That's kinda what I gathered, pun intended. Being a consular I thought I would just go with slicing +10 eff, arch + 15 eff, & treas hunting + 15 eff. With slicing giving me bonus missions. Maybe im kinda noobish but I don't really like crafting anyway and also my efficiency is through the roof. Am I missing something?

But why waste my time crafting at all? With 3 gathering skills or maybe treasure hunting as a mission skill since one of my consular crew gets a + 15 to eff to it. Wouldn't I just get more money and just buy the equip I want as I go? Not trying to act smart, just wondering

I got my first toon to level 10. I didn't want to mess up my first toon so I have been researching for my consular/healer. As far as I can tell there is no long term benefit to crafting. Why not just do 3 gathering skills and be done with it?