The problem of being rich as Croesus present in most RPGs

Yeah I'd like to see an RPG where you start off with a nice little bit of cash, and then things get expensive and tougher to save up for in the mid to end game.

 

I loved saving up all that money for the special weapons from Planescape and Icewind Dale in Baldur's Gate 2.

 

It's why I don't like crafting in single player RPGs, I wanna save up and buy that sword in the window, not mysteriously have the skill to forge a god killing blade for no cost.  And I'd rather resources that went into crafting go into more single player content.  Save crafting for MMOs.

 

The exception to that is one off, plot rich crafts, like in Baldurs Gate 2, where you'd find pieces of epic weapons and assemble them by paying a greedy dwarf. They are great AND should gold sink you.

Ehm... I mean; I totally agree with you. Crafting replacing actual found loot is one of the worst things of modern RPG's. Who the heck *wants* that?

I know Witcher II was such a let down since all you find is meh stuff, and the good stuff is made from 200 wooden planks you find scattered everywhere poluting your inventory and making actual item progression in the game a chore rather than fun.

Also, I agree Baldur's Gate II's crafting is how crafting should be. Finding X unique items and merging them. Not just random metal in some pots and then making GodSlayer +30.