[Ysharros]

Thanks for the perspective balancing, Shinto. I'm not new at this but I hadn't considered that my venting might be putting people off trying it.

I love the crafting system as it's designed, if not as it's currently tweaked but that really is a minor issue amid the larger crafting goodness.

NOT being able to flood the market with a million Copper Foozles while we're levelling up is a great idea, and the progress (and the goodies, when present) balances out the lack of stuff to hold in my hand. If I make a foozle and sell it, I'm still only really getting money for it and adding to the general foozle overburden. With Work Orders, I get money and am not contributing to something that would ultimately weaken the economy.

The made items themselves are good even right out of the newbie gate, and hard enough to make to give a real sense of accomplishment, not to mention customisable in many different ways with the dusts.

My issues are with the current process (and to some extent with the rewards), not with the system as a whole.