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Ashes of Creation has the most frustrating and unfun crafting system I have ever experienced
This is coming from someone who enjoys crafting in other MMOs.
Crafting in this game is absolutely terrible right now. I understand that crafting is not a focus right now but it’s in an unbelievably horrible state. I truly think that the whole design philosophy for crafting is completely flawed. Every other MMO I’ve played does crafting 10 times better. And I’ve played alphas with crafting systems in better states than this.
First of all being a solo crafter is basically impossible. You are not going to get very far or accomplish anything meaningful by your self. Sure, maybe eventually level 40-50 items should take a lot of effort. But right now you have to do so much just to get to journeyman level to craft level 10 items. This is insane design.
Secondly, even a guild struggles to gear up their guild with low leveled gear. Why is it so hard for a guild to get everyone geared up with level 5 gear. It should not be this way! It takes so much coordination, time, and effort just to make crappy gear for your guild. In any other game you would be able to get low leveled gear to everyone in your guild easily. It’s not the case in this game.
Finally, the reward you get for crafting just doesn’t match the effort required to make things. It really demotivates you to even want to engage with the crafting system. I enjoy crafting in every other MMO. But, it’s honestly just so terrible in this game that I don’t even want to bother with it.
Honestly, the devs should just copy a crafting system that works from another MMO because the crafting is so far off the mark from where it needs to be. I am enjoying the rest of the game. Just hate the crafting system.
Crafting in this game is absolutely terrible right now. I understand that crafting is not a focus right now but it’s in an unbelievably horrible state. I truly think that the whole design philosophy for crafting is completely flawed. Every other MMO I’ve played does crafting 10 times better. And I’ve played alphas with crafting systems in better states than this.
First of all being a solo crafter is basically impossible. You are not going to get very far or accomplish anything meaningful by your self. Sure, maybe eventually level 40-50 items should take a lot of effort. But right now you have to do so much just to get to journeyman level to craft level 10 items. This is insane design.
Secondly, even a guild struggles to gear up their guild with low leveled gear. Why is it so hard for a guild to get everyone geared up with level 5 gear. It should not be this way! It takes so much coordination, time, and effort just to make crappy gear for your guild. In any other game you would be able to get low leveled gear to everyone in your guild easily. It’s not the case in this game.
Finally, the reward you get for crafting just doesn’t match the effort required to make things. It really demotivates you to even want to engage with the crafting system. I enjoy crafting in every other MMO. But, it’s honestly just so terrible in this game that I don’t even want to bother with it.
Honestly, the devs should just copy a crafting system that works from another MMO because the crafting is so far off the mark from where it needs to be. I am enjoying the rest of the game. Just hate the crafting system.
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however it isn't a very fun system and I do agree it needs tuning, I think it will get there just hang in and give it time.
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My newbie suggestion is... make it easier to find some of these npcs.
I would set up a limit for each time of profession that u can specialize. This will force trade my friends.
Even in real life, we can't be an expert on everything, only Elon or Steve could, but they are not from this planet.
This already the case, confused why you think otherwise? Of the 22 artisan professions, you can only have 5 apprentice, 4 journeyman, 3 master, and 2 grandmaster.
Better yet, just buy a bow from the vendor which is a massive upgrade. Then go and farm HH for a much better bow than you would have eventually crafted anyways. Which is only balanced by the insane amount of griefing at HH right now...
I was confused as I an unable to level it up
Thanks!!!
But yes, crafts level is unbalanced, compared to general progress.
t’s an important time of gathering, processing and crafting… for nothing as looted stuff is far better.
Copper, tin and brass (crafted) items seems useless.
This aint most games, and im glad its not. nobody likes the other games.
we want this game