So how come crafting professions aren't account wide?

[Exillian.8127]

I actually been wondering since 2012 when the game came out.

 

Mounts and mastery skills are account wide, why can't crafting professions?

 

I dunno about the rest of you but for the sake but i quite like to craft some weapons on my alt if my main has 500 weapon smith unlocked :s

[zaekeon.5128]

It is as far as I know...even the cooldowns for them are account wide. Only difference is just needing to log on that character to craft.

[Azreell.1568]

All recipes are but the crafting skills themselves are not.

 

I don’t really see an issue with this.

[Memoranda.9386]

> @"Azreell.1568" said:

> All recipes are but the crafting skills themselves are not.

>

> I don’t really see an issue with this.

 

Recipes used to be character specific, too.

[lokh.2695]

It has something to do with immersion I guess.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

[Eloc Freidon.5692]

Its a flawed system that kept getting bandaids over time. The only reason it wasn't fixed all the way was because they introduced the extra license gem purchase. They can use that as an excuse to never making crafting account wide as it should have been from the start.

[Jura.2170]

> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

 

Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

[Turkeyspit.3965]

In all the MMO's I've played that had crafting, they were all character specific. Which MMOs out there have account wide crafting?

[Just a flesh wound.3589]

> @"Jura.2170" said:

> >Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

> > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

>

> Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

 

If you’re a new player and don’t have tomes of knowledge then crafting can be a way to get a few fast levels.

 

 

[Matt H.6142]

I like that it gives my characters some identity. Like my ranger is the cooking huntsman. Admittedly my characters I didn’t give a crafting profession to are lacking in that part of character development.

[kratan.4619]

> @"Jura.2170" said:

> > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

>

> Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

 

I have ten 400 jewelers just to get the easy levels from the crafting XP.

[Game of Bones.8975]

> @"Jura.2170" said:

> > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

>

> Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

 

There are times I don't want to hunt and find that one character who has is maxed in "X."

 

I'm also one of those people who enjoy leveling characters. I have a limited number characters, less than 10 Tomes and no current Make-over kits so if I want to change race, gender, or profession I have to delete a character. I don't care about the birthday/anniversary gifts, I'm here to have fun.

[Kylden Ar.3724]

> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

 

> @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> > @"Jura.2170" said:

> > >Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

> > > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

> >

> > Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

>

> If you’re a new player and don’t have tomes of knowledge then crafting can be a way to get a few fast levels.

>

>

 

And with most everything else being BY ACCOUNT that is a dumb reason. If you're a new player and don't have a ton of tomes, maybe you should be playing the game and learning the class instead of trying to skip that by playing skinner boxes for XP.

 

Maybe then people would know what combo fields, CC, and trait synergies are.

 

Also, it's stupid with crafting making SOULBOUND items still (looking at you [20-slot Pact Box](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/20-Slot_Equipment_Pact_Box) and my inability to transfer you from my Mesmer to a character I am actively playing now). I should not have to level a crafting to 400 _on every character_ just to be able to use an ACCOUNT WIDE recipe.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

What do 'skinner boxes' have to do with Crafting Disciplines?

Obviously, you weren't here at launch. Crafting was very much a way to finish off leveling, or start leveling, or level a character completely to 80.

There were no Tomes of Knowledge back then.

 

Again, features that have been coded into the game since inception may not be that easy to change.

[Just a flesh wound.3589]

> @"Kylden Ar.3724" said:

> > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:

> > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

>

> > @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:

> > > @"Jura.2170" said:

> > > >Inculpatus cedo.9234 said:

> > > > If they were account-wide, no characters other than the first to complete the Discipline could earn XP from leveling Crafting.

> > >

> > > Why would you want two or more toons to have the same crafting discipline?

> >

> > If you’re a new player and don’t have tomes of knowledge then crafting can be a way to get a few fast levels.

> >

> >

>

> And with most everything else being BY ACCOUNT that is a dumb reason. If you're a new player and don't have a ton of tomes, maybe you should be playing the game and learning the class instead of trying to skip that by playing skinner boxes for XP.

>

> Maybe then people would know what combo fields, CC, and trait synergies are.

>

> Also, it's stupid with crafting making SOULBOUND items still (looking at you [20-slot Pact Box](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/20-Slot_Equipment_Pact_Box) and my inability to transfer you from my Mesmer to a character I am actively playing now). I should not have to level a crafting to 400 _on every character_ just to be able to use an ACCOUNT WIDE recipe.

 

If you’re playing the game you don’t need to level slowly to 80 by doing events and hearts to learn about combo fields. Lol. It’s possible to skip a few levels by crafting and still learn the mechanics of the game by the time you reach 80. At any rate, people are more likely to learn higher level game play in higher level post 80 PvE and SPvP than easy going core Tyria, pre level 80.

 

In addition, some people like to craft their own gear and start from the beginning of the crafting instead of having everything already known. immersion you know.