Crafting feels useless?

[Nonomori]

I'm early into Act 2 and I haven't even used any of the recipes ONCE. It reminds me of DOS II where you only needed crafting for some quest items and rare equipment, aside from that you could beat the entire game without opening crafting menu once.

Will I need to use crafting later in the game? It's kind of sad though if not, they wasted so much effort on crafting again, yet 90% of people will never use it.

[v.aurimas91]

At first I was thinking... there's crafting in the game? But then I remembered that you can go to the alchemy tab and craft potions and whatnot. I use it jus so I can from time to time tidy up my inventory of useless materials that go in to potions and whatnot.

[Morvana]

Originally posted by Nonomori:

I'm early into Act 2 and I haven't even used any of the recipes ONCE. It reminds me of DOS II where you only needed crafting for some quest items and rare equipment, aside from that you could beat the entire game without opening crafting menu once.

Will I need to use crafting later in the game? It's kind of sad though if not, they wasted so much effort on crafting again, yet 90% of people will never use it.

You don't need it, but it can be very powerful.

Healing spells almost seems useless when you have enough healing potions to throw.
Poisons & co are free damages/effects.
Potions preserves your spells/scrolls
...

Sure you don't need it in a standard game, but if you go for an hard run (example high difficulty or very "weak" builds) it can be amazing.

[Jack Burton]

Originally posted by Nonomori:

It's kind of sad though if not, they wasted so much effort on crafting again, yet 90% of people will never use it.

*stops laughing* "...so much effort.." .....Wait...You're SERIOUS?

[IRMcG]

Alchemy's very useful since you can just keep a bag full of ingredients and craft on the fly, even in combat. Weapons and such it's far more limited and just there for several specific weapons and armour you can collect parts and materials for.

[Steffan]

Hmm, I am sure everybody needs potions of speed, bloodlust, energy resistance or healing.

[swbrandt]

Even if all you ever make are Potions of Speed, alchemy is totally worth it. Quick, easy and piles of free potions. What's not to like?

[Kernest]

I feel like I found plenty enough of health potions (compared to what I used) and there are many many craftables I didn't bother using,

But it was definitely helpful to craft extras of my elixirs of choice, though I probably could have made due with some other elixir in the same situation.

[v.aurimas91]

Originally posted by steffan8:

Hmm, I am sure everybody needs potions of speed, bloodlust, energy resistance or healing.

Eh, maybe on tactician. On balanced, I use mainly healing potions (once my paladin or cleric runs out of heal slots), and bombs (when I remember that I have them).