Who actually crafts potions and items in games?

I actually dislike crafting in video games because it is almost never an enjoyable thing to do. Collecting a bunch of materials and managing items between multiple containers feels like a chore, and the actual act of crafting isn't fun either.
I would much rather just buy everything.

I think one of the games with the best crafting in it is Arcanum when you are playing a Tech build. For one, it sets them apart from all other builds, and you get to make cool spider bots,armour, grenades ,and other such stuff. While Tech is less powerful than magic, I had fun making a throwing bomb build in that game. Such a good game!

I would craft all the time in Skyrim but potions I am not usually interested in making myself.

I hate crafting.

Obviously there are good and bad (sometimes very bad) crafting systems, but I find in some games you really need to craft otherwise you could really struggle.

So I do it when I like the system, want some cheevo or collectible tied to a crafting system or I need to for performance reasons.

In Skyrim, I crafted tens of thousands of items (mostly potions) across three or so characters. Love me some craftin'.

I don't mind crafting. I like most general crafting in games; i.e. collecting parts, getting a set of plans/recipe, and making that 'thing'. I think were it get tedious is when you have something like Skyrim where you can master nearly every single type of crafting in teh game so that despite being a master swords and and maybe a master diplomat...you a master armorer, a master chef, a master of weapons crafting & repair, a master of making arrows, a master of arcane magic to make other things, etc

I usually avoid crafting weapons and armour until the endgame. I dislike farming for materials and would rather use whatever items I collect on my journeys. But once I've hit the level cap or whatever the game deems as "the endgame", I'll dive into that stuff. Might be a different story on The Witcher 3, though.

Crafting potions using consumables is something i'll never do. What if i never encounter this ingredient again? What if i use my weird +30 armor +15 hp regen per sec at the wrong boss?

I rather rely on my equipment / levels / skills to win a battle instead of relying on a potion i crafted and need to use at the right time.

I used to be into crafting when i played FF11 and FF14, mostly because they were moneymakers in a game where economy depended alot on crafted items. Otherwise, I only craft stuff in other games if it's something that upgrades what equipment I have or can save me money from buying vendor sold stuff.

I just wonder what most games could actually do to make crafting 'fun' - the closest thing I can think of is the system in Bully, of all things.

Yep.

I actually think the process is awful in games like Skyrim and Fallout...however, in Witcher 1 and 2 I crafted all the time because it was fairly simple all the way around. Crafted all the time in WoW.

Currently playing through Ni no Kuni and I'm at the pirates and i have yet to craft anything. Compare that to me playing The Last of Us where I'm constantly crafting items.

The Last of Us is a unique sort of case - it's pretty essential in that. I suppose my original question was intended more along the lines of RPGs

I kind of like crafting weapons in Fire Emblem games even though its a bit of a waste of money. I don't have to farm for ingredients, I get a useful thing, and I get to name it and choose its color. Good stuff.

Crafting in Witcher 3 was done right. You only have to craft each potion/bomb once and you don't need to spend time leveling up your craftsmanship to get to the good stuff. It's brilliant!

I craft in the Witcher because you are actively encouraged to and i craft in FFXIV because it actually comes in handy for fights, normally though i wouldnt bother.

oh, for some reason I thought this was a Witcher 3 thread and voted as such. In general I hate crafting, but in Witcher 3 I kind of like it.