore in my case since I only did it in other games "just because" now it seems I would have to go out of my way to be any good at it.

    What do you mean by 'most themeparks let you do everything'? Most restrict you to choosing just one or two crafting professions. FFXIV is one of very few to allow players to level all classes on one character...

    By that I mean regular themeparks let you combat and craft/gather. And yes, I know you can do that as well in FF but by the looks of it it's a lot harder to be good at a combat job and a crafting/gathering job. Which I like, that means there will be folks dedicated to crafting/gathering. In most themepark mmos there aren't dedicated crafters/gatherers because everyone can achieve it easily.

    Ah fair point, yes, we'll likely see more dedicated crafters which should also mean more rewarding crafting in terms of a market for selling crafted goods. Given that crafters are required in the materia cycle for endgame gear they'll be in high demand.

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