The main points of crafting right now, as far as my wife and I are concerned, is 1) prepare for whatever may come in 3.1 in November, and 2) make a modest amount of money selling food and potions. Regarding the second point, tho, most of our income seems to be coming from gathering these days.

Maybe preparing for an unknown future doesn't seem like a reward to some people. Opinions vary.

But it doesn't matter. For us, crafting, like solving a puzzle, is it's own reward. We high-five after successfully HQ'ing a two-star craft. (We craft 2-Star items sitting side-by-side, with one of us running the applicable crafter -- I do BSM CRP LTW ARM, she does the rest -- and the other one supervising. It helps prevent mistakes.)