Champions Online : Crafting - Worthwhile or Worthless?

Crafting has become an integral part of MMOGs in the last few years. Hated and beloved, Crafting is here to stay. Some games do it better than others. Our question is how does crafting in Champions Online stack up? Is it worthwhile or worthless?

To provide full disclosure, I do not usually like crafting in a game. I play a game to have fun, usually by busting the heads of computerized orcs or villains, or by throwing down in some PvP. I do not play a game to spend hours collecting materials from three different zones from a variety of sources in order to knit the Colossal Sweater of Neverending Doom and Gloom Upon Thy Enemies.

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