Omni-crafters tend to go for melded gear... since all the new recipes are possible to craft without the new gear, at most they're going to craft the new main and off-hand tools and stick to using the "old" crafted generic gear + new accessories maybe.
Until such a time comes when more is actually needed.
Just like how people stayed in HQ pentamelded Patrician through 2-star level 50 and only went higher when that was no longer enough.

Red scrips gear is good for the rest of us.