So, let me get this straight, OP.

You're complaining about current crafting being way too easy. You're also asking for "Rewards should be high stat, exclusive, rewarding gear/tools" from the Restoration of Ishgard.
You realise that those kind of rewards would actually make crafting even easier for you, right? Are you expecting SE to balance crafting around those "high stat, exclusive, rewarding gear/tools"?