Crafting is important only IF * crafted objects are significantly better than drops and cash store objects * you don't have to spend 900 hours crafting useless crap to get to that one item you wanted to craft from the beginning. * crafting should be HARD, requiring a certain level of commitment to m...

1 hour. my life is hectic. If I wait 45 minutes for a queue plus 3 hours playing, the probability is high that I'll need to bail.

Would also be amazing if every so often all the Citizens started running away from a certain area and screaming something like "AHHHHH HELP!!! IM IN THIS AREA OF THE CITY' and when you get there you see citizens running away in fear and there is a big world boss that everyone can help take down. I ...

This depends on if NPCs are collidable or not. Dense, collidable npcs would make getting around really cumbersome.

Though I would love to see a villain power that can cause local NPCs to attack heroes in a densely packed area.

Along with this idea, what about people who run more get a strength/speed bonus, as opposed to people who use a mount to go across a room.

If there is a cooking skill (to make health 'potions') then someone who cooks a lot makes better potions.

Skill comes from doing.

Question: how should the most advanced gear be made available? - bought in the cash store - random drops - crafted - only for finishing long, hard group missions - promotions (like game anniversary) I ask this because in swtor, they started screwing all the crafters by making maxxed lightsaber cryst...

Crafting at home... I like how Tera does it with crafting locations on all the continents. Since crafting is done with gathered mats, bought supplies and player market items, you can craft and have access to all the supplies your credits can buy. Swtor uses companions to craft, they just go away unt...

I would go with "level up" unless I am under levelled for my story. Then I would run some (instances, dungeons, groups) to get my level up.

Alternately I'd work on my costume/armor/weapons/mods.