The Top 10 MMORPG Games for Crafting�

The Top 10 MMORPG Games for Crafting�Crafting in MMORPGs is usually a secondary endeavor -- but it’s an important one. Crafting and production supports the economy of the game.; it can also be challenging and fun for the right player. If you love crafting and producing items in-game, check out these MMORPGs with superior crafting. �

In the future, we’ll look at the Top 10 MMORPGs for specific hobbies or professions.�

The ten best MMORPGs for crafters, in no particular order, are...�

1 "Star Wars Galaxies"�

Crafting in "SWG" is an engaging process that requires a bit of work. The near endless �customization options in the MMORPG let players wear exactly what they want, craft the �droid they are looking for, and decorate their houses the way they see fit. Through a �detailed harvesting system which includes buildings that harvest for you, a character will �constantly obtain materials. With a little bit of management and the owning of a �personal shop for other players to visit, skilled tradesmen could make quite a bit of �credits. (A whole paragraph without mentioning the NGE!).

2. "Pirates of the Burning Sea"�

In a game full of scallywags and captains, one might think crafting a boring �enterprise. That’s quite false for "PotBS." Crafting involves warehouses, trading, and �moving goods across the seas. No one person can make everything they need in �"PotBS"; you’re going to need to move goods and buy more from other players. Like �"SWG," you can “harvest” from your warehouses while you do other things. Crafting �is such an important part of the MMORPG that there’s a class called the Freetrader �that can move goods in bulk in huge ships.�

3. ”Eve Online"�

"Eve’s" crafting experience is rather complicated, especially when learning about it for �the first time. At its core, the crafting in "Eve" is about blueprints, minerals, and �research. Blueprints are like recipes, minerals are your materials, and research affords �you improvements to certain blueprints. This research takes time, sometimes days, to �complete and is well worth the wait. Actually creating goods is done by �manufacturing them with the Industry skill. This takes time like research does, but it’s �much faster.�

4. ”Lord of the Rings Online" �

"LotRO’s" crafting system has many professions, and each has two gathering �professions tied to it. This sounds like it might limit your abilities, but it forces you �to interact with the auction house and other players to make what you need and �want. This can seem like a hindrance but it also brings players together. Becoming �skilled at a profession will eventually lead you to entering a crafting guild that offers �special recipes. Down the road you might even be able to make your own Legendary �items�

5. ”World of Warcraft" �

Although the crafting in "WoW" isn’t anything special or inventive, it’s still a good �example of a solid experience that will help you on your adventures. Like most �crafting systems in MMORPGs, you will use goods made by others and they will use �yours in return. If you have the materials you can make the item, and there’s little �risk involved. There are a few flaws in the crafting of "WoW." For example, there’s �no woodworking so no profession makes bows and staves. Also, specializations from �vanilla "WoW" are now worthless and almost forgotten.�

6. ”Everquest2" �

Crafting in "EQ2" is an entirely separate level from your adventure (combat) level. �This makes the leveling of crafting a long and tedious process. You may specialize in �a crafting profession and everyone can gather what they need to produce something. �However, it’s easier to focus on harvesting the thing you need in order to specialize �in making certain items. While something is being made you must react to certain �events that happen during crafting. Since your crafting level is separate from you �adventurer level, the act of crafting is time consuming. Your time can pay off, �though, because many items made through crafting can aid you in your journeys or �line your pockets.�

7. ” Vanguard: Saga of Heroes"�

This MMORPG is strikingly similar to "EQ2." (Wonder why?) Your crafting is actually �another level of progression almost on par with that of your combat level. Crafting is �still completely optional, but the benefits are much greater. Not to mention that the �act of crafting is much more active. You must apply solvents and the like at certain �points during creation. What really makes "Vanguard" stand out as an MMORPG with �great crafting is the ability to group harvest. For example, even if you’re not a �lumberjack you can help a fellow player chop down trees for bonus materials.�

8. ”Mabinogi" �

Your life skills in "Mabinogi" include fishing, cooking, blacksmiting, and more. Many of �these life skills require you to produce items in order to improve your rank. This �crafting is relatively easy but definitely intriguing for a free-to-play MMORPG. Many life �skills that let you create items are learned when you acquire a Kit for that skill. For �others you’ll need to visit an NPC to pick up the skill. Several of the life skills require �you to participate in a mini-game like stitching points together to make something �made of cloth.�

9. ”Age of Conan" �

Crafting took some time to evolve in "Age of Conan." In the beginning of the �MMORPG, all armor looked pretty much the same and the weapons made were easily �replaced by drops and quest items. Now, there is race specific armor and the way �statistics affect items has been improved. There’s nothing amazing about crafting �itself in "AoC"; the best part of crafting in the MMORPG comes from harvesting. �Although harvesting is rather competitive, having a guild city makes it a little easier. �Guild cities are in their own zones with two other guilds. These three guilds have �access to a private map that generates its own resources. It’s no problem to harvest �here and these zones have special harvesting instances!�

10. ”Fallen Earth"�

"FE" wants its players to know that 95% of the items in the MMORPG/FPS hybrid can �be made by the player. With ten different categories of items to make, you can �make nearly everything in the game. These tradeskills improve as you make more �items in that category. Before you can make anything though, you have to find your �materials. These are bought, stolen, scavenged, and harvested all through the post-�apocalyptic world. Once you have the materials you create the item by setting it up �in a queue that will automatically complete after a certain amount of time. Things �you can create include, but are not limited to: vehicles, clothes, armor, weapons, dye, etc.�

So there you have it, my opinion of the best �MMORPGs for people who love crafting. Do you �have a personal favorite that didn't make the �list? If so, share your thoughts in the comments �on MMOHUB http://mmohub.org/news/ �

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