Is crafting in the game?

[Sycloness]

I too had every crafter in the game maxed to 50 and I played back when the trick trade was still in the game and I was able to make all the ultra rare items because I never had to use up my materials. Crafting gear made from ultra rares and grade A were best in game until APW. I made full suits of armor and weapons to pass out to guildies before APW came out.

What do you mean more crafting quests? I loved that in vanguard all you had to do was complete work orders to level up. You never had to harvest unless you just wanted to make gear. Which was no need to make until 50

I am back playing right now and I wish I could make some bags

[Jakkal]

Crafting is in, but it's a very early, rough state. It's only available on IOD. Some info is available here on what to test in regard to crafting: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3002

Also info here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4542
and
viewtopic.php?f=60&t=4302

We want to add more crafting quests eventually because the WO grind is terrible. Adding Banisher's helped a little, but most people saved it for the mid 30's grind when it literally was nothing more than WO after WO to level up. And since you needed crafting at the 50+ endgame (APW, POTA, Augs, etc), it really was needed by many of the players. (Thankfully, unlike diplo, it wasn't a "requirement" per player). But that's a different issue altogether.

[Sycloness]

WOs are easy just turn on interspace

[Sycloness]

Just a question but I am sure this version on VG is past the point they fixed trick trade?

[Jakkal]

What is trick trade? is that Tricks of the Trade? We don't have civic levers/buffs working currently. Or do you mean the trading exploits?

As someone that suffers from RSI and also had every crafting type to level 55, I'd rather pass on the WO grinding again.

[Sycloness]

Yes the old trade with the crafter make the item, once the item pops up in the window, cancel trade get all the materials back and still have the item. Was in the game for like 2 years before they patched it.

[Jakkal]

I'm pretty sure SOE fixed that at some point. That was never an exploit I was interested in using. Now Raid explo... anyway, our trading is a little wonky right now so it's got issues. But a lot of the old bugs that SOE left in, we're starting to fix.