Crafting Basically Worthless?

butterrum222

Master crafters rule this game

zaria

Lady_Linux wrote: »

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

Is it just me, or is crafting basically worthless? Aside from making some money, it doesn't appear that you're ever going to be able to craft any item that is better than the items you find in the game. Early on food and potions might be helpful, but I feel like I've basically wasted the skill points on them. Am I maybe missing something?

It's just you.

Yes, food an potions is an must, gear not bis but good and you need to be able to upgrade and transmute gear anyway.
My tips is to make your main as the character who do all the content your main crafter you will get more skillpoints than he need anyway.

FR0STDEE

When "sloads embrace" was OP for pvp, my crafter was making sqillions.

YstradClud

If you think ESO crafting is pointless go have a look at how WoW crafting is butchered.

VaranisArano

PizzaCat82

Its the classic problem of PVPers, PVEers, and Crafters not wanting to have to do the other two roles to excel at their own.

PVPers don't want to have to do trials to get better gear for PVP.
PVEers don't want to have to do crafting to get the best gear when they already do trials.
Crafters don't want to have to do trials or PVP to get the best mats for crafting.

DeathStalker_X

No, I'm saying that, to me, the best sets you get are dropped, not made - that's MY experience (and that's reviewing ALL of the sets available). Crafted sets should be MUCH better than anything. I simply don't find that to be the case, with the exception of being able to have more Traits. I would MUCH rather be able to add Traits and craft the dropped sets as WELL.

https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Crafted+Sets

MercilessnVexed

I think OP got confused as to which forum they're posting on. They mean WoW. ESO crafting ROCKS. SMDH.

DeathStalker_X

And frankly, I think you should be able to craft ANY of the sets with ANY amount of Traits that you can.

DeathStalker_X

No, I have never played WoW, no confusion.

DeathStalker_X

I WILL grant that food/bev crafting is better than anything you can find (and that probably goes for poisons too, but I don't use them).

MercilessnVexed

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

No, I have never played WoW, no confusion.

Pop on over and give it a try so you can see that there is no comparison to what you originally posted versus the reality of crafting in this game. (Which is awesome, BTW)

Iskiab

Being able to craft is game changing. It’s so nice having a 9 trait crafter and a plethora of toons doing the crafting dailies. You’ll be flush with gold and yellow materials.

Rave the Histborn

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

@Linaleah covers some good points. That said, crafted sets do indeed need some improvement. I hear plenty of complaints about farming for gear; the ability to reasonably use crafted gear should provide a solid alternative to that. If farming gear is the only way to get people to do group dungeons then it is the dungeons that need to be looked at to see if they are fun or simply irritating/tedious.

You can do dungeons in crafted gear with no problems. The dungeon gear is just better than the majority of crafted sets and you're in the wrong game if you don't like grinding. MMOs aren't meant to be cleared out in a short amount of time, they're meant to be time sinks.

Nanfoodle

Been MMOing for over 20 years, ESO is one of the best and most useful crafting systems I have used.

Nanfoodle

Making my own training set to push on to 810CP is just the bomb. Enchanting it myself, awesome. Making items, even though I'm not top level that makes me 1/4 mill gold in a week, speechless. And I have only been playing for 8 months.

MartiniDaniels

OP, you are doing something wrong. Even without purpose of being "crafter" I craft a lot naturally. There are so many applications and convenience to have master crafter as well as several daily crafting toons.
Crafting reduces required grind in the game to bare minimum of arenas/trials/dungeons drops, and even those can be minimized with gold you receive from crafting, i.e. you may buy desired pieces from groupmates or even buy loot runs (though last option is hardly good option but still it exists).
Sure you may earn more gold per hour if you sell pay runs, or grind new vDLC dungeons or have your own trading guild. But those require ton of organizational effort while daily writs doesn't require any and still bring enough income to buy/craft anything you want with exception of some crown store pieces.

spartaxoxo

Crafting is primarily good for making consumables, retraiting gear, and decorating your house. Whether or not these things are worth the effort is up to you and how you spend your time in-game.

Synaki

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

Crafted sets should be MUCH better than anything.

Why? It is so very easy to craft anything. It makes no sense that all the best stuff should come from the easiest activity in game.

Ysbriel

Well for the longest i was happy using crafted gear until recent changes.

ZOS_Volpe

Greetings,

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