FS#5259 - Make Crafting more like combat
I would like it very much if crafting were to be redesigned more like combat. Instead of one action that takes many seconds to complete and generates only one practice or experience reward make it so that each hammer blow is considered and eligible for a reward. For example at level 10 it takes me about two minutes to turn 12 heated ore into 4 shield handles and I get one practice point and some experience at the end of that time. Under my proposed change it might take just as long but each hammer blow on the ingots would receive a success chance roll that would increment the percentage done. A series of low rolls would result in a failure, either junk metal or very low quality handles and a series of high rolls would result in faster time and/or higher quality handles. This would be analogous to hitting a mob until one of you is dead.
I believe this would be more fair in the long run and if it would seem to make great quality items too available the chance to succeed could be reduced.
It would be nice to take it further - to animate the crafting in details, where one could control the hit on the blade and etc. (plus add sounds and visual effects). This is of course an immense work probably.