Over the years as I have played numerous MMO's I have sometimes gotten involved with the crafting skills sometimes not. Anymore when I start a new character I just level it and then go back to get the crafting skills, because the materials are easier to get( I am not aggroed near as much.)
But I have to confess something that has always bothered me. Why is it that an adventurer can become an expert/master crafter? It takes so much time to really become that master swordsman, or magical caster that I wonder why would he/she spend time crafting when it would take time from their real profession? Why can't we find REAL crafters that take there craft so seriously that that is all they do. They could really become masters of a portion of the economy. I mean how many shop owners or bankers are out hacking and slashing or nuking down that beast to get some materials.
I think if thought out really carefully the crafting system could really be a more important part of the game, with real driving force to the economy.
