I dunno about you all...but I logged in last night for the first time in 2 weeks.
My tribe city has already been built to the max. My skills are where I want them to be. I decided I shall make a personal quest AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE IN GAME.
I found my guild mate. That was easy. He was the only other one of our 27ish members at the moment. We coordinated this, so it really isnt a "successful quest" due to that fact. I then proceeded to "quest" to find another person logged into this game...
THREE HOURS AND FORTY-EIGHT MINUTES LATER
I find myself bored and log out. I almost circled the lake entirely, stopping at EVERY totem looking for signs of life. Occasionally I asked in general chat "Is anyone there?" getting absolutely no answers what so ever. I didnt find a single player even sitting in their safezones anymore grinding.
FACE IT, CRAFT WORLD IS A FAIL. PEOPLE GET BORED OF IT QUICK. THERE IS NO REASON TO LOG IN.
Crafting currently works (almost) perfectly...and yet...NOBODY IS IN THIS GAME! WAKE UP!
CRAFT WORLD has already proven itself as a failure. Catering to anyone favoring that playstyle, at this point, is ensuring this sandboxes failure. It's time to start addressing combat/tribal warfare/balancing of equipment involving it. Else, go ahead and pull the plug and save everyone wasted time.
FACE IT.