Back to the highjacking topic
I don't like compulsory crafting. With which I mean: I don't particularly like to HAVE TO perform what may just be a rather repetitive work, i.e.
( (chop wood, make planks) to the power of 1000 )
just in order to earn some money, so that my character can maybe take the weekend off to go adventuring with his co-workers, slay some monsters and return to his 9 to 5 job on monday. This would feel too much like real life (apart from the monster slaying, of course
)
In a heros journey (the concept) you don't hear the hero say: I'd really like to visit my father, the sun, and my mother, the witch of dawn, tomorrow, but I've got a meeting at the office, I may be able to see them for lunch on the following day though.
To give an example (I've mentioned it before): In WoW I hated having to spent hours with my priest trying to earn money, in order to buy mana-potions, so that I could go to molten core.
I don't mind doing it occasionally and I am really grateful for the people who love to craft (they add so much flavour the gaming world), but please don't make it compulsory.