Should most players simply avoid all processing artisan paths?

Kionashi

I mean if freeholds are an exclusive feature that only will be accessible for a tiny percentage of the player base, I think it would be pointless for a casual player or a player who simply has little game time to even attempt to begin on the processing artisan paths at all.... I mean why even bother if you are going to hit a dead end eventually? Is not like crafting because if you need T-5 ingredients you can simply save up money to eventually buy it, or organizing with a group to attempt the World boss that drops that item...that's something everyone can do...of course hardcore players would have it easier but a casual players with time a patience will get there eventually too.

But again because the Freeholds are such an exclusive commodity is fair to assume all freeholds will be owned at all times by the sweatiest nerds on the server who can afford to play 12h a day which allows them to outbid anyone who dares to attempt to get a freehold, basically keeping everybody else literally unable to access T5-6 processing stations.

No amount of time or dedication will allow a gamer dad with 5 wives and 10 dogs to outbid someone who simply has more play time than him.

So considering the system as we can see it right now, if you know you only will be able to play on weekends, or a couple hours per day, is there even a point on starting on the processing artisan paths at all?

I mean sure, you can get T1 to T4 items which is nice, but eventually you will hit max level and will need T5, T6 gear to play endgame content so being able to make those low tier items wont get you any further on your artisan path. Not to mention all those feelbad moments of "hey I got this ultra rare drop from this endgame boss...but I don't have a freehold so I can't make anything with it even though I decided to dedicate myself to an artisan path that uses this kind of items, I guess I'll sell it or whatever". At this point you are no longer an artisan because the content you will do won't give you anything to progress on your artisan path.

But yeah, unless something changes I think the best strategy for most players would be to avoid all processing paths and focus on crafting/ gathering since those would allow you to reach the endgame without being limited for not being part of the 10% of the population that can get a freehold.

Sathrago

Boneshatter wrote: »

Sathrago wrote: »

Do you think everyone should be able to do every artisan skill to max too? Perhaps the limit there is to give more value and something to achieve in the game that means more than a little flash of light and a "you did it!" at the bottom of your screen?

Moving the goalposts a bit there, aren't we? Nobody has asked for the number of artisan skills a person has to be raised. People just want to be able to level whatever prof they want. Flower picking, potion making, sword making, sheep shagging, whatever- just let them pick what they want.

Yes but effectively people are asking for everyone to have access to max level recipes as a processor. I was mostly trying to draw the comparison that giving everyone access to everything largely impacts how valuable and meaningful those things are. In a similar vein, if they were to make banking global instead of local it would grant everyone equal access to the resources across the game world, but ultimately reduce the value.

Does that make sense now?