Hi, all! I've lurked the forum here for a while and have read through other topics regarding both the separation and integration of game mechanics from roleplaying, but there is one aspect I am curious about hearing more opinions on: the gathering/crafting classes.
Personally, I love crafting and gathering, and FFXIV's are very fun. Were I playing OOCly, I would probably pick up every DoL/DoH class but try to focus on the ones that were most pertinent to my class; this way, I could easily craft myself things like ingots and rubber, which are commonly used by Leatherworking, for instance. ICly, however, my character is ill-suited to be an Armorer or an Alchemist.
Everyone likely has different views on the topic and on how tightly woven they want to keep it with their characters. What are your thoughts and how do you approach these classes? Do you strictly limit yourself to only fitting DoL/DoH classes that your character would have a real interest in? Do you treat the gathering and crafting as game mechanics that remain divorced from your character's RP? Or do you walk a middle line, treating some professions as IC but less fitting ones as OOC?
Thanks very much for reading, and I appreciate your input!
Personally, I love crafting and gathering, and FFXIV's are very fun. Were I playing OOCly, I would probably pick up every DoL/DoH class but try to focus on the ones that were most pertinent to my class; this way, I could easily craft myself things like ingots and rubber, which are commonly used by Leatherworking, for instance. ICly, however, my character is ill-suited to be an Armorer or an Alchemist.
Everyone likely has different views on the topic and on how tightly woven they want to keep it with their characters. What are your thoughts and how do you approach these classes? Do you strictly limit yourself to only fitting DoL/DoH classes that your character would have a real interest in? Do you treat the gathering and crafting as game mechanics that remain divorced from your character's RP? Or do you walk a middle line, treating some professions as IC but less fitting ones as OOC?
Thanks very much for reading, and I appreciate your input!
