dLvl is broken ACROSS the board. It is WAY too dominant in crafting, battling, and gathering.
Nothing else matters. Your skills don't matter. Your traits don't matter. Your weapon barely even matters.

The entire system is a ruse meant to trick players into thinking what they do impacts their outcomes. They intended for it to be "less hardcore" and a more forgiving system, where elitists couldn't hold the game for ransom like they did in XI.

Unfortunately you can't fix that problem by creating a lie.