I've seen this implemented on other games. My major concern is that it ends up boring. I've yet to see a system where crafting is not a de facto time-for-XP trade. You mash "forge sword" or whatever many times until you are out of ingredients (or cash, since you could always purchase ingredients). No risk to you, especially if you pick the most out of the way forge possible. Eminently bot-friendly as well, and I have this underlying theory that anything that is easily bot-friendly isn't a good test of a human player's skill.

Could item-based skills be part of an interesting character? I think so if it was done right. But I don't see it making for a good XP system. Making a sword once in a while? Fun. Making 100 swords to gain a level? Not fun.


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